• Strengthening Workforce Programs to prepare students for high-demand, family-sustaining careers.
• Increasing bachelor’s degree transfers to expand long-term opportunities for economic mobility.

Southwest President Tracy D. Hall (center) with Reform 3.0 Project Lead Terika Hughes, Director of Strategic Initiatives (immediate right), and ​subcommittee members who will drive the planning process. See below for a full list of the subcommittee co-leads and a description of their scope of responsibility.

Southwest will focus on four high-impact Reform 3.0 Initiatives to strengthen our workforce programs and increase the number of students transferring into four-year degree programs. The planning and implementation of these initiatives are guided by campus administrators, faculty and staff committed to the success of Reform 3.0.

Terika Hughes, Director of Career Training, serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives coordinating reform execution, facilitating collaboration among teams, and ensuring alignment between day-to-day initiatives and long-term strategic goals.

Below are the four Reform Committees and Auxiliary Committee that will guide the planning and implementation for the new strategic plan: 

• Embedded Certificates and Navigation into High-Value Career Pathways
  Credential & Workforce Navigation Committee – Leads: Alfreda Brooks-Davis, Manager Workforce Solutions Center; Dr. Derrick Wheatley, Department Head, Business and Legal Studies
  

  Alfreda Brooks-Davis

  Derrick Wheatley

  
  Committee Members: Moriah Brown, Marcea Davis, Dena Enis, Patsy R. Fancher, LaJoyce Harris, Michael Hunter, Thomas Midgley, Lynn Russell, Sabrina Shannon, Ryan Stembridge, Etan Tamayo
  Scope: Oversees the embedding of credentials in academic programs and supports students with structured career and transfer navigation.
  
  
• Meta-Major Onboarding & Career Advising
  Meta-Major Advising & Onboarding Committee – Leads: Jhona Gipson, Director of Advising; Bill Turner, Associate Professor, Communications, Graphic Design and Fine Arts and Curriculum Chair
  

  Jhona Gipson

  Bill Turner

  
  Committee Members: LaMetria Banks, Brad Cliff, Shilpa Desai, LaTasha Dorsey, Ernest Greenleaf, Ashley Johnson, Myesha Mutters, Lake Newton, Phyllis Ridley, Janice Harris-Robinson, Brian Turnbow, Tad Lauritzen Wright, Brenda Williams, Phoenix Worthy
  Scope: Designs and implements purpose-driven onboarding models and academic advising structures aligned with students’ career and academic goals.
  
  
• Dual Enrollment and CTE-Aligned Exposure
  Dual Enrollment and CTE Exposure Committee – Leads: Rosie Britton, Director, Recruitment and K-12 Partnerships; Shelley Trigg, Associate Professor Emergency Medical Technology
  

  Rosie Britton

  Shelley Trigg

  
  Committee Members: Ervin Coburn, Lesa Halfacre, Elbonie Halliburton, Johnesha Harris, Ben Hearn, Michael Hunter, Asia King, Matthew Lexow, Danita Mullings, Jonathan Reyes, Maria Sun, Jireh Walker, Jeremy Wessel
  Scope: Strengthens early college access for high school students and aligns CTE experiences with postsecondary and career pathways. Develops articulation agreements with TCAT-Memphis and university partners.
  
  
• Articulation Agreements and Reverse Transfer
  Transfer and Articulation Committee – Leads: LaToya Chavers, Director of Transfer and Articulation; Katrina Muldrow, Director of Academic Support and Operations
  

  Latoya Chavers

  Katrina Muldrow

  
  
• Committee Members: Verneta Boone, Alvin Coleman III, Venita Dotson, Cynthia Elliot, Joyce Johnson, Mark Kaplowitz, Craig Shaun Quinn, Marjorie Rothschild, Maysa Safi
  Scope: Advances seamless transfer pathways through the development and maintenance of articulation agreements, reverse transfer protocols, and aligned academic program maps with TCAT-Memphis and four-year institutions. Ensures that associate degree programs are fully optimized for transfer and that students transition efficiently into high-value bachelor's degree programs.
  
  
• Data, Technology, and Evaluation
  Data, Technology, and Evaluation Committee– Leads: Erica Hughes, AVP, Institutional Research and Effectiveness; Katina Phillips, Deputy CIO
  

  Erika Hughes

  
  Committee Members: Jill da Silva, Selena Grimes, Bonnie Grohe, Bimal Kunwor, Lorrean Lim, Raven Matthews, Rosemarie Montgomery, Dennis Powers, Chantay Salter, Norma Terry, Jason Whitt
  Scope: Leads the development of performance dashboards, tracks key performance indicators, and ensures reforms are data-informed and outcomes-driven. Serves as support to the other committees.

Each committee monitors annual progress and provides data-driven updates through performance dashboards and annual strategic plan reviews.

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SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. To adequately prepare our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, we need your input about the College’s SWOT. To provide a space for you to do this, the Director of Strategic Initiatives, Terika Hughes, will host a listening session focused on the scope of each Strategic Planning committee. Below you will find the date, time, and location of each session. Please join us!

• SWOT Listening Session for Embedded Certificates and Navigation into High-Value Career Pathways 
  (Leads: Alfreda Brooks-Davis, Dr. Derrick Wheatley)
  Monday, September 29, 9:00-10:30, external meeting, Library Auditorium
  Monday, September 29, 2:00-3:30, internal meeting, Farris Auditorium
  
  Committee's scope: Oversees the embedding of credentials in academic programs and supports students with structured career and transfer navigation.
  
  
• SWOT Listening Session for Meta-Major Onboarding & Career Advising
  (Leads: Jhona Gipson, Bill Turner)
  Tuesday, September 30, 9:00-10:30, external meeting, Library Auditorium
  Tuesday, September 30, 2:00-3:30, internal meeting, Farris Auditorium
  
  Committee's scope: Designs and implements purpose-driven onboarding models and academic advising structures aligned with students’ career and academic goals.
  
  
• SWOT Listening Session for Dual Enrollment and CTE-Aligned Exposure 
  (Leads: Rosie Britton, Shelley Trigg)
  Wednesday, October 1, 9:00-10:30, external meeting, Library Auditorium
  Wednesday, October 1, 2:00-3:30, internal meeting, Farris Auditorium
  
  Committee's scope: Strengthens early college access for high school students and aligns CTE experiences with postsecondary and career pathways. Develops articulation agreements with TCAT-Memphis and university partners.
  
  
• SWOT Listening Session for Articulation Agreements and Reverse Transfers 
  (Leads: LaToya Chavers, Katrina Muldrow)
  Thursday, October 2, 9:00-10:30, external meeting, Library Auditorium
  Thursday, October 2, 2:00-3:30 pm, internal meeting, Farris Auditorium
  
  Committee's scope: Advances seamless transfer pathways through the development and maintenance of articulation agreements, reverse transfer protocols, and aligned academic program maps with TCAT-Memphis and four-year institutions. Ensures that associate degree programs are fully optimized for transfer and that students transition efficiently into high-value bachelor's degree programs.
  
  
• Chamber of Commerce partner’s SWOT listening session
  Monday, October 6, 9:00-10:30
  
  
• Student SWOT listening session
  Monday, October 6, 2:00-3:30

A special thanks to workforce professional, Mr. William H. Gary, III, for serving as the moderator of our 10 SWOT listening sessions. And thank you to the dedicated co-leads of our Strategic Planning Committees.

Eight of the SWOT listening sessions had an in-person and a virtual option. One session focused on the student voice, 4 sessions provided an opportunity for employees to give input on the committees’ focal points, and 5 sessions were dedicated to our external partners.

We appreciate the input received from every participant. We learned from them that Southwest is doing many things right, some processes should be reconsidered, and there is room for the College to grow. We reconnected with businesses, met new supporters, and there is a revived interest in the innerworkings of the College.

The committees will now analyze data and submit a report to the Director of Strategic Initiatives. She will then prepare a comprehensive report with data points, common themes, suggestions, and other information relevant to our 2 reforms, which are:

1. Strengthen Workforce Programs; and
2. Increase Transfer to Bachelor’s Degree Programs. The director’s report will be shared with the President and her Executive Team.

The President and the Executive Team will evaluate the report and reference it as they prepare the College’s 2025-30 Strategic Plan.  Stay tuned for more information about Pathways to Prosperity: Reform 3.0.

Reform 3.0 will now define student success by the paths students take once they graduate from Southwest.  Post-graduate success will include obtaining high-opportunity careers, transferring to high-opportunity bachelor's degrees, and securing employment with family sustaining wages. 

Leaders across Southwest are dedicated to the success of the Reform 3.0 strategic plan and will monitor progress through five key Presidential Metrics:

• Increased enrollment in high-opportunity programs
• Increased high-opportunity credential completion at all levels
• Increased graduate employment in high-opportunity fields of study
• Increased attainment of family sustaining/living-wage careers
• Increased transfer into and bachelor’s degree completion in high-opportunity programs of study

Welcome to the Pathways to Prosperity: Reform 3.0 Resources section. Here, you will find essential information designed to guide stakeholders through the planning and implementation phases of our strategic plan. This section includes various materials aimed at enhancing your understanding of Reform 3.0's multifaceted goals. Our objective is to ensure that all stakeholders are well-informed and engaged as we work together to achieve our outcomes at each stage of the plan's rollout. Explore the resources available to empower your participation in this important and historic journey, as we redefine student success for Southwest graduates.

• Communicating Reform 3.0
• Review FAQs
• Explore Timeline