News From Southwest


Tennessee Board of Regents selects Southwest Tennessee Community College police director for statewide recognition

The Tennessee Board of Regents has named Southwest Tennessee Community College Director of Police Services and Public Safety, L. Angela Webb, Staff Member of the Year. Webb received the recognition during the College System of Tennessee’s virtual...

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America’s #1 Small Business Expert Melinda Emerson to speak at Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s SBDC Day March 17

Emerson will address small business owners at Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s virtual public celebration of National SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Day March 17

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Renowned author and global speaker Clifton Taulbert to talk on Black Wall Street at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Men in Black awards

Pulitzer Prize nominee and international business consultant Clifton L. Taulbert will deliver a virtual presentation on Tulsa’s Black Wall Street at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Project M.O.S.T.’s Men in Black Awards Ceremony Feb....

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Southwest Tennessee Community College Wins Prestigious 2021 Bellwether Award

Peers at virtual Community College Futures Assembly recognize Southwest’s achievements in redesigning the student experience

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Generation’s Partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Free Access to Online Training Programs

(Washington, DC) - Generation USA, a nonprofit organization that transforms education to employment systems, is excited to announce its partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College, a public community college in Memphis, Tennessee, to offer...

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Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees

(Memphis, Tenn.) - Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall has been elected to serve on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Her term runs...

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Southwest’s Center for Access awarded $50,000 TBR grant to expand services to students with disabilities; Launches autism camp next summer

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Center for Access (formerly the Office of Student Disabilities) was awarded a $50,000 Student Engagement Retention and Success grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents to advance the academic success of...

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Southwest Named 2021 National Finalist for Prestigious Bellwether Award

Southwest Tennessee Community College is the only college in Tennessee to be selected as one of 10 national finalists to compete in the Planning, Governance and Finance category for the prestigious and highly competitive Bellwether Award.

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Clifton Taulbert to keynote virtual launch of Southwest’s Entrepreneurship Institute Nov. 4

Renowned American author, international business consultant and acclaimed speaker Clifton L. Taulbert will keynote the virtual launch of Southwest Tennessee Community College’s M.O.S.T. (Men of Southwest Tennessee) Entrepreneurship Institute Nov....

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Southwest postpones Oct. 29 Drive-In Event for High School Students

Due to inclement weather, Southwest Tennessee Community College has postponed its Oct. 29 Drive In To Your Future event for area high school students. The new Drive In event date is Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. on the Macon Cove Campus.

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