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August/September 2023

Q & A with Admissions Recruiter Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson is a former student of the College and current admissions recruiter. Scoop staff sat down with her to talk about her time at Southwest both past and present.

Southwest celebrates inaugural Juneteenth Celebration

Southwest celebrated Juneteenth, the state’s new official holiday, on June 19, 2023, at the Macon Cove Campus Farris Auditorium. The event was live-streamed to the Whitehaven and Maxine A. Smith centers and Union Avenue Campus.

Academic Support Center Director Thomas Cole featured in the British Medical Journal

Congratulations to Thomas Cole, II, director of Southwest Tennessee Community College’s academic support center, on the publication of his article, “The Production of Medicoethical Misconduct: Medical Ethics and Vivisection in Wilkie Collins’s...

Whitehaven High School students learn about line work and the utility trade at MLGW-STCC boot camp

Whitehaven High School students took to the poles this past summer to learn what it’s like to be a Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) line worker.

Safety guidelines for responding to an active shooter situation

Southwest Tennessee Community College is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of faculty, staff and students. While the College has not experienced an active shooter situation, it is important to know how to respond to the threat of an...

Associate Dean Matthew Lexow tapped for Tennessee SCORE’s leadership institute

Associate Dean for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Matthew Lexow, will join 25 leaders from higher education, K-12, business, and nonprofit sectors for the 2023 State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) Complete Tennessee...