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newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
Foundations
of Excellence project goes Collegewide
 By
Cindy Tanner
Weepers. That’s what they’re sometimes called.
You know, the people who never think they are going to do
well, yet always manage to succeed with flying colors. The
highly disciplined student who stays up all night studying
for fear of flunking the mid-term ... then aces the test,
as usual—that’s a weeper.
(more)
 Pellissippi
State Foundation receives $15,000 for van work
The Pellissippi State Foundation has received $15,000 from
the Alcoa Foundation to continue outfitting the College’s
“Techno-Van.” (more)
 Brahams
to head Business and Community Services
Teri Brahams, formerly director of the Knoxville area office
of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, is the
new executive director of Business and Community Services.
(more)
 Edwards
attends Bush administration educational meeting
Pellissippi State President Allen Edwards
was one of about 120 college and university presidents from
across the country who met last week in Washington, D.C.,
to discuss the drop in college enrollment by international
students. (more)
 Affholter
participates in Seattle supercomputing conference
Kathleen Affholter, a geology and earth science instructor,
was one of eight educators from East Tennessee who participated
in the national Supercomputing 2005 Conference in Seattle.
(more)
New Student
Orientation set for January 13
Students coming to Pellissippi State for the first time
in January are being encouraged to take part in a spring
semester orientation January 13, beginning at 8:45 a.m.
(more)
Edison
Electric Institute test preparation course offered
An Edison Electric Institute test preparation course will
be given at Pellissippi State beginning January 31. (more)
 Pellissippi
State becomes college home for international students
A tour bus ride in southern Germany showed Luanne Dagley
more than the Bavarian Alps. It also introduced her to Ulli
Sczesni, a 30-something bus driver with a desire for more
education. (more)
EMPLOYEE
PROFILE
 Name:
Sally Day
Title:
Testing Technician 2
Major responsibilities: Administering
tests (ACT, ASSET, CBASE, CLEP, DANTES, makeup, etc.),
scoring ACT and ASSET tests, scheduling testing appointments,
working with Admissions and Records on the CBASE exit
exam, working in the Testing Center office, updating CLEP
and DANTES as required and fulfilling other duties as
required.
Length
of service at the College: Six years
(more)
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"Inside Pellissippi" is a bi-monthly
electronic publication produced by the Community Relations Office
for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State Technical Community
College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, P.O. Box 22990, Knoxville,
Tennessee 37933-0990. All suggestions and comments should be sent
to Julia Wood (jwood@pstcc.edu).
For past issues,
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Pellissippi
State Technical Community College, 2004-2005©
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