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newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
 Enrollment
hits second consecutive all-time high
For the second semester in a row, Pellissippi State has
experienced its highest semester enrollment ever. (more)
College
offers free events for Women’s History Month
Pellissippi State is celebrating Women’s History Month
by offering free events in March. All are open to the public
and are on the Pellissippi Campus. (more)
Blount
County Center to host AAUW presentation on women’s
accomplishments
Blount
County Center will host the Maryville Branch of the American
Association of University Women’s monthly meeting
and a special presentation in celebration of women’s
accomplishments March 13, 7 p.m., in the Student Lounge.
(more)
 Magnolia
Avenue hosts ‘A Woman Called Truth’
Sandra
Fenichel Asher’s play “A Woman Called Truth”
will be performed today at Magnolia Avenue Campus as part
of the College’s celebration of Women’s History
Month. The 11:45 a.m. performance will be in the Community
Room. (more)
 Student
honors music recital is
March 15
Pellissippi
State Music students will perform in the annual Student
Honors Recital March 15 at 8 p.m., and the public is invited
to attend. (more)
 College
awards scholarships to ‘The Line’ film festival
winners
The College
recently presented scholarships to a five-member Central
High School team that took “Best of the Fest”
in “The Line” Student Audio Visual Festival
and Awards Show. (more)
Marketing
students host seminar on business etiquette
The student
chapter of the American Marketing Association at Pellissippi
State will host a seminar on business etiquette March 15,
12:30-2 p.m. (more)
 Faculty
Senate book sale set for mid-March
The annual
book sale hosted by the Faculty Senate is scheduled for
mid-March, and thousands of books priced from 50 cents to
$3 will be available. (more)
Throughout 2007 “Inside Pellissippi” will
focus on success stories of faculty or staff members
who have been involved in initiatives to help students.
Of those stories, many will focus on Foundations of
Excellence in the First College Year, which is an
effort specifically aimed at helping first-year students
succeed. Others will focus on student success stories
from various employees who work with students.
 FOE
project lends a hand to undecided majors
Three FOE
student success coordinators began a pilot project
fall 2006 that continues to be used. The project helps
students who haven’t decided on a major to become
acquainted with services the College offers to assist
them in their choice. (more)
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 National
Geographic photographer head instructor for digital photography
workshop
Pulitzer
Prize-winning photographer Jay Dickman is the lead instructor
for a digital photography workshop May 14-19 on the Pellissippi
Campus. (more)
College
hosts open house for home-schooled students
The College
is sponsoring its fourth annual open house for home-schooled
students and their parents March 13. (more)
Mary Bledsoe, director of Student Life and Recreation, and
Denise Penzkofer, associate professor of Physical Education,
are part of a “Dream Team” of volunteers. The
two are heading up Pellissippi State’s efforts to
pull together volunteers for the 2007 Amateur Athletic Union
Junior Olympic Games. The games, which take place July 25-August
4 at the University of Tennessee, bring more than 35,000
athletes, coaches, family members and spectators to Knoxville.
At a January 30 press conference (pictured left to right),
UT Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale,
UT men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, Knoxville Mayor
Bill Haslam and others kicked off the campaign to organize
volunteers for the event. Bledsoe is pictured directly behind
Mayor Haslam.
EMPLOYEE
PROFILE  Name:
Regina Buckley
Title: Associate Professor,
Office Systems Technology
Major responsibilities: Lead instructor
for Web Design I, II, and III; Document Design and Editing;
and Legal Terminology and Transcription; Phi Theta Kappa
advisor at the Division Street Campus
(more)
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"Inside
Pellissippi" is a bi-monthly electronic publication produced
by the Marketing and Communications 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,
visit the Inside Pellissippi Archive.
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Pellissippi State Technical Community College
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