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newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
Pellissippi State receives $25,000 Community Enhancement Grant
The Pellissippi State Foundation was presented a check for $25,000 by Jamie Woodson and Tim Burchett, both state senators, on March 14 as part of Tennessee’s Community Enhancement Grant Program. (more)
Pellissippi State honor society chapter claims 18 awards at conference
The College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges, received a record number of awards at PTK’s Tennessee regional conference in March. (more)
Spring Ensemble Concert set for April 15
 Music and taxes: not normally associated. But this year, whether you’ve had to pay and need to calm down or you’re getting a refund and want to celebrate, a free evening of music will take your mind off the IRS. (more)
Pellissippi State’s Magnolia Avenue Campus Drama Club presents ‘Cowboys’
Like many parents, Roger and Maye Barr are struggling with their daughter. They want the 17-year-old to go to college and make something of herself. But she has plans of her own. (more)
 Gayle Wood selected for Fellows Program
Gayle Wood, director of Access and Diversity, has been selected to participate in the 2008 Maxine Smith Fellows Program sponsored by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the nation’s sixth largest higher education system and Pellissippi State’s governing body. (more)
Student design portfolios on display in Bagwell Center
The annual exhibit of students’ visual communications creations, the showcase is set for April 24. The computer-designed artwork will be on display in the gallery and first-floor hallways of the new Bagwell Center for Media and Art. (more)
 Student art exhibited in Bagwell Center gallery April 1-11
Sculptures, ceramics, drawings, paintings and prints by art students will be on exhibit April 1-11 in the gallery of the Bagwell Center. (more)
Job seekers needed for 2008 Spring Job Fair/Mas Trabajos
Do you know someone who is looking for a job? Then make sure he or she attends the Heart of Knoxville Career and Resource Center’s 2008 Spring Job Fair/Mas Trabajos April 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Magnolia Avenue Campus. (more)
 Book fair, roundtable, reenactment end Common Academic Experience events at Pellissippi State
The book fair and roundtable discussion by Civil War experts are planned for April 9. Then, April 11-12, reenactors will “invade” the Pellissippi Campus on Hardin Valley Road, taking visitors back in time to the spring of 1863. (more)
 Name: Karen Henry
Title: Technical Clerk, Safety and Security
Major responsibilities: First point of contact for the office. Operate central alarm reporting panel. Coordinate field personnel. Review and prepare forms and operational records such as accident/incident reports, parking tickets, etc. Provide technical and clerical support to the office staff. Order and supply all first aid cabinets. Conduct traffic appeal hearings. Serve as alternate reporting agency coordinator for TBIRS and as Lost and Found coordinator.
Length of service at the College: 1 year, 7 months
Place of birth: Thomasville, North Carolina
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