A newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State

Pellissippi State educator earns top hospitality award

The Tennessee Hotel and Lodging Association (THLA) has named a Pellissippi State faculty member Hospitality Educator of the Year.

Dr. Thomas F. Gaddis, associate professor and program coordinator of Hospitality, received the award at a recent statewide THLA conference in Nashville. This is the first time the organization has recognized a hospitality educator as part of its Stars of the Industry awards. (more)

Pellissippi State stages Pulitzer Prize-winning “Kentucky Cycle”

The feuds, the passions and the treachery between three families in Kentucky unfold on the stage of Pellissippi State when the College presents “The Kentucky Cycle” October 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18. (more)

Technology Corridor anniversary celebrated at Pellissippi Campus

Faculty and staff are invited to a regional celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Tennessee Technology Corridor on Monday, October 20, at 10 a.m. on the stage by the pond at the Pellissippi Campus. (more)

Benefits information arriving soon

The annual enrollment period to add or change some benefits is October 15-November 15. Watch your mail at home for information from the state’s insurance providers and your mail at work for information from Human Resources.

Also, don’t forget to fill out the Charitable Giving pledge form that you received in campus mail last week. The forms should be turned into Human Resources by Friday, October 10.

Paralegal Studies Program reapproved

The American Bar Association (ABA) has granted reapproval to the Paralegal Studies Program. The reapproval period extends through August 2009. (more)

College receives $1.7 million Dept. of Education grant

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Pellissippi State a $1.7 million, five-year Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant. The grant will be used to enhance the curriculum and technology of six of the College’s Engineering and Media Technologies (EMT) programs. It will also go toward increasing the Pellissippi State Foundation endowment funds that support the College. (more)

Foundation internal campaign has record year!

The Pellissippi State Foundation recently announced the results of the 2003–2004 Internal Campaign. Thanks to the generous support of faculty and staff, the campaign has had a record year. This campaign raised $34,426.92, with additional pledges expected to arrive later this week. These results represent a 68.8 percent increase in dollars, or $14,026.92 new dollars from last year’s campaign. (more)

Community Relations measures media success

If the words “Pellissippi State” appear in the media, Community Relations usually knows about it. Each week we compile a list of articles that have appeared in the various print and electronic media in our service area. This media clippings log is the College’s record of articles that mention or affect the College. In recent months Community Relations has added the media clippings log to the College’s Web site. You can now use the Web to find out where and when a specific article appeared. We will also provide a link to a listing of the most recent articles as part of Inside Pellissippi. For more information about the log or Community Relations, please visit www.pstcc.edu/community_relations.

Name: Becky Blackwell

Title: Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Major responsibilities: Teaching DSPM and college-level mathematics; serving as Faculty Council Steering Committee representative; participating on the DSPM Curriculum Development Committee and the DSPM Textbook Committee; serving as lead instructor for DSPM 0700; and piloting a new DSPM 0700/0800 combination course for which I wrote a grant.

Length of service at the College: 3 years

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