| A
newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
 Bryant
completes ‘tour’ of Smokies’ trails
Bryant,
an associate professor of Web Technology in the new Media
Technologies program, has completed one major goal of
her near-lifelong love affair with hiking. She has hiked
every mile of officially named trails in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. (more)
English
faculty members participate in ‘Banned Book’
readings
Ed Francisco, writer-in-residence and professor of English,
and Elaine Oswald, associate professor of English, recently
participated in a special public reading of famous books
that have been banned or challenged because of their content.
(more)
 Wood,
Touzeau speak at national conference
Gayle Wood and Leigh Anne Touzeau made presentations at
the American Council on Education conference October 6-9
in Phoenix. The title of their session was "African-American
Students' Transition to and Success in Higher Education."
 Safe-driving
exhibit set up for
October 14
This is not your typical driver training
simulator. No, this equipment wants you to understand
how hard it is to operate a vehicle while under the influence
of alcohol. (more)
Blood
drive scheduled for Blount County Center October 19
The Blount County Center will be the site of a blood drive
October 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The drive is open to the public.
(more)
Teleconference
on assisting students with hearing loss set for October
20
Designing, implementing and managing English programs
for students who are deaf or hard of hearing will be the
focus of a live teleconference October 20. (more)
Fall
Open House set for November 5
The annual Fall Open House for prospective students and
their parents will take place November 5, beginning at
9 a.m. (more)
 Free
ACT prep workshops offered in November, December
Strategies for scoring well on the ACT
examination will be presented at free test preparation
workshops November 10 and December 1. (more)
Degree
programs offer ‘value-added’ certification
opportunities
Students who seek an associate’s degree alone to
mark the end of their community college education might
be missing out on an extra benefit. (more)
Fall
Fest 2005, Pellissippi Campus
(Click
for larger image)
  
 Employee
Profile
Name:
Randy Clark
Title:
Network Manager
Major responsibilities: Networking everything
on campus
Length
of service at the College: 10+ years
Place
of birth: Knoxville
(more)
|
