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newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
Middle East
expert to speak at Pellissippi State
 A
local expert on the Middle East will give his views on
the Israeli-Palestinian tension and other current Middle
East topics on December 2 as part of the Liberal Arts
Lecture Series.
Jim Harb, a 1968 graduate of the University of Tennessee,
has served as director of the Palestine Education Foundation
in Washington, D.C., and was U.S. development director
for the Ramallah Friends School, a 100-year-old Quaker
school in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (more)
Holiday
Spectacular set to be a cultural experience
“Christmas
Around the World” is the theme of this year’s
Holiday Spectacular presentation by the college’s
Music program. Old English and French carols, Czech folk
melodies, Celtic airs, and West Indies calypso tunes are
but a few of the musical offerings of this multicultural
concert.
All
are invited to experience these sights and sounds of the
holiday season on December 7 at 8 p.m. in the Performing
Arts Center.
This
sixth annual holiday presentation will feature Pellissippi
State’s two choral ensembles, as well as its brass,
guitar, harp and jazz ensembles. The Elementary Modern
Dance class will also perform. The concert is free; however,
donations for the Music Scholarship Fund will be accepted
at the door.
 AITP
accepts Toys for Tots donations
The
student chapter of the Association of Information Technology
Professionals (AITP) will be accepting new, unwrapped
toys November 22-December 8 for the Toys for Tots Campaign.
(more)
Blount County
Center sponsors suicide prevention workshop
Pellissippi
State and the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
are teaming up to combat a suicide rate that has risen an
alarming 54 percent over the last three years in Blount
County. (more)
Employee
Profile
 Name:
Suzanne L. Walker
Title: Director
of Internal Audit
Major responsibilities:
The internal audit function is a staff position reporting
directly to the president. The department has been established
to promote effective management of various programs and
resources of Pellissippi State in accordance with institutional
objectives and standards as well as the guidelines and
standards promulgated by the Tennessee Board of Regents
and other governmental agencies.
Length of
service at the College: 14 Years
(more)
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