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Pellissippi State Community College student Ivy Hoig is among four students participating in the Science Engagement and Leadership Academy at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture through the USDA's Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields program.

Pellissippi students getting a jump start into STEM careers

Four students from Pellissippi State Community College are working alongside University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture faculty this summer as part of an effort to grow the pool of women and minorities seeking advanced degrees in science and other STEM fields. Students Ivy Hoig, Adam Fields and Sarah Slaton, along… Read More »Pellissippi students getting a jump start into STEM careers

Pellissippi students tour the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Chemical Radiation studies lead students to Oak Ridge National Lab

On a recent spring afternoon in East Tennessee, six Pellissippi State Community College students got a glimpse of what could be their futures. The students, who toured ORNL’s isotope facilities, are the first to go through Pellissippi State’s Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway, a partnership between the college and Oak Ridge… Read More »Chemical Radiation studies lead students to Oak Ridge National Lab

Cutline: Rebecca Duhamel, far left, gets ready to run the Secret City Half Marathon in November with family friend Sami Abu-orf, her brother, Joseph Duhamel, and her father, David Duhamel.

Graduate spotlight: Rebecca Duhamel has makings of ‘a great historian’

For someone who wants to teach middle school history, Rebecca Duhamel is already on the right track.  Not only will Duhamel graduate from Pellissippi State Community College on Friday with her Associate of Science in History, “she has a knack for helping her peers understand and appreciate history and its… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Rebecca Duhamel has makings of ‘a great historian’

Braeden Watkins, far right, enjoys a trip to Guatemala with his family over fall break 2023: stepfather JP Anderson, younger brother Caleb Watkins, who is starting at Pellissippi State this spring, and mother Alicia Anderson, from left. “Family is a major part of my life,” Watkins said. “My mom played a great role in keeping me motivated when I was going through rough patches."

Graduate spotlight: Braeden Watkins wants to treat others like professors treated him

Braeden Watkins started Pellissippi State Community College as a dual enrollment student his senior year at Bearden High School – and had such a “great experience” that he wanted to come back full time.  “I really liked the environment and felt like I could fit in,” said Watkins, who graduates… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Braeden Watkins wants to treat others like professors treated him