As we reflect on our blessings in this season of giving thanks, many children and families right here in East Tennessee are not so fortunate. No child ever chooses to live in poverty, and no parent wants to be unable to provide a gift or toy for their child at Christmas time.
That’s why it warms my heart when groups like our Student Affairs Advisory Committee ask everyone to be “Someone’s Angel.” Read the rest of this entry »
Sept. 11 has become a day to reflect on the sacrifices people make to help one another. It is that caring spirit that brings us together.
That is the spirit we are celebrating at South College with our “Day of Caring,” observed each year on Sept. 11 in honor of those who lost their lives that day in 2001. This year we’re focusing on those whose lives depend on bone marrow donations.
Gary Taylor
We recently held a bone marrow donor drive to help expand the registry of potential donors through a national registry program called CAMP (Cooperative Appalachian Marrow Program). In addition, students are selling red, white and blue ribbons so that people can show their caring support. All the proceeds will go to the CAMP program.
Technology is everywhere. Whether it is Facebook, Skype, Twitter, or a blog like this one, we are now able to communicate in so many ways. And now Moodle is making the transfer of information at South College even easier.
We love to employ the best technology available. That’s why we have state-of-the-art classrooms and wireless Internet throughout our campus. That is also why we are so excited to incorporate Moodle into our curriculum.
One of the primary factors a company looks for when deciding to build or expand is the quality of the area workforce. At South College, we work closely with industry leaders to tailor our curriculum to the jobs that are in demand.
South College graduate Valerie Dale
Valerie Dale was a President’s List scholar during her time at South College. She was active and involved in school and full of enthusiasm. She also held a full time job and was raising two teenagers.
I am constantly impressed by our students here at South College –students like Valerie Dale.
Mark Haub
Mark Haub has recently joined the team here at South College as our new chief financial officer. We have asked Mark to help us look toward the future and plan our financial growth strategies.
As an MBA graduate of the prestigious Kellogg Institute at Northwestern University and the former CFO of ImagePoint, Mark brings a tremendous amount of talent and experience to our school.
South College students, faculty and staff are generous givers to the Knoxville community.
The South College Community Service Club (SCCSC) worked the Keep Knoxville Beautiful booth at EarthFest. Keep Knoxville Beautiful Director Allison Teeters thanked SCCSC said it was the “most successful Earthfest event ever.”
Students take tests, and so do colleges but in a somewhat different way.
Commissions and associations regularly evaluate South College to assure students and potential students that we meet certain standards of educational quality and other parameters.
Commencement 2009 at the Tennessee Theatre was a great day for South College, our graduates and their families. Our commencement speaker was a motivational highlight.
UT Men’s Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl encouraged the 200 graduates to raise the level of expectations they have for themselves as they enter the working world.
“I try to get people to focus on the process, not the end result, to get where you want to be. Don’t allow anyone else to have a higher expectation for you than you have for yourself. Try to set the bar high.”
In these economic times, it’s easy to be concerned about finding a job and maintaining job security. South College offers health, business and education programs that make job seekers more marketable.
Enrollment has increased in those programs, and health care and education fields – which are typically called “recession proof” - have seen significant increases.