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MTSU PROMISE
Peyton Wallace had her heart set on going to Middle Tennessee State University when she graduated from Collierville High School. She loved the campus. She liked the majors and all of the different programs they offered. But, she didn’t meet the admissions qualifications to get accepted at MTSU, and in her heart, she knew she just wasn’t ready yet to go to a four-year university. “I really wanted to go,” Wallace said. “But I don’t think I was prepared enough to move forward.” A high school guidance counselor told her about a program called MTSU Promise and how she could enroll at Southwest, get the support classes she needs to make at least a 3.0 GPA, and then transfer to an MTSU bachelor’s degree program with a guaranteed scholarship upon successfully completing two years at Southwest. “I thought that was the best fit for me,” Wallace said. “It is an opportunity to earn a good GPA and move on to a four-year college.” Wallace is one of 18 students who was in the first cohort that entered Southwest this past fall as part of the new agreement signed in the fall of 2018 between Southwest and Middle Tennessee State University. Students who participate sign a “reverse transfer” agreement and get deferred admission to MTSU and a $3,000 scholarship to attend for two years if they complete 60 credit hours and achieve a 3.0 GPA. MTSU pledged to help those students complete their associate degree and then transition to their campus. Southwest shares directory information with MTSU so students are included in tailored communications of emails and mailings that support the planning process for the bachelor’s degree after successful completion of the associate. Jacqueline Faulkner, vice president of Student Affairs, says the agreement is a win-win for both institutions. “Southwest gains a pipeline of students to enroll in its programs and a chance for them to continue their education at a quality four-year Southwest welcomes first class of MTSU PROMISE STUDENTS college after graduation,” Faulkner said. “MTSU, in turn, gets students who have benefitted from the many wrap-around services that Southwest offers and are now better prepared academically to transfer.” Faulkner adds MTSU is the top transfer destination in Tennessee. “The students really get the best of both worlds. These were students who attempted to go to MTSU, but were not admissible out of high school.” The agreement consists of a letter from MTSU that refers the prospective student to Southwest to complete a two-year degree. The letter serves as a guarantee— that is the promise part—of a seamless hand-off with a scholarship if the student completes with a 3.0 or better GPA. “They receive the guidance and support that we provide at Southwest to help them stay on track, but then they are also being steered by MTSU who will be their future institution,” Faulkner said. Her counterpart at MTSU, Dr. Debra Sells, vice president for Student Affairs and vice provost for Enrollment and Academic Services, says transfer students perform best when they have gone to a two-year institution and completed their degrees. “Our goal was to make sure that we got the right students the right start,” Sells said. “For some students, the kind of care and attention they can get from a community college makes all the difference in the world in those first two years. We get them back and they qualify for admission and we can take them to the finish line.” Faulkner says since the agreement was signed, MTSU has referred 41 students to Southwest. Of that total, 23 have applied to Southwest and 18 have been admitted for the fall. “I think that is a great start,” she said. “That’s more than 50 percent who have applied.” Sells added that those are exactly the types of numbers they hoped to see. “We are very excited to see those kinds of numbers and will be similarly excited to see what is going on with our other partners,” she said. Southwest is one of six partners in the MTSU Promise program. MTSU has signed agreements with Chattanooga State, Cleveland State Community College, Columbia State Community College, Dyersburg State Community College, and Motlow State Community College. MTSU is already a popular destination for Southwest graduates who are thriving in their new environment. Currently, there are 247 students who enrolled and completed some transfer work or have graduated from Southwest. DeAnna Black, a 2018 student alumnus in the graphic arts technology program, is now working on a bachelor’s in graphic design. Black said “ The students really get the best of both worlds. — Jacqueline Faulkner VP of Student Affairs ” PARTNERS
MTSU President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee and Southwest President Dr. Tracy D. Hall announce the “MTSU Promise to Southwest” Nov. 6, 2018. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler).
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the transition to MTSU has been very smooth and that she was well equipped to transfer to a four-year college. “The instructors prepared me well to go to MTSU,” Black said. “My graphic arts classes were very informative and they gave me the technical skills that I need for the university. The rest was on me.” Black did not meet the minimum requirements to get into MTSU, but got the support classes she needed and did well in the smaller class setting at Southwest. “Being in smaller classes, the instructors really helped me improve, especially in math,” Black said. Southwest also helped Black build her social skills. She got involved with the Southwest student ambassadors and became an orientation leader. Black admits she would have been lost had she enrolled at a bigger college as a freshman. “It’s a different environment (at MTSU),” she said. “I thought it was going to be really, really hard, but Southwest prepared me well.”
Faulkner said they are also now in discussions on how to grow the partnership with MTSU to benefit even more Southwest students in other degree programs. Southwest administration has identified two academic programs: media and entertainment, and mechatronics. MTSU has a nationally renowned media and entertainment department that offers degrees in animation, video and film production, and recording industry and audio production. The program includes internships and participation in national media and entertainment events like the Grammys.
Mechatronics would also be a good fit between Southwest and MTSU, according to Faulkner. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that combines mechanical, computer, robotics, telecommunications systems, and electrical engineering principles in an advanced manufacturing setting. Faulkner says manufacturing is more advanced in the 21 st century and requires a degree or certificate training to diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical problems involving anything from pumps to electrical motors, gears, or rollers. Southwest has a mechatronics program and works with industries in medical device manufacturing, process control, paper, and logistics companies. MTSU has a new mechatronics engineering degree that offers classes in robotics and introduces students to industrial automation. Industry giants like Nissan and Bridgestone both have plants in Rutherford County. “With us having a mechatronics program, we want to partner with them so that we make sure we are setting our students up for optimal success upon completion and transfer,” Faulkner said.
Sells agrees the partnership with Southwest has a lot of potential to grow. “I’d certainly be happy if we went down that route and expanded into more programs.” S N
WORKFORCE IMPACT
Graduate Overcomes two strokes to earn social work degree FEATURE
Perseverance, dedication and commitment are words often used to describe Southwest graduates. Simone Malone personifies that description.
She first enrolled at Southwest in 2006 with a dream of becoming a social worker. Then, like a lot of Southwest’s nontraditional students, life happened, forcing her to put college on hold. “My life got hectic,” Malone said. “I had children. And then I had some trials and tribulations I had to deal with and had to stop going.”
President Tracy D. Hall singled out Malone for special recognition at Southwest’s 21 st Commencement this past May at the FedExForum. She had good reasons.
Malone suffered a stroke in 2011 and another in 2016, leaving her with impaired speech and weakened mobility. The second stroke also left her with severe back and emotional pain. “The stroke affected my right side,” Malone said. “It limited my mobility and made speaking difficult. Depression set in. It gave me anxiety. I didn’t know if I would make it.”
The mother of five said it was a struggle to get her life back on track and to a point where she could even think about coming back to school. She decided after the second stroke that she wasn’t going to stay home and do nothing. She still wanted to complete her education so that she could become a social worker and work with children who are victims of sexual abuse. Despite the setbacks, Malone returned to Southwest in the fall of 2017, after a 10-year layoff, with a commitment to complete her degree and a determination to succeed.
“She went through a lot of obstacles,” said Union Avenue Campus Academic Support Center Coordinator Tabitha Appleberry, who mentored Malone. “She is very ambitious when it comes to her work. I used to help her with different assignments and she would just push, push, push.”
Whitehaven Center Director Verneta Boone says there were days when Malone could hardly speak. But even when she had bad days, Boone says Malone was more worried about missing class than her own health. “She is just a wonderful, Simone Malone, mother of five, overcame two strokes and returned to Southwest to earn her degree in social work after a ten-year hiatus.
dedicated student,” Boone said. “Whenever the side-effects of the stroke triggered, her voice would tremble and she would stutter really, really bad. But she was determined not to miss class.”
Boone says there were days when she and Tabitha had to send her home. “We would have to tell her to stop. We will get the work for you. You’re going to be able to make it up,’” Boone said. “She was not going to miss it. That’s why the teachers loved her. I was so happy to see her complete her degree.”
Boone says Malone was not feeling well the day before graduation and that her children forced her to rest so that she would be physically able to walk with her fellow graduates at the ceremony. “Her daughter brought her up here one day on a cane to get her cap and gown because they really wanted her to experience everything at graduation,” Boone said. “They put her in bed so she would have the strength to make graduation. And she looked so pretty.”
Appleberry says Malone was a superstar at Southwest. “I cried the whole ceremony. She made Southwest her best choice. I know she is going to do awesome,” Appleberry added. Boone agrees. “She’s not one of those people who is going to stop. She is going to keep pushing through it.”
Malone says the faculty at Southwest saw something in her that she didn’t realize she had. She made the Dean’s List her final two semesters and graduated with an Associate of Science degree in social work.
“This is just a dream come true,” she said. “I’m so happy because it’s been such a long journey. And I’m happy that my kids are here to see me. They were my support system, all five of them. I just feel blessed.” S N
Whitehaven Center takes student-centered approach to course offerings with Funeral Service Education and Logistics
The Whitehaven Center is fully embracing President Tracy D. Hall’s big audacious goal to “redesign, reinvent, and reset” Southwest. The campus at 1234 Finley Road, nestled in the Whitehaven community, has a new flagship program and now offers more classes at more convenient times to better match the busy lives of its students.
In January 2019, Southwest launched the first publicallyfunded funeral service education program in Tennessee at the Whitehaven Center. The college invested $139,000 to acquire two high-tech synthetic cadavers that students use to learn embalming and another $700,000 to transform unused space at the center into classrooms and labs specifically designed for the FSE program. When construction is complete this year, FSE students will enjoy a state-of-the-art facility outfitted with a visitation area with caskets where they will conduct mock funerals, a restorative art classroom to practice reconstructing facial features and a fully equipped embalming room where they will learn from licensed embalmers.
“Southwest will have a state-of-the-art, hands-on training facility like no other mortuary school in the state,” Funeral Service Education Program Director Ron Johnson said. “This program is everything I could have possibly dreamed or wanted. And the industry is excited about it, too.”
Before Southwest began offering the program, students would have to drive three hours to John A. Gupton College in Nashville or Northwest Community College in northern Mississippi to get training, which made it difficult for funeral homes in Memphis to get licensed embalmers. Booker T. Auston, 61, said having classes at the Whitehaven Center is a wonderful convenience. “It’s too hard to go to Nashville,” Auston said. “Most of us can’t do that. What this program has done is relieve us of that stress. We can work our jobs and go to school.”
College officials have been very pleased with the program’s early success. Allied Health and Natural Sciences Dean Evan McHugh says they were only expecting about 12 to 14 students to enroll for the first semester. Instead, over 30 students signed
up and they have since added another 17 students. “It has been a bonanza for us,” he said. “This was an absolute need in the community that was long overdue.”
Logistics comes into focus Memphis is known as “America’s Distribution Center,” with global companies like FedEx, Nike, and Target having major logistics operations in Memphis. Currently, 1 in 5 jobs are related to transportation and Memphis added 15,000 logistics jobs between 1998 and 2018.
An on-site logistics program is a natural fit for Southwest and the Whitehaven Center. Business and Legal Studies Chair Eddie Baker says logistics and supply chain management skills are in high demand and show no sign of slowing down. “If you buy and sell a product, you’re going to have logistics people,” Baker said. “And as long as we buy and sell goods, those jobs are going to be around.”
Business and Technology Dean Robin Cole says Southwest is refocusing the logistics program at the Whitehaven Center so students can study during the day. Such core program courses as Principles of Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management, and Principles of Distribution and Logistics will be offered on-site instead of solely online. “We will schedule our logistics courses with our core business classes for the students’ convenience,” Cole said. “We also will continue our online classes for students who are already working in logistics and unable to attend traditional classroom offerings during the day.”
Roquita Coleman-Williams, a Memphis native who is the solutions manager for Canadian National Railway and serves on Southwest’s Business Advisory Board, says logistics represents one of the best career opportunities for Memphis residents. “Memphis is a natural fit for logistics,” she said. “There are tons of opportunities for people in Memphis to work for global companies.”
Coleman-Williams started out in sales and marketing with UPS straight out of college, then was recruited by the railroad to work in supply chain management. She says logistics is more than moving packages. “The diversity of opportunities in logistics is one of the most amazing things,” she said. “They need just about every skill or talent. If your passion is art, they need people who can use art for branding. If your passion is communications, there are occupations in logistics in marketing and public affairs. Even down to health care. There is space to utilize just about every skill or talent there is.”
Coleman-Williams says there is a lot of room for advancement. At 42, she earned a conductor’s certification to drive a train to better understand the physical movement of goods in the supply chain. “While I was very good at sales and marketing, I still didn’t seem to have a real grasp of how the real operation worked,” she said. “It helped me to see the operations at a different level and, in the process, it added more value to the way I do my job. That’s one of the unique things about the logistics industry. You have Roquita Coleman-Williams took advantage of an opportunity to expand her knowledge of logistics by learning how to drive a train.
an opportunity to do different things in different areas in order to develop yourself.”
She says a career in logistics also offers Memphians—especially African-Americans—an excellent path to economic mobility. She saw education as a way out of the South Memphis housing project where she grew up. Whenever she talks to students or other groups, Coleman-Williams says she always tells them not to be imprisoned by their personal history or where they come from, that these circumstances are not a predictor of where they can go if they get an education. “When you look at an industry like logistics, it really does lend itself well to communities like 38126 to overcome poverty and achieve economic mobility.
“Logistics is where you can get an education, access and experience. Southwest attracts students with diverse experiences who understand the challenge and are trying to move forward and discover economic mobility for themselves,” she said. “The more we are able to do that and keep our students here where they can work for those global companies, the more we will be able to build up our city and move people out of poverty and into a better economic position.”
Logistics careers have traditionally been held by men, but Coleman-Williams says more and more women are becoming increasingly involved at all levels. “I’d like to see a lot more women of color in logistics,” she said. “A career in logistics can take them a lot of places.” S N
Police Services/Public Safety Department wins national safety award
Police Services/Public Safety Director Angela Webb and her division received the American Association of Community Colleges’ 2019 Community College Safety, Planning and Leadership Award at the AACC convention April 13-16 in Orlando, Florida. The prestigious award recognizes exceptional work among the nation’s 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions. AACC recognized Webb for her leadership and innovative practices in fostering a campus safety culture. Webb oversees a staff of 41 officers charged with providing a safe environment for more than 10,000 faculty, staff and students at two main campuses and three centers. The award is an endorsement of the college’s strategic planning and state-of-the art training to provide a campus free of injury and risk.
Southwest awarded $2.1M grant to close equity and achievement gaps
In October 2019, Southwest was awarded a federal Title III grant of more than $2.1 million to foster equity and inclusion and student success through IDEAS—Inclusive Design for Equity in Academic Success. The SIP Grant will provide funds over a five-year period to support Southwest’s ongoing efforts to close equity and academic achievement gaps between white students and students of color in course success, retention and graduation. Set to launch spring 2020, IDEAS will focus on enhancing teaching and learning by providing culturally responsive and supplemental instruction infused with high impact practices, professional academic advising, peer mentoring/coaching and tutoring. The grant also provides funds for faculty to receive equity and inclusion training that will focus on race-conscious, culturally responsive course design methods that integrate an academic/growth mindset approach to teaching and learning.
Southwest opens new location at UT Martin - Somerville Center The University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center is Southwest’s newest and seventh location. The partnership allows students in the Fayette County area to take up to eight freshman level courses that are transferrable to UT Martin through the Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Plans are to add courses and programs to enable students to complete a credential at the site within the next 12-18 months.
President Hall appointed to AACC economic and workforce development commission and TBR Presidents’ Council
The American Association of Community Colleges appointed President Dr. Tracy D. Hall to serve on its Commission on Economic and Workforce Development beginning July 1, 2019. Dr. Hall is serving a three-year term on this national board where she works with community college presidents across the country to examine ways to close the American skills gaps by sharply focusing career and technical education on preparing students with the knowledge and skills required for existing and future jobs in regional and global economies. The Commission works with public and private sector partners and member colleges to provide assistance and identify strategies to improve student achievement and success. The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges representing 1,051 two-year community colleges, and is governed by a 32-member Board of Directors.
Tennessee community college presidents also elected Dr. Hall to serve as the 2019-2020 President of the Tennessee Board of Regents Presidents’ Council that represents the state’s 13 two-year public institutions. The TBR Board established the Presidents’ Council to oversee policy changes and make recommendations to the board. The meetings are not open to the public or the press.
Tameka Perry, Esq. honored with Southwest Alumnus of the Year Memphian Tameka Perry, Esq. received the 2019 Alumnus of the Year award for achievements she has made in her legal profession at Southwest’s Commencement May 11 at the FedEx Forum. Perry received her Associate of Business Administration from Southwest Tennessee Community College in 1993. Two years later, Ms. Perry graduated with a bachelor of business administration from the University of Memphis. In 2001, Ms. Perry earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis where she was a Tennessee Pre-Law Fellowship Graduate Assistant. While pursuing her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Perry was the Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Justices’ George H. Brown, Jr. and Adolpho A. Birch, the first African Americans to serve in their positions on the Tennessee Supreme Court. She joined the law firm of Glassman, Edwards, Wade and Wyatt in 2002 presiding on cases involving civil tort litigation, contract disputes, malpractice and other claims, a job that would prepare her well for her next legal adventure in 2009 as Senior Associate Counsel for Shelby County Schools/Memphis City Schools. She was counsel during the historic merger of the Memphis City school district with the Shelby County school district in 2011. Currently, Ms. Perry is in private practice handling civil matters for various governmental entities.
Dr. Charles Edward Baker honored with William W. Farris Faculty Service Award Dr. Charles Edward Baker, associate professor in the Paralegal Studies Program, received the 2019 William W. Farris Faculty Award at Southwest’s Commencement May 11. Baker was honored for his dedication to his profession in creatively forging community partnerships, developing new faculty initiatives and representing the college on national and statewide committees. Baker impacted his program’s curriculum development by serving on the Business and Legal Studies Blue Path Team with the City of Memphis and City of Memphis Police Department to implement a streamlined criminal justice degree for graduating high school seniors interested in the Police Service Technician program and a criminal justice certificate. He also implemented a new unified Associate of Applied Science in criminal justice degree. Baker has served in various capacities at the College and on multiple College and statewide committees.
Civil rights legend Bertha Rodgers Looney honored with Share the Love Award In recognition of her tenacity, courage, perseverance and lifetime of achievements, Southwest’s Diversity Club and Club of the Arts presented civil rights legend Bertha Rodgers Looney with the Sharing the Love Award this past February in celebration of Black History Month. Looney made history when she and seven other African American students walked onto the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University) campus in the fall of 1959 as the first African Americans, collectively known as the Memphis State Eight to integrate the College. The award is an extension of the Carter G. Woodson award established by former Southwest professor Clarence Christian to recognize individuals, groups or agencies who have contributed to, preserved or promoted the African American experience.
Lady Saluqi Ashley Shields inducted into Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
Former Southwest basketball AllAmerican Ashley Shields, who in 2007 was the first Women's National Basketball Association player drafted from a community college, was inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame December 3, 2018. Inductees into the sports hall of fame are recognized for their influence and contributions to the success of their sport. Shields played one magnificent season (2006-07) at Southwest, leading the Lady Saluqis to a 26-2 record and No. 13 ranking in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll. The NJCAA and Kodak /Women's Basketball Coaches Association named her first team All-American that year and the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association named her to the Region VII All-Tournament team and TCCAA coaches unanimously selected her Player of the Year. Shields played for the Houston Comets and the Detroit Shock in her WNBA career and also played professionally in Israel, Slovokia, and Poland, where she led the Polish League in scoring, played in the All-Star game, and was selected first team All-League by Eurobasket.com. Shields is head coach of the Mitchell High School girls’ basketball team in Memphis.
Phi Theta Kappa chapter earns 5-star honors
The Upsilon Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the college’s honor society, earned 5-star Chapter status for the second consecutive year. The honor was announced at the Tennessee Regional Convention, March 15-17, at Jackson State Community College. The chapter also won the top seat on the Regional Officer Team. The goal of the 5-star chapter plan is to building leadership skills and promote awareness of issues at the campus, local, regional, and global levels. Chapters also must research a study topic to implement their Honors in Action project. The Delta Chapter also received the Chapter of the Light Award that recognizes scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship, hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa. PTK is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, particularly state colleges and community colleges. Its mission is to recognize academic achievement and provide opportunities for students to grow as scholars and leaders.
Free coding class holds first graduation in Tennessee
The Tennessee Board of Regents partnered with Launch Tennessee and Southwest to bring LaunchCode’s LC101 free computer programming course to Tennessee for the first time in February 2019. The pilot program offered a free, part-time, 20- week class for students aged 18 and older who are interested in learning technology skills, including coding, web development and other career-oriented expertise and may not have the time or resources to participate in a two-year program. Almost 900 residents signed up to take the aptitude test and more than 150 were enrolled in the groundbreaking coding class. Over 40 graduates received a certificate and up to 12 hours of course credit at Southwest during a ceremony at the Nursing, Natural Sciences & Biotechnology building on the Union Avenue Campus where classes were held. LaunchCode is a national non-profit organization with a mission to build a skilled workforce in the cities it occupies by creating pathways for driven people seeking careers in technology.
Southwest and Chamber prepare students for logistics careers
Southwest Tennessee Community College and the Greater Memphis Chamber partnered to offer a Global Business Development Import/ Export Processes and Documentation course this past winter. The new continuing education course is aimed at preparing students and professionals for advanced careers in logistics at companies specializing in delivering goods by land, sea, air and rail—all prominent industries in Memphis. Chamber Vice President of International Business Development Jinliang Cai and Global Logistics and Processes Course Facilitator Larry Forman designed the 12-week continuing education course with representatives from FedEx, Mallory Alexander International Logistics, and Drexel Chemical. Photo Credit: Isaac Singleton Instructor Larry Forman
Southwest offers new communication degrees
In the age of all-consuming technology that represents an integral part of today’s Generation Z, potential employers are struggling to find new college graduates with strong communication skills. Southwest this past fall joined community colleges across Tennessee in offering two-year associate degrees in communication when the Department of Communications, Graphic, and Fine Arts launched an Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees in communication. Students majoring in communication can choose from a variety of career fields including: corporate communication, public relations, journalism, film and video, broadcasting, advertising, and mass communication. These two-year university parallel degrees (A.A. or A.S.) are designed for students who plan to enter the workforce upon graduation or continue their education to earn a bachelor’s in communication or a related degree at a four-year college. Department Chair Patsy Fancher worked alongside faculty members Lane Roberts, Bill Turner, Tracy McLaughlin, Holly Green and Martin Wakefield to make the new programs a reality.
Faculty from the Department of Languages and Literature published several scholarly and creative contributions to journals and books this past year. Tiffany Akin, LaToya Jefferson-James and Dr. Loretta McBride contributed to the Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019), edited by Verner Mitchell. Akin wrote a chapter on sexual identity and the Black Arts Movement; JeffersonJames contributed essays on Malcom X, Una Marson and the Deacons of Defense and Justice; and McBride wrote about the poetry of Malcom X and other Civil Rights era authors. Susanna Jackson’s short story “Lunch Break” was published in the February edition of the journal, The Passed Note. Jackson’s story centers on a teenager who battles an eating disorder. Candace Jones published an article in the Journal of Evidence-Based Practices for Schools. Adam Sneed reviewed The Age of Analogy: Literature and Science Between the Darwins (Johns Hopkins, 2016), by Devin Griffiths, for the journal, Studies in Romanticism 57.4 (Winter 2018).
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