October 12, 2015
This Week at Pellissippi State
Learn safety tips in Cyber Security month
Audrey Williams
Audrey Williams
Vice President of Information Services

I love October. The leaves are changing color. The sky takes on that spectacular blue. But, October is also Cyber Security Awareness Month. I know, I know ... that is sooooo very exciting (insert eye roll here). But, please put down your pumpkin spice latte for a second and spend a few minutes learning how you can make the Internet safer for everyone.

I will be sharing several blog posts this month on topics of cyber security, as well as what we do here at Pellissippi State to help make our network and data more secure, so be sure to check them out at http://blogs.pstcc.edu/cio/ . But, today, I want to share some information about how you can be more secure online.

There are LOTS of ways to help make your identity, your money and your data more secure. The basics include keeping your computer and smartphone up to date, running security software, deleting unused/unwanted applications, and being smart about using public Wi-Fi in your favorite coffee shop and other locations. Another method to stay two steps ahead of cyber criminals is to use "two-step authentication." It is also called "two-factor authentication," or 2FA, which is a VERY fancy technical term for a pretty easy-to-use security option. 

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Invite students to 'SOAR'
Invite your students to a resource fair on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Hardin Valley Campus.

The SOAR -- or Share Our Area Resources -- event is open to all students and takes place 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the College Center. The fair allows students to connect with on-campus resources like tutoring, advising, and counseling, as well as off-campus resources related to housing, transportation, and other essentials.

SOAR is sponsored through a partnership with Country Music Television's Empowering Education Community College Initiative.

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What We're Seeing
#PeopleOfPSCC
Click the photo for this #PeopleOfPSCC story, or check out the #PeopleOfPSCC album  here.
Featured Event
Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibition continues through Oct. 23 in the Bagwell Gallery. Check it out!
Photo of the Week
Pellissippi State faculty and staff rallied as part of " Team Kim" during Fall Fest last week. 


What We're Saying

In The News
Enjoy 'Fire and Fright' at Ramsey House
Maryville Daily Times
English literature students from Pellissippi State Community College will be sharing original spooky tales ...

WVLT
 The academy will offer courses produced and filmed by Central's own faculty as well as courses offered by outside academic institutions such as Pellissippi State Community College ...

Maryville Daily Times
The Tennessee Board of Regents recently announced Pellissippi State Community College, which has a Blount County campus, is now the largest community college in Tennessee ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Brock McGuire Band performs at 7 p.m. today at Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College ...

UT Daily Beacon
Tom Anderson spoke about ... ties to the university, namely his wife who returned to school at UT and his son who attends Pellissippi State Community College ...

International Business Times
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Jan. 9, 2015 ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Matt Randolph, a senior at Central, is taking a Western Civilizations course online from Pellissippi State Community College ...

Farragut Press
Pellissippi State Community College's premier Storytelling Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, on Hardin Valley Campus ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
In response to this budget gutting, what did institutions like the University of Tennessee and Pellissippi State Community College do? 

Knoxville News Sentinel
Ghost stories and spooky tales will be told around a bonfire by Pellissippi State Community College English literature students ...

WVLT
Pellissippi State posts information around campus ...

WATE
"It kind of freaks me out knowing it can happen anywhere and at any time," said Lauren Hutton, a freshman at Pellissippi State Community College ...

"Inside Pellissippi" is a weekly digital newsletter produced by the Marketing and Communications Office for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State Community College. All suggestions and comments should be sent to Julia Wood, [email protected].