November 9, 2015
This Week at Pellissippi State
Don't miss TBR subcouncil meeting Friday
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, I had the opportunity to travel to Tennessee Tech for a meeting between members of the leadership team at Pellissippi State and Chancellor John Morgan and his staff.  The chancellor's office has organized such meetings between member colleges/universities and TBR staff for each of the last three years. There is an agenda, but it is primarily used to encourage conversations about key initiatives and issues from the perspective of the system and the College. 

The conversation began with a discussion of the system's progress toward Governor Haslam's Drive to 55 goals. The TBR system will need to award 43,202 credentials in the 2024-2025 academic year in order for the state to have a reasonable chance of 55 percent of its citizens' having obtained a postsecondary credential at that time. During the 2014-2015 academic year, TBR colleges and universities awarded 34,033 diplomas, certificates, and degrees. The system is still a significant distance from the target goal, but it has made good progress from the starting point of 27,482 credentials in 2008-2009.  

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Be aware of 2015 holiday schedule
Summer has long since slipped away, and the fall and winter holidays are fast approaching. Here is the College's holiday closing schedule for November:
  • Wednesday, Nov. 25 - Non-administrative closing day; employees who take this day off must use annual leave
  • Thursday, Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Day; College closed
  • Friday, Nov. 27 - Administrative closing day
  • Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 28-29 - College closed
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What We're Seeing
#PeopleOfPSCC
Click the photo for this #PeopleOfPSCC story, or check out the #PeopleOfPSCC album  here.
Photo of the Week
Employees and students got in the Halloween spirit last Friday. Check out more photos here.
Featured Event
Don't miss " She Kills Monsters," which premieres this Friday, Nov. 13, and plays for two weekends.


What We're Saying
In The News
Go Knoxville's fun things to do
Knoxville News Sentinel
Fall Instrumental and Bluegrass Concert is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Pellissippi State Community College's Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road ...

Maryville Daily Times
Want to start classes at Pellissippi State Community College next year? You can without having to pay to take the classes, but not unless you meet the deadline ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State student Kristy Hilliard studies inside the J.L. Goins Administration building at the Hardin Valley campus on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 ...

Farragut Press
Pellissippi State Community College will host a workshop for high school students with disabilities interested in pursuing a college degree and their parents from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10 ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Two Pellissippi State Community College alumni will give a presentation Tuesday about the Revolutionary War in honor of Veterans Day ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Revolutionary War Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens, a presentation in which Terry Sisk and Ralph Martin, Pellissippi State Community College alumni and war re-enactors ...

"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, jwood@pstcc.edu.