November 2, 2015
This Week at Pellissippi State
Committee proposes new mission statement
Express your opinions before Nov. 13
As part of the update to the 2015-2020 Strategic Plan, the Strategic Planning Committee has worked to revise the College's mission statement and to develop the features of the mission.

Please take time to review the proposed new mission statement and mission features (below), providing comments and suggestions to Nancy Ramsey,  [email protected], by Nov. 13. The comments will be collected and reviewed by the Strategic Planning Committee on Nov. 17.

Mission Statement
Pellissippi State Community College: a transformative environment fostering the academic, societal, economic, and cultural enrichment of the individual and the community.

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Veterans Week honors vets at each campus
Honor the service of veterans during National Veterans Awareness Week, a weeklong series of events surrounding Veterans Day. Veterans Day is Nov. 11, Veterans Awareness Week is Nov. 9-15, and on-campus events are Nov. 9-14.

Activities are taking place on all five campuses.

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Don't miss David Madden presentations
Faculty and staff are invited to attend two presentations by author David Madden, when he speaks at the Hardin Valley Campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Madden will discuss Appalachian culture and literature and his new book, "The Tangled Web of the Civil War and Reconstruction." The event is 2-2:55 p.m. in the Goins Building Auditorium. All faculty and staff are invited, and faculty members are encouraged to bring their classes. 

The event will stream live at www.pstcc.edu/ets/livevideo.

Additionally, Madden addresses faculty members from 12:55-1:50 p.m. in McWherter 337. 

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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
Faculty and staff enjoyed the fall weather during the annual Employee Picnic last Saturday. More photos here.
Featured Video
" She Kills Monsters" opens Nov. 13. Check out a sneak peek and interview with the cast here. 


New Employee
Seth Giles
Advanced Manufacturing Master Lab Technician
Engineering Technologies
New Employee
Kevin Deike
Information Processing Specialist III
TnCIS
Honors & Accolades
Heather Beck, Marketing & Communications, has been named president-elect of PRSA Volunteer Chapter.


What We're Saying

In The News
Outdoor Knoxville Event Calendar: Oct. 29-Nov. 8
Knoxville News Sentinel
The route will take you straight down Hardin Valley Road before turning onto the campus of Pellissippi State Community College ...

Go Knoxville's fun things to do
Knoxville News Sentinel
"Thirty Years of A Salt Life," a photography exhibit by David Durbak, runs through Nov. 13 in Pellissippi State Community College's Bagwell Center Gallery ...

WUOT
Affholter and chemist Garry Pennycuff of Pellissippi State Community College just got a grant to study the crystals of Cherokee Caverns ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Bagwell Center Gallery Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road "Thirty Years of A Salt Life" ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
Musical groups at Pellissippi State Community College present their fall instrumental and bluegrass concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 ...

Knoxville News Sentinel
"She Kills Monsters": 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 21; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 22 ...

"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].