Tuesday, October 31, 2006
by Echo Lamb
Excavation began last month for the Bagwell Center for Media and Art building. It took 13 years of planning — from conception, to funding, to breaking ground — before the start of the $6 million, 27,000-square-foot project.
According to David Walton, director of facilities, the two-story-gray-panel-and-brick Bagwell Center will house the fine arts [...]
by Jonathan Reagan
Many students at Pellissippi State should get ready for a “common experience.”
Pulitzer prize winning author Tracy Kidder’s book “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World” is now a required read in English 1010 and some sociology and biology classes.
According to English professor, [...]
by Alex Franklin
At first glance Emir Hambo seems like any other Pellissippi State student. But looks can be deceiving.
Originally from Bosnia, Hambo, 20, and his family settled in Knoxville seven years ago after a series of moves that began when he was only 5-years old.
At the age of 5, Hambo and his family moved [...]
By Sarah Duncan
For 22-year-old Dannisha Davis, making the decision to go back to school was not an easy one.
Finding herself at a dead-end job, Davis said she “put aside her financial worries” and began to prepare a better life for herself and her two young children by joining Pellissippi State’s Student Support Service [...]
Thursday, October 26, 2006
By Tyler Carr
An all-faculty-and-staff choral group will have its debut as part of Pellissippi State’s annual Holiday Spectacular. The event will be held Dec. 8 in the Performing Arts Center.
Associate professor of music and lead voice teacher, Bill Brewer, is the director of the 28-member ensemble composed of faculty and staff from all [...]
Thursday, October 26, 2006
by Liz Overton
Beginning in January, Pellissippi State faculty and staff will receive a 4 percent pay raise.
Legislation was passed in September issuing a 2 percent pay raise for all educational staff employed by the state, according to Allen Edwards, president of Pellissippi.
The state will provide 1 percent of the raise and each school is responsible to match the [...]
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
By Angel Moran
Popular author and correspondent for “Black Entertainment,†Touré, will speak about his books at two Pellissippi State campuses on Thursday Oct. 26.
Touré’s latest book, “Never Drank the Kool-Aid,†is a collection of his writings published in magazines such as Rolling Stone and The New Yorker. Â
The book highlights his experiences in the world of hip-hop culture and music. [...]
by Ashley Rose Hannay    Â
Pellissippi State’s four campuses rank high in safety. No report of forcible sex offenses, kidnapping or homicide have ever been made according to Bill Galyon, security supervisor at Pellissippi.
In its effort to provide a continued safe environment and prevent serious crimes from occurring, Pellissippi has made security escorting to vehicles available on [...]
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
by Nan Krichinsky
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy representatives will be visiting Pellissippi State on Monday, Oct. 23 at the Goins Administration building in the student lounge from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Pellissippi campus.Â
Students with an interest in pharmacy as a career, “even if they are not currently science majors,” are invited [...]
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
by Brittany HodgeÂ
The world premiere production of “Widdershins” by nationally known playwright Don Nigro will debut at Pellissippi State on Oct. 13.
“When the play is published our names will be in the script. We will forever be known as the first company who performed this play,†said director Charles Miller.
Robby Griffith, who plays the character Inspector [...]