Joan Cronan was “a tomboy before it was cool to be a girl in sports.” A Little League coach in her hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, thwarted Cronan’s attempt to try out for baseball at 12, telling her, “Girls don’t play baseball.” She could be a manager or a cheerleader, but… Read More »Legendary athletics director coaches students on how to be successful in life
Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus has a new 3D printing lab – and six middle school students spent their spring break learning how to use it. The seventh- and eighth-grade students from several Blount County schools took part in a free 3D printing camp offered by Pellissippi State… Read More »Middle schoolers learn 3D printing in free Pellissippi State camp
Pellissippi State Community College’s annual celebration of comic books, cosplay and pop culture returns April 6 with a special after party at Central Cinema. The Mag Comic Expo will be held 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on the college’s Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave., Knoxville, and is free… Read More »Pellissippi State’s comic expo expands with festival atmosphere, after party
Pellissippi State Community College theatre students have a rare opportunity this semester to act and serve as technical crew alongside professionals on a Shakespearean production. Pellissippi State will present “King Lear” in partnership with The WordPlayers April 5-14 in the college’s Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville. … Read More »Pellissippi State students partner with theatre professionals for ‘King Lear’
Pellissippi State Community College will celebrate two of its outstanding alumni at the Pellissippi Strong Luncheon on April 2. The event, presented by FirstBank and hosted by Tearsa Smith of WATE-TV, will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa. Individual… Read More »Celebrate Pellissippi State’s alumni award winners April 2
Pellissippi State has a new look this spring with the launch of a redesigned logo. The new logo was designed by Creative Projects Coordinator Mark Friebus, a Pellissippi State alumnus, who drafted several versions over the course of five months sharing with stakeholders, soliciting feedback and then redesigning. The college… Read More »New logo for Pellissippi State honors the school’s history
Sample more than 100 Tennessee-made wines, meads and hard ciders at Sip TN The Foothills on Saturday, April 6. More than 500 people attended the inaugural event last year. The noon-5 p.m. event, sponsored by the Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance and media partners, will be held on Pellissippi State Community… Read More »Sip TN Wine Fest returns to Pellissippi State’s Blount County Campus
Pellissippi State Community College will celebrate outstanding alumni while supporting current students at the college’s Pellissippi Strong Luncheon this April. The event, presented by FirstBank and hosted by Tearsa Smith of WATE-TV, will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa.… Read More »President of UT Medical Center headlines Pellissippi Strong Luncheon
The first woman to lead the University of Tennessee’s athletics department – both men’s and women’s sports – will headline Women’s History Month in March at Pellissippi State Community College. Joan Cronan, who broke the glass ceiling at UT by serving as Interim Vice Chancellor and Athletics Director in… Read More »Pellissippi State welcomes pioneer in athletics for Women’s History Month
Theotis Robinson Jr. first ran for public office in 1968, when he was 26 years old, the same year two college students were running against each other for state representative. That may sound young these days, but back then, young people running for political office was “necessary,” Robinson said during… Read More »Civil rights icon encourages students to be politically active because ‘it matters’
