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Sparky and Rhonda with photo credit to Pam Zappardino

‘Celebrate Appalachia!’ with music and storytelling at Blount County Public Library

Pellissippi State Community College Libraries’ Appalachian Heritage Project will host an evening of Appalachian music and storytelling with local legends Sparky and Rhonda Rucker next week.  The free Celebrate Appalachia! event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Blount County Public Library’s Main Gallery, 508 N.… Read More »‘Celebrate Appalachia!’ with music and storytelling at Blount County Public Library

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Smokies superintendent headlines Pellissippi Strong Luncheon

Celebrate Pellissippi State Community College’s outstanding alumni and support 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. Wednesday, April 19, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa. Individual… Read More »Smokies superintendent headlines Pellissippi Strong Luncheon

Researcher at ORNL lab wearing gloves, handling materials

Pellissippi State, ORNL partner for new pathway to chemical radiation career

A series of new classes at Pellissippi State Community College will offer students a new career path — and a national laboratory a pipeline of workers who have the skills needed for its own rapidly growing programs.  Starting in fall 2023, Pellissippi State will partner with the Department of Energy’s… Read More »Pellissippi State, ORNL partner for new pathway to chemical radiation career

Student dressed up in front of Mag Comic Expo display in 2022

Mag Comic Expo returns with additional day of pop culture awesomeness

Grab your masks and capes! Pellissippi State Community College’s celebration of comic books, cosplay and pop culture returns March 24-25 with more vendors, more events and more fun for the whole family.  The Mag Comic Expo will be held 2-7 p.m. Friday, March 24, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March… Read More »Mag Comic Expo returns with additional day of pop culture awesomeness

Signing of Nursing articulation agreement between Pellissippi State and Herzing University on Feb. 22, 2023.

Pellissippi State Nursing students can transfer seamlessly to Herzing University

Pellissippi State Community College and Herzing University have developed and signed a transfer articulation agreement that allows graduates of the college’s Nursing program to seamlessly transfer into the university’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program as juniors.  Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. and Herzing University Associate Vice President… Read More »Pellissippi State Nursing students can transfer seamlessly to Herzing University

Pellissippi State Libraries offer free tax preparation service on Saturdays

The Knoxville area AARP Foundation will offer Tax-Aide, a free tax preparation service, at Pellissippi State Community College this spring to taxpayers of all ages and backgrounds. AARP membership is not required.  Tax preparation assistance will be offered 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays in the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center… Read More »Pellissippi State Libraries offer free tax preparation service on Saturdays

Tina King in cap and gown

King’s pursuit of management degree helps her move up the ladder at TDOT

After sending her daughter off to college in 2014, Tina King started having her own aspirations to return to school.  “Why not? I didn’t get to finish college when I first started in 1993, so I think I’ll give it a shot,” Tina recalls.  A longtime employee of the Tennessee… Read More »King’s pursuit of management degree helps her move up the ladder at TDOT

Canned food on shelves of Pellissippi State's new walk-in pantry, fall 2022

Pellissippi State collects most items in statewide food drive, adds toiletries and baby care products

Pellissippi State Community College collected more items for its food pantry than any other community college or technical college in Tennessee for the fourth consecutive year.  Pellissippi State collected the equivalent of 47,788 items in the Tennessee Board of Regents Annual Food Drive Challenge that ended this month. This almost… Read More »Pellissippi State collects most items in statewide food drive, adds toiletries and baby care products

Sawyer Radford in Pellissippi State's Teacher Education classroom on the Hardin Valley Campus

Childhood challenges mold Radford into intuitive teacher

Sawyer Radford of Maryville wanted nothing more than to go to college, but her family faced a lot of challenges when she was growing up.  Between the death of her father and the hospitalization of one of her sisters, Radford made the heartbreaking decision to withdraw from classes at Carson-Newman… Read More »Childhood challenges mold Radford into intuitive teacher

Actors in "The Wolves," a play about high school soccer players, in huddle

Pellissippi State Theatre partners with River & Rail for all-female play about soccer

An entirely female cast carries Pellissippi State’s fall Theatre production – a joint venture with Knoxville’s River & Rail Theatre Company.  “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe, a play about teenage girls who have been playing competitive soccer together since they were children, will run Dec. 2-18 at Old City Performing… Read More »Pellissippi State Theatre partners with River & Rail for all-female play about soccer