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Classrooms on the Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses REOPEN Wednesday, Sept. 23
Rooms 115 and 202 in Academic Building A on the Macon Cove Campus and 125 in the Allied Health Building on the Union Avenue Campus have been sanitized following a covid-19 positive self-report and will REOPEN tomorrow, Wednesday, September 23 for...
鈥楾is the season for a flu shot
Have you been thinking about getting a flu shot? Now is the time as fall marks the beginning of flu season. According to the Shelby County Health department, everyone who does not have a contraindication (for example an allergy to eggs) should get...
Union Avenue Campus nursing building reopens after closure for sanitation
The Nursing, Natural and Biotechnology Sciences building on the Union Avenue Campus reopened Monday, Sept. 21 after closure over the weekend for cleaning and sanitation in accordance with safety guidelines outlined in the Back to Campus Plan.
Southwest Macon Campus Visited by Shelby County Health Department
On September 9, 2020, Josephine Burks, public health coordinator with the Shelby County Health Department, visited the Macon Cove Campus to assess the College鈥檚 health and safety protocols and compliance with Shelby County Health Department guidelines....
Southwest launches COVID-19 activity dashboard
51爆料 has launched a COVID-19 dashboard to keep students, employees and the public informed of individuals who have self-reported testing positive. The College is grateful to students, faculty, staff and guests who...
Southwest launches $1M U.S. Department of Labor IT apprenticeship program
51爆料 launched its new apprenticeship program this fall that will provide 800 apprentices with a pathway to Information Technology (IT) careers over the course of four years. The College received funding for the program...
Student tests positive for COVID-19; Fulton Building closed for sanitation
The Fulton Building on the Macon Cove Avenue Campus at 51爆料 was closed Sept. 4 鈥� 7, 2020, for deep cleaning and sanitation in accordance with safety guidelines outlined in the Back to Campus Plan.
College-wide reporting of positive COVID-19 cases
51爆料 maintains full transparency in keeping students and employees informed of positive cases of COVID-19 that impact the College. All self-reported positive cases are reported to Police Services/Public Safety and...
Shelby County Health Department issues new face covering directive
In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Shelby County Health Department has issued a new directive requiring the use of cloth face coverings or masks within Shelby County, Tennessee. This new directive states that face coverings must be...
Southwest convenes first virtual legislative Town Hall
51爆料 President Dr. Tracy D. Hall and senior leadership convened the College鈥檚 first virtual Town Hall Aug. 25 to inform state legislators on the pivots the College has made since the Coronavirus pandemic erupted...
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu
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