SEPTEMBER 2011
September 29, 2011 --
NW-SCC Talent Search Projects Refunded $970,778 per Year
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL. -- The Educational Talent Search program at Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) has been refunded for $920,778 by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Educational Talent Search program housed at NW-SCC consists of three projects within the multi-year grant and will receive funding each year for the next five years.
Phil Campbell Project - $433,906.00; serves specified schools in Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale and Winston County
Tennessee Valley Project - $230,000; serves specified schools in Lawrence and Wayne County, Tennessee
Tuscumbia Project - $256,872; serves specified schools in Colbert and Lawrence County
"The Talent Search Projects along with the other TRIO programs housed here at Northwest-Shoals are vital to so many of the people in Northwest Alabama," said NW-SCC President Dr. Humphrey Lee. "The services offered by the TRIO Programs are designed to remove obstacles toward a post-secondary education. Without these programs many students would not be able to realize their dream of a college degree."
The program is aimed at students between 6th and 12th grades who will be the first in their families to attend college and come from lower income backgrounds. The program also encourages persons who have not completed education programs at the secondary or postsecondary level to enter or reenter and complete postsecondary education.
The Educational Talent Search Program identifies and assists those who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on and complete their postsecondary education.
The Talent Search program is one of three TRiO programs, including Upward Bound and Student Support Services, at NW-SCC. The programs are 100 percent federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
September 7, 2011-- ACCS Chancellor to "Chat" with Region 1 Community Leaders
Montgomery, AL - What do arc welders, nurses, aerospace engineers, computer software developers, truck drivers, chemists, millwrights, crane operators, and virtually all occupations have in common? They all require skills - specific skills - and increasingly, specific technical skills.
The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) is the primary provider of skills training in the state through its associate degrees, career-technical, and short-term training programs, and the chancellor of this system, Dr. Freida Hill, wants to know "how are we doing?"
With its three-fold mission of academics, workforce training, and adult education, the ACCS is poised to take a leadership role in the state's economic future by preparing citizens for employment. A major part of that role is already in progress - strategic planning with grassroots level input.
To gather input from local community leaders, educators, elected officials, and other stakeholders, "Chat with the Chancellor" events have been scheduled throughout the state. The Chats piggy-back on regional workforce development council meetings and pose a series of questions to attendees basically asking: "How can the Alabama Community College System better serve your community?"
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., an opportunity to "Chat with the Chancellor" will take place at Northwest-Shoals Community College, Hospitality Center, 800 George Wallace Blvd., in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
The purpose of the "Chat" is to listen to the stakeholders and community leaders in the area and to discuss with them how Alabama's education and workforce systems can better accommodate the education and training needs of business and industry.
"The comments and suggestions made at this "Chat" will help us not only tailor programs and activities specifically for Region 1's workforce training needs but also to develop a strategic plan for our community college system," Dr. Hill said. "Two-year colleges are conveniently located, affordable, flexible, and well-equipped. We need to know from you what you need from us."
Region 1 is composed of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion and Winston counties. For more information, contact the ACCS communications office at (334) 293-4512 or (334) 293-4513, or email dpecom@dpe.edu.
AUGUST 2011
August 18, 2011-- NW-SCC Phil Campbell Campus to hold Grand Opening of $1.2 Million Multi-Skilled Training Center
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College's (NW-SCC) Phil Campbell campus will officially open the new $1.2 million Multi-Skilled Training Center Thursday, August 25, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. with a brief press conference, featuring comments from Congressman Aderholt, followed by an open house.
The news conference preceding the open house will focus on the purpose and functionality of the NW-SCC Multi-Skilled Training Center and the potential economic impact it could provide Franklin County and Northwest Alabama.
When: Thursday, August 25, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: NW-SCC Phil Campbell campus, Multi-Skilled Training Center
Agenda:
2:00 p.m. President Humphrey Lee, Northwest-Shoals Community College
2:10 p.m. Keith Jones, Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments, Executive Director
2:17 p.m. Mitch Mays, Franklin Co. Economic Development Authority, Executive Director
2:24 p.m. U.S. Congressman, Alabama's 4th Congressional District, Robert B. Aderholt
2:35 p.m. Tour Facility
2:45 p.m. Refreshments
Media Note: officials will be made available for interviews following the press conference.
August 18, 2011 --Northwest-Shoals to Extend Fall Semester Registration
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will be extending its fall registration through Tuesday, August 23, 2011, according to Admissions Director, Tom Carter.
Extended registration will be held in the Admissions Office on both the Shoals (Building 100) & Phil Campbell (Building 301) campuses. Hours of operation will be Thursday (August 18), 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Friday (August 19), 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Monday (August 22) and Tuesday (August 23), 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Late registration fees will be waived during this time.
For more information or to obtain a copy of the fall semester schedule, call 256.331.5200 or visit the NW-SCC website at www.nwscc.edu.
August 18, 2011 -- President's and Dean's List Honorees
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College has announced its President's and Dean's Lists for the Summer 2011 semester. Requirements for the President's List are a semester grade point average of 4.0 and completion of a minimum semester course load of 12 semester credit hours of college-level work.
Earning President's List honors were:
| Courtland, Alabama | Eric Mont'e Watkins | |
| Five Points, Tennessee | Chelsey Danielle Ferguson | |
| Florence, Alabama | Michael L. Bradley, Christopher Lane Gibson, Carol S. Hester, Leslie Paul Holt, Sheila J. Hunter, Richard Williams Larkins, Paul Harrison Mullis, Jessica Leeann Murphy, Will Thomas Newton, Brandy Jo Russell, Morgan Elizabeth Springer, Shantelle T. Turner, Haley Briana Wallace, Alan Louis Wilson, Joshua Bartly Young | |
| Hackleburg, Alabama | Jeffrey Melligan Rusk | |
| Haleyville, Alabama | Johnny Michael Hill, Dustin r. Thrasher, Charles H. Waldrep, Micah Jamison Whaley | |
| Hamilton, Alabama | Valerie Lynn Jones | |
| Iuke, Mississippi | Mendie K. Moss | |
| Killen, Alabama | Chelsea Dawn Dawson, Joel Andrew Eaton, John Wilson Robbins, Ron L Unger, III | |
| Leighton, Alabama | Ronnie L. Duncan | |
| Lexington, Alabama | Seth Alexander Lepere, Malisa Leona McCrary | |
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| Phil Campbell, Alabama | Jimmy Wayne Avery | |
| Rogersville, Alabama | Joshua Gooch, James Russell Hamlin, Andrew D. Wallace | |
| Russellville, Alabama | Randy Alan Duncan, April D. Lucas, Jesse Lee McLain, Tyler M. Messer | |
| Sheffield, Alabama | Darwin Perry Anderson, Margaret Diane Clark, James Robert Gooch, Joseph Adam Miller, Zachary Paul Plunket, Demeria Shantea Sandridge, Jasmine S. Smith, Robin Suzette Svab, Mary Katherine Warren | |
| St. Joseph, Tennessee | Danny Keith Pennington | |
| Town Creek, Alabama | Brenda Kay Flanagan | |
| Tuscumbia, Alabama | Christopher C. Boston, Brian Scott Frasemer, Tiffany Alicia Isbell, Jeremiah Rick Smith, Victoria Leigh Springer, Jeffrey Bryant Unger, Kristi Mechelle Wallace | |
| Waynesboro, Tennessee | Jeremy Keith Pulley |
Requirements for the Dean's List are a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above, but below a 4.0, and completion of a minimum semester course load of 12 semester credit hours of college-level work.
Earning Dean's List honors were:
| Bear Creek, Alabama | Melissa N. Cagle |
| Double Springs, Alabama | Sara Elizabeth Cagle |
| Florence, Alabama | Vicki June Baxter, Kevin R. Burns, Susan Diane Chappell, Petra Delane Crews, Amanda Dawn Cruz-Garcia, Julius Anthony Franks, Jennifer R. Grasty, Caleb Tyler Pigg, Randy Phillip Russell, Michael Davie Timms, Jr., Yolanda Patrice Turner, Shatina D. Vaughn, Bridget Lashawn Wood |
| Haleyville, Alabama | Amanda B. Crider |
| Iron City, Tennessee | Jessica Brooke Springer |
| Killen, Alabama | Titus Chad Grisham, Lauren Ashton Pettus |
| Leoma, Tennessee | Elizabeth Rae Turner |
| Lexington, Alabama | Tyler Andrew Brown, Cindy Shirlene Palmer |
| Muscle Shoals, Alabama | Brittany L. Burrell, Betty Joyce Cole, Atonya Beth Green, Sammie Jo Long, Dana Hodges McGregor, Dylan Chandler Motes, Phylliss Dale Smith, Josey Bee Trawick, Edwin Tyrone Walker |
| Phil Campbell, Alabama | Michael R. Crutchfield |
| Rogersville, Alabama | Ashley Racquel Stockton |
| Russellville, Alabama | Victoria E. Bishop, Latosha N. George, Juan Carlos Marquez Prado, Heather Ann Mitchell, Stephanie L. Wellington |
| Sheffield, Alabama | Shereda Shontae Clark, Mechel Kay Green, Willie O'Neal Hollis |
| Tuscumbia, Alabama | Kristina Marie Benson, Heather Nikol Green, Kimberly Michelle Hegler, Melonie Davis Irons, Natasha Idiana Monzon, Shereka Danielle Welch |
| Waterloo, Alabama | Deborah Lynn Fulmer, Philip Oneal Irions, Joseph Lee Jennings |
JULY 2011
July 20, 2011 -- NW-SCC to Offer Displaced Tornado Victims Tuition Waiver
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- As of the 2011 fall semester, Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will extend a 50 percent tuition waiver to all displaced disaster victims who lost their jobs and homes from the tornadoes in Alabama on April 27, 2011.
NW-SCC will provide the waiver to a limited number of current or new students beginning Fall Semester 2011. Students eligible for the 50% tuition waiver must have a current NW-SCC application for admission on file, complete the Tornado Relief Tuition Waiver application (in the financial aid office on either the Phil Campbell or Shoals campus) and meet the below qualifications.
Qualifications:
1. a) Documentation of loss of employment due to the April 27,
2011, tornadoes in Alabama.
b) Documentation of loss of home due to the April 27, 2011,
tornadoes in Alabama.
2. Individuals can not be eligible to receive funding under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) or other similar and/or related state and/or federal workforce assistance programs; and cannot receive substantial tuition assistance from other sources.
This waiver will assist displaced workers and citizens from Northwest Alabama obtain a college education in academics or the necessary skills to re-enter the workforce.
As a part of the Alabama Community College System NW-SCC seeks to provide accessible quality educational opportunities, promote economic growth, and enhance the quality of life for the people of Alabama.
"We feel it is our responsibility to provide those in dire circumstances the opportunity for academic and technical training," stated NW-SCC President Humphrey Lee. "Education is vital to improved living standards and continued fiscal growth for those devastated in our area by the events of April 27th."
According to Laurel Turbyfill, NW-SCC Financial Aid Director, the college recognizes there is a compelling need to respond rapidly to meet the needs of the displaced citizens in our area and the tuition waiver makes it possible to begin or continue their education sooner. "Delayed approval time is often an issue with some assistance programs for displaced workers. This waiver makes it possible for them and other citizens to initiate their education and retraining sooner."
For more information please contact the NW-SCC financial aid office at
256.331.5417 (Shoals Campus) or (256) 331-6232 (Phil Campbell Campus).