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DATE: January 7, 2008
CONTACT:             Brent Young          353-3604
Montique Luster      353-3222
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR

“Sweethearts for Scholarships” Gala
To Benefit the Nashville State Community College Foundation

The Nashville State Community College Foundation (NSCC Foundation) will hold its Fifth Annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala on Friday, February 8, 2008, at Loews Vanderbilt. First Tennessee is the 2008 presenting sponsor and Rita Mitchell is serving as chair of the Gala. Cocktails and Silent auction is at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and live auction following at 8:00 p.m

Individual tickets may be purchased for $150 and table sponsorships are available for parties of 10 for $1500. Event sponsorship packages are also available. All monies raised from the event will be used to provide scholarships to deserving students at Nashville State Community College.

For more information about the Nashville State Community College Foundation, visit NSCC’s Website at http://www.nscc.edu/foundation/, or contact the Executive Director, Brent Young, at 615/353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu.

DATE:   October 10, 2007
CONTACT:            Jim Johnson                        353-3401
Montique Luster             353-3222
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR

Nashville State receives million dollar grant

Nashville State Community College has been awarded a $1.69 million grant from the National Science Foundation, one of the largest awards ever received by the college. The grant will allow Nashville State to partner with WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, the award winning public television station responsible for numerous nationally televised documentaries.

According to Dr. Jim Johnson, Dean of Engineering Technologies, the collaboration between Nashville State and WGBH will be a four-year large-scale materials development project, Innovation in Teaching and Learning for Technological Education (ITLTE). The ITLTE project will disseminate information via video and web-based materials to educators across the country on what is known as the Case Files process of instruction. The Case Files process gives students technical content using problem-based, real world case studies so they can increase their ability to communicate effectively, work as part of a team, and improve critical thinking skills. Nashville State’s Center for Innovation in Technological Education (CITE) will provide project management and curriculum development experience to the project, while WGBH will be responsible for design and production of training materials.

The project’s goal is to impact how teachers in high school and faculty in community colleges develop content and teaching strategies in a broad range of technology, math, and science disciplines. With this project, NSCC steps into a national leadership position in the development of innovative teaching methods. Dr. George Van Allen, president of Nashville State, said “We are gratified that the National Science Foundation continues to support Nashville State’s efforts to improve the delivery of technology instruction and train tomorrow’s leaders in technology fields.”

For more information, please call Jim Johnson at 353-3041 or email him at jim.johnson@nscc.edu.

DATE :           September 24, 2007
CONTACT:      Montique Luster    353-3222
Randy Rudder               353-3483
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR

Nashville State Community College Professor Awarded
Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship

Randy Rudder, an Associate Professor of English at Nashville State Community College, has been awarded the Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship for 2007-2008 in the category of creative nonfiction writing.

Mr. Rudder won for his submission of several personal essays, which he will include in a collection that he hopes to publish this year. The award comes with a $5,000 grant, to be used for activities that will help further the recipient's career in the arts. Another NSCC faculty member, Phyllis Gobbell, won the award two years ago in the category of fiction writing.

Mr. Rudder has been employed at NSCC full-time since August of 1995. He has an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Memphis, an MA in American literature from Tennessee State University, and a BA in communications from Mount Union College in Ohio. He has served as the advisor for The Falcon student newspaper and has coordinated the school's Visiting Writers Series for the past four years.

Mr. Rudder has also published over 100 articles in popular culture and academic publications over the past twenty years, and edits the annual country music anthology, The Country Music Reader.



		Press Releases (Archives - Page 1 - Page 2) DATE: January 7, 2008 CONTACT: Brent Young 353-3604 Montique Luster 353-3222 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR “Sweethearts for Scholarships” Gala To Benefit the Nashville State Community College Foundation The Nashville State Community College Foundation (NSCC Foundation) will hold its Fifth Annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala on Friday, February 8, 2008, at Loews Vanderbilt. First Tennessee is the 2008 presenting sponsor and Rita Mitchell is serving as chair of the Gala. Cocktails and Silent auction is at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and live auction following at 8:00 p.m Individual tickets may be purchased for $150 and table sponsorships are available for parties of 10 for $1500. Event sponsorship packages are also available. All monies raised from the event will be used to provide scholarships to deserving students at Nashville State Community College. For more information about the Nashville State Community College Foundation, visit NSCC’s Website at http://www.nscc.edu/foundation/, or contact the Executive Director, Brent Young, at 615/353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu. DATE: October 10, 2007 CONTACT: Jim Johnson 353-3401 Montique Luster 353-3222 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR Nashville State receives million dollar grant Nashville State Community College has been awarded a $1.69 million grant from the National Science Foundation, one of the largest awards ever received by the college. The grant will allow Nashville State to partner with WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston, the award winning public television station responsible for numerous nationally televised documentaries. According to Dr. Jim Johnson, Dean of Engineering Technologies, the collaboration between Nashville State and WGBH will be a four-year large-scale materials development project, Innovation in Teaching and Learning for Technological Education (ITLTE). The ITLTE project will disseminate information via video and web-based materials to educators across the country on what is known as the Case Files process of instruction. The Case Files process gives students technical content using problem-based, real world case studies so they can increase their ability to communicate effectively, work as part of a team, and improve critical thinking skills. Nashville State’s Center for Innovation in Technological Education (CITE) will provide project management and curriculum development experience to the project, while WGBH will be responsible for design and production of training materials. The project’s goal is to impact how teachers in high school and faculty in community colleges develop content and teaching strategies in a broad range of technology, math, and science disciplines. With this project, NSCC steps into a national leadership position in the development of innovative teaching methods. Dr. George Van Allen, president of Nashville State, said “We are gratified that the National Science Foundation continues to support Nashville State’s efforts to improve the delivery of technology instruction and train tomorrow’s leaders in technology fields.” For more information, please call Jim Johnson at 353-3041 or email him at jim.johnson@nscc.edu. DATE : September 24, 2007 CONTACT: Montique Luster 353-3222 Randy Rudder 353-3483 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR Nashville State Community College Professor Awarded Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship Randy Rudder, an Associate Professor of English at Nashville State Community College, has been awarded the Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship for 2007-2008 in the category of creative nonfiction writing. Mr. Rudder won for his submission of several personal essays, which he will include in a collection that he hopes to publish this year. The award comes with a $5,000 grant, to be used for activities that will help further the recipient's career in the arts. Another NSCC faculty member, Phyllis Gobbell, won the award two years ago in the category of fiction writing. Mr. Rudder has been employed at NSCC full-time since August of 1995. He has an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Memphis, an MA in American literature from Tennessee State University, and a BA in communications from Mount Union College in Ohio. He has served as the advisor for The Falcon student newspaper and has coordinated the school's Visiting Writers Series for the past four years. Mr. Rudder has also published over 100 articles in popular culture and academic publications over the past twenty years, and edits the annual country music anthology, The Country Music Reader.