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Business Leadership Team Breakfast Series
Date: Fri, May 11, 2007
Time: 2007-05-11 08:00:00
Location: Nashville State Community College, Clement Auditorium, C-209, Nashville
Description: May's topic is Flawless Customer Service
The Tennessean "Events Calendar" April 25 - May 11, 2007

Photography Show to Benefit the Cathy OÕBryant Memorial Scholarship 4 p.m. April 12, Ed Clark Gallery, Nashville State Community College, 120 White Bridge Road, 353-3743, foundation@nscc.edu.

—Nashville City Paper "Fine Arts Calendar" April 6, 2007

Midstate has taken cue from Columbine
College campuses have put security measures in place

At Nashville State Community College, Campus Safety and Security Chief Derrek She craft said the community college faces a different set of challenges than that of a traditional four-year university.
"We have no residence halls, and we learn that the first thing a student wants to do is get in their car and leave the campus," he said. "Fortunately, we haven't had to deal with a tragedy on this level, but if it were to happen, our first call goes to the Metro Nashville Police Department. There would be a lockdown on campus."
—The Tennessean April 17, 2007

The programs offered at the Tennessee Technology Center cover a wide variety of employment interests. Each program covers employment skills relevant to todayÕs job employment needs. The specific skills covered enable graduates to perform with a high level of success. Graduates may also add to the specific skills learned in their diploma training by attending Nashville State Community College (NSCC) where general core courses may be taken. Together, the specific TTC training and the NSCC core courses may lead to an Associates Degree in General Technology. The highly trained faculty and staff endeavor to create a learning atmosphere that is interesting, enlightening and enjoyable.
—The Tennessean April 14, 2007

Recently, the C.A.S.H. Alliance and the YMCA Community Action Program, also known as Y-CAP, worked together with local schools to arrange college tours of campuses such as Vanderbilt, Belmont and Nashville State for Fairview eighth- and ninth-graders.
"We knew we couldn't take on the entire community at once. But we knew there were a lot of unmet needs in Fairview, which is going to boom in the next several years. We wanted to get these services in there ahead of the boom," Tharpe said.
—The Tennessean April 17, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 22, 2007

DR. MAYA ANGELOU 'LIVE AT TPAC' HELPS RAISE 10%
FOR THE NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

(Nashville, TN) - When TPAC's Jackson Hall hosts a special evening on Monday, May 21st with Dr. Maya Angelou, Nashville State Community College students, faculty, and staff have an opportunity to not only hear the renown poet, speaker, and playwright, but a portion of their ticket price will benefit the Nashville State Community College Foundation which raises funds to provide scholarships to students as well as to enhance programs at the college.

By entering the code "EDU" online at
www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B003E25C84AA6B9?brand=tpac or by calling 615-255-ARTS (2787), 10% of your ticket price (admission prices vary from $59.95, $49.95, and $39.95) will directly benefit the NSCC Foundation.

"Dr. Angelou supports the local communities that are gracious enough to host her for an intimate evening," says event publicist Ebie McFarland. "This is our way of giving back to the community and at the same time offering them a wonderful Mother's Day gift or special night of inspiration."

For additional information, please visit www.tpac.org website for tickets.
Also the number to call for ticket is 615 255-ARTS (2787)

Community college tuition may be free
Thousands would benefit from program

Community college would be free for thousands of Tennessee students under a plan in Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed budget.
"The governor sees it as both a way for more people to have access to college and as a stimulus to economic development in communities," Bredesen's policy chief, Drew Kim, said.
It would cover students who graduate from high school and score 19 on the math, reading and composite ACT - just under the state average composite score of 20.7.
If the legislature goes along with Bredesen, the program would start in fall 2008 and cost the state $10 million to $12 million per year, to be funded by state lottery proceeds. Tennessee has 13 community colleges, including Nashville State in Nashville and Volunteer State in Gallatin.
State officials believe the waived tuition program is the first of its kind in the nation. The average tuition at the state's community colleges is $1,227.50 per semester for a full-time student.
Jordan Wright, a sophomore at Maplewood High School, plans to take the ACT in April.
"I'm hoping for a high ACT and a four-year college," Wright said. "But let's say I don't do well enough - it'd be nice to know I had the community college paid for."

—The Tennessean March 1, 2007

Aquinas partners with Nashville State
Thanks to an agreement signed this week, working adults who complete their associate's degree in business management at Nashville Sate Community College will now have an easier time earning their bachelor's degree in business administration at Aquinas College.

The agreement ensures that students entering Aquinas with an associate's degree in business from Nashville State will already have met most of the general education and elective requirements for the business administration track in the Adult Studies program. These students will also have earned credits towards several courses in the core of the major itself. By completing their associate's degree at Nashville State, students will shave up to a year and a half off the time needed to earn their bachelor's degree through Aquinas.

This will be a good marketing angle for Nashville State. Students who first earn their associate's degree at a state school will also save a substantial amount on the private school tuition charged by Aquinas.

The partnership also works out because the Aquinas Adult Studies Program serves the same type of students as Nashville State. "I wouldn't have thought that, but they have a lot of nontraditional students as well," said Mark Newcomb, director of academic services for Aquinas College's Adult Studies Program.

—Tennessee Register February 23, 2007

Bredesen budget nets city $24 million for new projects
Nashville State, Adventure Science Center, Bicentennial Mall stand to benefit
Davidson County would receive almost $24 million worth of capital projects, including a $13.4 million renovation for Nashville State, as part of Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed budget released Monday.

The $24 million specific to Davidson County is a smaller portion of more than $500 million of spending proposals for capital building projects, maintenance and property acquisitions around the state.

The Nashville developments would pay for projects like a $3 million grant for a new expansion to the Adventure Science Center, a $2 million Bicentennial Mall development, $1.5 million for planning and designing a new state museum as well as the $13.4 million in Nashville State renovations.

Outside of Nashville, Bredesen's building proposals include spending $40 million for a new University of Tennessee center on bio-fuels, a $31.7 million renovation and addition to the Middle Tennessee State University's College of Education and $82 million to acquire and preserve land on the North Cumberland Plateau.

The capital spending projects all fit into Bredesen's fifth budget proposal, which will be formally unveiled today to the state Legislature.

"This is the fifth year in a row that we are presenting a common sense, balanced budget using recurring funds for recurring purposes," state Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz said Monday in previewing the budget release.

The budget includes a 40-cent cigarette tax increase to fund about $220 million in new spending, 90 percent of which would fund K-12 and higher education initiatives.

The $13.4 million for renovations to Nashville State Community College (NSCC) covers the second phase of a three-part project.

Brent Young, the executive director of NSCC's foundation, said the money, if approved, would pay for renovations to existing space that was formerly used by student services in order to add more classrooms, educational offerings and programs.

"It is going to help us truly move from being the technical school to the community college for Nashville," Young said. "Furthermore, it will provide access to more students in helping them achieve their goals in life."

Bredesen's capital spending budget would also fund a $3 million grant to Nashville's Adventure Science Center to pay a portion of the costs for the museum's $20 million new "Sky and Space Wing" and the new Sudekum Planetarium.

"The new planetarium will be bigger," Virginia Crowe, the Adventure Science Center's director of marketing, said. "It will have state-of-the-art technology and will just absolutely do wonders for science education."

The new planetarium is named after the Sudekums, a Nashville family who gave $5,000 in 1946 to begin astronomy education in Nashville. The Sudekum family gave $1.77 million to help fund the new planetarium.

In addition, Bredesen's capital projects include $2 million to buy land to continue to develop downtown's Bicentennial Mall.

That property would house the new State Library and Archives as well as additional parking, Goetz said.

Also, there is $1.5 million to continue efforts for planning and designing a new state museum.

But more than 50 percent of the capital project dollars in Davidson County go toward the Nashville State Community College's renovation of its White Bridge Road campus.

Currently, NSCC has a full-time enrollment of 7,500, and Young said the expansion would allow them to accept more students.

The space that NSCC would like to renovate would be made available after a new Student Life Center is completed, which is the first phase of the project costing about $16 million.

Groundbreaking is scheduled for May on the Student Life Center.

The third phase of NSCC's project would construct a new classroom building for physical education and to expand the horticulture and police science programs.
—Nashville City Paper February 20, 2007

Gala raises funds for Nashville State
'Sweethearts for Scholarships' Friday

The Nashville State Community College Foundation is holding its Fourth Annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala Friday, Feb. 9, at the Hilton Nashville Downtown.
The gala is one of the ways the Foundation raises money to go towards scholarships for students at Nashville State Community College, a two-year college with campuses on White Bridge Road and at 1162 Foster Ave., in southeast Davidson County.
The college's Southeast Center serves a significant number of international students wanting to learn English as well as traditional students taking developmental and general education classes. The school offers day and evening classes as well as a summer engineering technology class at the Southeast Center.
"About 31 percent of our students aren't taking enough credit hours to be eligible for the lottery scholarships because they are already working or have families," said Brent Young, the Foundation's executive director. "This money goes to these students."
The Foundation awards about 300 scholarships annually in varying amounts.
The gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction. Dinner and a live auction will follow beginning at 7:30 p.m. Some scholarship recipients will speak during the event.
Individual tickets may be purchased for $125 and table sponsorships are available for parties of 10 for $1,500. The table sponsorships receive signage. Ingram Barge is the presenting sponsor.
Young said he has already received 305 RSVPs. Anyone is interested or would like to receive an invitation, Young can be contacted by calling 353-3604 or emailing at brent.young@nscc.edu.
Nashville State Community College enrolls more than 13,500 students annually. It offers 49 degree programs and 12 certificate programs. It also offers continuing education courses ranging from technical skills to management training and programs providing training in such areas as computer-aided and office technology.
The Foundation has existed for 10 years.
—Tennessean "Davidson A.M." Wednesday February 7, 2007

Nashville State: The Nashville State Community College Foundation will have its fourth annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at the Hilton Downtown.
Cocktails and silent auction are at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner and live auction at 7:30 p.m. $125 for individual tickets, table sponsorships for parties of 10 are $1500. All proceeds go toward scholarships. Brent Young at 353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu.
—The Tennessean "This Week in Davidson" February 7, 2007

Nashville State foundation sponsors annual 'Sweethearts for Scholarships'
The Nashville State Community College Foundation will have its fourth annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala on Feb. 9 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown. Cocktails and silent auction begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and live auction at 7:30 p.m.
Individual tickets are $125 and table sponsorships are available for parties of 10 for $1500. Event sponsorship packages are also available. All money 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 Nashville State's Web site at www.nscc.edu/foundation/ or contact Executive Director Brent Young at 353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu.

Business Leadership Team breakfast meeting of Nashville State Community College's Workforce & Community Development, 8-9:30 a.m., Clement Building, Room C209, 120 White Bridge Road. "Tennessee Business Matchmaking" presented by Michelle Proctor, who will discuss the benefits and impact of the program on the business sector. Seating is limited to the first 100 people. 353-3456, workforcetraining@nscc.edu or www.workforce.nscc.edu/blt/.
—The Tennessean "Business Calendar" February 2-9, 2007

Gala will benefit Nashville State fund
What: "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala to benefit the Nashville State Community College Foundation.
Who: It is an open fundraiser that includes dinner, entertainment and an auction. Auction items include tickets to a Kenny Chesney concert, vacation packages, a private dinner for four with Keith Urban, and more.
When: Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Hilton Nashville Downtown, 121 Fourth Ave. S.

—The Tennessean "Education Notes" February 5, 2007

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

There are only a few weeks left until Nashville State Community College's (NSCC) Foundation's Fourth Annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala. Tickets are still available but time is running out. Auction items include tickets to a Kenny Chesney concert, fabulous vacation packages, a five course dinner for 10 prepared by Executive Chef Brian Uhl of Cabana, a private dinner for four with county music artist, Keith Urban, golf with Rudy Kalis of WSMV, and other high-end experiences and items.

Come and be a part of this extraordinary event that includes dinner, entertainment and an auction. The fundraiser will be held on Friday, February 9, 2007, at the Hilton Nashville Downtown. Cocktails and Silent auction is at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and live auction following at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets may be purchased for $125 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.
—Westview January 24-February 6, 2007

FRIDAY, FEB. 9
Scholarships Gala
What: Fourth annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala Event.
Who: Hosted by the Nashville State Community College Foundation.
When: Cocktails and silent auction at 6:30 p.m., dinner and live auction at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Hilton Nashville Downtown Hotel, 121 Fourth Ave. S.
Why: All proceeds from the event will be used to provide scholarships to NSCC students.
How: Tickets are $125 each, table sponsorships for parties of 10 are $1,500. For more information, visit www.nscc.edu/foundation or call 353-3604.
—The Tennessean "Midstate Datebook" January 26-February 9, 2007

Celebrity Morsel
Dinner with Keith Urban is among auction items at Nashville State Community College Foundation's fundraiser on Feb. 9. Tickets: $125. Info: 353-3604.
The Tennessean "Beverly Keel Column" January 26, 2007

Nashville author compiles top essays in new volume

Nashville State Community College English professor and freelance journalist Randy Rudder has long been a fan of anthologies such as The Best American Magazine Writing and Best American Essays and decided a couple of years ago he wanted to begin a similar series for country music. He's just released the second edition of The Country Music Reader (Ingram), changing the title from the inaugural version called The Music City Reader to avoid any reader confusion about its content and direction. Rudder will read from and sign copies of The Country Music Reader today (Friday) at the Ernest Tubb Record Store, 417 Broadway, from 5-7 p.m.

"I scour music periodicals all summer looking for good material," Rudder said in response to a question about obtaining source material for the book. "I also look at some other sources like the Time cover story we reprinted on the Dixie Chicks and two articles from Web sites (CMT.com and Music City News). The Chicks story was very well written and they were just too big a story to ignore the past two years. Basically I look for variety and a fresh voice and when you include writers like Chet Flippo, Alanna Nash, Tommy Goldsmith, Jon Weisberger, Bill Friskics-Warren and Michael McCall you really can't go wrong."

Rudder aims for a blend of feature stories, interviews and essays in The Country Music Reader, providing a balance between young and old, topical issues and long-simmering controversies. His goal is to present a comprehensive, thorough work with multi-generational appeal. "I tried to do a mix of older, traditional artists like George Jones and Emmylou Harris as well as newer ones like Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley," Rudder added. "I also included bluegrass artists like Rhonda Vincent, Earl Scruggs, and Del McCoury and one on songwriter Matraca Berg. I have a soft spot in my heart for songwriters because they really make the music and are underpaid and underappreciated."

Early reviews of The Country Music Reader have been positive, and Rudders adds that the presence of Ingram publishers has aided the book's exposure and presence in both area bookstores and places such as The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. He also hopes to publish annual editions of the book and include a companion CD down the line. Rudder starts work on the third volume in June, and says his favorite endorsement so far has come from Grand Ole Opry curator Brenda Colladay, whose thoughts are included on the bookÕs back cover blurb.

"She says that collection "reflects the depth of the genre, as well as the music's presence in - and undeniable influence on - the art, religion and politics of America." If she's right, then I think I accomplished my goal." The book is also available online at countrymusicreader.com
—Nashville City Paper January 26, 2007

Lottery scholarship retention levels dropping
Half of all 2005 freshman lottery scholarship recipients had lost their awards by 2006, according to a report released by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

What's more, the recently released annual report from the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program notes that students from lower income households tend to lose scholarships at a higher rate than students in higher income families.

The numbers were taken from public four-year, public two-year, and independent colleges. In Tennessee, 47 percent of students lost scholarships at four-year colleges; 65 percent at two-year institutions; 36 percent at independent colleges.

"That conclusion is not surprising," said Robert Ruble, executive director of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. "I think everyone understands that renewal is tied to academic progress and that higher income folks tend to do better with academic progress. There's no great surprise there."

Recipients of the General Assembly Merit Scholarship Ñ a $1,000 supplement to the $3,800 HOPE scholarship, were at the highest retention rate at 89 percent.

Recipients of the ACCESS scholarship, a $2,650 grant for a four-year institution, were at the lowest retention rate at 11 percent.

More than 56,000 students received lottery-funded scholarships for the 2005-06 academic year, which marked the second year of the program, with a total award allocation in excess of $136 million. Of those, 21,815 were for freshman.

To receive the scholarships, students who must have a minimum 2.75-grade point average and must be enrolled full-time. And therein may be a major reason students are losing scholarships, according to one financial aid director.

"We have more students losing the scholarship due to a drop from full-[time] to less than full [time]É than we do at the grade point average," said Stephen White director of financial aid for Nashville State Community College. "I would simply estimate that probably close to 50 percent of our students lose their lottery scholarship."

Legislation could change requirements

At the same time the THEC report arrives in state legislators' mailboxes, one senator is trying to make the scholarships available to more students and wants to start by lowering income requirements.

Sen. Doug Jackson (D-Dickson) has proposed a bill that would change the income requirements for need-based scholarships from $36,000 to $45,000. Those numbers represent gross income attributable to the student.

"The idea is just to try to get more of the lottery in the hands of families and students to go to college," Jackson said. "I know there's a lot of competing ideas for K-12 and there's competing ideas for school construction dollars, but the premise of the lottery was financial assistance for college scholarships. I don't think that we need to back up on that."

The scholarships affected by Jackson's proposal - ones that have income requirements - are the ASPIRE award, HOPE ACCESS grant and HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students.

Jackson said he is just now receiving fiscal notes to gauge the financial impact his proposal might have, though he is certain the state can handle an increase in scholarship awards.

"This is not coming out of the General Fund, this is money that's coming [from] lottery dollars," Jackson said. "We're sitting on a surplus and I suspect that we can easily handle this level of commitment."

The senator also wants to make sure that the state fully funds all lottery scholarships before dipping into the lottery surplus for other programs like capital projects or Pre-K programs.

"All those programs are important," Jackson said. "I'm not saying one is more important than the other, but we did have an understanding and a commitment regarding college."

According to Jackson, the Legislature committed to fund the scholarships at $4,000 when the program was first proposed in 2004. Currently the HOPE scholarship is funded at $3,800 and less for a two-year institution.
—Nashville City Paper January 19, 2007

Antioch High seeks out leaders
Leadership Development classes embrace students who may take nontraditional path in school
"Leadership Development (is) geared toward finding nontraditional leaders," said Tara Brown, a social studies teacher who also teaches one of the Leadership Development classes.
She said the program is for students who may not be involved in band, sports or clubs but still demonstrate leadership ability.
The aim is to tap into this talent, she said.
Brown said students in the program are identified for teachers and nominated for the program. They must go through a screening process and write an essay to be accepted.
The classes are taught over two years and have two levels. The more advanced level involves a partnership with Nashville State Community College in which students receive college credit.
In the classes, Brown said. students talk about issues they might not feel comfortable talking about elsewhere. This leads to a lot of bonding, she added.
"We create a family atmosphere."
Audrey Woodward, who also teaches the Leadership Development classes, said students in the program are learning how to be "servant-leaders."
"We've seen them take the initiative," she said.
As an example, Woodward said the students do activities that promote school spirit, as well as understanding the different cultures represented at the school.
"I think the benefit is for the whole school," she said.
—The Tennessean February 19, 2007

Feb9:
Sweethearts for Scholarships Gala, Nashville State Community College Foundation event, cocktails and silent auction followed by dinner and live auction, Hilton Nashville Downtown, $125, $1,500 parties of 10, provides scholarships to NSCC students. www.nscc.edu.foundation or Brent Young, 353-3604, brent.young@nscc.edu.

—The Tennessean "Social Calendar" January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 2007

'Sweethearts for Scholarships' to feature silent, live auctions
The Nashville State Community College Foundation will hold its fourth annual "Sweethearts for Scholarships" Gala on Feb. 9 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown.
Cocktails and a silent auction will be at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and live auction at 7:30 p.m.
Individual tickets may be purchased for $125, and table sponsorships are available for parties of 10 for $1,500. Event sponsorship packages are also available.
All money raised from the event will be used to provide scholarships to deserving students at Nashville State Community College, which has a satellite location in southeast Davidson County.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.nscc.edu/foundation/, or contact Executive Director Brent Young at 353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu.
—The Tennessean "County News" January 17, 2007

Sweethearts for Scholarships Gala

Nashville State Community College Foundation event features cocktails and silent auction followed by dinner and live auction; provides scholarships to deserving students of Nashville State Community College; info: www.nscc.edu/foundation or Brent Young, 353-3604 or brent.young@nscc.edu
Location: Hilton Nashville Downtown, Nashville

—The Tennessean "Events" January 13- February 12, 2007

NSCC hosts free business breakfast meeting

Nashville State Community College's WorkForce & Community Development (WCD) is hosting a free Business Leadership Team (BLT) breakfast meeting.

Each month a topic and speaker will be chosen to address pertinent issues that foster a heightened awareness of business, industry, and public services present in Davidson and surrounding counties.

The breakfast meeting will also provide an opportunity to facilitate networking among the members of those sectors.

This month's topic will focus on how the cost of oil affects the costs of business. Any business owner involved in transportation, paying heating and cooling bills or buying and selling goods will be affected by energy cost over the next 10 years. Come learn as speaker, Dave Pelton, founder of Clean Cities of Middle Tennessee, an organization dedicated to stopping our nation's reliance on foreign oil and promoting clean, domestic alternatives.

Clean Cities helped Metro Transit Authority (MTA) secure a grant to burn clean, low-sulfur Biodiesel in its buses and the City of Franklin purchase the first hybrid transit bus in the region. Clean Cities merged with Trust for the Future, an organization that challenges communities to address energy and environmental issues. Mr. Pelton serves as President of Trust for the Future and oversees its three main projects: Clean Cities, Kilowatt Ours and the Southeast Energy Initiative.

This month's meeting takes place on Friday, January 12th in the Clement Building, Room C209 at the college's main campus located at 120 White Bridge Road. A Continental breakfast is being served at 8:00 a.m., the presentation begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program ends promptly at 9:30a.m.

Seats will be limited to the first 100 people, so please mark your calendar and RSVP today! For more information or to register, please call 353-3580, email workforcetraining@nscc.edu, or RSVP online at http://www.workforce.nscc.edu/blt/.

—The Tennessean January 9, 2007

CSI Nashville:
Police Science Program at NSCC

As you head north on White Bridge Road, you see Nashville State Community College on your right. Though lots of good food lies ahead, (Siam Cuisine, Fat Mo's and Hot Kabobs, to name a few), you find suddenly that it's your mind that feels famished. "I've been meaning to broaden my horizons a bit," you think. "Maybe I should take a class or something." After all, even Gil Grissom had to start somewhereÉ.

If the television shows we watched are any indication, Americans love to investigate crimes. CBS has made the prefix "CSI" part of the cultural lexicon, and the three one-hour dramas that bear the initials have introduced the television watching populace to the grisly science of law enforcement. Now, budding sleuths can follow the trail to the police science program at Nashville State Community College, where they can earn an associate of applied science degree with a major in crime scene investigation.

The 60-hour degree program prepares students to be police officers, crime scene technicians or forensic technicians. Not all graduates want to do police work; some students just want to know what crime scene investigation is, says faculty member Michael Wright, a longtime training officer at the Metro Police Academy. But when police departments around the country "civilianizing" crime scene investigation so that technicians need not be sworn officers, graduates can apply their investigative skills as volunteers for smaller agencies.

Aspiring inspectors can choose from courses such as "Surface Skeletons and Buried Bones," "Bloodstain Evidence" and "Gangs, Cults and Deviant Movements." Instructor Brad Corcoran, a Metro homicide detective, tries to keep the coursework exciting, with assignments like digging for simulated skeletons on the Nashville State campus. While he and Wright agree that Hollywood's presentation of crime scene investigation isn't terribly accurate, they appreciate the good publicity. "I like that they actually conceptualize what the detectives are thinking," Wright says, "and how they show the critical thinking skills that detectives have to have."

Nashville State Community College, 120 White Bridge Road, 353-3333, nscc.edu/cac.

—Nashville Scene "Annual Manual" January 4, 2007

Adult Education
Nashville State Community College
120 White Bridge Road
353-3333
nscc.edu
Eleven two-semester certification programs for adults looking to acquire skills to enhance their resumes. Semester-long classes offered during the academic year. Special-interest courses and evening workshops run throughout the year. Students can also earn career advancement certificates in areas such as customer service and legal issues in the workplace.

—Nashville Scene "Annual Manual" January 4, 2007

Arts & Entertainment

ED CLARK GALLERY
Nashville State Community College, 120 White Bridge Road 353-3224
Nashville State's art gallery features artwork by students.

—Nashville Scene "Annual Manual" January 4, 2007

March case becoming a book; is movie next?
Local writers strive to give tale proper sensitivity, Nashville flavor

The disappearance and murder of Janet Levine March captured Nashville's attention like no crime since the still unsolved 1975 murder of 9-year-old Marcia Trimble.
For Michael Glasgow and Phyllis Gobbell (NSCC professor), the March case had all the makings of a book. The two Nashvillians have penned a true-crime account of the case, An Unfinished Canvas: A Story of Love, Family and Murder, to be published as a mass market paperback this fall by Berkley Books, a division of Penguin-Putnam. And they're exploring possibilities for a film adaptation.
If the Janet March story seems perfectly suited to a book or film, the question remains how Nashvillians will react to An Unfinished Canvas. There are those who, like Glasgow and Gobbell, followed the case with rapt attention, while others may consider the idea of turning a real-life tragedy into a book distasteful or even exploitative.
As far as the authors are concerned, they felt they could handle the subject with care and sensitivity.
"We talked about the fact that this story was going to be written, so if someone was going to write it, it might as well be us," Gobbell says.
"First of all, we've lived in Nashville. We're not coming in from outside and just trying to get a peek at the court files and going back and writing a book. We've been here throughout the 10 years (since Janet's disappearance), we've followed the events and the gossip, and I think we have a sense of the case and how it has played in the community."
When asked whether they have any other projects in the works, the authors let out a collective sigh.
"I think we're just reeling from having done so much this fall," Gobbell says.
Adds Glasgow, "We've done an insane amount of work in three months. This involved a lot of midnight oil."
—The Tennessean January 4, 2007

Today in Middle Tennessee
What's going on today in Middle Tennessee:
Class registration
What: Registration period begins for Nashville State Community College's horticulture classes.
When: Registration is Jan. 2 through Jan. 12; late registration will be Jan. 9 through Jan. 12 and includes an extra $25 fee. Classes begin Jan. 16.
Where: NSCC Main Campus, 120 White Bridge Road.
Why: NSCC will be offering Introduction to Horticulture, Landscape Design, Turf Grass Management, Soils and Fertilizers, Landscape Plant Materials I, Advanced Landscape Design and General Botany courses this spring.
How: Students may register at the main campus or on the college's "POWER" Web site at www.nscc.edu. For more information, contact Jim Janosky at 353-3348, 595-6875 or e-mail jim.janosky@nscc.edu.
— The Tennessean January 2, 2007

Midstate Datebook: Nashville State begins registration for horticulture classes
TUESDAY, JAN. 2
Class registration
What: Registration period begins for Nashville State Community College's horticulture classes.
When: Registration is Jan. 2 through Jan. 12; late registration will be Jan. 9 through Jan. 12 and includes an extra $25 fee. Classes begin Jan. 16.
Where: NSCC Main Campus, 120 White Bridge Road.
Why: NSCC will be offering Introduction to Horticulture, Landscape Design, Turf Grass Management, Soils and Fertilizers, Landscape Plant Materials I, Advanced Landscape Design and General Botany courses this spring.
How: Students may register at the main campus or on the college's "POWER" Web site at www.nscc.edu. For more information, contact Jim Janosky at 353-3348, 595-6875 or e-mail jim.janosky@nscc.edu.
— The Tennessean "Midstate Notebook" January 1-12 2007

Nashville State Community College's Workforce & Community Development hosts a business leadership team breakfast, featuring Dave Pelton, founder of Clean Cities of Middle Tennessee, an organization dedicated to stopping the nation's reliance on foreign oil and promoting clean, domestic alternatives; 8-9:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 12, Clement Building, Room C209, main campus, 120 White Bridge Road. Seats limited to 100. 353-3580 or RSVP at www.workforce.nscc.edu.
—The Tennessean "Business Calendar" January 1-12 2007

Fostering career growth for former foster kids
Amanda Foster knows, better than many other young people in their early 20s, what it means to work hard.

Intelligent and well spoken, Foster articulates her goals clearly and matter-of-factly. She plans to earn a masterÕs degree and open a group home for needy teenage girls. She works full-time at Asurion and takes courses at Nashville State Community College when she can.

—Nashville City Paper December 27, 2006