2008 Woodie Awards
Next fall, Volunteer State Community College students could earn credit hours by helping the Community Mobile Learning Center, a non-profit organization of Trousdale County. CMLC has asked Vol State's art department to paint a mural on their bus which they will use while visiting different schools. Sue Mulcahy, professor of art, said the project is just getting started and wants to "create a mobile cultural center." Mulcahy said she thought they could start on the project during the summer. She said CMLC does not have the bus yet so the class may not be available until Fall.
Students attending classes at Volunteer State Community College in the Fall may find interest in two communication classes: Political Communication (COM 280T), and Journalism Technology (COM 101). Political Communication will be taught by Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Len Assante and will be offered MWF at 10:10-11:05 a.m. Assante said that the class will be looking at political campaigning from a communication perspective. "Campaigning is all about communication," he said. Assante said that the class will be examining research, speech writing, and advertising of political campaigns. The class will also feature lots of guest speakers, field trips, and an on-campus political forum that will be organized and hosted by students in the class.
The Volunteer State Community College police department has published the 2007 Annual Report. "The report shows that larceny-theft has decreased since 2005 when there were 27 thefts, in 2006 there were 23 and 2007 there were 21," Chief William Rogan said. "There has been no record of attempted rape in the past three years, but there was one report of another sex offense", he said. "The arrests have stayed the same from 2006 to 2007 with only one each year." "In 2007, there were 1,499 traffic citations given", said Rogan.
During the summer months, Volunteer State Community College offers a diverse array of Continuing Education classes for students in third grade to adults. "Coming from all walks of life, faculty are selected from among area professionals in business and industry, area artisans and crafts people, Volunteer State faculty and staff, and private and public school faculty," said Lisa Miller, Director of Non-Credit Instruction.
On May 3, Volunteer State Community College's commencement ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the Richard Moore Gymnasium. This year's guest speaker will be Tennessee's State Senator, Diane Black, said Director of Media Services Terry Heinen. According to www.dianeblack.com, Black was elected in 2004 to represent the 18th Senatorial District which includes most of Sumner County and all of Robertson County. Heinen said that the biggest change to the ceremony was the implementation of a partial recessional. "A partial recessional will conclude the ceremony with those on stage and the faculty existing in the reverse order of their processional," said Heinen. "This year, students will not have a recessional but rather allowed to stay in the gymnasium to meet with family and friends."
The Volunteer State Community College music department will be showcasing its Spring production April 25 and 26 at 7:45 p.m. in the Richard Moore Gymnasium. The performance will feature Showstoppers, Commercial Music Ensemble and Vol State music students. James Story, associate professor of music, said there will be $5 suggested donation. There will also be a $5 CD of original material written and performed by Vol State music students.
After working at Volunteer State Community College for 37 years, Assistant Vice President of Student Services Dr. Tom Miller notified the college's staff and faculty members of his decision to retire. "It's simply my time," said Miller. "I will serve out my term and complete everything for which I am responsible.