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‘Lighting of the Tree’ is Nov. 25 in Roane County

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By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

It’s Roane County’s “Lighting of the Tree,” and it’s a highlight of the holiday season in the region.

Now in its third year, the family-oriented event is at Roane State Community College at 276 Patton Lane in Harriman, and it starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 25.

The event features the lighting of a huge Christmas tree and a “Festival of Trees,” featuring Christmas trees decorated by school groups, churches, civic groups, businesses, and individuals.

Also scheduled are holiday-themed games, refreshments, selfies with Santa, and Christmas carols sung by local choirs.

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Roane State mechatronics program to host Open House on Sept. 26

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Roane State mechatronics director Gordon Williams, center, says mechatronics is a field that requires creativity along with technical skills. (Photo by Roane State)

 

It’s the well-paying field of mechatronics, where skilled technicians operate, maintain, and repair high-tech automated manufacturing systems, and Roane State Community College is hosting an open house in September to recruit for next spring’s mechatronics classes.

The event will be from 5 until 8 p.m. on Monday, September 26, at Roane State’s Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility, located in a former National Guard Armory off Charles Seivers Boulevard at 214 Nave Street in Clinton.

Current mechatronics students will be available to answer questions. Prospective students will have “the hands-on opportunity to work with the equipment, including robotic arms,” program director Gordon Williams said. Light refreshments will be served. [Read more…]

Big change for FAFSA: Students can complete 2017-18 FAFSA starting Oct. 1

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Roane State enrollment assistant Josh Adkins and student Kaylee Avila of Harriman look over the online form for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which will become available to fill out in October. (Photo by RSCC)

 

Recent changes to this important application for college financial help should help ease the process of filing it.

It’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which students must complete to be eligible for financial aid including Pell grants, the HOPE scholarship, and Tennessee Promise scholarship.

New this year: The FAFSA will be available on October 1 instead of January 1 for the upcoming school year, which runs from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.

The second major change is that the required financial information from the Internal Revenue Service can be used from the prior year’s income tax return, so there’s more certainty. [Read more…]

New co-requisite model at Roane State, other Tennessee community colleges receiving national recognition

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The Roane State Community College campus in Oak Ridge is pictured above. (Photo by Roane State)

A new model that Roane State and all Tennessee community colleges are using to better progress students who need remedial support is receiving national attention.

Under the old model, students whose placement scores indicated they were not ready for college-level work had to pass a series of remedial courses before enrolling in college-level courses the next semester.

The remedial courses did not count toward a student’s degree. A student required to take multiple remedial courses could, for example, finish an entire semester of college as a full-time student without earning a single college credit toward their degree.

The new model, called co-requisite remediation, places under-prepared students directly into the college-level course, but requires learning support systems to help the students master course content and earn college credit in the same semester. [Read more…]

Roane State Education Department to host open houses

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The Roane State Community College campus in Oak Ridge is pictured above. (Photo by Roane State)

The Roane State Community College Education Department will host open houses this month for anyone interested in becoming a K-12 teacher.

An open house at the college’s Roane County campus, 276 Patton Lane in Harriman, will be held on Monday, April 18 at 6 p.m. Visitors will meet in Room 224 in the O’Brien Humanities Building.

An open house at the college’s Oak Ridge campus, 701 Briarcliff Ave., will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. The event will be held in Room 336 in the Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building. [Read more…]

Healthcare employers invited to participate in Roane State job fair

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Roane State Community College is having a job fair from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building at the Oak Ridge campus at 701 Briarcliff Avenue. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Employers are invited to participate in a March 30 job fair at Roane State Community College for students who are pursuing careers in health care and plan to graduate this year.

The fair is planned for Wednesday, March 30, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Roane State’s Oak Ridge campus, which is at 701 Briarcliff Avenue. Setup begins at 11 a.m. in the Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building.

Employers are asked to register by March 18. There is no registration fee. To register, visit www.roanestate.edu/jobfair. [Read more…]

Roane State dental hygiene students help at Ronald McDonald House

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Roane State Community College dental hygiene students recently prepared breakfast for 27 family members staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Knoxville. Front row kneeling starting from left are Guerin Bearden, Leslie Setzer, Atoosa Aval, Lorelei Glenn, and Lubov Jestes. Back from left are program director Melinda Gill, Miranda Carpenter, Kim Palmer, Melissa McAllester, Angela Whipp, and Bruna Rose. (Photo by Roane State)

 

Roane State Community College dental hygiene students recently prepared breakfast for 27 family members staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Knoxville.

The Ronald McDonald House is open to any family with a child, age 21 or under, who is receiving medical treatment at an area hospital, including East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

For more information, visit http://knoxrmhc.org.

Registration under way for Roane State wilderness first responder course

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Rescue workers train during Roane State’s intense Wilderness First Responder course. (Photo courtesy Roane State)

 

Roane State Community College’s Continuing Healthcare and Safety Education Department is accepting sign-ups for its Wilderness First Responder course, which will be in January.

Held at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, the class is designed for those who operate extensively in the outdoors, such as outdoors enthusiasts, wilderness guides, environmental educators, and missionaries.

The course will be held January 17-24, 2016. A refresher course for those who have already taken Wilderness First Responder is scheduled for January 29-31, 2016. [Read more…]

Sign up for Oct. 17 ACT Prep Workshop at Roane State’s Roane County campus

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The main Roane State Community College campus in Harriman. The college also has a branch campus in Oak Ridge.

Students will learn hidden rules of the ACT during an ACT Prep Workshop on Saturday, October 17, presented by Roane State and SailAway Learning at the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman.

Seating is limited. Register soon.

Students will learn valuable test-taking tips and receive helpful review materials. According to data from SailAway Learning, 60 percent of those who took the workshop improved their overall score by at least one point.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 17, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Roane County campus, 276 Patton Lane in Harriman. The cost is $55.

The $55 non-refundable fee is payable at registration. To register, go to roanestate.edu/ACTworkshop or call (865) 481-2031.

Scholarship Saturday at Roane State campuses in Roane, Oak Ridge

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High school seniors can sign up for the Tennessee Promise and fill out their college application as part of Scholarship Saturday on September 26 at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus and at the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman.

Each event will last from 9 a.m.-noon, and refreshments will be served.

Students who attend the event at the Oak Ridge campus at 701 Briarcliff Avenue will meet in Room 118 in the Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building. Students are asked to reserve a spot by contacting Jim McDaniel at (865) 354-3000, ext. 2362, or [email protected]. [Read more…]

Roane State Workforce Development offering photo editing, video production courses

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The Coffey/McNally Building is pictured at the Oak Ridge campus of Roane State Community College. (Photo by Roane State)

 

Roane State Community College Workforce Development is offering photo editing courses, a video production class, and a Web design course in September and October in the Apple Lab at the college’s Oak Ridge campus at 701 Briarcliff Avenue.

To sign up, call (865) 481-2031, email [email protected], or visit roanestate.edu/workforce. [Read more…]

Roane State women’s basketball players earn academic honors

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Roane State Community College sophomore basketball player Kassidi Freeman of Madisonville earned top academic honors in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association, or TCCAA.

Six additional players also received recognition for their academic performance.

Freeman had the highest grade-point average (3.83) of any women’s basketball player in the TCCAA. She was named a TCCAA Distinguished Scholar-Athlete.

Roane State sophomores Cayla Oglesby (Lake City) and Danielle Slack (Madisonville), and freshmen Haley Cornellison (Kingston), Madison Hampton (Dayton), Amber Hudgens (Sparta), and Sydney Marek (Cookeville), also received Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition.

“I’m very proud of how well our athletes performed academically,” Roane State head coach Monica Boles said. “Their hard work and dedication helped them excel both on the court and in the classroom.”

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