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Former Roane State basketball star honored for Hall of Fame induction

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Bernadette Mattox

Bernadette Mattox

Bernadette Mattox, a star basketball player at Roane State Community College in the 1970s who has had a ground-breaking and successful coaching career, will be honored at the college’s Jan. 26 basketball games for her induction into the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

Roane State’s women play Dyersburg State at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, and the men follow at 4 p.m. Games are held in the gym at the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman. Mattox will be honored at halftime of the men’s game.

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Meeting location changed for Roane State mechatronics program on Thursday

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Roane State Community College will host information meetings about its new mechatronics certificate program on Thursday in the Club Room at the Clinton Community Center.

The information sessions will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. Interested students only need to attend one of the sessions.

The meetings had been planned for the Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility, but they had to be moved because of ongoing construction at the facility.

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Roane State hosts information meetings for new mechatronics program

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Factory Manufacturing

Technicians trained in mechatronics work with high-tech robotic equipment. (Photo courtesy of Anne Arundel Community College)

Roane State Community College is hosting information meetings about a new certificate program that will train students to become technicians who operate, maintain, and repair high-tech automated manufacturing systems.

Anyone interested in the one-year mechatronics program is invited to attend information meetings on Thursday, Jan. 3, at the college’s Oak Ridge campus; Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the college’s Loudon County campus in Lenoir City; or on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility.

The information sessions will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. each day. Interested students only need to attend one of the sessions.

The program begins Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility.

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Register for ORICL courses and trips by Jan. 9

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Horse and Carriage Tour in Charleston

Carolyn and Herb Krause look forward to a horse-and-carriage tour of historic Charleston, S.C., as part of an ORICL trip last September. (Submitted photos)

From stories of World War II to the displacement and resettlement of Native American tribes to the adaptation of life to climate change, the winter-spring 2013 semester of the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning starting Feb. 4 offers a surprising variety of courses.

The early registration deadline is Jan. 9, 2013, for the winter-spring semester, which ends April 26. Members should register by this date to have the best chance of getting preferred classes and trips.

ORICL has more than 500 members who take courses in a classroom and auditorium at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus on Briarcliff Road. A few courses, such as medical lectures and art classes, are taught in other locations.

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Roane State to offer extended business hours after holidays

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Roane State Community College campuses will offer extended business hours after the holiday break to help students get ready for the start of spring classes.

Roane State has been closed since Dec. 15 and will be closed through Tuesday, Jan. 1, for the holidays. All campuses will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

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Documentary about Roane State honored

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Roane State Documentary Honored

The award-winning film “Roane State: 40 Years of Class” is available on Roane State campuses. (Submitted photo)

A documentary commemorating Roane State Community College’s 40th anniversary has received another honor.

Roane State alumnus Keith McDaniel of Secret City Films in Oak Ridge wrote and directed “Roane State: 40 Years of Class.” The documentary recently received a 2012 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 2 Silver Medallion Award.

NCMPR District 2 includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and The Bahamas.

The film had previously earned second-place honors in the 33rd annual Telly Awards and a third-place award from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA).

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Roane State basketball player signs with Carson-Newman College

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Jassmine Franklin Signs with Carson-Newman

Roane State basketball player Jassmine Franklin, left, has signed to play for Carson-Newman, alma mater of Roane State head coach Monica Boles, right. (Submitted photo)

Roane State Community College sophomore basketball player Jassmine Franklin has signed to play for Carson-Newman College next season.

Franklin, a 6-1 post from Marion County High School in Lexington, Ky., is the team’s fourth-leading scorer (6.7 points per game) and leading rebounder (6.8 rebounds per game). She is also second on the team in assists per game (2.1).

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Roane State’s new arts magazine, the Rascal, now available online

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The first edition of the Roane State Rascal, the community college’s new arts magazine, is available online.

Visit www.roanestaterascal.org to view the magazine or download a copy.

Edited by Roane State’s Michael Hudson and Jessica Millis, the Rascal features fiction, poetry, art, and multimedia (online only). Roane State students, faculty, staff, and alumni contributed.

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Roane State campuses closed Dec. 15-Jan. 1 for holidays

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All Roane State Community College campuses will be closed Saturday, Dec. 15 through Tuesday, Jan. 1 for the holidays.

The campuses will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, and spring classes will begin on Thursday, Jan. 17, a press release said.

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Registration under way for Roane State spring semester

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Registration is under way for the spring 2013 semester at Roane State Community College, and the fee deadline is Jan. 7.

Spring classes begin Jan. 17.

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Roane State names 2012 Outstanding Alumni

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Jeff Burchfield

Jeff Burchfield

A decorated law enforcement officer and an accomplished scholar have been named Roane State Community College’s 2012 Outstanding Alumni.

The recipients are Jeff Burchfield of Maryville, captain and training supervisor for the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, and Barry Vann of Corbin, Ky., professor of higher education and geography at the University of the Cumberlands.

Burchfield graduated from Roane State in 1993 with an associate’s degree in police technology. He spent eight years with the Maryville Police Department before joining the Blount County Sheriff’s Office in 1996.

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Registration under way for wilderness first responder course

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

Held at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Wilderness First Responder provides extensive training in handling medical emergencies in the wilderness. The class is designed for those who operate extensively in the outdoors, such as outdoors enthusiasts, wilderness guides, environmental educators, and missionaries.

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