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Roane to Tech paves path for transfer students

Posted at 1:00 pm January 23, 2023
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Cheyenne McAbee

A relatively new program called Roane to Tech allows students to transfer from Roane State Community College to Tennessee Tech University to complete their last two years of college, and it provides students additional opportunities, a press release said.

The program began in 2021, and it guarantees all Roane State graduates admission to Tech, the press release said. It also provides a smooth transition for those students. The transfer students are known as the Golden Raiders, a combination of Tech’s Golden Eagles and RSCC’s Raiders.

The average savings for those who participate in the program would be close to $6,000 per year for tuition, according to TTU Director of Admissions Frank Tittle.

“There are several benefits to the Roane to Tech program, such as a waived Tennessee Tech application fee, students have access to a university advisor, their degree plans are predefined, dual admission to tech, access to special events, and free Roane to Tech gear,” Tittle said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education Tagged With: Amanda Hall, Cheyenne McAbee, Frank Tittle, Roane State Community College, Roane to Tech, RSCC, Tennessee Tech University, transfer program, TTU

Roane State employees receive excellence awards

Posted at 5:16 am February 25, 2022
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Four Roane State Community College employees have been recognized as winners of the prestigious Excellence Award bestowed by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. (Photo by RSCC)

Four Roane State Community College employees have been recognized as winners of the prestigious Excellence Award bestowed by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

NISOD has been named the country’s leading provider of professional development for community college faculty, staff, and administrators by the American Association of Community Colleges, a press release said. The organization is more than 40 years old and provides faculty-focused programs and resources.

Honorees were nominated by their academic deans as well as Vice President of Student Learning Diane Ward and Roane State President Chris Whaley. Faculty and staff members chosen for the honor must demonstrate an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues, the press release said.

The following RSCC employees were recognized this year:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: April Insco, Chris Whaley, DeAnna Stephens, Diane Ward, Jillian Miller, John Brown, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, NISOD, Roane State Community College, RSCC

‘Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement’ on Thursday

Posted at 11:30 am April 25, 2018
By Katherine Smith Leave a Comment

Master Flautist Galen of Flute Juice Productions will present “Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement” at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge on Thursday.

The lecture, which will include musical interludes, is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the City Room of the Coffey/McNally building (A-111). It is free and open to the public.

The lecture is co-sponsored by RSCC’s International Education Department and their Arts and Lectures Committee, and Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, Government, Music Tagged With: Arts and Lectures Committee, civil rights, Flute Juice Production, Galen Abdur-Razzaq, International Education Department, jazz, Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement, Master Flautist Galen, Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, ORICL, Roane State Community College, RSCC

Former ambassador to discuss Syria at Roane State on Wednesday

Posted at 1:02 pm April 16, 2018
By Katherine Smith Leave a Comment

Margaret Scobey

Margaret Scobey

Former Ambassador Margaret Scobey will discuss Syria at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge on Wednesday. Her talk is titled “Syria: Challenges to U.S. and Regional Interests.”

The community lecture is sponsored jointly by ORICL (Oak Ridge Institute of Continued Learning) and Roane State. It is free and open to the public.

Scobey’s appearance will begin with a reception at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Visitor’s Lobby of the Coffey/McNally Building, a press release said. Following the reception, Scobey will speak in the City Room, A-111, of the same building. After her presentation, Ambassador Scobey will respond to questions from the audience.

Scobey retired as career minister from the U.S. Foreign Service following a 32-year career, the press release said. She served as U.S. ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt from 2008 until July of 2011. Prior to that, she served as the U.S. ambassador to Syria from late 2003 until early 2005, when she was recalled in protest to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Her last assignment in the Foreign Service was as deputy commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Federal, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Ambassador Margaret Scobey, Margaret Scobey, Oak Ridge Institute of Continued Learning, ORICL, Roane State Community College, RSCC, Syria, U.S. ambassador, U.S. Foreign Service

ORICL has 20th anniversary celebration Thursday

Posted at 9:09 am September 4, 2017
By Carolyn H Krause Leave a Comment

Members of an early ORICL board are, standing from left, George Jasny, Janet Evans, and Martha Hobson; sitting from left, Jeannie Cole, Reeva Abraham, Harwell Smith, and Murray Rosenthal, founder and first board president. (Submitted photo)

Members of an early ORICL board are, standing from left, George Jasny, Janet Evans, and Martha Hobson; sitting from left, Jeannie Cole, Reeva Abraham, Harwell Smith, and Murray Rosenthal, founder and first board president. (Submitted photo)

 

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning (ORICL), a celebration will take place on Thursday (September 7) at its home base, the Oak Ridge Branch Campus of Roane State Community College (RSCC).

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally will read a proclamation in honor of ORICL’s 20 years of providing educational experiences for hundreds of retirees in and around Oak Ridge.

RSCC President Chris Whaley will speak on “Lifelong Learning: the Roane State Commitment to ORICL and Oak Ridge.” He will mention Tennessee Reconnects, the state-funded program that will start in fall 2018 to provide a free two-year education to willing adults in Tennessee who have no degrees. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: 20th anniversary, Beth Harwell, Bob Hatcher, Bob Olson, Chris Whaley, George Jasny, Hal Schmitt, Harwell Smith, Janet Evans, Jeannie Cole, Martha Hobson, Murray Rosenthal, Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, ORICL, Randy McNally, Reeva Abraham, Roane State Community College, RSCC, Warren Gooch

Immigrant, refugee rights to be discussed in RSCC-ORICL lecture Thursday

Posted at 2:37 pm March 26, 2017
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

Kasar Abdulla

Kasar Abdulla

 

Kasar Abdulla, a Muslim refugee from Kurdistan of Iraq and director of advocacy and education at the Nashville nonprofit Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, will speak at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Oak Ridge Branch Campus of Roane State Community College.

Abdulla will tell her story and discuss immigrant and refugee rights in the first talk of 2017 in the RSCC-Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, or ORICL, Lecture Series. Her lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be delivered in the City Room (A-111) of the Coffey-McNally Building.

Abdulla has received awards and recognition on television and in publications for her community activism in Nashville. In 2013, President Barack Obama named her a “Champion of Change” for her work on immigrant integration in Tennessee. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Kasar Abdulla, Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, ORICL, refugee rights, Roane State Community College, RSCC, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Lunch with League: Success of middle college at Roane State, area high schools

Posted at 7:48 pm February 2, 2017
By Maureen Hoyt Leave a Comment

Diane Ward

Diane Ward

An official from Roane State Community College will provide an overview of the college’s Middle College during a Tuesday meeting.

Diane Ward, vice president for student learning at Roane State Community College, will be the guest speaker at Lunch with the League on Tuesday, February 7. The program will be held at noon in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, which is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The public is invited.

“Middle College is a program where rising high school juniors carry a full college schedule in the morning and a high school schedule in the afternoon,” Ward said in a press release. “The goal is for these students to obtain a high school diploma and an associate’s degree at the same time. Currently, Roane State is in partnership with three different school systems to offer this program on three of our campuses.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Diane Ward, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Middle College, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Roane State Community College, RSCC

Roane State graduate’s 9/11 tribute gains national attention

Posted at 1:33 am September 23, 2016
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

Roane State paramedic graduate Jason Harding said he was “absolutely amazed at the response” to his 9/11 tribute. Early on the morning of Sept. 11, Harding strapped on 75 pounds of firefighter gear and climbed 110 stories on a stair climbing machine at the Maryville Planet Fitness. (Photo courtesy RSCC)

Roane State paramedic graduate Jason Harding said he was “absolutely amazed at the response” to his 9/11 tribute. Early on the morning of Sept. 11, Harding strapped on 75 pounds of firefighter gear and climbed 110 stories on a stair climbing machine at the Maryville Planet Fitness. (Photo courtesy RSCC)

 

A public safety officer at McGhee Tyson Airport never dreamed his solitary, early-morning tribute on the anniversary of a national tragedy would gain so much attention.

Jason Harding’s unique way to observe the 15 anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks went viral on social media and caught the attention of national news outlets, from People magazine to Fox News.

Harding, who completed Roane State Community College’s paramedic program in September 2011, is a certified police officer, paramedic, and firefighter for the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority.

He went into Maryville’s Planet Fitness at 6 a.m. September 11, wearing 75 pounds of firefighting gear, and asked permission to use one of the gym’s stair climbing machines. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Jason Harding, Lezlie Bauler, Mark Bodine, Marty Young, McGhee Tyson Airport, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, paramedic, Planet Fitness, Roane State, RSCC, September 11, September 11 terrorist attacks, World Trade Center

Street Painting Festival on Oct. 1 seeks artists, sponsors

Posted at 5:19 pm September 15, 2016
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

2014 Owl Chalk Painting

A winning chalk painting at the 14th annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, held in October 2014 at the Oak Ridge Branch Campus of Roane State Community College. (Submitted photo)

 

Do you enjoy drawing upon your artistic skills as you sketch a face, animal, or colorful scene? Then you might like “painting” pictures in chalk on a sidewalk.

You are invited to sign up as an artist for the 16th annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival. The festival showcases the talents of artists of all ages and provides a fun time for the community.

This popular event will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 1, on the sidewalks of the Oak Ridge Branch Campus of Roane State Community College. (The rain day will be Sunday.) Artists may start their chalk paintings on Friday afternoon, September 30.

The art must be completed at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 1, so it can be judged before 6 p.m., when artist awards will be announced. If you win a first prize or the People’s Choice Award, you will receive a $50 cash award as well as recognition.

The festival is organized and hosted by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge. Its purpose is to raise funds for scholarships for students at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Martin, chalk painting, Jenifer Campbell, Melinda Hillman, Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, Roane State Community College, Roane State Foundation, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, RSCC, scholarships, street painting festival

Roane State EMT student awarded Colton Stout Memorial Scholarship

Posted at 7:31 pm September 12, 2016
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

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Zachary Kennedy (left) is the recipient of the 2016 Colton Stout Memorial Scholarship established by Tracy Stout-Powers (right). (Photo by RSCC)

 

Roane State Community College emergency medical technician student Zachary Kennedy of Andersonville has received the 2016 Colton Stout Memorial Scholarship.

Kennedy, a firefighter with the Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department and a certified nursing assistant at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, is studying EMT this fall. He plans to complete advanced EMT training in the spring and then enroll in the college’s paramedic program.

Kennedy said his long-term goal is to become a critical care paramedic and work for UT Lifestar. The $1,500 annual scholarship, Kennedy said, has provided needed assistance with the cost of his education. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department, Colton Stout Memorial Scholarship, Daniel Adams, emergency medical technician, EMT, EMT training, Methodist Medical Center, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Roane State Foundation, RSCC, scholarship, Tracy Stout-Powers, Zachary Kennedy

Story by Roane State professor wins national honor

Posted at 12:39 am May 23, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Genovise

Elizabeth Genovise

A story by Roane State Community College assistant professor Elizabeth Genovise has been named a 2016 O. Henry Prize Story, among the nation’s most prestigious honors for short fiction.

Past winners include literary luminaries such as William Faulkner, John Updike, Flannery O’Connor, Alice Walker, and Truman Capote, a press release said. Genovise’s piece, “Irises,” was among 20 stories selected from thousands of works published in literary magazines.

“I honestly couldn’t believe it,” Genovise said of the moment she learned her story had been selected. “I re-read the letter 50 times thinking maybe it was an elaborate prank from a fellow writer.”

Genovise has taught English at Roane State for six years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Hillsdale College, a master’s in English from McNeese State University, and a master of fine arts, or M.F.A., from McNeese State. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: Elizabeth Genovise, Irises, O. Henry, O. Henry Prize Story, Roane State, Roane State Community College, RSCC, short fiction

Artists ‘chalk the walks’ Saturday for scholarships for Roane State students

Posted at 12:46 pm October 2, 2015
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

Blue Phantom

A sidewalk chalk painting from the 2014 Street Painting Festival. (Submitted photo)

 

The 16th annual Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival is drawing near—it will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 3 (rain day on Sunday), at the Oak Ridge Campus, Roane State Community College.

Dozens of artists will be brushing up on their skills as they bring colorful faces and scenes to concrete sidewalk squares using free art supplies. Would-be Rembrandts will “paint” with chalk the squares that sponsors “purchase” by writing checks.

You, too, can write a check to the Roane State Foundation to fund scholarships for RSCC students. These students have been out of high school for a few years and are not eligible for Tennessee Promise scholarships.

The public is invited to this free festival organized by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge in conjunction with Roane State. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, College, Education, Entertainment, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: Melinda Hillman, Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival, Roane State Community College, Roane State Foundation, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, RSCC, street painting festival

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