Columbia State Nursing Students Help Administer Flu Shots 

Columbia State nursing students Amy Baldwin (left) and Travis Johnson (right) are pictured with second semester nursing instructor Laura Oettel (center). "Mrs. Oettel goes out of her way to set up opportunities for us--she went and got us involved in this and it's been great because this will be something we can use," said Baldwin. Baldwin and Johnson are two of many second semester nursing students that participated in the flu clinic that was sponsored by Williamson Medical Center and held at Columbia State Community College's Williamson County Campus.

Southwest Tennessee Community College and University of Memphis Create Unique Academic Partnership
Eligible Southwest Tennessee Community College students can now choose, while still enrolled at Southwest, to be admitted to the University of Memphis for an easier transition from the two-year school to the four-year one. Above, University of Memphis President Shirley C. Raines, left, and Southwest Tennessee Community College President Nathan L. Essex sign the PEP co-admissions agreement.

TTU Alum Piloting Space Shuttle 

Tennessee Tech University alumnus Barry Wilmore is piloting NASA’s last slated space shuttle flight of 2009 with Atlantis launching Monday, November 16,  on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station. Above, Astronauts Robert Satcher (left), STS-129 mission specialist; Barry Wilmore, pilot; and Leland Melvin, mission specialist, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, await the start of a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session.