The Face of Student Representation
It's been almost 10 years since Carlos Gonzalez, a student at Pellissippi State, had to put his college dreams on hold. Now the formerly undocumented immigrant is representing community college…
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A Shining Example
When Brad Moats was a student at Pellissippi State, he looked around and noticed something. "There were no solar panels on campus," says Moats, who now serves as the College's…
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A House United
They're 20 years apart. They live in the same house. And, now, they go to the same college. Chandra Sconion, 40, and her son Christopher, 20, started Pellissippi State together…
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Food for Thought
Public and nonprofit private schools have the National School Lunch Program to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. But what happens when college students…
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Finding Opportunities
Dalyssa Webb was one semester away from graduating from Pellissippi State when her father's car accident in December 2017 left him temporarily disabled. "All these medical bills were stacking up,…
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Story time with ASL
Therapy horses, rodeo games and presents from Santa: it's just a typical finals week for American Sign Language students at Pellissippi State. Each year Gay Baker's ASL students provide a…
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Right on Schedule
Kayla Bishop knows her due dates. Taking classes solely online in fall 2018, Bishop knew it would be important to have a visual reminder of when to submit her assignments…
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Academic Evolution
Judy Sichler isn't the same person she was when she arrived at Pellissippi State. The professional-anthropologist-turned-associate-professor remembers her preconceived notions of what it meant to teach. "When I came here,…
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