News Center Archives
![headshot of woman inside a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/sharita-besley-slide.jpg?itok=UQF4bmXE)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Sharita Besley
Tennessee Reconnect students at Chattanooga State Community College have found that going back to college is not as intimidating as they envisioned.... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![women working in chemical plant](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/colonial-chemical-open-house-slide.jpg?itok=UldiFfe5)
Chattanooga State Kimball Hosting Chemical Operator Career Open House
August 30, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College will host two Chemical Operator Career Open House sessions at its Kimball Site,... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![graduate silhouette inside gear and words](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/college-%26-career-fair-slide.jpg?itok=kjs1HEZf)
Chattanooga State Announces Annual College & Career Fair
August 29, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College, in partnership with the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and Lookout... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of man in suit](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/chad-jaynes-slide_0.jpg?itok=g4S1g03J)
Chattanooga State’s Jaynes Named to 2022-2023 CTLI Cohort
August 25, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chad Jaynes, recently named dean of Business & Industry at Chattanooga State Community College, was selected as... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![words inside a military emblem](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/Veteran-DoD-self-review-slide.jpg?itok=Z29BS51A)
Chattanooga State Successfully Completes DoD Self-Review
August 23, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College was recently recognized as one of six community colleges in the state to... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of a woman next to a US flag](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/sarai-pierce-slide.jpg?itok=wiRZWR8N)
Chattanooga State Alumna Now Sequatchie County Schools Director
August 17, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- After Dunlap native Sarai Pierce graduated with an Associate of Science degree from Chattanooga State Community... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![words and the year 2022 on bubles](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/deans-list-summer-2022-slide.jpg?itok=1-Iw4btF)
Chattanooga State Announces Summer 2022 Dean's List
Chattanooga State is proud to announce that the following students have attained Dean’s List status for the 2022 summer semester. To be eligible, students... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of a woman](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/jessica-green-slide.jpg?itok=eOcOsgqy)
Chattanooga State Appoints Jessica Green as TCAT Dean
August 8, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College recently appointed Jessica Green as Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![military profiles](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/VETS-campus-slide.jpg?itok=vU-DfgON)
Chattanooga State TCAT Receives VETS Campus Certification
August 4, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State Community College became second TCAT in... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshots of 2 women with a logo and chattanooga skyline behind them](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/tsbdc-awards-slide.jpg?itok=3IY3x5HL)
Chattanooga State’s Mattson & McCann Recognized at TSBDC Conference
August 3, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Sarah Mattson, senior small business specialist, and Madison McCann, office supervisor and marketing coordinator,... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![words within a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/registration-resort-day-slide_0.jpg?itok=l7N-x_-y)
Chattanooga State All Inclusive Registration Resort Day Announced
August 1, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State’s popular Registration Resort Day has returned for a second year scheduled for Saturday, August 6... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of a women inside a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/adasha-simmons-slide.jpg?itok=62B4qJYI)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Adasha Simmons
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... My name is Adasha Simmons, and I am 38 years old. I was born in Knoxville,... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![2 men and a woman with an award](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/zennia-nesmith-resolution-slide.jpg?itok=XRzczdgj)
Chattanooga State’s Zennia Nesmith Honored by House Joint Resolution
July 27, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Zennia Nesmith, a 2022 Chattanooga State Community College graduate, was recently honored with House Joint Resolution... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![words inside vertical lined box](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/freight-broker-academy-slide.jpg?itok=EoOFFzAR)
Chattanooga State Announces New Chattanooga Freight Broker Academy
July 25, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College is launching a new workforce development training to prepare individuals for a... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of hispanic man in hard hat](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/construction-career-center-slide.jpg?itok=VfDzWypW)
Chattanooga State Partners with AGC, HCS to Hold Construction Career Center Enrollment Day
July 22, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State Community College, in partnership with... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of woman in a circle wearing sunglasses](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/emily-mckissack-slide.jpg?itok=wqovl7FE)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Emily McKissack
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![two women amid a crowd of people](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/tara-and-nancy-slide.jpg?itok=3FbFo0EV)
TCAT Chattanooga Medical Assisting Program Produces Winners
July 19, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The second cohort class of the Medical Assisting program at the Kimball Site offered through the Tennessee College of... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![career collage with tcat logo](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/tcat-open-house-slide2.jpg?itok=C7ZqYtvu)
Chattanooga State TCAT Open House Set for July 20
July 18, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State Community College will hold its Career in a... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of a man within a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/thomas-perkins.jpg?itok=AtFXcvDk)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Thomas Perkins
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headsot of man in a suit](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/chad-jaynes-slide.jpg?itok=Xw5GcneB)
Jaynes Appointed Dean of Business and Industry at Chattanooga State
July 13, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chad Jaynes has been appointed as the dean of the Business and Industry Division at Chattanooga State Community... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![student group in uniforms and hardhats](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/basf-gradutates-slide.jpg?itok=G7T-vKNk)
3rd Annual BASF TECH Academy Graduates 12 at ChattState
July 12, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The third annual BASF TECH Academy program at Chattanooga State Community College was recently presented in... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of woman wearing a hat](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/susan-jennings-slide.jpg?itok=D_pg6mfV)
Chattanooga State’s Jennings Named 2022 Distinguished Alumni
July 11, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Susan Jennings, Dean of Library Services at Chattanooga State Community College, was recently named the 2022 recipient... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case StudySkillsUSA Medals Awarded to 18 Chattanooga State TCAT Students
July 8, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Thirty statewide gold medal winners representing the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of woman within a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/brooke-hale-slide.jpg?itok=R6GM_aEp)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Brooke Hale
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![group of high school students](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/dual%20enrollment%20photo%20for%20slide.jpg?itok=XCiTQZ-R)
Dual Enrollment Grant Expansion to Benefit ChattState Students
July 7, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Dual Enrollment Grant (DEG) expansion recently passed by the Tennessee state legislature will now provide more... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![headshot of a woman](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/amanda-bennett-slide.jpg?itok=inOG-hBU)
Chattanooga State Names Bennett as Vice President for Student Affairs
July 6, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College recently named Dr. Amanda Bennett as vice president for Student Affairs (VPSA)... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![a woman passing gavel to a man](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/dawight-hunter-president-TLA-slide.jpg?itok=PpKhRDbR)
Chattanooga State’s Hunter Takes Helm as TNLA President
July 1, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State’s Dwight Hunter will officially step into the role of president for the Tennessee Library Association... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![woman's face in circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/bettijo-wright-slide.jpg?itok=5_t9BAL6)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Bettijo Wright
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... As a 35-year-old parent of two wonderful children, I am going back to... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![2 women holding an oversize check](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/readi-grant-check-slide.jpg?itok=2X-MBdDo)
Chattanooga State Awarded $1.12M Perkins READI Grant
June 29, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) Chattanooga State Community College was one of seven community and technical colleges awarded a READI (Recruit, Engage And... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![technical occupations grouping](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/tcat-open-house-slide.jpg?itok=y3cgYhXt)