TN Promise Community Service Hours – Please Take Note!

All TN Promise students must have their 8 hours of community service for Fall Semester 2017 completed and submitted by July 1st.  If the hours are not completed and submitted, there will be no TN Promise funds for the student. Continue reading

One Hour a Month

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I had the privilege of attending a meeting earlier this week to catch up with 3 of my own TN Promise mentees and 3 other mentees that we sitting at the same table. They are all enrolled in classes at Roane State Community College this semester. One is going into education, one accounting/business and one is studying music with classes at RSCC Harriman. Two are looking at something in the physical therapy and medical fields and one is undecided. One of my mentees that I did not get the chance to connect with at the meeting is enrolled in the welding program at TCAT. I started out with 5 mentees. One was accepted to the University of Tennessee and choosing to attend UT did not qualify for the TN Promise (community colleges and technical schools do). The other four made it from high school to college with the help of the TN Promise scholarship! Continue reading

Work Force Development – You Can Change the Future

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Are you looking for a better workforce?  Did you know you could influence the workforce of the future?

Consider getting involved in creating that pool of employees you will see in the future. Become a tnAchieves Mentor and help this year’s high school seniors be successful in their path to a community college degree or vocational certification. Continue reading