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Professor Kim Warren-Cox was honored with the Educator of the Year award by the Tennessee Communication Association at the 2021 annual convention.

The family festival event planned at Jackson State Community College for Saturday, October 9, has been canceled. The festival was initially meant to be an extension of the KJ100+5K bike ride and run and to offer a more family-oriented appeal for the event. The timing of the event during fall break and organizational concerns were cited as reasons for the cancelation.

West Tennessee Healthcare will hold a vaccination clinic in the Student Center next Wednesday and Thursday, September 29 and 30. This is a great opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine completely free, and it's convenient, too.

LIFELINE Blood Service's Battle of the Colleges is currently underway. This promotion will run through the month of September. The Bloodmobile will be parked by the Nursing Building Tuesday, September 28, and will take donations from students and employees 9-11 a.m. and 12-2 p.m. Anyone can donate at LIFELINE's 183 Sterling Farms Drive location Monday through Saturday from 9 to 6 p.m. Just be sure to sign the roster for JSCC!

Jackson State Community College's nursing program is currently accepting applications for admittance in the program for the spring semester. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, October 1.

As part of AT&T's continuing commitment to supporting quality education across Tennessee, the AT&T Foundation has donated $10,000 to Jackson State Community College. The grant will provide last-dollar scholarships for minority and underserved students.

The KJ100+5K bicycle tour and run/walk are scheduled for its 19th season on Saturday, October 9. The event is hosted by the Jackson State Community College Foundation and raises funds for students with financial needs. A family fun festival has been added this year to provide activities for both kids and adults. There will be no charge to attend the festival which will include activities such as bouncy houses, face painting, live music, corn hole, giant Jenga, popcorn, cotton candy, and more.

Students who graduate from the Medical Coding Certificate Program at Jackson State Community College will enter a job market needing their skills. Medical coders are an important part of any health care facility, said Chrystal Taylor, MALS, RN, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Health Sciences.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced most all classes at Jackson State Community College into an online environment over the past year. Having the necessary technology for an online class was challenging for many students. A laptop loan program was set up in spring 2020 to help address this issue. While in-person classes are returning to JSCC campuses this fall, online classes have become an option many students are choosing for both convenience and as a means of maintaining social distance.

Jackson State Community College has been intently monitoring the current trend of increasing infections of COVID-19. It is the position of the college to keep the doors of the institution open to students and to provide them with the educational experience they need to be successful. To achieve this goal, there are several things students and staff can do to make our campuses safe.