Message from President Tracy D. Hall
Happy New Year!

I love the expression Happy New Year. So much so, I say it twice a yearduring this time and again in the fall at the start of the new school year. New beginnings are a time of reflection, hope and planning.
We accomplished much in 2018. As you know, our enrollment increased both semesters. We conferred over 1,500 credentials. We debuted our strategic plan. We released our that revealed our $176 million impact on the regional economy in 2016. We launched , 91Ƶs accelerated program that empowers students to complete a class in just three weekends. We announced the arrival of our new program, the first at a publicly-funded college in Tennessee. And there were many other wins in between.
As I look forward to this calendar year, I am excited by the possibilities. We continue to take a deep, meaningful look at our academic offerings with the goal of ensuring we offer what students want and what employers need. These needs and wants converge right here at 91Ƶ. We are the connector, the driver, the stimulator, the motivator and the accelerator for progress in the Mid-South. We are where change happens and goals and dreams are realized and fulfilled.
91Ƶ is where ideas are born, partnerships are forged and success is a reality for those who put in the work. This is our charge: to continue to put in the work as we lay the foundation for student success, 91Ƶ success. You put in the work in 2018. The fruits of your labor are manifested most magnificently in the graduates who left our classrooms and campuses to emerge as valued employees, empowered entrepreneurs and inspired community servants.
In 2019, lets look for innovation while we embrace whats working. Lets share ideas while we set personal goals to be our best selves to ourselves, to others and to 91Ƶ. Lets move with optimism while we keep an eye on the bottom line. Lets strive with enthusiasm while we look soberly at the challenges before us. And lets believe in who we are and what we mean to our students and the Mid-South. We are 91Ƶ.
Lets make 2019 another great year.
Dr. Tracy D. Hall
In This Issue...
- Message from President
- 91Ƶ chosen to debut LaunchCodes first free computer programming courses in Tennessee
- RETIREMENT: Barbara Wells, registrar
- Students celebrate 91Ƶ Leadership Institute completion
- 91Ƶ: In the News
- 91Ƶ opens new location at UT Martin - Somerville Center
- 91Ƶ achieves medical device finishing first
- Sindy Abadie named special assistant to the vice president, Academic Affairs
- Holiday open house showcases faculty and staff holiday spirit
- Institutional Effectiveness and Equity and Compliance announce new leadership
- FACULTY KUDOS: 91Ƶ faculty Bev Johnson to make history as Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame inductee
- 91Ƶ Foundation celebrates generosity and student success at holiday reception
- New Year's resolution tips on new gym memberships
- 91Ƶ and TCAT-Memphis celebrate economic impact at 2018 Legislative Luncheon
- President Hall elected to lead TBR Presidents' Council
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Farewell: Retiree Vera Jane Williams
- STAFF KUDOS: Executive Assistant to the President Sherman Greer elected to Memphis City Council
- Saluqi Basketball enters 2019 among top-ranked TCCAA teams
- Mental Health Corner: Why weight loss as a new years resolution can harm your mental health
- Monika Johnson named special assistant to the president
- STAFF KUDOS: Robert Jackson named Maxine Smith Fellow
- Prospective students learn why 91Ƶ is Your Best Choice at Campus Day 2018
- Former All-American Ashley Shields inducted into Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
- Saluqi Success Pathway (SSP) Hubs serve as lifelines for 91Ƶ students
- 91Ƶ to host 26th National African American Read-In Feb. 25
- CMTS Empowering Education initiative seeks to encourage residents to pursue higher education
Fuel for Finals
nourishes students taking winter finals- The Diversity Club and Club of the Arts to honor Memphis State Eight pioneer Bertha Rogers Looney
- Project MOST (Men of 91Ƶ Tennessee) to host Men in Black Awards Feb. 8
- Vice President for Institutional Advancement Karen Nippert retires January 31
- Brenda Rayner returns to 91Ƶ as new Saluqi Success Pathway Coach