We Heard It Through The Grapevine That...

     * Radio station WGNS-AM/FM aired a story about the Tennessee State Building Commission's approval of Motlow Smyrna's future 81,000-square-foot building. Hear Rep. Mike Sparks' report at http://www.wgnsradio.com/motlow-state-in-smyrna-growing-with-nearly-28-million-building-cms-43944 .

     * Speaking of the new building, a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for the Smyrna campus at 11 a.m. March 23. Plan to attend? RSVP at motlowfoundation@mscc.edu .

     * Students, faculty and staff can visit the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga for half price through Feb. 28. The discount applies to everyone in your paying party. To learn more or buy tickets, call (800) 262-0695.

     * Any Motlow employee can submit events to Motlow's new master calendar at https://calendar.mscc.edu .

     * The deadline for TAF purchases for 2018-19 is March 16, 2018. To learn more, contact your department/budgetary head or Cindy Logan at clogan@mscc.edu .

     * A statewide marketing campaign for Tennessee Reconnect is underway. The state (TBR and THEC) will be advertising with billboards, social media, commercials, and print ads. Motlow will begin its own marketing campaign in the coming weeks. Inquiries about Reconnect can be steered to abarton@mscc.edu or www.mscc.edu/reconnect .

     * The Writing Center will host an ePortfolio in the Student Success Center from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 19 (Monday). Students will enjoy free pizza and drinks and tutorial assistance with no appointment necessary. Participants may bring ePortfolio assignments for FYE, English 0810, or any other class. Tutors will be ready to help.

     * The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) program led by Director Drew Hooker and Paramedic Coordinator Justus Smith recently received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

     * The Motlow State Community College Art Department is sponsoring a one-of-a-kind exhibition of art by Middle Tennessee native Carolyn Ford. Students, faculty and staff can view the exhibition in the Eoff Hall Gallery on the Moore County campus through March 22.

     * Actor, director and producer Phil Darius Wallace will present the program “From the Heart of a King, a Salute to Martin Luther King Jr.” to celebrate Black History Month. His performance will occur at 11:15 a.m. Feb. 27 inside Eoff Hall in the Powers Auditorium on the Moore County campus.

(Got news? Submit your information to Charles Whiting at cwhiting@mscc.edu or Ramona Shelton at rshelton@mscc.edu. The next submission deadline is Feb. 28.)