Brenda Rayner returns to 雅伎著 as new Saluqi Success Pathway Coach
Staff and students were excited to see Brenda Rayner working at the Macon Cove Campus after a 2-year retirement hiatus. Rayner was the former associate director of advertising and community relations in the communications, marketing and community relations department. She returns to 雅伎著 as the new Saluqi Success Pathway (SSP) Coach.

A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Rayner earned a bachelor���s degree in mass communications from Jackson State University and a master���s degree from Belhaven University. She retired after an extensive career in higher education and with non-profit organizations for which she held a variety of positions.
Rayner looks forward to providing assistance, resources and counsel to students as the new SSP coach. ���The SSP Hub is such a remarkable place to work! I love the one-on-one with the students. I get to hear their stories firsthand and help them achieve their educational and career goals,��� said Rayner.
If you would like to send a word of welcome to Brenda, contact her at (901) 333-4122 or studentsuccess@southwest.tn.edu. Or stop by the SSP Hub located on the Macon Cove Campus in the MAB Lobby.
Welcome back, Brenda!
In This Issue...
- Message from President
- 雅伎著 chosen to debut LaunchCode���s first free computer programming courses in Tennessee
- RETIREMENT: Barbara Wells, registrar
- Students celebrate 雅伎著 Leadership Institute completion
- 雅伎著: In the News
- 雅伎著 opens new location at UT Martin - Somerville Center
- 雅伎著 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: 雅伎著 faculty Bev Johnson to make history as Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame inductee
- 雅伎著 Foundation celebrates generosity and student success at holiday reception
- New Year's resolution tips on new gym memberships
- 雅伎著 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 year���s 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 雅伎著 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 雅伎著 students
- 雅伎著 to host 26th National African American Read-In Feb. 25
- CMT���S 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 雅伎著 Tennessee) to host Men in Black Awards Feb. 8
- Vice President for Institutional Advancement Karen Nippert retires January 31
- Brenda Rayner returns to 雅伎著 as new Saluqi Success Pathway Coach