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Drug addiction video targets students

Submitted by Andrew Douglas on Sunday, January 13th, 9:11 pm

A video being shown to students in classrooms across Tennessee is meant to show them the dangers of prescription and synthetic drug abuse.

The video is called ‘deceptive dangers' and it was approved by state education leaders and the governor.

The video is 11 minutes long and it portrays people fighting through addictions. Their stories reveal how devastating drug addictions can be.

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EHR Program extended again

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Thursday, December 20th, 2012, 10:18am

Steve Robey, Program Director of Dyersburg State Community College Electronic Health Records (EHR) training program learned that funding for the online program offered through the college since 2010 has been extended.

The six-month, non-degree training program, offered online as a distance learning program, is made possible through a HI-TECH Workforce Development program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Because of this funding, the college is able to offer the program, including all materials, free of charge.

The program trains individuals in the both medical and information technology skills needed to work in the EHR field. Privacy and security requirements of medical information, as well as how to navigate the electronic medical records are two of the topics covered.

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Memphis Symphony to perform at Dyersburg State

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Monday, November 26th, 2012, 5:37pm

Kick off the holiday season with family and friends as Dyersburg State Community College hosts the annual Home for the Holidays concert presented by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra on Friday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. Alexis Grace, American Idol finalist from Season 9, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Chorus, will join the Symphony.

One of the concert highlights is the traditional holiday sing-a-long. This will take place near the end of the program.

The concert will begin at 7:30 P.M. in the E. H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium. Tickets are now available for purchase at the Business Office in the Eller Building on the Dyersburg campus. Ticket costs are $50 for priority seating, $15 for general seating and $5 for students. They will also be available for purchase the evening of the performance at the door.

For more information, please contact Beverlee Weatherly at 731/286-3300.

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DSCC students to sign thank you note for veterans

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, 6:58pm

On Monday, November 12, Dyersburg State Community College students at all three DSCC locations will have the opportunity to sign a giant thank you note to honor or memorialize our veterans.

The notes will be placed in the hallway in the Glover Education Building on the Dyersburg campus, the Academic Building lobby at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County, and in the commons area of the DSCC Gibson County Center.

Each student who signs one of the notes will receive a miniature U. S. Flag to wear or display for the day.

In addition, the college will observe a minute of silence at 1 p.m. These activities are being sponsored by the DSCC Student Government Association.

Currently, 44 DSCC students are receiving veteran’s benefits, and seven faculty or staff members have indicated they have served in the military.

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Growth discussed at DSCC student forum

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012, 1:20pm

Students, faculty and staff members took part in the Fall Student Forum held at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County.

The need for more classes, along concerns about financial aid and the Mathematics lab, were three of the topics addressed. In addition to discussing their concerns, students asked members of the Dyersburg State Community

College administration questions and made comments on the services they like. Students were pleased with their instructors and the staff, and the center’s friendly environment.

The Forum was held on Thursday, October 18. Student Forums are held each semester to give students an opportunity to speak directly to the DSCC Administration.

They are sponsored by the DSCC Student Government Association.

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DSCC presents cast and crew of “All the Way Home”

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Monday, October 22nd, 2012, 8:15am

DSCC presents cast and crew of “All the Way Home”

The Dyersburg State Community College Theatre Department announces the cast and crew of its upcoming production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play All the Way Home by Tad Mosel.

The play is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Death in the Family by Tennessee native James Agee. It is set in 1915 in and around Knoxville and centers on the Follet family, particularly the family of Jay and Mary and their young son, Rufus. It tells the story of the simple moments they share, before introducing the audience to their extended families--Jay’s, who are a rather backward lot, and Mary’s, who are a bit more refined. Tragedy strikes and a member of the family suddenly dies. The plot focuses on how they take the news, and what their future will hold.