{"id":1339,"date":"2022-01-28T13:56:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.nscc.edu\/thensccvoice\/?page_id=1339"},"modified":"2022-01-28T19:52:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:52:40","slug":"january-2022-volume-5-issue-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww2.nscc.edu\/thensccvoice\/january-2022-volume-5-issue-6\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2022 Volume 5 Issue 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Update from the President<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Dr. Shanna L. Jackson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Greetings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy New Year! The Spring semester is now underway, and we are Moving Forward<\/em> in our efforts towards Vision 2030: A Student Ready College<\/strong>. This quarter we are going to focus on gaining a deeper understanding of our Core Values LEADS<\/strong>, how they apply to us individually, and their impact on Nashville State\u2019s Vision, Mission, and Strategic Focus Areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Nashville State LEADS<\/strong>, Students Succeed! All of us must see ourselves as leaders as we are building a culture of Student Success at Nashville State. One way we can create and sustain this culture is through our first Core Value \u2013 Learning: We are a community of learners who provide informal and formal educational opportunities for our students, our communities, and ourselves<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you think about the college and our mission it is easy to see students as learners but what about you? Nashville State promotes lifelong learning, and it is critical to the success of our college that every employee has an opportunity to broaden their individual scope of knowledge and strengthen skills. Convocation is one way that we can learn<\/em> together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Spring Convocation guest speaker Deb Moore, an English professor at Volunteer State, shared a heartfelt presentation on motivation and where it comes from. At the end of the day, we must recognize it\u2019s an inside job<\/strong>. Yes, it has been a difficult time for all of us including our students. Deb challenged us to consider that before we can positively influence and teach others, we must ask the question: How do we rediscover what motivates us so that we can do the work at hand? We have to learn<\/em><\/strong> our own personal motivators for the work we do at Nashville State and appreciate that everyone is motivated differently. (Watch Convocation again.<\/a> Deb\u2019s presentation starts at 20:27)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many of you have spent time learning<\/strong><\/em> more about yourself since Convocation by answering the three questions that Deb shared?<\/p>\n\n\n\n