This special episode shares the voices of our ChattState community as we give thanks at Thanksgiving 2020. We appreciate everyone who makes our community college a true community. And we especially thank you for listening to our podcast.If yo

Episode 40: Dr. Ashford talks to Bamba Gueye about leadership during COVID

Aug 28th, 2020 31m 37s

This episode is final in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in history?

Episode 39: Emily Dunlap shares her love of ChattState with Edward Smith

Aug 17th, 2020 32m 46s

This episode is the twelfth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in his

Episode 38: Two students, Warner and Edward, talk about how COVID impacted students

Aug 17th, 2020 31m 44s

This episode is the eleventh in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in hi

Episode 37: Tammy McDonough talks to Tiffany Patterson about student needs during the pandemic

Aug 9th, 2020 22m 36s

This episode is the tenth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in histo

Episode 36: Dr. Beth Norton talks to Zennia NeSmith about COVID-19's impact on academics

Aug 9th, 2020 25m 42s

This episode is the ninth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in histo

Episode 35: Clomeisha Tumlin talks to Macy Tidmore about learning to live in the present

Jul 31st, 2020 34m 55s

This episode is the eighth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in hist

Episode 34: Gardner Long talks to Kenzy Young about technology in COVID-19

Jul 19th, 2020 16m 37s

This episode is the seventh in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in his

Episode 33: Angie Blevins talks about the Math Lab post-COVID-19

Jul 19th, 2020 19m 42s

This episode is the sixth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in histo

Episode 32: Sara Gilley and Edward Smith

Jul 8th, 2020 23m 19s

This episode is the fifth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in histo

Episode 31: Amanda Witt and Edward Smith

Jul 8th, 2020 19m 46s

This episode is the fourth in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in hist

Episode 30: Reed Allison talks to Edward Smith about financial aid, CARES Act

Jun 30th, 2020 25m 6s

This episode is the third in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in histo

Episode 29: Quincy Jenkins and Zennia NeSmith talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion

Jun 30th, 2020 28m 13s

This episode is the second in our special summer series on Tiger Stories, focusing on how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in hist

Episode 28: Guy Davis talks to Macy Tidmore about COVID-19 & plant operations

Jun 23rd, 2020 20m 46s

This episode launches a special summer series on Tiger Stories, to talk about how Chattanooga State has adjusted to the events of the last three months. How has COVID-19 impacted us? How is our College thinking about this moment in history? You

Episode 27: Gary Satin

Jun 2nd, 2020 22m 52s

Gary Satin has just graduated with his associate's degree (in May 2020), and he's preparing now to transfer to a 4-year school to pursue medicine as a career. As a participant of ChattState's honors program, Global Scholars, Gary taken advantag

Episode 26: Jacob Hedrick

Apr 29th, 2020 16m 35s

Jacob Hedrick is a mass communications major at Chattanooga State who hopes to work in production for National Geographic or MGM DreamWorks someday. He's an adult student (26 years old) and using the Tennessee Reconnect program to help pay for

Episode 25: Bailey Shetter

Apr 29th, 2020 14m 18s

Bailey Shetter is a student in the Collegiate High program, a partnership between Hamilton County and Chattanooga State. She's been taking classes on our campus since her freshman year of high school, and she will be graduating a year early and

Episode 24: Edward Smith

Apr 17th, 2020 22m 30s

Edward Smith is first-year mass communications student at Chattanooga State. He dreams of working in satellite radio, and he's learning the skills he needs to succeed in that career field through his classes and his work at the ChattState radio

Episode 23: Jaccie Jones

Apr 8th, 2020 28m 28s

Jaccie Jones is an International Affairs major and in her final year at Chattanooga State; she will graduate in December. As a participant of ChattState's Building Outstanding Service Scholars (BOSS) program, Jaccie has been able to develop bet

Episode 22: Kristen Hopper

Mar 27th, 2020 34m 32s

Kristen Hopper is graduating in May with her associate's degree and looking forward to transferring to a 4-year school to study psychology. She shares the story of how she came to ChattState, started in the welding program, and was working -- a

Episode 21: Aslynn Price

Mar 21st, 2020 24m 53s

Aslynn Price is graduating! She came to Chattanooga State Community College after a really challenging childhood, and she's found a supportive home on campus where she can make an impact on the lives of others. She works with Tammy McDonough in

Episode 20: Mary Ann Smith

Mar 12th, 2020 15m 30s

Mary Ann Smith is currently studying abroad in London in her final semester at Chattanooga State; she will graduate in May with her paralegal degree, and she's already working in the field. As a participant of ChattState's honors program, Globa

Episode 19: Tiger Stories Live!

Mar 5th, 2020 50m 17s

In this special live episode of Tiger Stories, we revisit some of our guests from the first 17 episodes and hear what they've been up to since we talked on the podcast. We also bring in a few special surprise guests, to get a real feel for the

Episode 18: Amanda Witt

Mar 5th, 2020 15m 29s

Amanda Witt is a communications major who dreams of going into radio production or voice work after completing her college degree. She talks about coming to ChattState as a Tennessee Reconnect student -- after trying to come to college many tim

Episode 17: Oscar Cruz

Feb 22nd, 2020 18m 55s

Oscar Cruz is enrolled in the TCAT Medical Assisting program, where he's learning how to work in a supportive role in medical facilities, including clinics and hospitals. Oscar describes what motivated him to seek this training; when a family m