{"id":542,"date":"2024-12-17T19:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=542"},"modified":"2024-12-17T19:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:44:48","slug":"pellissippi-state-hires-patricia-weaver-as-vice-president-for-external-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=542","title":{"rendered":"Pellissippi State hires Patricia Weaver as vice president for External Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"2508\" src=\"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Weaver_Patty_resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Patricia Weaver,<\/strong> Ed.D., is Pellissippi State&#8217;s vice president for External Affairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Monroe County native and longtime educator <strong>Patricia Weaver<\/strong>, Ed.D., has joined Pellissippi State Community College as the school\u2019s vice president for External Affairs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pellissippi State President <strong>L. Anthony Wise Jr.<\/strong> created the new position this summer as part of an organizational restructuring. External Affairs encompasses the college\u2019s existing offices of Workforce and Community Development, Marketing and Communications, Event Services and Career Services, as well as the Pellissippi State Foundation, the fundraising arm of the college.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis position appealed to me because it is the creation of a new division, and my forte is building relationships and collaboration,\u201d said Weaver, who previously served as vice president of Workforce and Economic Development at Cleveland State Community College. \u201cThese are the offices that are out there on the front lines, telling Pellissippi State\u2019s story \u2013 what we do for students, for the community and for the workforce. What an opportunity to bring all that together.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weaver also saw External Affairs as a perfect combination of her own education and experience. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in Marketing Education from the University of Tennessee and taught marketing and cooperative education at the high school level early in her career. She joined Cleveland State full time in August 2006 as director of the college\u2019s off campus sites in Athens and Vonore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI always wanted to teach because I love helping people reach their potential,\u201d said Weaver, who made the shift from high school to college when she was ready for a change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her 16 years at Cleveland State, Weaver was promoted to assistant vice president of Academic Affairs and, ultimately, to vice president of Workforce and Economic Development, where she managed workforce development, continuing education, work-based learning, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Advanced Technologies Institute and off campus centers in different counties of the institution\u2019s service area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith an entrepreneurial mindset, I have a keen awareness and understanding of the unique role community colleges play within the education and workforce ecosystem,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cMy experience allows me to blend and bridge our workforce development training with our academic certificates and degrees, to provide our communities with strong programming and the best opportunities to change the trajectory of lives.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weaver started her new role at Pellissippi State on Sept. 1, and hit the ground running \u2013 visiting area chambers of commerce, community organizations and industry partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy role is to strengthen our relationships with our industry partners, K-12 partners and others within our communities,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cMarilyn Roddy, the director of Major Gift Development with the Foundation, put our new division\u2019s role this way, \u2018external relations for internal success,\u2019 and I like that. I\u2019m excited to see where we go from here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI look forward to working with Pellissippi State\u2019s faculty, staff and communities as we continue to meet the needs of business and industry, individuals within our communities and economic development within our region to develop a skilled workforce,\u201d she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited Dr. Weaver has joined us in this new role at Pellissippi State,\u201d Wise said. \u201cHer experience and expertise will serve us well on campus and in the community as we look to diversify the opportunities for learning in Knox and Blount Counties. Her leadership will be instrumental in the work of this new division and making certain Pellissippi State remains a place for transformational growth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the college, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pstcc.edu\/\"><strong>www.pstcc.edu<\/strong><\/a> or call 865.694.6400.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monroe County native and longtime educator Patricia Weaver, Ed.D., has joined Pellissippi State Community College as the school\u2019s vice president for External Affairs.&nbsp; Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. created the new position this summer as part of an organizational restructuring. 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