(Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series.) To find the best deal on a flight, someone should search multiple booking websites and compare the prices. For example, I was searching a round-trip flight from Tulsa, Okla., to Kazakhstan (the republic of the former Soviet Union) in July 2021. The cheapest price was […]
Metro Campus expands nutrition choices, including meal plans
Construction has been occurring in different parts of Metro Campus since summer 2019. One of the goals of the renovation is to increase meal choices at Tulsa Community College (TCC) location. Below is a list of great meal choices for students: The “Marketplace” cafe by Imperial Cafeteria on the second floor is finished and stocked […]
Opinion: Poor services of Expedia and airlines make travelers suffer, is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
(Editor’s Note: The opinion of the writer does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or position of the TCC Connection and its staff. The facts shared and the comments expressed represent the experience and research of the writer.) I was a faithful customer of Expedia, online travel agency (OTA), for a about a decade. Despite […]
Reporter’s notebook: International traveling during COVID-19 pandemic is complicated
(Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a series.) During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries began to request visas from American citizens. Visas had to be obtained at the embassies of foreign countries in Washington, D.C. and other cities. For example, Kazakhstan (a republic of the former Soviet Union) had a visa-free policy for […]
TCC Library online services help students to succeed
According to TCC (Tulsa Communty College) Library annual report, 304,107 people visited the library in 2019-2020. In the last several years, the TCC library expanded its online services through https://library.tulsacc.edu. Students logged on to the library computers 77,329 in 2019-2020. They hit the library home page 210,900 times and completed 725,653 database searches. Paula Settoon, […]
Cedar trees withstand extreme weather in Oklahoma
TCC’s Short Story Writing class uncovers secrets of successful fiction writing
Editor’s note: Tulsa Community College (TCC) English language division offers an eight-week online “Short Story Writing” class during both the spring and fall semesters. TCC students are provided a great opportunity to learn about elements of fiction in the class, such as character, plot, setting, point of view, theme, language, tone, and style. […]
TCC students volunteer for President Biden’s visit to Tulsa
On June 1, President Joe Biden met with the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and delivered a speech recognizing the importance of commemorating the event at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa. TCC Connection managing editor, Sam Levrault, and photographer, Anna Fuhrmeister, were selected to volunteer for the event. Levrault studies Spanish, and […]
Summer 2021 semester is mask free for COVID-19 vaccinated students at TCC
Tulsa Community College (TCC) changed its policy because the number of COVID-19 cases have reduced in Oklahoma. Below is an update on the Metro Campus life.
TCC Career Services underline importance of soft skills for a successful job
On April 28, 2021, Tulsa Community College (TCC) Career Services conducted a Zoom meeting introducing students to the soft skills subject. When companies look for specialists to hire, they evaluate candidates based on hard and soft skills. Hard skills include professional, technical, and academic qualifications. Soft skills are a combination of personal, social, and the […]