December 3, 2025

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Lessons from the Firehouse: A Firefighter’s Passion for Teaching  

Osha Davis will be featured in a soon-to-be-released documentary titled “Fighting More Than Fires,” which will showcase the living history of Black firefighters in Tulsa. (Photo provided by Keith Daniels)  Tulsa, Okla., boasts a sprawling diverse community of all backgrounds, cultures, and so much rich history, and Tulsa Community College (TCC) is no exception.    The campus, whether it be Metro, Northeast, Southeast, or West Campus, boasts a unique local, out-of-state student and teacher body comprised of theatre actors, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, and people who work in self-sacrificing public service. Osha Davis is one example of a unique individual. He is…

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Quentin Wright016 mins

The WATT Festival Showcases Original Student-Written Productions, Dec. 5-7

Tulsa Community College Theatre announces The WATT Festival, a celebration of original student-written works in the Studio Theatre at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center at the Southeast Campus, 10300 E. 81st St., Dec. 5-7. Admission is free and open to the public. The WATT Festival, an acronym for Writers Alternative Trail Theatre, is an annual festival…

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Art Deco Fest Comes to Tulsa  

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Connection invites the public to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Art Deco. The TCC Art Deco Fest is a bright start to the winter holiday season.   The Art Deco Fest will be held at the TCC Metro Campus Student Life Commons area, Room MCSU234, 909 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, on Dec. 12, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.   Tatyana Nyborg, editor at the TCC…

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TCC Theatre to Feature “The Bald Soprano” and “The Chairs,” Nov. 13-16

The Tulsa Community College (TCC) Theatre Department invites college students and the community to its upcoming productions of Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist classics “The Bald Soprano” and “The Chairs” to be presented in November. The fall plays will be shown Nov. 13-16 in the PACE Studio Theatre on the TCC SE campus, 10300 E. 81st St….

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Campus Connect Highlights Resources, Advice for New and Continuing TCC Students 

Jennifer Champion, health promotion coordinator at the Wellness Services office, holds trivia entries during Campus Connect. Door prizes included a drawing for a free T-shirt. (Photo by MJ Nyamdavaa)  Tulsa Community College hosted its fall Campus Connect event at the Northeast Campus on Aug. 26. The program brought students face-to-face with departments and community partners offering resources to help them succeed.  The annual event, organized by Student Life and Wellness Services, featured tables…

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Mj Nyamdavaa08 mins

Fuel the Future: A College-Wide Food Drive Initiative at Tulsa Community College 

The Tulsa Community College (TCC) Student Life operates a Fuel Pantry at each campus where enrolled students can access food and hygiene products free of charge.  It has been an indispensable resource to countless students over the years. However, in an unexpected turn of events, the supply began to deplete slowly. This did not go…

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Miriam Nantumbwe07 mins

Theatre Department Holds Auditions for ‘Heathers: The Musical’

Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus, 10300 E. 81st St., will hold open auditions for “Heathers: The Musical” on Aug. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. This dark comedic rock musical, based on the cult 1989 film, follows high schooler Veronica Sawyer (played by guest artist, Sophia Krist) as she navigates the social battlefield of Westerburg High….

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Goodwin Receives Mass Communication Teacher of the Year Award

Dr. Jerry Goodwin, associate professor of mass communication in the College of Communication, English, and World Languages and an adjunct instructor with the College of Business and Information Technology at Tulsa Community College, was named the Terry Clark Outstanding Mass Communication Educator Award recipient at a statewide conference over the weekend. Goodwin is also the…

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Theatre Department Holds Auditions for ‘Heathers: The Musical’

Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus, 10300 E. 81st St., will hold open auditions for “Heathers: The Musical” on Aug. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. This dark comedic rock musical, based on the cult 1989 film, follows high schooler Veronica Sawyer (played by guest artist, Sophia Krist) as she navigates the social battlefield of Westerburg High….

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TCC Theatre Department02 mins

Tulsans Improvise Music at the TCC’s ‘I Can’t Drum’ Workshop   

The summer series of the Tulsa Community College (TCC) “I Can’t” workshops began with the “I Can’t Drum with The bART” lesson on June 7.     Michael Bremo, an energetic young man and adjunct professor in music and jazz drum set at Oklahoma State University (OSU), shared his passion for drum playing with the audience gathered…

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Tatyana Nyborg06 mins