Tulsa Community College Foundation Celebrates 25th Vision Dinner 

The Tulsa Community College Foundation held its 25th Vision Dinner at the Cox Business Convention Center on Sept. 5.  Community leaders, donors, administrators, faculty, staff, and students were in attendance to raise funds for scholarships, internships, and new equipment for college labs. This year’s dinner honored Mayor G.T. Bynum, St. Sen. Kevin Matthews, and Mike…

TCC Connection, Society of Professional Journalists, and Library Services to Recognize Media Literacy Week 2024, Oct. 21-25 

Tulsa Community College will be hosting Media Literacy Week for the second year. The TCC Foundation grand-funded project will host a series of events featuring activities, resources, and two marquee events from Oct. 21-25.  Each day will feature a different theme that comprises the definitional elements of media literacy. These themes are “access, analyze, evaluate,…

Theatre Department Presents ‘Tartuffe’ and The Rubber Chicken Factory Improv Troupe

Auditions to be hosted for ‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ The Theatre Department at Tulsa Community College has announced several upcoming productions and an audition. Tartuffe by Moliere, Oct. 3-6 The Theatre Department is gearing up for an exciting new production of Tartuffe, adapted by Timothy Mooney and directed by Mark Frank, associate professor of theatre and coordinator…

TCC’s Fall 2024 semester begins with “Muffins and Maps” 

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Fall 2024 semester started Aug. 19. Crowds of students flooded the Metro Campus trying to find their classrooms, obtain student IDs, and get familiar with the college’s departments.  The Metro Campus Student Life department conducted a “Muffins and Maps” event to help students overcome the rush and stress of the first…

Conservationist and Educator Shares His Vision for the Environment

Part 3 of Global Minds Series Features Dr. Fabricio Camacho-Céspedes, an Expert in Agroforestry and Natural Sciences Editor’s Note: Previous speakers in the Global Minds Series included Dr. Kendra Reynolds from Northern Ireland on anti-fairy tales and Dr. Martin Jirušek from the Czech Republic on energy geopolitics. Dr. Fabricio Camacho-Céspedes is a professor of Agroforestry…

Power Up! Preview with Vice President Eunice Tarver 

A First-Time Student Orientation Event at the Southeast Campus  Tulsa Community College will be hosting Power Up! Student Convocation at the Southeast campus on Sept. 18, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.  The event, encouraging students to “Elevate your college game,” will host a variety of resources, sessions, and opportunities to connect with TCC students, faculty,…

International Speaker Addresses Topics on Anti-Fairy Tales 

Part 2 of the Global Minds Series Features an Exclusive Interview with Dr. Kendra Reynolds, a Specialist in Anti-Tales and an Independent Scholar from Northern Ireland  In an interview with the TCC Connection, Dr. Kendra Reynolds, an independent scholar and anti-tales expert who works for libraries in Northern Ireland, shared details about her study and…

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition Was a Discovery of New Names in Art (Juror’s Choice) 

The annual student art exhibition presented unexpected art produced by Tulsa Community College (TCC) students. In this essay, Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection editor, highlights the jurors ‘choices for the most remarkable student artworks displayed at the exhibit this year.  Two artists from Seattle judged the TCC student artworks in 2024. The judges were Julie Alpert,…