Student Life coordinates fall activities

Fall semester at Tulsa Community College (TCC) is in full swing! Student Life is preparing for some fun and innovative fall events. “We started planning in mid-July,” Troy Dunbar, Student Life Program coordinator, said. “I have started programming in a more college-wide mode instead of individual campus programming.” Dunbar said each month Student Life begins planning for the next month’s events. “Our…

College Park gears up for first class

The Tulsa Community College (TCC) Foundation is offering financial assistance to upcoming students attending College Park, the partnership between TCC and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa (OSU-Tulsa).   University Transfer Specialist at TCC, Zachary Grant said College Park was launched in April and is a partnership between TCC and OSU-Tulsa. The experience will create a public four-year university which will utilize both TCC’s and OSU-Tulsa’s backgrounds in quality education. The result will…

TCC using federal funds to forgive outstanding balances – Clears path for thousands to continue with college

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following press release was provided by the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Media Relations department on Aug. 3, 2021. The release was edited for clarification. For more information about the forgiving outstanding tuition balance program, contact studentaccounts@tulsacc.edu and include the student’s name and college ID number. Knowing individuals continue to struggle with the impact of…

Black Wall Street Heritage Parade remembers the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Black Wall Street Heritage Parade walked through the Greenwood District, starting from the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa (OSU-Tulsa) parking lot and finishing atGeorge Washington Carver Middle School. Organizations participated with floats in recognition of black history, and individuals represented iconic people from Tulsa’s past. 

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…

TCC student receives Udall Foundation 2021 Native American Congressional Internship

As an active member of the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Native American Student Alliance (NASA,) Bailey Stephens-Johns has advocated for preservation of the Mvskoke language, spoken by the Muscogee Creek nation, and culture in addition to encouraging other members to study their ancestral languages. Soon however, Stephens-Johns can expect an exciting and busy summer after…