Category: Community

Stone sees top academic post as another chance to give back to TCC

Meet the finalists Note: The TCC Connection is reporting on open forums featuring the four finalists for the Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer position. One forum will be held each day April 27-30. This story will be regularly updated on the TCC Connection website. After coming of age as a student, then instructor, […]

Coping with COVID-19: How School Administrators are Adjusting to Online Learning

An Interview with Glenpool Assistant Principal Gaylen Urie In the United States, as of March 29, 2020, there are 122,653 cases of COVID-19 and 2,112 deaths at the hands of this looming virus. Students across the nation, and even the world, are finding it increasingly difficult to focus or pour effort into anything, including schoolwork, […]

Sexual assault on college campuses and the app that is changing everything

One night, a girl goes to a party at a fraternity on her college campus. She is drinking, laughing with her friends, and having a good time. A fraternity brother walks up to her and her friends and asks her to dance, and she says yes. A few minutes later, he asks her if she […]

Reporter’s notebook: Tulsa Botanic Garden encourages mini greenhouse planting

Gardening can be a tricky endeavor. Each plant requires different conditions to survive and produce. That is why the “I Can’t Start Seeds” workshop conducted by the Tulsa Botanic Garden at Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity was very helpful. A group of interested locals gathered for the tutorial provided by the Tulsa Botanic […]

Faith brings strength into the life of a talented singer born with an illness

Tina Bill is a musician and singer from Sand Springs, Okla. Bill has the quality of beauty, voice and talent, which deserves to be on a big stage, such as “America’s Got Talent.” Bill’s talent began flourishing at a very young age. She started singing in a church at the age of three. Later, the […]

Summit connects African American students to mentors, success coaches

Tulsa Community College student Anthony Colbert came seeking accountability. Montez Hunter wanted to reinforce his identity. For Teren Crenshaw, he was looking for connections. Each was among about a dozen students who attended the African American Male Student Success Summit held Jan. 20 in the McKeon Center for Creativity. The event on Martin Luther King […]

Circle Cinema premieres Oscar-nominated short films

Circle Cinema offered a showing of the Oscar-nominated short films. The animated short films premiered on Jan. 31 followed the next Friday (Feb. 7) by the premiere of the live action short films and documentaries. ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 83 minutes) Reviews by Sam Levrault “Dcera (Daughter)” – Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 min. “Dcera (Daughter)” […]

The Writing Center becomes more comfortable after the renovation

In fall 2019, the Writing Center celebrated its grand reopening after being under construction for months. The employees of the center held a party with coffee, popcorn, and prizes for those who participated in the prize drawing. Jennette Royster, academic lab coordinator at the Metro Writing Center, is very excited about the updated facility. “Before, […]

Tulsa State Fair wrap-up

The Tulsa State Fair is a yearly tradition for Tulsa. It was held in the Expo Square Fairgrounds for two weeks from late Oct. 1-11. This fair was especially impressive drawing an estimated 1,040,000 attendees, according to the Tulsa State Fair infograph at  https://www.tulsastatefair.com/ Chief Operating Officer for the Expo Square, Amanda Blair said that […]

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