Northeast Campus reopens enrollment, advising and other services face-to-face

On July 20, Tulsa Community College (TCC) Northeast Campus (NEC) reopened its doors for multiple face-to-face services after being closed due to COVID-19. Students are able now to walk into the campus and obtain in-person consultations at enrollment, advisement, financial aid and the Bursar offices. However, some things are not the same as earlier. These…

Professor’s profile: Jenny Fields, dean of the School of Nursing, pursues a goal of nursing education to meet complex hospital demands

Jenny Fields became the Tulsa Community College (TCC) dean of the school of nursing on July 1, 2019. She has been with the TCC since January 2014. Before the promotion to the dean’s position, Fields worked as an assistant professor and faculty department chair in the Career Mobility Track. Which degrees do you hold? I…

Goodson urges TCC to stay the course in mission for equity

President also discusses pandemic and plan to reopen Dr. Leigh Goodson, president of Tulsa Community College, said the death of George Floyd and the ensuing outcry for racial justice give greater urgency to TCC’s mission to promote learning equity for all students. In a lengthy interview June 3 with the TCC Connection, Goodson expressed solidarity…

Reporter’s notebook: TCC reopens Northeast campus computer lab

Tulsa Community College (TCC) campuses have been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  All classes were switched to online. On June 1, the Northeast campus (NEC) FACET Computer Center was reopened. It is the first facility in the entire TCC to be fully prepared to meet students again. I reserved a computer at…

TCC redesigns the Fall 2020 class schedule and includes sanitizing of spaces

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Fall 2020 semester will be quite different than previous years. The entire college is going through phases to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. TCC will have several types of classes in the fall, according to the college’s marketing department press release. The four (4) types of class offerings are the…

Sivadon gets nod for academic chief, pending approval

President Leigh Goodson of Tulsa Community College (TCC) will recommend the promotion of Dr. Angela Sivadon, Metro Campus provost and former dean of the College of Nursing, as senior vice president and chief academic officer. The selection of Sivadon must still be approved by the TCC Board of Regents. Once approved, Sivadon will begin her…

Sivadon’s life path an example for those who would follow at TCC

Meet the finalists Note: The TCC Connection is reporting on open forums featuring the four finalists for Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer. The forums were held April 27-30. Previous stories on the finalists are linked on the TCC Connection website. If you wondered whether you could come to Tulsa Community College and one…

Finalist urges TCC to build on gains in online learning

Meet the finalists Note: The TCC Connection is reporting on open forums featuring the four finalists for Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer. The forums were held April 27-30. This story will be regularly updated on the TCC Connection website. Saying the coronavirus pandemic has changed higher education forever, a candidate for Tulsa Community…