CAB/AASA brings Masquerade Ball to Southeast Campus
On Feb. 25, the Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus held a Mardi Gras party. “The idea for the masquerade event started at our Campus Activities Board (CAB) Christmas party. I wanted to make sure we had an event planned for February. So during our party, I asked my team what they wanted our event for […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Humorous character creator, Muriel Fahrion, talks about survival in the art business
Muriel Fahrion, designer of the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears cartoon characters, surprised TCC students with her visit. Fahrion is as humorous as the dozens of characters she has created for the greeting card and toy industries. Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears and Get-Along-Gang characters were animated. After the celebrity artist conducted a workshop at the […]
Academic support services move online
Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) academic support services –tutors, success coaches, research librarians – are ready to serve students just as they were before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, they are just a click and Zoom away. While students spent their Spring Break dealing with the challenges and changes at home, academic support teams scrambled to expand […]
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)” […]
SNAPS: Global Fest sponsors its 16th annual event
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 […]
Five Simple Ways to Begin Studying Japanese
Japanese is one of the hardest languages for an English speaker to learn and getting started can feel like a daunting task. However, thanks to the technology of today and much easier to access to Japanese media than America used to have, there are plenty of resources available. I have been studying Japanese for over […]
Successes and Failures of President Trump Pt. 1
One does not presume to judge any president in listing these successes and failures. As a citizen, we can only assess progress and vote. My assessments are as follows. Success: “Going Public” President Donald Trump has harnessed the power of going public not only to rally constituents to pressure Congress on his objectives here at […]