Marina Metevelis was Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) historian. She turned 100 years old in spring 2022. Metevelis began working at the TCC library in 1970. She became a director of the TCC Heritage Center in 1992 and preserved thousands of items of TCC/TJC memorabilia, such as the first college band uniform, books, slides, newspaper articles,…
Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) printmaking studio is situated in the Center for Creativity across the street from the Metro Campus. The Printmaking course is offered to art and other division’s students. The class usually consists of in-person instructions and training in monotype, relief printmaking, and etching.
Tandy Student Success Center has opened its doors at Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) Metro Campus. New construction began at the Metro Campus in fall 2021, and it was completed in spring 2022. Dr. Leigh Goodson, president and CEO at TCC, explained the purpose of the renovation, “It is critical TCC provides services to our students…
Fernanda Thompson moved to the United States from Brazil, and from 1996 to 2020, she taught Portuguese language courses at Tulsa Community College (TCC.) Portuguese is the “official language…in Brazil [which] is the world’s most populated Portuguese-speaking country followed by Angola and Mozambique,” according to the World Atlas. Thompson also curated the shows of the…
The Silk Road was a trade route from Europe to Asia from 300 B.C. to the 16th century. A part of The Silk Road went through Kazakhstan where my home was. During a summer 2021 trip to central Kazakhstan, my fellow travelers and I stopped at a manti restaurant situated in the corner of a…
Have you wanted to know how to dress for college, for work, or just socially? Now you have an organization on campus who can offer advice to you. Business major student, Emma Knepper, recently opened a fashion club at Tulsa Community College (TCC). TCC Connection editor, Tatyana Nyborg, interviewed Knepper about the club and her…
(Editor’s Note: The opinion of the writer does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or position of the TCC Connection and its staff. The facts shared and the comments expressed represent the experience and research of the writer.) This is an Opinion/Personal Column (Part 2). To read Part 1, visit here. I recently published a column…
