Editor’s Note: The construction project is a developing story. TCC Connection recently received additional information on the subject. The article has been updated with the new information. New construction began at Tulsa Community College (TCC) Metro Campus in fall 2021. Because of these changes, some services were moved to different locations on the campus. According…
Daniel Chaboya, director of English as a Second Language (ESL) program at Tulsa Community College (TCC), has been with the college for the last 19 years. Chaboya has a bachelor of science degree in marketing (Oral Roberts University), and amaster’s degree in human relations (University of Oklahoma), and he is passionate about helping foreign students to…
In the former Soviet Union, someone’s first stop to try local food should be at a supermarket. There is plenty of products at the stores. So, a tourist can be lost trying to make a choice. In this essay, an individual may find valuable advice on popular Russian, European and Asian food in Kazakhstan and…
In Kazakhstan and other republic of the former Soviet Union, there are popular non-alcoholic drinks, which can greatly satisfy someone’s thirst in the hot summer. These are kvas, lemonade, and kompot. A variety of kvases and lemonades are sold at every supermarket or small shop in the former USSR. They have sweet and sour tastes….
(Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series.) To find the best deal on a flight, someone should search multiple booking websites and compare the prices. For example, I was searching a round-trip flight from Tulsa, Okla., to Kazakhstan (the republic of the former Soviet Union) in July 2021. The cheapest price was…
Construction has been occurring in different parts of Metro Campus since summer 2019. One of the goals of the renovation is to increase meal choices at Tulsa Community College (TCC) location. Below is a list of great meal choices for students: The “Marketplace” cafe by Imperial Cafeteria on the second floor is finished and stocked…
(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.) I was a faithful customer of Expedia, online travel agency (OTA), for a about a decade. Despite…
(Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a series.) During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries began to request visas from American citizens. Visas had to be obtained at the embassies of foreign countries in Washington, D.C. and other cities. For example, Kazakhstan (a republic of the former Soviet Union) had a visa-free policy for…
According to TCC (Tulsa Communty College) Library annual report, 304,107 people visited the library in 2019-2020. In the last several years, the TCC library expanded its online services through https://library.tulsacc.edu. Students logged on to the library computers 77,329 in 2019-2020. They hit the library home page 210,900 times and completed 725,653 database searches. Paula Settoon,…
