Hands that Create:TCC partners with Inclusion in Art to present the work of Oklahoma-based artists of color

Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C) partnered with Inclusion in Art to host a gallery featuring the artwork of seven artists. The gallery was “Hands that Create,” an exhibition that unites Oklahoma artists of color. The gallery ran from Oct. 3-28. Hands that Create held an opening reception, where the artists were…

African American Student Association (AASA) installs 2022-2023 officers

The African American Student Association (AASA) elected its officers for the 2022-2023 academic year. The group held its annual Officer Installation Dinner on Oct. 24 at the Center for Creativity Event Center. The program, which was a potluck and a silent auction on paintings, included students, faculty, and staff from each of the four campuses….

Storytelling workshop equipped participants with tools for successful writing

The Oklahoma-based organization “OK, So” conducted a series of workshops about storytelling. One of the meetings occurred at Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) Center for Creativity on Aug. 4, 2022. “OK, So” is a part of a national movement of storytelling enthusiasts grouped around the non-profit organization, “The Moth,” which is based in New York. “The…

“Feather on a Leather” brings joy to the participants of “I Can’t Leathercraft” workshop

On Sept. 10, Larry Simmons, creator of Divine Leather, in partnership with the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C), presented the “I Can’t Leathercraft” workshop.  With leather tools borrowed from Tandy Leather of Tulsa, a sponsor of the event and a leather workshop and leather-working supplies store, Larry Simmons led the participants on carving…

TCC’s International Student Services assist foreigners with studying in the United States

Currently, Tulsa Community College has 112 foreign students who came to the United States on non-immigrant visas to study at the college. Over 70 of them have F1 student visa status. Other foreign-born students hold immigrant visas. Both groups represent over 70 different countries, such as Vietnam, China, Germany, Norway, Brazil, Angola, and others. This…

Vampires of the Wild West (A Parody) October 6-9th at TCC 

Tulsa Community College Theatre Department presents Vampires of the Wild West (a Parody) by Mark Frank. The production will be presented at the Southeast Campus Pace Studio Theatre at 8pm October 6-8 and 2pm on October 9th. For tickets go to: https://pacetickets.tulsacc.edu/events or call 918-595-7777.    Vampires of the Wild West welcomes us to Empire Valley in 1865 where a rogue vampire…

Cyber Skills Center’s “Afrofuturism” and The Path to a Tech-Immersed Tulsa 

On July 8, 2022, Tulsa Community College (TCC) and Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL), in partnership with edX, the global online learning platform from 2U, Inc., and SkillStorm opened the Cyber Skills Center (CSC) in Tulsa. The center will serve as an educational facility for adult students seeking cyber security and data science careers at no…

Shannon Schwaebler is here for adult students entering the Tulsa workforce 

Shannon Schwaebler felt “lost” in college, and now as the new Director of Continuing Education, she wants to accommodate adult students in achieving their dreams at Tulsa Community College (TCC).  On July 25, Schwaebler became the new director of Continuing Education. In a small hallway past the Starbucks Cafe on the Northeast Campus, the Continuing Education…