December 24, 2025

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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…

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Kevin Shank012 mins

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…

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Kevin Shank08 mins

Finalist for academic chief gratified by connections to students

Meet the finalists Note: The TCC Connection is reporting on open forums featuring the four finalists for Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer. One forum will be held each day April 27-30. This story will be regularly updated on the TCC Connection website. After working 25 years in higher education, Dr. Sharon Warren Cook…

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Kevin Shank010 mins

Stone sees top academic post as another chance to give back to TCC

Meet the finalists Note: The TCC Connection is reporting on open forums featuring the four finalists for the Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer position. One forum will be held each day April 27-30. This story will be regularly updated on the TCC Connection website. After coming of age as a student, then instructor,…

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Kevin Shank010 mins

Reporter’s notebook: Tulsa Botanic Garden encourages mini greenhouse planting

Gardening can be a tricky endeavor. Each plant requires different conditions to survive and produce. That is why the “I Can’t Start Seeds” workshop conducted by the Tulsa Botanic Garden at Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity was very helpful. A group of interested locals gathered for the tutorial provided by the Tulsa Botanic…

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Tatyana Nyborg06 mins

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…

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Tatyana Nyborg07 mins

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…

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Kevin Shank016 mins

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…

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Kevin Shank011 mins