TCC Connection, Society of Professional Journalists, and Library Services to Recognize Media Literacy Week 2024, Oct. 21-25 

Tulsa Community College will be hosting Media Literacy Week for the second year. The TCC Foundation grand-funded project will host a series of events featuring activities, resources, and two marquee events from Oct. 21-25.  Each day will feature a different theme that comprises the definitional elements of media literacy. These themes are “access, analyze, evaluate,…

Theatre Department Presents ‘Tartuffe’ and The Rubber Chicken Factory Improv Troupe

Auditions to be hosted for ‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ The Theatre Department at Tulsa Community College has announced several upcoming productions and an audition. Tartuffe by Moliere, Oct. 3-6 The Theatre Department is gearing up for an exciting new production of Tartuffe, adapted by Timothy Mooney and directed by Mark Frank, associate professor of theatre and coordinator…

TCC’s Fall 2024 semester begins with “Muffins and Maps” 

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Fall 2024 semester started Aug. 19. Crowds of students flooded the Metro Campus trying to find their classrooms, obtain student IDs, and get familiar with the college’s departments.  The Metro Campus Student Life department conducted a “Muffins and Maps” event to help students overcome the rush and stress of the first…

Conservationist and Educator Shares His Vision for the Environment

Part 3 of Global Minds Series Features Dr. Fabricio Camacho-Céspedes, an Expert in Agroforestry and Natural Sciences Editor’s Note: Previous speakers in the Global Minds Series included Dr. Kendra Reynolds from Northern Ireland on anti-fairy tales and Dr. Martin Jirušek from the Czech Republic on energy geopolitics. Dr. Fabricio Camacho-Céspedes is a professor of Agroforestry…

Power Up! Preview with Vice President Eunice Tarver 

A First-Time Student Orientation Event at the Southeast Campus  Tulsa Community College will be hosting Power Up! Student Convocation at the Southeast campus on Sept. 18, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.  The event, encouraging students to “Elevate your college game,” will host a variety of resources, sessions, and opportunities to connect with TCC students, faculty,…

Peace Day 2024 to be hosted Sept. 19 

Tulsa Community College is hosting International Day of Peace 2024 Commemoration. This year’s program will be hosted Sept. 19 at noon at the Peace Garden on the Southeast Campus. The event will feature live music, snacks, sharing of cultures, as well as activities related to “Peace Day”. The United Nations (UN) has designated ‘Cultivating a…

International Speaker Addresses Topics on Anti-Fairy Tales 

Part 2 of the Global Minds Series Features an Exclusive Interview with Dr. Kendra Reynolds, a Specialist in Anti-Tales and an Independent Scholar from Northern Ireland  In an interview with the TCC Connection, Dr. Kendra Reynolds, an independent scholar and anti-tales expert who works for libraries in Northern Ireland, shared details about her study and…

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition Was a Discovery of New Names in Art (Juror’s Choice) 

The annual student art exhibition presented unexpected art produced by Tulsa Community College (TCC) students. In this essay, Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection editor, highlights the jurors ‘choices for the most remarkable student artworks displayed at the exhibit this year.  Two artists from Seattle judged the TCC student artworks in 2024. The judges were Julie Alpert,…

International Speaker Addresses Topics on Energy Geopolitics and Security 

Part 1 of the Global Minds Series Features a Scholar from the Czech Republic  Professor Martin Jirušek, a leading expert in energy security and geopolitics and a professor at a prestigious Czech university, participated in a program featuring scholars on the subjects of energy geopolitics and security.  In his interview with the TCC Connection, Jirušek,…

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition was a discovery of new names in art (Reviewer’s Choice) 

The annual student art exhibition presented unexpected art produced by Tulsa Community College (TCC) students. In this essay, Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection editor, highlights her choices for the most interesting student artworks displayed at the exhibit this year.  Victoria McGoffin surprised the exhibit guests with her sculpture “To Heap.” The sculpture is made from cement,…