January 7, 2026

The TCC Connection

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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

Coping with COVID-19: How School Administrators are Adjusting to Online Learning

An Interview with Glenpool Assistant Principal Gaylen Urie In the United States, as of March 29, 2020, there are 122,653 cases of COVID-19 and 2,112 deaths at the hands of this looming virus. Students across the nation, and even the world, are finding it increasingly difficult to focus or pour effort into anything, including schoolwork,…

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Caity Urie06 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

The Writing Center becomes more comfortable after the renovation

In fall 2019, the Writing Center celebrated its grand reopening after being under construction for months. The employees of the center held a party with coffee, popcorn, and prizes for those who participated in the prize drawing. Jennette Royster, academic lab coordinator at the Metro Writing Center, is very excited about the updated facility. “Before,…

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Tatyana Nyborg03 mins

Tulsa State Fair wrap-up

The Tulsa State Fair is a yearly tradition for Tulsa. It was held in the Expo Square Fairgrounds for two weeks from late Oct. 1-11. This fair was especially impressive drawing an estimated 1,040,000 attendees, according to the Tulsa State Fair infograph at  https://www.tulsastatefair.com/ Chief Operating Officer for the Expo Square, Amanda Blair said that…

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Gabrielle Farringer05 mins

Review: Tulsa Turkish Art and Food Festival holds 10th anniversary event

On November 9th, Raindrop Turkish House and Cultural Center hosted its tenth annual Turkish Food & Art Festival. The event was open to the public and free of charge. In order to keep the event organized for vendors local patrons were able to purchases tickets to use as currency for food and art. Some vendors…

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Kat Pacian06 mins

“Shadow of Time” exhibit delights at Philbrook

Philbrook Art Museum welcomed artist Anila Quayyum Agha and her “Shadow of Time” installation to its main level on November 10th. The main installment of “Shadow of Time” is on display in the Helmerich Gallery and include Anila’s immersive award-winning piece “Intersections” and seven paper pieces. Agha also has two of her works in other…

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Kat Pacian06 mins