TCC librarians warn the public about ongoing scams

The FBI, police departments, Federal Court and the U. S. Attorney’s Office alert citizens about fraudulent phone calls from scammers pretending to be employees of different government agencies. The callers threaten victims with an arrest for not appearing for jury duty. The scammers use real data about citizens, government officials, court addresses and pressure victims…

How Baptist Collegiate Ministries has continued during the pandemic

Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) is a religious organization that provides a community for students from all walks of life. BCM formerly held its meetings on Thursday nights at the Southeast campus at Tulsa Community College. Meetings were also held on Monday nights at the West Campus for worship and a service along with free lunches…

Professor’s profile: Jenny Fields, dean of the School of Nursing, pursues a goal of nursing education to meet complex hospital demands

Jenny Fields became the Tulsa Community College (TCC) dean of the school of nursing on July 1, 2019. She has been with the TCC since January 2014. Before the promotion to the dean’s position, Fields worked as an assistant professor and faculty department chair in the Career Mobility Track. Which degrees do you hold? I…

Goodson urges TCC to stay the course in mission for equity

President also discusses pandemic and plan to reopen Dr. Leigh Goodson, president of Tulsa Community College, said the death of George Floyd and the ensuing outcry for racial justice give greater urgency to TCC’s mission to promote learning equity for all students. In a lengthy interview June 3 with the TCC Connection, Goodson expressed solidarity…

TCC redesigns the Fall 2020 class schedule and includes sanitizing of spaces

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Fall 2020 semester will be quite different than previous years. The entire college is going through phases to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. TCC will have several types of classes in the fall, according to the college’s marketing department press release. The four (4) types of class offerings are the…

Global Fest celebrated 16 years bringing the world to TCC

Global Fest, the sixteenth annual festival of cultures came to the Center for Creativity on Feb. 26. Tina Peña, Associate Professor in Spanish at Tulsa Community College said this year the focus would be on the celebration of “International Friends and Families.”  “This year, we are celebrating a day dedicated to “TCC’s International Friends and Families” citizens, families,…

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…