As young adults navigate their academic journey and life, their exposure to political ideas and opportunities for civic engagement is a very important way to set them up for a lifetime of active citizenship. An objective of many higher learning institutions is to help students get involved in carrying out their civic duties, and one…
The Tulsa Community College Foundation held its 25th Vision Dinner at the Cox Business Convention Center on Sept. 5. Community leaders, donors, administrators, faculty, staff, and students were in attendance to raise funds for scholarships, internships, and new equipment for college labs. This year’s dinner honored Mayor G.T. Bynum, St. Sen. Kevin Matthews, and Mike…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
On June 22, the McKeon Center for Creativity featured harmonica player Dave Bernston, a member of the Route 66 Harmonica Club and who has played and taught blues harmonica for over 30 years. As a part of C4C’s “I Can’t” workshop series, Bernston was the headliner for “I Can’t Play Harmonica.” He shared the basic…
Every other Thursday of the month, Open Play Improv is held at the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity, led by a member of Third Space Tulsa (an improv-centered theater education collective founded in May of 2023), Cory Foster. The Open Play Improv kept its participants on their feet and laughing as they followed instructions…
The Theatre Department at Tulsa Community College will be performing its play, “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss, as part of its Children’s Summer Theatre Camp at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education (PACE) Studio Theatre, 10300 E. 81st St., June 13-15. The department’s production will be directed by Mark Frank…
