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An event that began in 2005 at Tulsa Community College has grown so large that the name has changed to better reflect the population it serves. The former South Tulsa Regional Transition Institute has been renamed the Regional Transition Fair to encompass high school and middle school students with disabilities from across the Tulsa region. The Regional Transition Fair is 6 to 8 p.m. March 13 in the Student Union of the TCC Southeast Campus. The fair gives students with disabilities and their...
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“Dead Man Walking,” the best-selling book and major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, has been carried over to another art form: opera. The Tulsa Opera will perform “Dead Man Walking” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25; 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 in the Chapman Music Hall at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. In addition, a special pre-performance event will bring the audience closer to this fascinating story. Hear...
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What was it like to be a nurse during the Civil War? What horrors did nurses see? How did they deal with stress? What kinds of medicines and medical equipment were available? The Tulsa Community College Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration presents “Blood, Guts and Glory: Nursing and Medicine in the Civil War” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Center for Creativity at the TCC Metro Campus. Karen Vuranch will portray Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse and the founder of American Red Cross....
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Tulsa Community College’s Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda student organization is the largest chapter in the United States. The PBL chapter at TCC’s Metro Campus boasts 175 members, making it the No. 1 chapter in the country based on its memberships. This chapter has won numerous awards at national conventions, with TCC students competing against students from hundreds of two- and four-year colleges and universities across the country. FBLA-PBL is a nonprofit 501(...
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Students, faculty and staff at Tulsa Community College will unite to educate families about the importance of literacy by hosting a free, public event. TCC will participate in its first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by presenting Words for Change from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 14 in the Fitness Center at the TCC Northeast Campus. Words of Change is open to anyone who wants to learn how reading and writing can be fun and engaging. The two-hour event will include poetry performances...
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Just a quick reminder. For the upcoming semester, you can access Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Forms here. If you have other questions concerning financial aid, please feel free to contact one of our four campus locations. Contact information is available here.
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Is it just a dream or a viable career? Tulsa Community College’s Launch program takes entrepreneurs with an idea through the critical steps of starting a start up in 16 weeks. The results are the groundwork to launch their business and relationships with some of Tulsa’s most well known business startup leaders. The non-credit startup program is accepting applications now through Jan. 13 for the next session. Individuals with an idea for a new business can submit them online a twww....
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This article originally ran in Tulsa World on Dec. 5, 2011. Nancy J. Vitali, R.N, M.S. is a faculty member of Tulsa Community College’s nursing program. By KIM BROWN World Scene Writer Instead of singing "Joy to the world," many want to stay home and hide. The holiday hustle and bustle has begun, but 'tis the season for stress and anxiety. But before you let the frenzied season drain your energy, it's time to stop and reflect on the true importance of the...
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Keep holiday plant ‘guests’ happy with proper care By Horticulture Professor John Kahre The holidays are great times to celebrate with friends and family. My family has hosted a number of friends from foreign counties. We always learn a great deal from these visits, but sometimes worry about making our friends comfortable in unfamiliar surroundings and unfamiliar customs. My family also host plants during the holidays that come from other countries. Two of the plants that we like...
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Fewer Oklahomans will go hungry this holiday season thanks to the more than 2,300 pounds of canned food collected by Tulsa Community College's West Campus chapter of Phi Beta Lambda. TCC students and faculty spread out across Tulsa and the surrounding communities in October to "trick-or-treat" for nonperishable food items. More than 6,000 items were collected and donated to the Northeastern Oklahoma Food Bank. Phi Beta Lambda is a national business and career...
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It has been a long six months for Cathy Fox, a past participant in Tulsa Community College’s Launch program for entrepreneurs, and the six other finalists in the 2011 SpiritBank/Tulsa Community College Entrepreneurial Spirit Award competition. The seven finalists were narrowed down from nearly 100 applicants who applied for the annual competition during four rounds of business coaching, pitches and cuts. Fox’s hard work paid off and her business Enclosables, LLC, a line of fun, high...
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Even though he has graduated, E.J. Wilson continues to be active in a Tulsa Community College student organization that he helped start. He makes sure that students enjoy a free, delicious meal every Wednesday courtesy of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry on TCC’s West Campus. But for Wilson, it’s more than just an opportunity to share free meals. “The main goal is to get students to live out their faith,” he said. “It’s important to stay in the faith and help...
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City officials, businesses, entrepreneurs and Tulsa Community College are readying for Global Entrepreneurship Week which is Nov. 14-18. One of the most anticipated events is the announcement of the 2011 SpiritBank/Tulsa Community College Entrepreneurial Spirit Award winner on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Center for Creativity. Other events include: Monday: 2011 Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week Kick-off with StartUp Weekend Tulsa Presents Battle of the StartUps; Tuesday: Tulsa Metro Chamber...
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Geographic Information Systems may sound complex, but you can learn how to use this technology in a fun scavenger hunt at GIS Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Student Commons on Tulsa Community College’s Metro Campus. GIS Day is a free event that invites the community and students to learn about TCC’s GIS Certificate program, to network within the geospatial community and to discover GIS career options. The day includes a scavenger hunt in which participants...
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A Tulsa Community College student who has graduated from an Oklahoma high school and has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership qualities and community/campus involvement can be the next recipient of a $1,000 George and Donna Nigh Public Service Scholarship. The scholarship will become effective after TCC’s winning student completes the 15th Annual George and Donna Nigh Leadership Scholarship Academy in Oklahoma City, to be held March 2-6. At this event, TCC’s...
