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Showing How Sustainability Saves Money and Builds Collaboration

February 15, 2019
The theme for this year is partnerships in higher education as six colleges and universities share what has worked and guide others with best practices in sustainability. College students, faculty and staff from Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa Community College, University...
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10 Years Later….EcoFest is Community Event

March 28, 2018
The event is free and will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 31 on the TCC Northeast Campus, 3727 East Apache Street. The Repair Café returns this year by popular demand with how-to sessions for areas of home repair and gardening. Six sessions during the day include bike repair, plumbing...
Trees being planted at Southeast Campus

Nearly 50 Trees Have Been Planted at TCC Southeast Campus

February 13, 2017
The trees represent multiple species and were placed on the north perimeter of the campus along 81st Street and on the east perimeter of the campus along highway 169. They stood between 8 to 12 feet tall and many of them had tree trunks measuring five inches in diameter. Because of their size, they...
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TCC Sees Significant Savings With Five-Year Energy Plan

September 13, 2016
In FY16, TCC reduced utility costs per square foot from $1.53 to $1.39 with a savings of $238,614 from the year before despite the opening of two new sites with the Riverside Community Campus & Aviation Center at the Jenks Riverside Airport and Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center at Northeast...

EcoFest: Free Trees, DIY and Healthy Living

March 21, 2016
The 2016 EcoFest capitalizes on the do-it-yourself (DIY) craze with a focus on self-sufficient activities like growing your own food. New features this year include a tiny house on display built by a local school teacher and a how-to session on building your own aquaponics unit. In addition to the...

Bringing It Home: Focus of Sustainability Conference

February 4, 2016
Learning how to incorporate easy to use steps and practices into your life is the focus of the second annual Sustainability Conference at Tulsa Community College. Bringing it Home is this year’s theme and will help us examine the choices we make in everyday situations and how they can advance...

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