TCC Community Magazine Fall 2019

M AG A Z I N E | T U L SACC . E D U

FALL 2019

Community Magazine is a publication of Tulsa Community College

CONTENTS FALL 2019

Tulsa Community College 6111 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 400 Tulsa, OK 74135

A Letter From TCC President Leigh B. Goodson

Leigh B. Goodson, PhD. President & CEO

We’ve had a productive and exciting spring and summer here at the College.

TCC Board of Regents: Robin F. Ballenger, Chairman Samuel Combs III, Vice-Chairman Paul H. Cornell, Secretary Caron Lawhorn, Member Ronald S. Looney, Member William R. McKamey, Member Wesley G. Mitchell, Member

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20 Years of Veterinary Technology

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In April, we hosted the College’s first Institute for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. Our equity scorecard work with the University of Southern California’s Center for Urban Education informed us that while we’re making strides in educational equity for our students, our community and peers would like some help implementing what we’ve learned. The community and our stakeholders informed us they enjoyed the Institute, and are already looking forward to its return next year.

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Five Things with Lyn Kent

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Common Book Program Arrives

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Institute for Implementation

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TCC President’s Society

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50th Anniversary Exhibit

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2019 TCC Foundation Board

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20 Years of Veterinary Technology

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2019 Vision Award Winner: Karen Keith

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Campaign for Completion

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Special Thanks to Our Donors

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Spring 2019 Graduation

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TCC Vision, Mission & Goals

This summer, the TCC Board of Regents approved the College’s new Mission, Vision, Values and Beliefs. The new mission statement, “Building success through education,” simply and succinctly speaks to the heart of what the College is and its role in the community. Our new vision, “an educated, employed, and thriving community,” serves to inform our direction as we begin work updating our strategic plan for the next five years.

Our new values and beliefs are nothing less than who we are as an institution of learning: “You belong here. Everyone can learn. Community is our middle name. Quality education is affordable.

Excellence is our culture.”

As the new fall semester began, we held the grand opening of our first Student Success and Career Center on the Southeast Campus. The Centers seek to remove physical barriers to student success.

Often times, our students arrive on campus with a limited amount of time to take care of their

business and perhaps little knowledge of where to go or what to do next. The Student Success Centers serve as one-stop shops where students can find answers about admission, enrollment, financial aid, advising and more.

TCC President Goodson and United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at the Dick Conner Correctional Center graduation ceremony in July 2019.

And finally, the Clearing the Pathway: Campaign for Completion achieved its goal of raising more than $20 million for the College. At its heart, the Campaign was about removing barriers to student success – physical, navigational, financial, and cultural. These funds, generously donated by our community, allow the College to fulfill its mission and vision, and to better serve its role as a gateway to education for all our community members.

Thank you for sharing our vision for our community, and for your support and belief in Tulsa Community College.

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FIVE THINGS with

LYN KENT Although a weekend holed up in the house is a treat, when the opportunity presents, I want to see the world. When I think about places to disconnect from work, it is usually the marvels of creation that come to mind.

I love Oxley and Red Bud Valley Nature Preserves close to home. If you haven’t been to Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, you’ve missed an Oklahoma gem (with the famous Meer’s Store burgers nearby). Petit Jean and Devil’s Den state parks in Arkansas are beautiful with great hikes.

But going farther afield, five of my favorite vacation spots to completely forget work have been:

When I think about places to disconnect from work, it is usually the marvels of creation that come to mind.

1. Muir Woods, near San Francisco. Maybe my favorite place. Among the redwoods people speak in hushed tones, because it is just sacrilege to do otherwise in such a cathedral. San Francisco adds bonus points.

2. Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica. Walkways built in the forest canopies, night hikes, wildlife, a gazillion

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hummingbirds, and birdwatching that includes, if you’re lucky, the Resplendent Quetzal. This bird is a stunning sight and an adventure to find.

Costa Rica is an accessible tropical adventure and has incredibly helpful and knowledgeable guides.

3. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. A National Geographic show on steroids, surreal in person.

You have to remind yourself you can’t get out of the jeep to see the lion--this is her world. It’s certainly not easy and accessible, but with a son in Eastern Africa, we rationalized the trip. It was a reminder of a bigger world and different priorities.

4. Estes Park, Colorado. Incredible mountain scenery and hikes, fun tourist town, rushing rivers, and Rocky Mountain National Park. TCC has a contingent of Estes Park regulars with a wealth of advice on what to see and do.

5. San Antonio Riverwalk. I admit, I love it.

Riverside restaurants, Mexican food, mariachi music, riverboats, cascading water, marketplace, and the Alamo. Plus, it’s the beginning or end of a Texas Hill Country road trip.

Lyn has been at TCC for 12 years, not counting years as a math adjunct. She is Dean for the School of Science and Mathematics, with an office at Southeast Campus or any vacant desk at other campuses. Her husband Paul is a former minister and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, but is now working with Thrivent Financial. They have two sons, one in residency at Duke Medical Center and the other in Rwanda, working for a company that brings solar solutions to families without electricity.

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LEADING THE EQUITY CONVERSATION Last spring, TCC hosted its first Institute for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, a two-day event designed to help TCC faculty and staff, as well as educators from across the state, incorporate equitable practices into their classrooms, campuses and communities.

In simplest terms, culturally responsive pedagogy is a practical approach for reaching and promoting success for all students, versus only a select few. The Institute evolved from the College’s Equity Scorecard work, a process of understanding and mitigating gaps in educational outcomes for racial-ethnic groups, through a partnership with the University of Southern California’s Center for Urban Education.

“Our equity work has been filled with opportunities to help the TCC community actualize our goal of achieving racial equity in student outcomes,” says Eunice Tarver, TCC Northeast Campus Provost and Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. “Through that work, faculty and staff communicated their desire to move beyond the business case for equity into creating

more opportunities for learning practical ways to become culturally responsive practitioners.

The Institute featured keynote speakers Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Dr. Bryan Brayboy, Dr. Niral Shah, and Dr. Tara J. Yosso, all highly esteemed scholars who have dedicated their work towards advancing culturally responsive practices in education. In addition to the keynote sessions, experts delivered breakout sessions that focused on delivering strategies and identifying opportunities for institutions, organizations and practitioners to become more culturally responsive in their practices, polices and personnel.

The Institute also debuted TCC’s “Courageous Conversations” series, which invited attendees to discuss important social justice topics such as conciliation as a path to healing, free speech, privilege, and community-police relations. The opportunity for guests from various backgrounds to engage in productive, meaningful discussions proved to be one of the many highlights associated with the two-day event.

“Witnessing faculty, administrators, K-12 partners, workforce and industry partners, community

From left to right: Dr. Tara J. Yosso, Eunice Tarver, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Dr. Bryan Brayboy

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activists, parents and educators from across the state to collectively work to equip themselves to better support our diverse student body gave me great hope for our future,” says Tarver. “Practicing equity and inclusive excellence is hard work. It requires intentional, consistent, unwavering commitment toward framing problems from the perspective of institutional responsibility rather than resorting to deficit-minded explanations of why some student groups are excelling and others aren’t. It was incredibly moving to see so many folks ready to engage in such powerful discussions.”

Tarver says the keynote speakers walked away impressed with Tulsa’s courage to engage in critical conversations.

“Our special guests shared that Tulsa has something really special happening, and if TCC can leverage that to break the silos and bring everyone together to do this work, our greater community is going to be in a really good place.”

Planning is already underway for next year’s Institute.

Quotes from the Institute

“It is difficult. You’re trying to wake someone up who has been historically engrained in their viewpoint.”

“Everyone has some kind of disability.”

“I do less harm than I used to.”

“Sometimes, as allies, we have to be careful we don’t hurt with our niceness.”

“If you’re only seeing one side, you’re not really seeing the person.”

“Seek to understand, and then to be understood.”

“Don’t take their voice.

Let them speak.”

“When you know better, you do better.”

“Their experiences have validity and value.”

“There are multiple cultures even within a race.”

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50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT

Take a look back at

50 YEARS IN THE MAKING September 2019 begins our yearlong celebration of Tulsa Community College’s 50th Anniversary and we are excited to share it with everyone.

That’s why we have partnered with the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum to create an exhibit that showcases highlights and milestones from our incredible past.

purchased the Sinclair Oil Building downtown and even see a replica desk belonging to Alfred Philips, TCC’s first president,” says Kari Shults, Interim Vice President for Advancement and President of the TCC Foundation. “The exhibit also showcases our wide variety of programs and how they have progressed through the years. You’ll also see old photos documenting our growth and even vintage educational equipment, along with amazing projects created and used by students today.”

“From our visionary leaders who founded the College to the impactful programs we offer today, as well as our remarkable staff and inspiring students who bring our success to life, our exhibit showcases and celebrates our past 50 years of bringing quality, affordable, higher education to Tulsa,” says TCC President Leigh B. Goodson, Ph.D. “We are excited and very proud to share this glimpse in time with our community.”

The TCC 50th Anniversary Exhibit runs through the end of March 2020 at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, 2425 South Peoria. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is free to members, $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, and children and students are free.

“When you first enter the exhibit, you will be taken back in time when TCC

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20 Years of

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY This year marks the 20th anniversary of TCC’s Veterinary Technology program. In that time, almost 300 students have graduated and gone on to work as Registered Veterinary Technicians in private veterinary practices, public and private research facilities, veterinary teaching hospitals, livestock production, veterinary supply and sales, zoos/exotic animal care, rescue and humane organizations, and even military service.

TCC’s Veterinary Technology Program prepares students to fill a wide range of responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, including intensive nursing care, clinical laboratory procedures, radiology, anesthesiology, dental care, and surgical assistance.

In short, our graduates finish their associate degrees ready to take their credentialing exams and get to work. And, boy, do they pass their exams. The overall pass rate for TCC Veterinary Technology graduates is 92.5%, and they have a 100% pass rate on the Oklahoma licensing exam.

Juniper, adopted from TCC’s Veterinary Technology Program, Nov. 2018

While in the program, TCC students practice their knowledge and skills on small and large animal volunteers, which are then placed in permanent homes. Since 1999, more than 770 animals have been placed after helping TCC students learn.

ANIMALS PLACED SINCE 1999

DOGS 228

CATS 209

RATS 97

MICE 48

BIRDS 20 including chickens

GOATS 7

GUINEA PIGS 81

FERRETS 3

RABBITS 76

SHEEP 2

If you are interested in adopting an animal, call the Vet Tech program at 918-595-8212.

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Linda Lyons Cole, TCC associate professor of nursing and endowed scholarship donor.

Removing FINANCIAL Barriers

$5 million more in endowed scholarships increase student aid options

When Linda Lyons Cole’s mother passed away last March, she knew exactly how she wanted to honor her legacy: She created the Lyons Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship.

Campaign for

COMPLETION TCC’s Campaign for Completion, the College’s first major fundraising campaign, comes to a successful end having raised more than $20 million to remove barriers to student success – financial, physical, navigational.

To remove financial barriers, our generous donors, donors like you, helped us create endowed scholarships.

Your funds increased our diversity and inclusion outreach by allowing us to create student success completion grants. Our students receive more one-onone time with their advisors because you helped us lower our student-to-advisor ratio, which increases their odds of graduating.

Through contributions to this campaign, the chemistry and biology labs on TCC’s Metro campus received a

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complete metamorphosis. They’re now cutting-edge learning environments that enable our students to be better prepared for the workforce of tomorrow.

As success builds upon success, our new student success and career centers remove physical barriers to student success by consolidating services into a central area.

These one-stop shops are packed with answer center advisors cross-trained to assist students with all the College’s processes and services. The Student Success and Career Center opened on the TCC Southeast Campus late this summer, and plans for the centers on the other three campuses are underway.

Thank you for your support of The Campaign for Completion. Your dedication and contributions to TCC will be a boon to our community.

“Both my parents believed in furthering your education through college,” Cole says. “The endowed scholarship is in honor of our whole family. My mother taught at TCC for 24 years in the nursing faculty. Both my sister and I graduated from TCC in the 1970s, and I’ve been employed at TCC in the nursing faculty for 20 years. TCC has a big place in our hearts.”

In addition to honoring their family and their beloved TCC, Cole says her family also wanted to create the scholarship because she knows the power and influence scholarships can have to a student’s life.

“We wanted to do an endowed scholarship because we know how much it means,” she says. “So many of our students need financial aid, so we know how much a scholarship could impact their life.”

One key requirement for the Lyons Family Endowed Scholarship is a bit different than other scholarships: It’s not tied to GPA. “We want our scholarship recipients to have care and compassion for their patients,” she says. “So, instead of a GPA requirement, we require two recommendations from people who have seen them with their patients.”

Removing financial barriers by increasing available endowed scholarships was one of the major objectives of the recently completed The Campaign for Completion, TCC’s largest fundraising campaign in its history. Among first-time, full-time TCC students, 86% receive some financial aid. Monica Champ, TCC chief

development officer, says the need for TCC students still exceeds available funds.

“Without a doubt, financial barriers are still the number one reason students don’t complete their degree,” Champ says. “They run out of money or they have a life event, like a car breaks down or any event like that. And it can really throw them off track.”

The Campaign secured $5 million in endowed scholarship funds to address this need. These scholarships will go directly to students and grow each year in perpetuity.

“The more money we have in the endowed scholarship fund, the more money we will be able to give to those who apply,” Champ says.

The first Lyons Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship will be awarded in January 2020, as students must complete at least one semester in the program before they are eligible. And, the endowed fund is already growing.

“A number of my mom’s friends and our friends have donated to the scholarship,” Cole says. “Some of her physicians and my colleagues have donated. TCC has one of the best and most supportive nursing programs.

We have such high regard for our community, and we are held in high regard by our community. We are hoping we help people who can help healthcare in Tulsa.”

For Cole, only one thing could make this scholarship better: “I wish my mom was here to see this,” she says. “But, she knew we were going to do this, so she knows.”

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OUTREACH: Completion grants, bridge programs help TCC students succeed Sometimes, a little help can make all the difference.

Sometimes, it’s the difference between receiving a degree and never finishing.

In fact, providing a little help to students was so important to TCC leadership they earmarked a half a million dollars in the Campaign for Completion to do exactly that.

With part of this funding, they created Completion Grants. These grants provide students needed emergency funding to help erase small financial issues that would impede their ability to finish their degrees.

“These Completion Grants have been very effective in helping students complete their degrees,” says Eunice Tarver, TCC’s assistant vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and Northeast campus provost.

“Sometimes all that stands in the way of a person graduating college and not graduating is a few hundred dollars. These grants bridge that gap and help students who have worked hard cross over the finish line.”

In addition to the Completion Grants, TCC also offers a Summer Bridge program to help students on the other end

of the graduation spectrum: those just arriving at TCC. During the four-week experience, students fresh from high school planning to attend TCC in the upcoming fall learn the ins and outs of how college works and what to expect when they begin.

“The Campaign helped us to improve our college readiness program and reach many students who are underserved in higher education,” says Ramona Curtis, director of diversity outreach programs. “Summer Bridge is geared toward college readiness and focused on students who might not be quite ready to go to college.”

Curtis says TCC also is hosting Student Achievement Summits to empower racially minoritized student populations with college knowledge and college readiness opportunities that also inform students about the engaging experience TCC offers its diverse student body.

“We bring these students to campus to engage with people who have similar backgrounds and experiences.

It’s important for students to see themselves in the leaders on our campuses and in our community,” she says. “Geared toward students in poverty as well as students of color, this 30-plus week curriculum teaches them how to have academic success and provides knowledge to help them make the transition to college.”

Removing NAVIGATIONAL Barriers

TCC realizes student-to-advisor ratio lower than campaign goal

First, it was 1,044 to 1.

Then, it was 580 to 1. Then, TCC leadership set a goal of 350 to 1.

Now, it’s 320 to 1. That’s called success.

Before the Campaign for Completion, the recently completed $20-million fundraising campaign for TCC, the student-to-advisor ratio at TCC was 1,044 to 1. That means, for every 1,044 students there was one academic advisor to help each of them.

“We know that, for students, navigating their way from admission to graduation is a lot of work, especially for many of our students who are the first in the family to go to college,” says Leigh B. Goodson, Ph.D., TCC president and CEO. “We knew we had to lower our student-to-advisor ratio to make sure all of our students could have easier access to the services they needed to be successful. And, we did.”

“We hired almost two dozen additional advisors. That immediately made it a lot easier on both our students and our advisors,” Goodson says.

Today, that goal of 350 to 1 has been replaced by an even-lower-than-anticipated 320-to-1 student/advisor ratio.

“We are so pleased at the significant progress we have made to lower our ratio,” Goodson says. “We know that if a student meets with their academic advisor, they will have a much higher chance of success. And now, they have significantly greater accessibility to their advisor.”

The campaign provided funding for the hiring of 22 additional academic advisors as well as the creation of 10 Answer Center advisors. These added positions are predicted to become self-sustaining over time because of increasing revenue through higher retention rates.

“That is a win for the College, and that’s a win for the students,” Goodson says.

Through the campaign, and the $7 million earmarked to help ease the navigational barriers students faced at TCC, the ratio first dropped to 580 to 1 with a goal of hitting 350 to 1.

Curtis says, for many, learning the ropes of how college works is just as hard as any other part of college life, and she says when a college pays attention to its underserved groups, the larger community benefits.

Chanel Rusco, TCC student and completion grant recipient

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“If you want your community to continue to grow and prosper, then we have to reach out to all generations, economic levels and all kinds of people to let them know what resources are out there to grow and get better,” she says. “It is important to know there is a foundation out there helping others grow and prosper in our community. No one is giving someone something they don’t deserve – we all deserve the opportunities that are before us.”

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Removing PHYSICAL Barriers Student Success Centers will welcome all students; provide services in one location

Imagine beginning something new without even knowing where you’re supposed to start.

services. “TCC graduates make Tulsa a better place to live, and our donors and citizens know that.”

“A lot of times, our students feel completely intimidated when they come to the College,” says Keidron Dotson, TCC director of answer centers. “Knowing where to go should not be part of their fear about college. We are trying to eliminate that by connecting our students to an inclusive and engaging environment.”

These centers will be a physical area on each of TCC’s campuses to act as a one-stop shop to answer any question a student might have. Students can go to the Answer Center to find information about admission, enrollment, financial aid, bursar, advising and many other student services.

Knowing where to go is exactly what is being addressed by the new Student Success Centers, which are being built and added to each of TCC’s four distinct campuses.

The Campaign for Completion funded $5 million for the creation of three Student Success Centers, and the Vision Tulsa package with the City of Tulsa contributed $5.3 million to build the stand-alone building on the Southeast Campus.

“The Student Success Centers will be the new front doors for each of our campuses,” Dotson says. “They will serve as an obvious and welcoming place for new students – or any student with a question – to come and receive the help they need. When we remove the physical barriers, we know we increase the success of our students.”

The Student Success Center on the Southeast Campus opened this summer. The College also announced the Student Success Center on the West campus will be named after Roger Hardesty and his wife, Donna Hardesty after a $1 million gift from the Hardesty Family Foundation.

“We are so thankful to our campaign donors and also the citizens of Tulsa who recognized the importance of investing in higher education in their own town,” says Terri Alonso, TCC dean of advising, retention and career

With one center near completion, and three others on their way to being built, the goal is to remove the need to drive to multiple campuses to solve various problems.

“TCC is convenient for so many because we have multiple campuses for students to attend,” Alonso says.

“However, that can also provide challenges if you have business on more than one campus. The new centers will relieve some of the stress that impedes people’s ability to achieve their goals with us. And we’re so excited to bring them this solution.”

“The Student Success Center on the West campus will be named after Roger and Donna Hardesty after a $1 million gift from the Hardesty Family Foundation.”

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Removing EDUCATIONAL Barriers New learning labs provide cutting-edge facilities at TCC

The whole point of raising $20 million through the largest fundraising campaign in TCC’s history was to remove impediments students encounter when they come to the College.

“We’ve come in and tried to remove all the barriers to student success,” says Angela Sivadon, TCC Metro campus Provost.

While the campaign looked at large, whole-student experiences like improving diversity and raising retention rates, it also addressed overdue needed physical improvements, such as a million-dollar renovation of TCC’s chemistry and biology labs at the Metro campus to support the College’s STEM efforts.

“The old labs were the original labs from when the College was founded 50 years ago,” she says.

The new TCC Metro Campus chemistry and biology laboratory suites now are bright, modern spaces with industry-leading microscopes and other

technology, lab tables, new cabinets and counters, proper air ventilation, and many other upgrades and improvements. Bottom line, from floor to ceiling, these labs are brand new and provide a real-world setting to conduct scientific research.

“Everywhere you look there is something else new and better to help our students learn. These modern labs provide experiences similar to what students encounter when they enter the workforce,” Sivadon says. As more and more industries look for STEM-focused students, TCC is answering the call with these modernized labs. With 76 degree programs now supported by lab sciences, these labs will get plenty of use.

“STEM is driving so much of what we are doing and what we need to be doing to meet the demands of today’s employers,” Sivadon says. “These labs put us in the place we need to be to help our students succeed while they are here and for where they are going when they leave here.”

Everywhere you look there is something else new and better to help our students learn.

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Spring 2019

GRADUATION

TCC’s Spring graduation took place at the Expo Square Pavilion.

The ceremony celebrated the awarding of 2,781 degrees and certificiates.

The inaugural common book program, subtitled “Back Home,” explores Iraq War veteran Phil Klay’s Redeployment, a collection of 12 short stories, and focuses on trauma, adjustment, freedom, and other significant humanities themes intended to promote understanding of veterans’ experiences.

Redeployment received the National Book Award for fiction in 2014.

TCC intends to sustain Public Good-Reads as an integral part of the College, and for its annual events to have long-term impacts on the community.

The $81,000 grant covers professional development for faculty and staff, co-curricular activities, books for the library and faculty, as well as funding for a public lecture with author Phil Klay.

COMMON BOOK Program Arrives

Beginning Fall 2019, TCC will kick off its first-ever Public Good-Reads, a common book program funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

A common book program provides a shared foundation for students to engage with ideas and perspectives that can be very different from their own, leading to intellectual conversation and personal growth. It promotes a collective understanding of the human

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experience and can increase civic engagement and awareness of social issues.

“It’s a way to bond our students and increase persistence, as well as to reinforce what they’re learning in the course with academic content. It also emphasizes the importance of the humanities to the faculty and the institution, and how study of the humanities helps develop critical thinking skills, which is the number one skill employers want,” says Kara Ryan-Johnson, TCC associate professor and co-director of the program.

In addition to a visit from Klay, Matthew Perry, chair of the English and Philosophy department at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, was the keynote speaker at the TCC adjunct faculty summer institute, and Dr. Elana Newman, McFarlin professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa presented at TCC’s fall professional development day. Additional events, such as a film series, book discussion groups, and a digital photojournalism event, will also be coordinated with community partners, including Magic City Books and The Coffee Bunker.

A common book program is a high-impact practice for student learning, and supports the values of other college-wide initiatives like Pathways, diversity and inclusion programming, and a commitment to engaged learning practices. TCC intends to sustain Public Good-Reads as an integral part of the College, and for its annual events to have long-term impacts on the community.

“It’s a nice fit with our institutional learning outcomes,” says Cindy Shanks, TCC dean of engaged learning and program co-director. “You have a faculty learning opportunity as well as the student learning component.”

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The Tulsa Community College Foundation provides support to Tulsa Community College and its mission by developing key relationships and financial resources.

Thank you to the President’s Society members for their support of TCC students and academic programs! Your contributions help TCC set students on pathways to success.

PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY MEMBERS Leeland Alexander Alison Anthony Robin Ballenger* Howard and Billie Barnett* Chuck Blue Konnie Boulter* Montie Box Teresa Meinders Burkett Forrest Cameron Paul Cornell Lisette Coston Barry and Karen Davis Dr. Peggy Dyer John Gaberino M. Ted and Shiela Haynes Eileen Kenney The Honorable Terry and Jeannette Kern*

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn* Ron Looney Tim and Carol Lyons Nancy McDonald Bill and Pat McKamey* Sanjay Meshri Pierce Norton Jody Parker Joan Parkhurst Roger Ramseyer Dr. Frank and Mary Baker Shaw* Jana Shoulders* State Farm Insurance Company* Melinda Stinnett Steve Turnbo

*denotes Lifetime Member

To join the President’s Society, call 918-595-7836 or email tccfoundation@tulsacc.edu.

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TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION 6111 East Skelly Drive, Suite 605, Tulsa, OK 74135-6198 Phone (918) 595-7836 | tccfoundation@tulsacc.edu

2019

VISION AWARD Winner

Karen Keith links her college experiences and supportive family to the work she does now. As a journalism major at Oklahoma State University, she took a wide range of humanities courses. Then, there was a semester she studied at sea.

“After traveling around the world during my junior year, it changed my life. I saw cultures and countries that I never dreamed of seeing and expanded the world I knew,” says Keith.

She’s hasn’t forgotten her family roots, but she gained a perspective beyond Oklahoma. Even now, she still remembers encountering one family during her travels that slept on a mat and started the day with an optimistic spirit.

In learning about other cultures, author Martha Nussbaum makes a case in “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities,” how arts and humanities create a better democratic society because it cultivates empathy in individuals.

Empathy, Keith acknowledges, made her a good journalist. It has made her an even better public servant.

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Empathy, Keith acknowledges, made her a good journalist. It has made her an even better public servant.

When few people were talking about the aging levee system protecting sections of Tulsa County, Keith took it

on more than 10 years ago.

“It became my mission to educate the public about the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee. People need to understand the importance of it, issues related to the age and condition of the levee system and how we can fix it.”

Described as a problem-solver, Keith shaped the conversation on this issue and many others facing our community.

“Keith has listened, educated and built consensus to help Tulsa County move forward. She followed a similar path as she led a successful effort to fund and build a new juvenile justice center. She has demonstrated the highest levels of community leadership,” says Leigh Goodson, TCC president and CEO. Keith says she’s not done. The work continues for the residents of Tulsa County - shaping and improving their lives where she can. Keith hasn’t stopped to analyze why she takes action, she just knows there is more to do.

“Whether it’s the children and families served by the new first-class juvenile justice center or the neighborhoods protected by the levees, these families are vulnerable. I know these families. I represent these families. It matters to me what happens.”

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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DONORS OF THE LAST YEAR Reflects donors from 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2019

TCC Foundation President’s Circle (Individuals with lifetime contributions of $10,000 or more)

Bettye and James Knight

Kenneth and Wanda Wolfkill

Jones Gotcher & Bogan

University of Tulsa

Marcia and Daniel Bruggenjohann

Shannon Matthews

Jason Blankenship

Laura and Chris Cowan

Gary E. Johnson

John Kontogianes*

Bronya and Chad Zamarin

JPMorgan Chase

Walton Family Foundation Inc.

Randy Bunn

Nancy and Joe McDonald

Jeff and Jessica Brooks

Pat and Mary Crofts

Matthew Jostes

Jackie Kouri and Gary Paxton

Henry Zarrow*

Kathleen Leinbach Trust

Waters Charitable Foundation

Teresa and Robert Burkett

Joseph and Carol McGraw

Ryan S. Childress

DiAnne Cunningham

Linda Joyce

Langdon Publishing Company

William K Warren Foundation

Gwendolyn Caldwell

Bill and Pat McKamey

Annina S. Collier

Dawn Davidson

Robert Katz

Linda Mitchell Price Charitable

Williams

Tim and K Caldwell

Thomas and Stacey McKeon

Marilyn Conner

Sloan Davis

Lyn Kent

WPX Energy, Inc.

D. Forrest and Sharon Cameron

Sanjay Meshri

Steven Cox

Suzanne Davis

Tony L. Kirby

YOT Full Circle Foundation

Brett and Jennifer Campbell

Carol O. Messer

Tommy Crall

Jose Dela Cruz

Jennifer L. Kneafsey

Catherine Campbell and Ken

Leslie and Michael Moore

Kirby Crow

Manuel Dickens

Lori P. Knight

Edwin D. Morse

Kevin David

Jessica Dillard

Nathan Kuntz

Karla and Thomas Campbell

David S. Morse

Randy Dominguez

Elaine Dodson

Regina Lary

Monica and Harry Champ

Rick and Susan Neal

Tim Driskill

Kathy Duck

David and Sharon Lawless

Edward Cizek

Jeneva Niman and Randy Cook

Alexander Eaton

Harriette Dudley

Lennette F. Lawless

Billie and Tom Clarke

James and Ronda Norton

Bill and Daryl Eaton

Jennifer Dunaway

Timothy Lawson

George and Aldean Krumme Virgina Kulp*

*in memoriam

Mary and Robert Larson

Foundation Inc.

TCC Foundation Circle of Excellence (Organizations with lifetime contribution of $25,000 or more)

Tom and Jill Adelson

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn

Audrey Alcorn

Edward Leinbach

Alan and Ann* Anthony

Michael and Sharon Limas

Robin Ballenger

Ron and Sue Looney

Michael Barkley

Tim and Carol Lyons

Billie and Howard Barnett

Meredith and Pete Madden

Lorelei and Sam Barton

George Mauerman

Karen and Robert Beach

Nancy and Joe McDonald

Adelson Family Foundation

MidFirst Bank

Robin Ballenger

Jan and Kevin Clayton

David and Karol Page

Ruth A. Fate

Shirley K. Elliott

Larry Leonard

Demetrius Bereolos

Janet McGehee

Aetna

Morningcrest Healthcare

Pierce and Debbie Norton

Rita and Sam Combs

Jennifer and Tom Palmer

Elias and Alicia Feliciano

Kaye M. Ellis

Sue Lohmann

Steve Berlin

Joseph and Carol McGraw

Albert & Hete Barthelmes

Jody Parker

Sandy and Shawn Cooper

Joan and Jerry Parkhurst

Douglas Fletcher and Erica Parker

Jim Fellows

Peter Luitwieler

Chuck and Betsy Blue

Bill and Pat McKamey

Nabholz Construction Corporation

Paul and Tabitha Cornell

Delia A. Pierson

Martin and Karen Garber

Steve and Allison Fate

Linda Lyons-Coyle

Ray* and Linda Booker

Jim and Ann McKellar

American Airlines Inc.

Nadel and Gussman, Inc.

Lisette and Brad Coston

Roy Peters

Carrie Grove

Pageant Ferriabough and George

Susan Martin

Konnie Boulter

Tom and Stacey McKeon

Arvest Foundation

Oklahoma Surgical Hospital

Brian and Marilyn Culp

Jane and Henry Primeaux III

Julie Hall

Montie and Betty Box

E. Anne McWilliams*

AT&T

Barry and Karen Davis

Andrew and Hannah Ralston

Kimberly and Ricky Jones

Jenny Fields

Margaret McKee

Lauren and Rob Brookey

Sanjay Meshri

Bama Companies

Omni Air International

Tom and Jill Adelson

Stephen and Ruthie Duenner

Bill and Donna Ramsey

Mary E. Kent

Lindsay Fields

Andrew McKenzie

Marcia and Dan Brueggenjohann

Carol and Rick* Messer

Bank of America

ONEGas

Billie and Howard Barnett

Jeffrey and Mendi Dunn

Alicia and Richard Ranne

Mike and Sharon Limas

Anne Fischer

Mark R. McMullen

Mary Ann and John Bumgarner

Larry* and Sandy Mocha

Bank of Oklahoma

ONEOK Inc.

Konnie Boulter

Jim and Barbara Dunn

Robert and Linda Reins

James and Marilyn Livingston

Ray and Amy Fischer

Ellen K. Miller

Richard Bunn

Thomas and Helen Monahan

Barnett Family Foundation

Osteopathic Founders Foundation

Mary Ann and John Bumgarner

Peggy D. Dyer

R. Lou Reynolds

Julie Luscomb

Teresa O. Floistad

Kay L. Miller

Peggy and Brad Burks

David Morse

Blossom Charitable Trust

Phillips Petroleum Foundation Inc.

Richard Bunn

Mary and Lloyd Elliott

Lanna and Gary Richardson

James Maxon

Patrick and Elena Forsyth

Julie Mills

Tim and K Caldwell

Ruth Nelson

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of

Public Service Company of

Janet and Jim Cameron

Noam Faingold

Marcy and Bernard Robinowitz

Jim and Ann McKellar

Andres Franco and Victoria Luperi

Sally Mondragon

Jim and Janet Cameron

Evelyn and Les* Nienhuis

Oklahoma-American Electric

Jana and Phil Frohlich

Ed Fariss

Geordie Robinson

Dennis Neill

Estella and Patrick Franken

Katherine Moore

Brett and Jennifer Campbell

John and Carole Nikkel

BP Amoco Foundation Inc.

Power Foundation

Marge and John Gaberino

Janice Fonkalsrud

Hannah and Joe Robson

Bethany Niman

Joyce Friske

Sheila Moore

Mike and Pat Case

Pierce and Debbie Norton

Cancer Treatment Centers of

QuikTrip Corporation

Leigh and Mark Goodson

Kelly and Phil Fonkalsrud

John and Stephanie Rupe

Edward P. O’Brien

Susan Fryer

Adrienne Morecraft

Jan and Kevin Clayton

Tom and Jennifer Palmer

Robert S & Helen Grey Trippet

M. Ted and Shiela Haynes

Irving and Dixie Frank

E. Paul and Patricia Samuels

David R. and Cheryl Poth

Eric Fullbright

Jane Mudgett and Sam Peled

Bryan Close

Jody Parker

Jana and Kirk Hays

John and Denise Gibson

Ann Schlitt

Roger Randle

Anna Gambill

Mackenzie E. Murphy-Wilfong

Sandy and Shawn Cooper

Joan and Jerry Parkhurst

Ruth Nelson Family Foundation

Myra and Ronald Jeffris

Terence and Angela Golla

Carrie Schmidt

Michael and Cathryn Render

Kari Gary

Dean Muse

Barry and Karen Davis

Eleanor and Larry Payne

Cherokee Nation Businesses

Saied Family Foundation

Jim Langdon and Juley Roffers

Sarah and John Graves

Dick and Alma Schmitz

Angela D. Sivadon

Lisa Gerow

Anthony O’Connor

Dewey Dougless

Delia and Robert* Pierson

Cherokee Nation Entertainment

Saint Francis Health System

Phil and Adriane Lakin

Susan and Jim Harris

Frank and Mary Shaw

Richard Smith

Richard Gilman

Robert Painter

Stephen and Ruthie Duenner

Dick and Gerry Pittenger

Samson Companies

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn

Mary Hawthorne

W.H. and Dyanne Sidner

Lindsay and Travis White

Ginelle Gordon

Andrea R. Peverley

Peggy and Dixon* Dyer

Cheryl and David Poth

Cox Communications

Sanford & Irene Burnstein

Ron and Sue Looney

Cynthia K. Hess

Jeffrey and Robin Smith

Zachary Grant

Julianne Pfister

William and Daryl Eaton

Linda and Stuart Price

David & Cassie Temple Foundation

Tim and Carol Lyons

James and Julie Higgins

Erma D. Spann and Loren Stout

Kevin Gross

Lance Phillips

Judy and Richard Edmonson

Jane and Henry Primeaux III

Decision One

Sarkeys Foundation

Meredith and Pete Madden

Jerry and Catherine Hoopert

Weldon and Belynda Spitzer

Mautia K. Hall

Susanne and Millard Pickering

Ed and Jennifer* Fariss

Alicia and Richard Ranne

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

Schnake Turnbo Frank

Ruth Nelson

Yvonne Hovell

Robert and Dawne Stafford

James and Ann Halligan

Michael W. Pierce

Pat Fischer

Suzanne Reese and Fred Taylor

SemGroup

Eleanor and Larry Payne

Rick Hudson

Sue and Thomas Stees

David Adams

Rebecca Hankins

Virginia and James Poe

Janice and Owen* Fonkalsrud

Joe and Hannah Robson

Flint Family Foundation

Shell Oil Company Foundation

Linda and Stuart Price

Carole and Larry Huff-Hicks

Jelena and Charles Stewart

Libby Adjei

Karen R. Harmon-Miletello

Justin and Julie Porterfield

Kelly and Phil Fonkalsrud

Stacy Schusterman

Flintco Industries Inc.

SouthCrest Hospital

Roger and Terri Ramseyer

Alana R. Hughes

Melinda and Joel Stinnett

Scott Asbjornson

Ty Harrell

Diane Potts

Phil and Jana Frohlich

Frank and Mary Shaw

Founders of Doctors’ Hospital Inc.

Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

Jana Shoulders and Robert Soza

Rachel and Dean Hutchings

Greg Stone

Debbie Batson

Diane Harris

Suzanne Reese

Marge and John Gaberino

Thomas Shaw*

George Kaiser Family Foundation

Stacy Schusterman Revocable Trust

Bill and Susan Thomas

Bill Ivy and Eileen Kenney

Carol and Lee Swarthout

Jaafar Bazih

Margaret Harrison

Cassie Reese Tipton

Martin and Karen Garber

Jana Shoulders

Grace and Franklin Bernsen

State Farm Insurance Company

Jill and Robert Thomas

Katie and David Johnson

Michael Tate

Jennifer Beatie

Jessica Heavin

Sherree R. Richey

John and Denise Gibson

Jeffrey and Robin Smith

Sun Company Inc.

Maureen and T. Lane Wilson

Philip and Miranda Kaiser

Diane Trimble

Juana Bernal

Traci Heck

Lynn Richmond

Terence and Angela Golla

Erma Spann and Loren Stout

TCC Trust

Bronya and Chad Zamarin

Edward Keller

Steve Turnbo

George Black

Thomas Henderson

Pamela Rogers

Mark and Leigh Goodson

Keith and Jane Stanley

Sharon King Davis

Dean and Vesta VanTrease

Elizabeth Brandon

Phillip A. Hill

Charlotte M. Rowe

Susan and Jim Harris

Joel and Melinda Stinnett

Andy Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick

Todd Wade

Debbie and Bob Brokaw

Jenny Hodges

Thomas Rowe

M. Ted and Shiela Haynes

Charles and Lorena Sublett

Kim Koleber

David and Rachel Wagner

Kirby Brown

Robert Holleman

Pete Selden

Julie and James Higgins

Jill and Bob Thomas

Hardesty Family Foundation

The Oxley Foundation

Cherie Kormondy

Scott C. Webb

Angela Browning

Jeffrey Horvath

Paula Settoon

Mary Ann Hille

Deacon and Piper Turner

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

TTCU Federal Credit Union

Leeland Alexander

George and Aldean Krumme

Steve Wells

Nicole P. Burgin

Jennifer Ivie Barth

Cindy Shanks

Jerry and Catherine Hoopert

Dean and Vesta VanTrease

Helmerich Trust

Tulsa Area United Way

Loren Arnoff

Kim and Travis Kunnemann

Roy and Rebekah Wood

Susan Burlew Looper

Janet Jackson

Matthew Sharpe

Yvonne Hovell

Michael Waller*

Henry L Doherty Educational

Tulsa Community Foundation

Terry Bevins

Bill and Monica Lissau

Beverly Burnett

Brusse James

Kari E. Shults

Stephen Jatras*

J. David Wemhaner

Tulsa Futures Inc.

Chuck and Betsy Blue

Regina Lodes

Mary V. Cantrell

Karen Jeffers

Michael C. Siftar

George Kaiser

Glenann Wilkerson

Herman Kaiser Foundation

Tulsa Garden Club

Eric Bohne

Mina and John Lotti

Amber Chase

John J. Jenkins

Mary F. Sirkel

Jeanette and Terry Kern

Owen Wilkerson

Hillcrest Health Care System

Tulsa Hospital Council Inc.

Linda Booker

David and Tammie Maloney

Lori Coggins

Jennifer and Rob Jezek

Kenton Smith

Sharon and Coleman* Davis

Mollie and Richard* Williford

Hille Foundation

Tulsa Regional Chamber

Montie and Betty Box

Phil and Leslie Maltby

Terri Alonso

Cindy Coker

Jacqueline Johannsen

Linda Smith

James and Suzanne Kneale

Jacqueline Wilson

John Steele Zink Foundation

Tulsa Tech

James Brill

Brenda and Melvin Martin

John and Linda Bates

David and Stacy Cole

Carol S. Johnson

Jaime Smith

Maureen and T. Lane Wilson

John Zink Company

Unit Corporation

Lauren and Rob Brookey

Joe Mathis

Xan Black

Ron and Jan Coleman

David Johnson

Amanda Southard

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Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma

Individual Donors

Maxine and Jack Zarrow Foundation

A. R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation

Foundation Inc.

Oklahoma

America Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

LLC

Inc.

Foundation Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust

Foundation

Merkel Family Foundation

$50,000 or more

Mervin Bovaird Foundation

Foundation

$10,000 - $49,999

Foundation Inc.

Foundation

Foundation

The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation The Estate of Carolyn L. Grove

$1,000 - $9,999

Duncan

$500 - $999

$100 - $499

Charlton

Sam and Patricia McCall

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Diana S. Spencer

Terry W. Daniel

Peggy Spears

Kimberly Spencer

Kelly David

William J. Sprung

Serena Staires

Denise R. Delozier

Melissa Steadley

Richard and Alice Stanish

Daniele Dennison

Ryan Stilson

Cherokee Nation Businesses

Tulsa Garden Club

Cheryl Stanley

Michelle Dixon

Glenda G. Summerlin

Hille Foundation

Tulsa Gridiron Trust

Kassey R. Steele

Angela Dotson

Beth Tenney

KOTV News on 6

Tulsa Regional Chamber

Barbara Stephens

Mona Easterling

Anna Thao

Langdon Publishing Company

Tulsa Wealth Advisors

Charity Stevens

Kathleen Edwards

Melissa Thurston

Mervin Bovaird Foundation

Tulsa World

Kathy Stotts

Kirk Elliot

Stephanie Titsworth Ingold

Omni Air International

University Village Retirement

David and Cassie Stratton

Dora Gilbert

Ken Tracy

Pepsi Beverages Company

Jeffrey Stuckey

Shelby C. Go

Charlie Transue

Public Service Company of

Rhiannon D. Sullivan

Breyona M. Greenlee

Patricia Turner

Anne Tarbel

DeLisa D. Griffin

Katherine Tyler

River Spirit Casino Resort

Eunice N. Tarver

Diane E. Haney

Sarah Wagner

The Oxley Foundation

Cynthia Taylor

Randii L. Harrald

Anne Waller

YOT Full Circle Foundation

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Ruben W. Haye Jr

Shane T. Wamsley

Christine and David Thoman

Ellen Heffernan

Salli Wandke

Donna Thurman

Melanie R. Heffington

Cynthia Ward

Emily Tichenor

Susan Hoggard

Paula Willyard

Allison Tifft

Jeff R. Holt

Clarice Wilson

Bama Companies

Bluestone Steakhouse and Seafood

David and Carolyn Toalson

Lori Hopkins

Jacqueline Wilson

Bank of Oklahoma

Celebrity Attractions

Chris Tsotsoros

Gretchen Hrachovec

BLR Properties

Champ & Associates Inc.

Helen Turner

Hannah Hudspeth

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of

Commerce Trust Company

David and Margaret Underwood

Nancy and Jim Inglett

Barbara Waxman

Terry K. Jacobs-Davis

Frey Family Foundation

Conner & Winters

Courtney Wayland

Judith Johnson

KKT Architects

ConocoPhillips Corporate

Sean A. Weins

Pam L. Kannady

Love’s Country Stores

Annette Williams

Ruby J. Kimmons

Lonni Wilson

Jodi King

Marcia Wilson

Gloria A. Kirkpatrick

Paula Wood

Jordan Kizer

Gary Young-Allen

Greg Koch

Devery Youngblood

Sarah Kunce

Sandra Zingo

Amy Lagers

Hardesty Family Foundation

Sandra Lanoue

Herman Kaiser Foundation

Alexa Larson-Thorisch

Morningcrest Healthcare

Up to $99

Jo Anne Leikam

Saied Family Foundation $10,000 - $24,999

TD Williamson Inc.

Oklahoma

$250,000 or more A. R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation Charles and Lynn Schusterman

WPX Energy, Inc

Benevity

College Staff Council

First Christian Church of Tulsa

Osage Casino

Fuel Pantry at Metro Campus

Schnake Turnbo Frank

Greater Tulsa Reporter Newpapers

Security Bank

Joshi Technologies International

Stinnett & Associates

Kendra Scott

Network for Good Nola’s Creole & Cocktails

Bank of America

Outback Steakhouse Pooches Tulsa

Cindy Armstrong

Tabitha Littlefield

Sanford & Irene Burnstein

CamGlass

Red Bull

Leigh Aynes

Rachel A. Longacre

CBRE

Red House Writing LLC

Mildred and John Banks

Melissa Masse

Crossland Construction

Ridge Grill

Catherine Bankston

Jerry McKnight

Dewberry Architecture

Riverview Baptist Church

Helen and David Barlow

Jennifer B. McMahon

Eller & Detrich

Rustic Cuff

Cindy Barton

Nancy Mcnair

First Oklahoma Bank

Sac and Fox Nation

Carolyn Bednar

Michael A. McRuiz

First United Methodist Church

Saint Simeon’s

Elizabeth A. Binger

Stephanie M. Merritt

Flintco Industries Inc.

SemGroup

Ashley R. Bishop

Paul G. Mihos

Arvest Foundation

Fritz Baily PC

Southwood Landscape & Garden

Jeanne Blackwell

Nicole L. Mina

Arvest Bank & Trust

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

Martin Bregman

Wes and Yolanda Mitchell

AT&T

Hispanic American Foundation

TCC Faculty Association

Adam Brennan

Andrew Mullenix

Barnett Family Foundation

Jobs for the Future Inc.

The Dog Dish

Tamara Britton

Stacy Nobles

Cox Communications

JustHope

Tulsa Country Club

Debbie Brown

Vonetta O’Brien-Schiffman

Flint Family Foundation

Matrix Service Company

Union Boundary Inc. DBA Greater

John D. Bruce

Joe C. O’Shansky

Founders of Doctors’ Hospital Inc.

Mill Creek Lumber

Julie Buchheim

Steven D. Perdue

Helmerich Trust

Moody’s Jewelry

Upper Crust Wood Fired Pizza

Daniel B. Chaboya

Gay E. Phillips

John Steele Zink Foundation

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

White Lion

Betty Clark

Janet Pitt

JPMorgan Chase

Nonweiler Family Charitable

Jerri L. Clark

Debra J. Pleasant

Maxine and Jack Zarrow

Patti A. Conroy

Jason Powers

Harry Cook

Matthew E. Rabe

Nadel and Gussman

Michael E. Cortez

Chance Reed

ONE Gas Inc.

Oklahoma State University

Judith A. Cox

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ONEOK Inc.

Oklahoma State University

Timothy Cox

Melissa L. Schad

QuikTrip Corporation

Lucinda G. Crain

Joseph and Aimee Schnetzer

The Estate of Carolyn L. Grove

Pray Walker P.C.

Thomas Culpepper

Jona Schweinberg

Tulsa Community Foundation

Propeller Communications LLC

Miguel Da Corte

Karla Shannon

TTCU Federal Credit Union

Rogers State University Foundation,

Kathy and Lawton Daily

Elizabeth D. Sonnenfeld

Williams

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Building success through education

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OUR MISSION

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YOU BELONG HERE

EVERYONE CAN LEARN

We foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion that welcomes and respects everyone for who they are and who they will become.

We meet people where they are by creating a safe and supportive learning and working environment leading to success.

COMMUNITY IS OUR MIDDLE NAME

QUALITY EDUCATION IS AFFORDABLE

EXCELLENCE IS OUR CULTURE

We build community, inside and out, through collaboration, service, sustainability, and social and financial responsibility.

We create a rigorous and engaging learning experience that provides exceptional value.

We live out excellence at every level by embracing change, always improving, and persisting to reach our full potential.

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A COMMUNITY THAT INSPIRES. At TCC, we’re not just a community college.

We’re a launchpad for discovering goals and dreams. You decide what success looks like to you, and we’ll help make that a reality.

Our Commitment. Your Success.

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