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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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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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
Sydney N. Teel
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
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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JPMorgan Chase
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Patti A. Conroy
Jason Powers
Harry Cook
Matthew E. Rabe
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Michael E. Cortez
Chance Reed
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Oklahoma State University
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Thomas Culpepper
Jona Schweinberg
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Propeller Communications LLC
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TTCU Federal Credit Union
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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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