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Toyoshima, Rittenberg, Eger to speak at TCC in May
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
Three presenters will be visiting Tacoma Community College in May, as part of the college’s Student Life Artist & Lecture Series: Tak Toyoshima, Sidney Rittenberg, and Dr. Edith Eger. The events are free and open to the public.
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Tacoma Community College hires second in command
By Shawn Jennison, Tacoma Community College
After a nationwide search, Tacoma Community College’s new Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. Dr. Tod E. Treat, an Illinois native, starts in July.
TCC Hosts Job Fair April 18
By Rachel Payne
Tacoma Community College will host a job fair April 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Bldg. 20 Gym. The annual fair draws approximately 50 employers and more than 1,000 job-seekers each year. In addition to employer booths, the job fair hosts free workshops, including:
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TCC’s 3rd Annual Diversity Film Festival
By Rachel Payne
Celebrate individual and cultural differences through film. Tacoma Community College hosts its 3rd annual Diversity Film Festival, April 14-25 at Tacoma’s Grand Cinema. More information about the festival, including screening times and film trailers, posted here. Ticket prices are as follows:
Martinez encourages students to reach higher at TCC, sets up scholarship
By Rachel Payne
Vicci Martinez, singer/songwriter and former TCC Running Start student and Stadium High School Graduate, lends her voice to cut a new TCC radio spot called, “Reach Higher.” The spot will air on Pandora.
TCC students, Kaunda and Tam, to be honored at All-Washington event
By Rachel Payne
Each year, two outstanding scholars from each of the state’s community and technical colleges are honored at the All-Washington event at South Puget Sound Community College, scheduled this year for March 21 at noon. Thanks to sponsorship from Key Bank, each student will be presented with a $500 scholarship.
TCC Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns 5 Star Status
By Rachel Payne
The Tacoma Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) has earned the highest possible ranking from the national community college honors organization, which ranks chapters on a scale of 1-5 stars.
Dr. Tomas Ramos, the chapter advisor and PTK Coordinator for the Greater Northwest Region, decided to let club members find out at the “Honors in Action” awards ceremony, part of the Regional Conference held at TCC in early March.
‘Liberate 250K’ – Tacoma Community College’s OER Project
By Rachel Payne
Tacoma Community College set the goal of saving students $250,000 over two years through the adoption of “Open Educational Resources” (OER) – free learning resources that can be substituted for expensive textbooks. Just two quarters into the project, TCC is more than halfway to that goal, having saved students $128,000. As more instructors offer more OER courses each quarter, the number of textbooks TCC students don’t have to buy keeps going up. OER classes offered at TCC:
New Leadership for TCC’s Allied Health Programs
By Rachel Rayne, Tacoma Community College
Tacoma Community College is pleased to welcome Krista Fox, who begins her new role as Tacoma Community College’s Dean of Health, Business & Professional Services in January 2013. In this capacity she will provide leadership for the college’s Allied Health programs and other programs, including:
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TCC Selected to Receive I-DEA Grant Funding
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
Tacoma Community Colleges is among the ten WA community and technical colleges selected to receive funds from a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant this year.
TCC Men’s Basketball Team Takes on Alumni
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
Some of the guys on the roster for TCC’s Dec. 15 Men’s Basketball Alumni Game haven’t played college hoops since ’01, ’02, or ’03. But that doesn’t mean the 2012-13 team can expect the game to be a walk in the park when they take on the alumni at 2 p.m. Dec. 15.
Holiday concerts at TCC
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
TCC’s holiday concert lineup is set. Performances are held in the Bldg. 2 Theater at 7:30 p.m. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
Dec. 6: TCC Choir Concert
Wendy Moy and Donald Hurd lead the TCC choral groups in a concert featuring a wide variety of musical styles. Featuring student soloists!
Holiday concerts at TCC
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
TCC’s holiday concert lineup is set. Performances are held in the Bldg. 2 Theater at 7:30 p.m. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
Nov. 30: TCC Symphonic Band Concert
Clarinet Soloist Margaret Dees-Mosley and the TCC Symphonic Band perform the Introduction, Theme and Variations of Rossini. Also performing works by Holst, Vaughn Williams, Carol and Gorb.
Holiday Concerts at TCC
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
TCC’s holiday concert lineup is set. Performances are held in the Bldg. 2 Theater at 7:30 p.m. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
Nov. 16: TCC Orchestra Concert
Piano Soloist Tanya Stambuk and the TCC Orchestra perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, along with works by Sibelius and Beethoven.
Holiday concerts at TCC
By Rachel Payne, Tacoma Community College
TCC’s holiday concert lineup is set. Performances are held in the Bldg. 2 Theater at 7:30 p.m. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
Dec. 11: TCC Jazz Band
Enjoy a selection of jazz favorites performed by Eric Stevens and the TCC Jazz Band.
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