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January 2017 Campus Accolades

1. On November 4, Professor of Philosophy Dr. Mark Anderson presented the paper “Moral Luck and Modal Closeness” at the Tennessee Philosophical Association Annual Conference held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The event featured thirty-eight professional presentations from philosophers around the region.

2. On November 10, Professor of Philosophy Dr. Mark Anderson hosted the Seventh Bi-annual

Inter-Club Debate Competition in the Idea Store of Trinity River Campus. Professor of English Dr. Justin Brumit, Instructor of Speech Sheldon Smart, and Instructor of History Pat Marcotte served as judges for the event. Clubs which participated in the competition were the Socratic Club, the Science Club, the Book Club, the Guitar Club, the Film Club, and the Student Government Association. Students who participated were Will McCracken, Michael McCracken, Claudia Hooks, Montana Spencer, Gene Leonard, John Parnell, Radhia Addison, Jacy Stone, Chon Warren, and Pat Bishop – just to name a few. The competition was comprised of four debates: two semi-finals; a consolation round, and a final round. In the Final Round the Student Government Association narrowly defeated the Film Club and the Guitar Club placed third. More than thirty students attended.

3. The Trinity River Campus Veterans’ Success Center and Student Veterans Association teamed up to provide a Veterans Week Celebration November 7-11. The week kicked-off with a Multigenerational Community breakfast which honored active military and veterans and served 115 guests from the community, students, faculty, and staff. The week-long celebration included an American Grit sports competition, a Sisters in Arms exhibit, a celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday, a Military movie series, participation in the National Roll Call honoring service members lost during the year, and participation in the Tarrant County Veterans Council Veterans Day Parade. Total attendance for the week was 448. Members of the Trinity River Student Veterans Association Andres Ortega and Fredy Torres contributed to organizing the event. The Veterans Week Committee also included: Veterans Counselor Kevin Curry; Veterans Academic Advisor Juan Revilla; Academic Advisor Dover Wernli; Student Activities Coordinator Eddie Brassart; Financial Aid Specialists Christina Palacios and Stephanie Castillo; Director of Financial Aid Bill McMullen; Assistant to the President Wafeeq Sabir; Vice President for Community and Industry Education Robert Munoz; and Vice President for Student Development Services Adrian Rodriguez.

4. Adrian Rodriguez, Vice President for Student Development Services, attended the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association, NaBITA Annual Conference and Campus Threat Management Institute held on November 13 in San Antonio as an Advisory Board Member and Conference Presenter. He served as co-presenter for a four-part panel presentation, “Special Populations and the BIT” on the role of the BIT (Behavioral Intervention Team) when working with special populations. The presenters addressed student veterans, students with disabilities, and the BIT’s unique role at community colleges and online institutions. Additionally, he led an Institute Case Study discussion, co-facilitated a Roundtable for Community Colleges and BITs, and served on the Institute Closing Q&A Panel.

5. Instructor of Biology Will Blackburn tested for and earned the Black Belt degree in the martial art known as Hapkido on November 19.

6. The American Association for Respiratory Care magazine, AARC Times, includes an article in the December 2016 issue written by James Ciolek, Associate Professor of Respiratory Care. “Improving Health Care in Belize,” details his 2015 trip to Belize with his wife, Becky, who is also a registered respiratory therapist and instructor. Their mission was to “observe how respiratory care was being performed, share medical knowledge, and report back.” Within the article, you’ll find the results of the trip and interesting facts about the environment and life in Belize.

7. John Hiser, Associate Professor of Respiratory Care and Program Director, serves as guest editor for the December 2016 issue of AARC Times. His nine-page article, “International Respiratory Care Update,” documents the various international activities of twelve organizations, institutions, or conferences.

8. The Respiratory Care program hosted two Taiwanese Exchange students during summer 2016. The students submitted a written report and picture to their instructors in Taiwan who shared them with their classmates. The students’ sentiments and photo follow.

Duration: July 18 - August 7 School: China Medical University- Department of Respiratory Therapy Internships: Tarrant County College Name: Kuei-Ru Chen (Maynie); Jia-Yi Huang (Jimmy) It’s our honor to be exchange students in Tarrant County College (TCC), Texas, USA. Every time when think about it, we still feel touched and grateful for the help from my school teachers and Professor John D. Hiser. We stayed in TCC for three weeks; we have three courses per week and spend two days to hospitals to have our intern training. What’s more we visited the hyperbaric oxygen chamber and pulmonary rehab. We really appreciated TCC teachers and classmates that help and teach with fully patient and enthusiastic to us, giving us the chance to learn and practice. Under John assistance, we also visited AARC. Employees there explained to us of all operation units’ duty, history of AARC, and meeting with heads of units. We not only know more about AARC but also got a membership for one year to get the latest information of AARC. During the trip, we received many assistance and care from other people. We really cherish the internship in US and the trip there. All the people of TCC bring us great memories that will last forever. We wish to go further with firmed mind to reach the goal what in our mind.

9. The December 2016 issue of Radiologic Technology & Science published the article, “Exploring Reflective Writing Among Radiologic Technology Students,” which was written by Cassandra Haskins, Instructor of Radiologic Technology. This is the third article written and published by TCC Radiologic Technology faculty.

10. On November 30 and December 1, the “Post-Election Reflection” on the 2017 Presidential

election took place in the Riverfront Café. This was a timely opportunity for the Trinity River community to express concerns with the current political climate and exchange views with their peers. General information was shared on the history and values of the two major political parties within the United States. The event was moderated by Student Government Senator Ashley McCarty, Student Government Vice President Carilyn Tucker, and Student Development Services Director, Carter S. Bedford. Ricardo Garcia provided reading material available for checkout from the Tahita Fulkerson Library. Peggy Cobb, Sign Language Interpreting Program, provided student interpreters and Counseling Services provided resources for the campus community. More than one hundred students, faculty, and staff participated in the two-day event.

11. Dr. Sean Madison, Campus President, Dr. Robert Munoz, Vice President for Community and Industry Education, and Dr. Wafeeq Sabir, Assistant to the President, attended the Grand Opening of the Panther Branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth on December 5. The Panther Club is the Signature Club for the state of Texas. The spaces were designed by Laura Newsom and the $50,000 renovation was completed by Lowe’s Home Improvement. Councilwoman Ann Zadeh was also actively involved in the project.

12. During Fall 2016, Adrian Rodriguez was invited to serve on the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color through the University of Texas at Austin. This state-wide collaboration focuses on improving Hispanic and African American male student success across the state of Texas. The Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color received the “Recognition of Excellence” Award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on July 21, 2016.

13. On December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, the Marketing Associates of Trinity River (M.A.T.R.) held the

last meeting of 2016 in the Idea Store. The members honored a nine-year-old Angel-tree recipient with a blue bicycle and matching helmet. Guest speaker Austin Kimson, Director and Senior Economist of the Macro Trends Group at Bain and Company addressed the members on “Economic Trends of 2017.” The meeting was special due to the historical significance of the date, the community service generosity of the students, and the presentation from Mr. Kimson. The club was formed in September 2016 and is already sixty-two members strong. Pictured in the threesome photo are M.A.T.R. president Keith McGee, Austin Kimson, and club sponsor Dr. Alicia Lupinacci, Professor of Marketing.

14. On December 17, Brian Spence, Radiologic Technology Program Director, received his Master’s Degree in Radiologic Science with a minor in Education from Midwestern State University. Brian also published the article, “New Tools for Teaching,” in the December issue of the American Society of Radiologic Technologies magazine, ASRT Scanner. The article discusses the use of the Anatomage Table and BioDigital Human in teaching radiographic positioning and anatomy at TCC.

S. Sean Madison, Ed.D. President

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December 2016

Campus Accolades

Northeast Campus, Dr. Allen Goben

1. The TCC NE campus chapter of the math honor society Mu Alpha Theta formally recognized 13 charter members on November 18. We had about 30 members in attendance for the recognition, followed by a presentation on game theory given by John Wynne, physics tutor in our Math/Physics lab.

2. TCC Northeast RDA Program student chapter of the American Dental Assistants Association (SADAA) hosted a “Tobacco Awareness” event to support the Great American SmokeOUT on November 18, 2016 with American Cancer Society information packets and a raffle for an electric toothbrush.

3. Over the last several years Masergy Communications, Inc. a leader in Software Defined Platforms, has hired four students from the TCC, Northeast Cisco program. Impressed with the skills of those students, Masergy reached out to TCC Northeast to develop an informal hiring

Figure 1: TCC NE campus chapter of the math honor society Mu Alpha Theta

Figure 2: “Tobacco Awareness” event

process which offers full time employment for some students in the TCC, NE Cisco program. In November Neil Brooks met with Josh Wood the Director for Global Network Operations and Customer Support and Rachelle Parvin the Corporate Recruiter for Masergy Communications. Since the meeting, Masergy has hired three students full time and is currently in the process of interviewing four additional students.

4. Dance Fall Concert was, Dec 9th and Dec 10th. It was a great success with full house

performances and four dance companies featured; Movers Unlimited Touring Dance Company, TCC NE Dance Company, International Leadership of Texas-Arlington High School Dance Company, and Arlington Heights High School Repertory Company.

5. Members of the Dance Program, Theatre program, and Music program performed 4 shows at

Macy's Department store at NE Mall on Sunday, December 11.

6. NE Dance Club members donated $300 worth of food for TCC NE Food Pantry.

7. The following students were selected by competitive audition and will sing in San Antonio during the Texas Music Educators Association conference in February. Texas Two-Year College All-State Singers: Emily Nakoneczny, soprano I, Pui Yee Yuen, soprano II, Morgan Gardner, alto I, Angie Ntavyo, alto II, Sean Cazier, tenor II, Kyoungmin Lee, bass I, Elisha Butler, bass II

8. The following students were selected by competitive audition and will perform in an honors

symphony orchestra in San Antonio during the Texas Music Educators Association conference in February. Texas Two-Year College All-State Singers: Roberto Villarreal, clarinet, Martin Cazares, clarinet, Darious Warner-Sells, clarinet

9. Bridget Faricy is a TCC NE student who is going to help assist Dr. Mark Jones, a professor from

Rice University, with a research project he is conducting. The other research assistants are

Figure 3: NE Dance Club

graduate and doctoral students. They will be working on collecting data from the 1950’s to the present to examine Texas politics over time through the lens of legislative voting. TCC is fortunate to have a student such as Bridget.

10. TCC NE English students learned about the Alliance for Children and volunteer opportunities in

Cynthia Baw’s classroom. They divided into teams, and each team received the name of a preschool child, and the team provided gifts for that child. While this was totally optional, every student participated. Four car loads of gifts were donated to Alliance for Children.

11. A group of RTVF students won the grand prize in the South Central Broadcasting Society's South

Central Regional Competition in the short film category for their horror short "Pappy." Another group of students were finalists in the promotional video category for their short "Nightcrawlers." Recent grad Jesse Franks was a finalist in the podcast category for his project, "Sleep Paralysis."

12. A partnership has been established with the

City of Fort Worth Water Department which facilitates “Opportunity Tours” within local industry. Tarrant County College students and student prospects can be introduced to the employment opportunities which coincide with workforce training programs offered by TCC. This partnership is an outcome of the Walmart grant funded “Job Ready, Willing and Able workforce development program which is an initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges. The JRWA initiative was developed and is managed by Debra Sykes West, Coordinator of Special Projects, and Janice Brown, Assistant Coordinator of Special Projects, Northeast CIE.

13. The NE GED Program this semester has seen 13 new GED graduates through the NE Campus and 10 additional students who have passed at least two sections of their GED exams.

14. TCC NE CIE students in the Personal Fitness Trainer class had an opportunity to learn from a

mock client named Brent. Brent is an actual client of our instructor Matt Surratt and is passionate about training despite his disability. Brett met with our students to share his story and encourage them in working with special clients in their future career. Our students report that going beyond the textbook into hands on application of course material has been a major benefit for students on their way to certification as a fitness trainer.

15. Dr. Yizeng Li published a book on applied mathematics titled Functional Differential Equations:

Advances and Applications

Figure 4: City of Fort Worth Water Department's “Opportunity Tours”

16. The Critical Thinking and Student Engagement Seminar was held on Saturday, November 5th, and focused on increasing student engagement and improving critical thinking through awareness and training of pedagogical strategies to be implemented in classroom instruction. The keynote speaker was Dr. Meena Balakrishnan who presented “Meaningful Teaching: Lessons from 10 Years at a Community College.” Additionally, three breakout sessions were facilitated by TCC QEP faculty including Dr. Murray Fortner, Joan Johnson, Amanda Myers, Bryan Morgan, Dr. Kevin Barrett, Claudia Cash and Dr. Archie Wilmer. There were a total of 50 people in attendance including adjunct faculty, full time faculty and full time staff, representing four TCC campuses and one representative from the GCISD Early College High School.

17. Rebecca Balcarcel won Community College Humanities Association SW Division's Educator of

the Year award in November

18. Dr. Lisa Uhlir, Professor of Government, provided numerous presentations on several campuses during our celebration of Native American Heritage Month. On November 1st, she presented “Native American Education: The First Avatar on the Trinity River Campus. On November 2nd, she presented, “Native Storytelling and Its Relevance to Higher Education” on the Northeast Campus. One November 3rd, she presented “Black Indians: The Lost Culture” on the South Campus and then made that same presentation on November 29th on the Northeast Campus. One November 10th, she presented, “A Synthesis of Collective Observation: Native Education” on the Southeast Campus. On November 17th, she presented “Native Healing” on the South Campus. On November 22nd, she presented “The Boarding School Experience” on the Northeast Campus and then made that same presentation on November 28th on the South Campus.

19. On November 1st, Joan Johnson (Chair of the Government and Paralegal Studies Department),

Shewanda Riley (Assistant Professor of English), and Lisette Blanco-Cerda (Assistant Professor of English) presented, “Decoding the 2016 Presidential Elections: Sex, Race and Democracy.” The presentation focused on the use of rhetoric during the 2016 campaign and many examples of the candidates’ use of rhetoric were provided by the showing of a variety of video clips.

Figure 5: Rebecca Balcarcel

20. On November 5th, Joan Johnson (Chair of the Government and Paralegal Studies Department) and Dr. Murray Fortner (Chair of the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Mental Health) provided a presentation to TCC faculty members on how to introduce critical thinking in the classroom and how to engage students. An overview of critical thinking was provided and so too were specific examples of assignments and in-class work that would help foster an environment in the classroom that would increase student engagement and critical thinking.

21. Patricia Richards, who is on an

FDL this year to photograph change as it happens in Cuba, she immediately went to Havana when she learned of the death of Fidel Castro. The images below were then sent to the TCC Collegian for publication. The current issue features her photographs. In addition, Patricia Richards has a photographed published in the following book: Berlin Foto Biennale, Emotions and Commotions across Cultures, page 166. The book is the catalogue for the exhibition which was held in Berlin, Germany, in October 2016.

22. Karmien Bowman arranged A Month of the Arts with Flower Mound City Council via Arts Committee for Announcement at City Council meeting in November. She also participated in the Crosstimbers 15th Annual Artist Open Studio Tour, a public invited opening of 25 artist studios Nov. 12-13 with November 11th reception group show at Premier Gallery in Highland Village.

23. Marjeanna Burge received the first Friend of Veterans award from the NE Veterans Association (student organization). This award recognizes a civilian who has distinguished themselves by above and beyond service, advocacy, and dedication to and for the veterans and military connected students at TCC.

Figure 6: Photography by Patricia Richards

Figure 7: Marjeanna Burge

24. TCC Northeast Community & Industry Education Administrative Office Assistant, Ann Rodenberg, created and conducted a presentation to help students complete the TPEG application for financial aid. Her service to students off campus will provide ten students with a total of $9,000 in tuition support. By supporting and testing this initiative for off-campus TPEG applications, Ann has also helped create a process which will allow NE CIE to expand course offerings and better serve the residents of northeast Tarrant County.

25. Adrian Neely, RTVF Program Coordinator, been selected as a National Association of Television

Program Executives Faculty Fellow for the January 2017 NATPE Marketplace and Conference.

SOUTHEAST CAMPUS

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

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Tarrant County College District

Month January 2017 Campus Accolades

Southeast, Dr. Bill Coppola 1. Southeast Campus celebrated its 20th Anniversary at with a grand reception on Friday, November

18. Chancellor Eugene Giovannini, Tarrant County College Board and Community members along

with several elected officials joined faculty and staff to honor the legacy that began in 1996 and

celebrate our future.

2. Congratulation to SE student, Amber Austin, selected as one of the 2017 Civic Learning and

Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Interns. Amber, current member of the Democracy Commitment, is

the only community college student selected nationwide.

3. David Price, Professor of Mathematics, and Elise Price, Assistant Professor of Mathematics,

presented at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) in November.

The title of their presentation was “Analytic Geometry: Then and Now”.

Dr. Coppola State Rep. Chris Turner, TCC Board President Louise

Appleman, Retired Associate Professor of History

4. The TCC SE Jazz Band was invited to perform, under the direction of Dr. Greg Dewhirst, at the Live Oak Music Hall in Fort Worth.

5. Former Southeast student, Jhoalmo Sibrian, is one of the Terry Foundation recipients featured in the

current Terry Foundation brochure.

6. Dr. Melissa Evans, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, was elected as Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance (TAHPERD) College Division Vice-President at the annual Convention in Galveston.

7. The final art exhibit of the Fall 2016 semester, Adam Palmer: Drawings and Prints, opened

November 10th in Art Corridor II. There was a concurrent focus exhibit from art instructor Amy Adam’s class in Art Corridor I.

8. Southeast Success Coach, Rachael Villanueva graduated from Angelo State University with a

Master’s Degree in Leadership and Student Development in Higher Education.

9. The Community & Industry Education Services office is proud to announce that Valentin Sanchez,

one of the GED students, passed his GED equivalency and is currently in the process of enrolling at

TCC to pursue a degree in Accounting. Mr. Sanchez, a native from Mexico who immigrated to the US

when he was six years old successfully completed the GED prep class, taught by Mrs. Demorris

Vance. The father of two, with one on the way, was encouraged by Mrs. Vance not only to complete

the class, but to take the GED exam. He was inspired by both Mrs. Vance’s encouragement and also

by his desire to eventually own his own business.

10. Southeast Campus student body celebrated the SE 20th anniversary on November 17th with more than 300 students sharing cake and ice-cream after singing various renditions of Happy Birthday and Anniversary to TCC-SE. Students also signed a jumbo birthday card, played interactive trivia games, with Kahoot, and received themed toys and fashions of the 1990’s and the year the campus opened in 1996.

10. The annual Arlington Life Shelter Dinner continues to grow with support from student organizations,

staff, faculty, and administrators. Student leaders and Democracy Commitment advisors, Sharon Wettengel and Ruthann Geer, served and entertained men, women, and children from the local shelter on November 23rd. Student Organizations volunteered to provide entertainment such as: balloon animals, cookie decorating, a reading nook, Wii games, and Paws w/Partners as part of the event. Liberal Arts Dean, Jerry Coats, played Santa and the Director of Library Services, JoTisa Klemm, played Mrs. Claus. The SE Campus Fusion Dance Company performed danced for residents.

TCC-SE 20th Anniversary Student Celebration with balloons

11. SE African Culture Club students organized a Cultural Day for the campus and community on

December 2nd. Many student organizations supported the African Culture Club by helping with set-up, providing music, cooking and serving food, and dressing up in traditional attire. The event included a multicultural fashion show, entertainment, artifacts, local vendors, and multicultural foods. The Diversity and Inclusion office also supported the group by helping pay for food. Associate Professor of Dance, Brandy M. Niccolai-Belfi served as one of the judges of the dance contest during the event.

12. Paws with Partners was invited to campus by the Psychology student organization on December 8th

to help students relieve stress during final exams. More than 260 students stood in line to pet the dogs along with receiving care packets of scantrons, pencils, highlighters, and bubble wrap.

13. Congratulations to the TCC SE Campus Arlington Collegiate High School (ACHS) Class of 2018 who

become the first group to be a part of Phi Theta Kappa. The class was inducted during the Phi Theta Kappa Fall Induction Ceremony on November 15th.

14. Arlington Collegiate High School was recognized as a Title I Reward School for the 2015-2016 school year by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and named a Title 1 High-Performing School, one of only

Arlington Life Shelter Dinner playing

chess

Arlington Life Shelter Dancing

Paws with Partners and students

ACHS Class of 2018 - Phi Theta Kappa

160 campuses statewide to receive the designation. The campus was also named to the list of Title I High-Progress schools.

15. Dr. Zena Jackson, Vice President of Academic Affairs, accepted an award presented by the Arlington

NAACP for President, Dr. Bill Coppola and SE Campus for outstanding and sustained support of the Arlington NAACP. During a three-day voter registration drive that was held at SE Campus in September the Arlington NAACP was able to register 442 new voters.

16. Southeast Campus Coppola’s Crew continues to retain the Toro Dash Golden Shoe for highest

overall campus articipation.

17. Kristina Elizondo, Fine Arts Chairperson and Assistant Professor of Art graduated on December 16, 2016 with a Ph.D. in Art Education with a specialization in Museum Studies from the University of North Texas in Denton.

Toro Dash Golden Shoe

January 2017

Campus Accolades

South Campus, Dr. Peter Jordan

Cultivating Scholars and faculty mentors:(kneeling): Dean Ernest Gines, Chayton Cresswell, David Barks, Daniel Guevara and Jennifer Heth. Second row: Marisa Fowler, Stephanie Acosta, Dr. Shereah Taylor, Kristen Torres, Jessica Whitlock, Dr. Jean deSchweinitz, Martha Gilchrist, Nicole Harris and Taylor Ray. Back row: Carlos Rovelo, Kaylea Farnsworth, Erica Friend, Dr. John Lundberg, Christiana Agbo, Dr. Kaveh Azimi, Dr. Peter Jordan, unknown, Alanood Abdu Hammattah, and Lindsey Davis.

On December 8, 2016, South Campus held its 4th annual Cultivating Scholars student research showcase. Students from all four divisions and many different academic areas conducted original scholarly research under the direction of faculty mentors. Each student created a poster showcasing the nature of their academic inquiry that was evaluated by faculty judges from University of Texas-Arlington, Texas Christian University, and Tarrant County College. Scholarships in the amount of $250 were awarded to the two best projects in each division. In addition, two $500 scholarships were awarded to the two best group projects. Scholarships were furnished by Dr. Carolyn Robertson, Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Dr. Yojana Sharma, Dean of Math and Natural Sciences; Dr. Larry Rideaux, Interim Dean of Humanities and Vice President of Student Development; and Mr. Ernest Gines, Dean of Business and Technology. The group project scholarships were furnished by Dr. Larry Rideaux. Dr. Dana Grove, Vice President for Academic Affairs, funded the awards dinner and printing costs.

As a part of the Cultivating Scholars initiative, a TCC South Campus student, Gerald Jimmy, traveled to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 10-12, 2016 to present his research poster titled "Monitoring the Thermal Decomposition of N-(L-a-Aspartyl)-L-Phenylalanine,-1-Methyl ester". South Campus continues its efforts to encourage student research by supporting other presentation avenues such as the Council for Undergraduate Research conferences and American Chemical Society meetings.

On Wednesday, October 12th, the TCC Health

Science Club toured John Peter Smith Hospital in

Fort Worth. They visited the Level 1 Trauma

Center, the Orthopedic Floor, and Behavioral

Health Unit. The group had an amazing time and

some of the members are quite excited to be

starting their volunteer services at JPS. This is

possible thanks to the club partnership with The

Boy Scouts of America's Explorers Program and

JPS. The Explorer's Program and opportunity to

volunteer at JPS is only available to Health

Science Club Members which offers them the

opportunity to gain volunteer hours, work in a

hospital environment, and network within the

hospital.

The VetSuccess Center is sponsoring a textbook drive to benefit veterans on campus. South Campus

employees and students are being encouraged to “pay it forward” by donating a new or used textbook to

help a veteran succeed in college. Donation boxes for the textbooks are located in 3 areas on South

Campus: The Advising and Counseling Center (SACT), the Jenkins Garrett Library (SLIB), and the VetSuccess

Center/Student Accessibility Resources office (SFOC). Donated textbooks will be housed in the VetSuccess

Center, and veteran students who communicate a need will be allowed to use textbooks from the

collection for courses in which they are currently enrolled. Costly books are a common challenge to

academic success for some veterans, particularly those on fixed incomes. Receiving access to relevant

textbooks for their classes will make them more prepared for their coursework and more likely to succeed.

Health Club members attentively listen to presentation.

Taken from a report by Steve Watkins (Star-Telegram December 9, 2016)

The Star-telegram featured an article

on December 9, 2016 on Irish folk

music that featured Dr. Lee Snaples

performing with other musicians at

Lefty’s TX on East Lancaster. The

article noted that Dr. Snaples is a

multi-talented musician playing many

instruments. The article illustrates

other ways the facility represents TCC

in the community.

On October 12, 2016 Professor Carlos Rovelo, and his Government students exhibited their art work relating to Domestic Violence at the 2016 Women’s Legacy Award Luncheon. The exhibit was an artistic representation of the physical, emotional, psychological, and financial challenges inherent in domestic violence.

On Tuesday, November 2, 2016 in the South Campus Library Study Break Café, Dr. Charles Overstreet,

Professor of Psychology and Department Chair of Behavioral and Social Science spoke on the Post-

Traumatic Stress Disorders in Combat Veterans. The program was centered on the national common

read “The Things They Carried: A Look Into the Lives of Soldiers During the Vietnam War” by Timothy

O’Brien.

Dr. Lee Snaples plays Irish folk music with fellow musicians.

January 2017 Academic Affairs and Student Success Accolades

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success

Dr. L. Joy Gates Black has been appointed to Achieving the Dream’s Network Advisory Committee. The Committee provides input and advice to ATD on enhancing the services and products provided to Network colleges as well as how to increase participation to support the scaling of lessons learned within the Network.

Academic Affairs

The District Dual Credit office collaborated with College Access and the Testing Work Group to

host a professional development Testing Data Sharing Agreement meeting for the partnering

Independent School Districts (ISDs) on December 1, 2016. The purpose of the meeting was to

start the dialogue about high schools can become their own Texas Success Initiative Assessment

(TSI-A) site. There were 69 attendees present from partnering ISDs and TCC representatives.

Dr. Sheryl Harris presented “Competency Based Education“ at the Southern Association of

Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Annual Meeting on December 3,

2016.

The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program was recognized as an Alternate Finalist for the 2017

Community College Futures Assembly Bellwether Award in the area of Instructional Programs

and Services. The Bellwether Award is a national honor that recognizes outstanding innovative

programs and practices that are successfully leading community colleges into the future.

Enrollment and Academic Support Services

The District Admissions and Records (DAR) office awarded the following credentials for Fall 2016:

Campus Degree Certificate Total

Northeast 473 266 739

Southeast 393 172 565

South 281 203 484

Northwest 278 137 415

Trinity River 310 88

398

Connect 7 30 37

Total 1,742 896 2,638