September 2016 Academic Affairs and Student Success Accolades

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success Vice Chancellor Joy Gates Black has recently been appointed to two prominent positions for community colleges. She has been selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to be a member of the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee (UEAC) for a three-year term. The UEAC provides a forum for problem solving and generating ideas to improve undergraduate education that reflect the goals of Texas’ higher education plan, 60x30TX. Dr. Gates Black has also been chosen to serve as a member of the American Association of Community Colleges’ Commission on Academic, Student and Community Development for a three-year term. This leadership and advisory role addresses issues such as student access, success and completion.

Academic Affairs

Tarrant County College (TCC) received an $117,000 T-STEM scholarship grant for the 2016-2018 biennium. A maximum of $2,500 will be awarded to students in STEM related disciplines based on merit. In the first month of this fiscal year, TCC is preparing awards totaling $20,000 for STEM students.

The Carl D. Perkins Basic Grant application for $1.4 million was approved by the THECB on August 26, 2016. TCC will use these funds to continue supporting its career and technical education (CTE) programs. This investment helps to ensure CTE programs remain aligned with industry standards and that TCC students are ready to enter the workforce or move forward on their educational pathway.

Economic and Workforce Development

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has been reaccredited for another five years by the

America’s Small Business Development Center organization. The accreditation team cited the

uniqueness of SBDC’s implementation of the 4DX model and its two lead goals that focused on

prospecting for new clients and retention of clients. The accreditation team suggested TCC’s SBDC

consider presenting this unique model and resulting success of meeting and exceeding all four of the

required goals at the 2017 ASBDC Conference.

Student Success

Three students from the Men of Color Mentoring Program have been selected to attend the Minority

Male Institute on October 27 – 30, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mentees chosen are Danilo

Villarruel, Sergio Tapia, and Moises Ramirez. The theme for the 5th annual leadership program is "Man-

Up: Educating Minority Males for Leadership and Service."

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September 2016 Campus Accolades

Northwest Campus, President

1. The Northwest Campus Student Activities Office welcomed about 1500 students to the campus via New Student Orientation during August 2016. Spread over 7 sessions in 4 days, Northwest Campus Staff, Faculty, and Student Peer Leaders worked as a team to teach these sessions to our new students. Together, they set examples of why we’re TCC Proud. Nearly 30 faculty and staff members volunteered their time to help with this project.

2. Tracy Williams, Coordinator of Northwest Career Services was part of the District Wide Career Services Team that won the Chancellor’s Employee Excellence Award in the area of Forward Thinking. The award was presented at the Chancellor’s Breakfast on August 25, 2016. The team raised around $12,000 for the TCC Foundation to benefit scholarships and programs for students.

3. Tracy Williams, Coordinator of Northwest Career Services served as President of The Texas Cooperative Education and Internship Association (TxCEIA) for the 2015-16 year and now takes on position of Past President for the 2016-17 year on the Executive Board of the association.

4. Dr. Joe Rode, Vice President for Student Development Services, Northwest campus, presented “What’s this thing called GRIT” to students as part of the Student Success and Critical Thinking conference, Thursday, September 8,2016.

Photo 1: The 2016-2017 New Student

Orientation.

5. The Fire Academy class #80 with 24 students completed the Texas Commission on Fire Protection exam with a 100 percent pass rate. This certification is required to become a professional firefighter in the State of Texas.

6. The Business, Technology, and Transportation Division wishes to recognize Joan Murali for her exceptional commitment to the Professional Pilot Program. She routinely exceeds the highest expectations of her numerous responsibilities and has lead the charge to stabilize and enhance the intricate billing and balancing of our students’ flight accounts. This is a thankless task that has undoubtedly cost her valuable time with her family and been the source of tremendous aggravation and frustration. Despite this herculean task, she remains positive and fully engaged in working to support our current students while strongly advocating and aiding in the long process of educating and processing future students.

7. It is with great pride we announce Dr. Leann Ellis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, is the

recipient of the 2016 Carl M. “Cheesie” Nelson Administrative Leadership Award. This

prestigious award recognizes an exceptional vice president or dean who has demonstrated

outstanding leadership at a community college in Texas. Congratulations!

8. Echo Wilson was willing, at the last hour, to accompany a lunch time recital for the College for

Kids. It was wonderful to see the children sitting there to have fun. They were a wonderful

audience. Even nicer was to sit back and hear Echo bring two lovely solo pieces with total ease

and realize how grand it was for children to be that close to a grand piano and hear it worked

magically.

9. During the Van Cliburn Amateur Competition, June 19-25, Echo Wilson was involved in getting

music together for the Media Dept. and also was one of 3 page turners for some of the

contestants throughout the Preliminary, Quarter Finals, and Semi-Finals events.

Photo 2: Class #80 completed the Texas

Commission on Fire Protection exam with

a 100 percent pass rate

10. On Thursday, July 21 – 22, the Walsh library hosted the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) preconference and annual conference. The Cross Timbers Library Collaborative fosters partnerships among the region’s libraries through cooperative staff development, resource sharing, and innovative programs. 33 individuals attended the preconference and 160 individuals attended the annual conference. Attendees consisted of faculty, librarians, and staff from regional institutions.

11. Curt Landrum has been focused on the Beech 18 restoration.

In coordination with Dean Grant, Rahsaan Dawson, Terri Kleam, and Darrell Irby. He has

restructured CIE courses that allow volunteers to participate in the restoration and receive CE

credit for their efforts. It is beneficial to our students to gain valuable experience that will boost

their resumes. Stuart Riley, Ray Bacon, and Linden Clack have donated an incredible amount of

time to ensuring these volunteers are receiving proper OJT experience through the Beech 18

restoration. Student volunteers benefit from their vast experience.

12. On July 20th 2016, Ms. Joan Shriver (NW Computer Science) received Chancellor's Employee Excellence Award. As a faculty member Ms. Shriver was able to cover the entire material, meet all the District Syllabus requirements in addition to allowing students time to work on the class community project. Ms. Shriver gave her COSC 1301-31012 students an opportunity to work on collecting donations and bringing awareness to the Union Gospel Homeless shelter of Fort Worth. The students gave it their all and gathered over 350# of supplies to include adult backpacks, cases of water as well as personal hygiene products. (An estimated value of over $1500). The students, as a group, elected to unselfishly donate a $50 gift card door prize to purchase much needed supplies for the mission. In addition they applied for and were approved to submit the paperwork for a $25K - $250K grant. The grant was approved now they await news on the actual amount.

Photo 3: Cross Timbers Library

Collaborative (CTLC) preconference and

annual conference.

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September 2016

NE Campus Accolades

NE CAMPUS, ALLEN GOBEN

1. The Collegian was named this morning as a national finalist for Two-Year Weekly

Newspaper of the Year in the College Media Association's Pinnacle Awards. We were one of

three papers chosen as finalists, and the winner will be announced at CMA's conference in

Atlanta this October. We are thrilled and honored that our staff's hard work has been

recognized.

2. Texas Tech Fast Track Teacher Education Program has the following successes:

Cohort IV-FWISD graduated 16 students in August 2016

Cohort V-FWISD currently has 27 students enrolled.

Cohort I-Grand Prairie ISD currently has 12 students enrolled.

3. NE Campus is the first Texas academic institute for Red Hat Linux Academy.

4. Mark Penland, NE Instructional Associate in Photography was commissioned by the

Amarillo Museum of Art this summer to photograph the Gabriel Dawe’s site specific

sculpture Plexus 33. At AMoA, Dawe has installed Plexus 33, which is a work from his

ongoing Plexus series of temporary site-specific installations of sewing thread. This

installation is located throughout AMoA’s more than 30 foot high central atrium space, and

required approximately 35 miles of thread. Dawe’s process involves stretching thousands

of individual strands of thread; overlapping, intertwining, and effectively providing a unique

sensory experience and visual perception of light, space, form, and architecture.

5. NE Campus had three student produced short films receive recognition from the following film competitions: Nightcrawlers, semi-finalist in the South Central Broadcasting Society Competition. Pappy, semi-finalist in the South Central Broadcasting Society Competition. Pappy, winner for best Horror short film in the Fort Worth Independent Film Festival. Spoilers, received accolades and an honorable mention in the Fort Worth Independent Film Festival.

6. Patricia Richards has 5 photographs in the BERLIN FOTO BIENNALE 2016. This is the 4th Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography. It will be in the Palazzo Italia, Unter den Linden 10, Berlin, Germany October 6 - October 30, 2016. Additionally Patricia has work in the following exhibitions: URBAN: YAAM in Berlin, Germany August 22 - September 30 URBAN: Konfederacka 4 in Krakow, Poland August 16 - September 30 URBAN 2016 Aereoport FVG, Trieste, Italy August 3 - August 31 TCCD Collegian: August 31 Edition, Understanding Cuba, article and photographs by Patricia D. Richards.

7. On August 12, 2016, NE Assistant Professor of Child Development & Education, Lisa Self presented a two-hour workshop at the Work Together, Win Together Early Childhood Conference. There were 250 preschool teachers from the mid-cities area in attendance. The title of her presentation was: Guiding Children: Ten things teachers and families can do to help children make good decisions and have a more peaceful environment.

8. Four student graduates of the Spring 2016 Northeast capstone course, Business Leadership Application, have been invited to compete in international competition in Mike's Bikes, an entrepreneurial simulation. Lyndsey Doyle, Joe Hernandez, Amber Lopez and Jennifer Tapia worked extremely well in their collaboration as a team they named "Pedal Pushers." Their simulated stock value grew consistently throughout the six weeks of classroom/lab competition.

9. Carey Miller, NE Academic Advisor, and Kim Eason, NE Coordinator of Student Accessibility

Resources, have been invited to present at the National Academic Advising Annual

Conference in Atlanta, Georgia October 2016. This will be the third national presentation

that Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Eason have presented on Academic Advising through Multiple

Intelligences.

10. Infinity math club is submitting a petition to begin a chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, a national

mathematics honor society specifically geared toward high school and two-year college

students. This membership will make our students eligible for competitions and

scholarships, as well as potential grants for our club.

11. Marjeanna Burge, NE full-time Academic Advisor, earned her PhD in Sociology and is teaching her 1st Intro to Sociology course this semester this semester on NE Campus. Congratulations to Marjeanna!

12. Paula Finch, NE Adjunct Instructor of Government, was awarded her PhD on 8/20/16 from UT Dallas in Political Science. Her major was International Relations and her minor was American Government. She wrote her dissertation on terrorism and repression. We are fortunate to have her teach classes on our campus and she also teaches dual credit classes at Haltom High School and Southlake Carroll High School. Congratulations to Paula!

SOUTHEAST CAMPUS

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

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Tarrant County College District

September 2016 Campus Accolades

Southeast, Bill Coppola

1. Congratulations to Mary Cinatl, Instructor of ESOL for being chosen the Southeast Campus winner of

the 2016 Chancellor’s award for Exemplary Teaching. She received a check for $2,500 and an

engraved plaque.

2. On June 21, SE Campus Student Activities invited students, staff, and faculty to write a personal

message to the families and students from Valencia College in Orlando, FL that fell victim to the

Orlando shooting in June. Messages of encouragement and condolences were written on sympathy

cards and sent to the College.

3. The annual team of Student Activities, Building Services, Graphics, and a host of volunteers created

an award winning float for the City of Arlington’s 4th of July Parade. The float represented the 20th

anniversary of the Southeast campus and celebrated twenty years of beautifying Arlington by

maintaining a beautiful campus and seven years as a Tree Campus U.S.A. College. The float won 1st

place in the Non-Commercial Category.

4. Bill Coppola, President, has been selected to join the City of Arlington Transportation Committee.

5. Mariah Ochoa, former Supplemental Instruction leader at the Southeast Campus, was awarded the

SURGE (Scholarships for Undergraduates to Reach Goals in Education) at UTA. This scholarship

consists of $10,000 per year as well as a mentor from the University. The mathematics department

at UTA awarded Ms. Ochoa with this honor due to her performance in mathematics to date and

financial need.

SE - 4th of July Float 1st place trophy

6. Lyvier Leffler, Vice President of Student Development Services, has been appointed Legislation

Coordinator for the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) Texas for the 2016-2017

year. Her primary responsibility will include monitoring and communicating any relevant state

legislation which would be pertinent to student conduct administration.

7. Mark Baldwin, Instructional Aide for Kinesiology, completed his studies for Personal Training

Certification from the Academy of Sports Medicine.

8. Director of Library Services Jo Klemm and Assistant Director of Library Services Tracey Minzenmayer

presented during break-out sessions at the Southeast Campus Adjunct Orientation on Saturday,

August 20.

9. The Judith J. Carrier Library hosted Nicole Finkbeiner from OpenStax to discuss Open Educational

Resources with faculty during Connections Week.

10. Charles DeSassure, Associate Professor of Computer Science, presented at the annual NISOD 2016

Conference in Austin, TX. The presentation, “Everyone Needs a Reminder” was noted as one of the

more popular presentations offered this year. As a result, NISOD invited DeSassure to write an

Innovation Abstract and/or facilitate a webinar based on his presentation.

11. The American Library Association has awarded Tarrant County College a PR Xchange Award for

excellence in library marketing for their How to Search brochure. The brochure teaches Southeast

students how to search the library catalog and databases and gives information about basic library

services. It was created as collaboration between Southeast library staff and staff from the

Southeast Graphics department.

12. The Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders and Senior SI Leaders participated and presented in the

District Supplemental Instruction Training held at the South Campus on August 19 and 20. The

purpose of the training was to get new SI Leaders acclimated to the SI Model and to provide an

opportunity for returning SI Leaders to share the strategies implemented at their campuses.

13. On May 24-28, Maria Delgado, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, accompanied two Senior SI

Leaders to the 9th International Conference on Supplemental Instruction held in Kansas City, MO.

The purpose of the conference was to learn about the different SI approaches for Supplemental

Instruction from a global perspective.

14. Maha Naveed and Saran Kaba, SE campus graduates were selected as one of only ten students, out

of 2,200 applicants, to receive Phi Theta Kappa’s 2016 Hites Transfer Scholarship, the Society’s most

prestigious and largest scholarship. Hites Scholars are selected based on outstanding academic

achievement, engagement in college and community activities, and leadership accomplishments.

Recipients receive a $7,500 scholarship and a medallion to be presented at the 2017 PTK Annual

Convention.

15. Garrison Henderson, Professor of Sociology and Rhonda Lewis, Instructor of Developmental English

were accepted to participate in the 2016-2017 Mastery of Teaching Institute (MTI).

16. Mary Cinatl, Coordinator of ESOL, Melissa Evans,

Associate Professor of Kinesiology, and Thelisa

Nutt, Associate Professor of Psychology were

recognized on May 6 at Sunrise Rotary Club’s

annual Faculty Recognition breakfast that

recognizes outstanding faculty at both the

secondary and post-secondary level. Mary

Cinatl, Melissa Evans, and Thelisa Nutt were

also nominees for the 2016 Chancellor’s Award

for Exemplary Teaching. President Bill Coppola,

Zena Jackson, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Jerry Coats, Dean of Liberal Arts, Martha Machen,

Dean of Business and Technology, Josué Muñoz, Dean of Humanities, and Michael Cinatl, Assistant

to the President also attended.

17. On May 19, seniors from the Newcomer Center in Arlington came to Southeast Campus and as part

of their experience visited with a panel of

current ESOL students who shared their own

personal challenges and successes as a second-

language learner going to college for the first

time in a new country. Three of the four

students began their high school education at

the Newcomer Center and were excited to be

role-models for the visiting students. The ESOL

students also offered some friendly advice and study tips for

success at TCC.

18. On August 5-7, Director of Library Services, Jo Klemm accompanied twelve

officers of Phi Theta Kappa Beta Delta Omicron Chapter to the Texas

Honors Institute at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX.

19. Tracey Minzenmayer, Assistant Director of Library Services, attended the

American Library Association (ALA) Leadership Institute: Leading to the Future in Itasca, Illinois from

August 8-12.

20. Congratulations to Karen Haun, Associate Professor of Accounting, winner of the Chancellor’s

Employee Excellence Award in the area of Service to Community on August 25. Haun received a

check for $2,500 and an engraved trophy.

PTK Beta Omicron at Honors Institute

ESOL students answering questions

21. CIES, SE Campus was approved for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) 2016 Governor’s

Summer Merit Program which included funding of $54,660 and anticipates serving a total of 60

students ages 14 thru 18 (grades 9 thru 12). Vickie Dean Barnett played a key part in the writing of

the grant. The Camps included a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Mathletics

Camp on SE Campus, STEM Digital Media and Career Exploration Camp at the Youth Education Town

(YET) Center.

22. Community & Industry Education Services is proud of its newest GED graduate, Ebony Jones. Jones completed the GED Prep classes

under the instruction of Demorris Vance, passing all four modules

of the GED exam. Jones is currently enrolled at TCC Southeast

campus as a full-time credited undergraduate. Through her

determination and dedication of her desire to continue her college

education, she has succeeded in achieving one of her goals. Her next

major goal is to obtain her Associates Degree from TCC and then pursue

her Bachelor’s degree. Congratulations to Ebony!

23. Congratulations to Gina Maloy, SE Coordinator of Career and Employment Services and her

Districtwide Career Services Team for winning the 2016 Chancellor’s Excellence Award in the area of

Forward Thinking on August 25. Each team member receives a $500 check and an engraved trophy.

24. Regina Cannon, Assistant Professor of Business, earned her Ed.D. in Leadership for Higher

Education.

25. Jerry Coats, Dean of Liberal Arts, earned his Ph.D. in European History with a focus on Medieval

History.

26. Rhonda Lewis, Instructor of English, earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education.

28. Natalie Gamble, Student Development Associate in Student Activities, graduated cum laude with a

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science Degree in Information Technology.

29. Brittany Morgan, Administrative Assistant, Culinary Arts, Dietetics & Hospitality earned her

Associates of Arts Degree, graduating with high honors.

30. Teresa Sauceda, Administrative Assistant, Office of the President, earned her Associate of Arts

Degree with Highest Honors.

31. Jennifer Wesley, Administrative Assistant, SE Police Department, earned her Associate of Arts

Degree.

32. Kristin Wilson, Administrative Assistant, SE Health Services, earned her Associate of Arts Degree.

TCC's Ebony Jones receives GED

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September 2016 Campus Accolades

1. Irene Thrower, Department Chair of Communication/Fine Arts and Speech Instructor and President of TR Faculty Association, attended the Fourteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities on June 8-11 in Chicago. She presented, “Critical Thinking: A Speech and History Learning Community,” which included a panel discussion and publication in the conference journal. The session described the great success of the learning community comprised of Introduction to Speech Communication and U. S. History to 1876 taught in the Cornerstone Honors program at Trinity River Campus. Due to the popularity of the course, a second learning community is being created for Introduction to Speech Communication and U. S. History from 1876 to present. The focus will be the effect of communication on the United States of America and presidential rhetoric, public address, and inaugural addresses.

2. Corena White, Instructor of Government, published “Knowledge is the Right to Vote” in the Summer 2016 Tarrant County College Reach Magazine.

3. On June 3, the Trinity River Campus Community and Industry Education Ophthalmic Assistant Program was re-accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Programs (CoA-OMP).

4. Mary Wiehardt, Assistant Director of Nursing and Dr. De Ann Mitchell, Director of Nursing, participated in the Global Citizenship Alliance Conference in Potsdam, Germany July 10-17. Thirty-five participants from Canada and the United States gathered to explore the factors that support or re-train global citizenship education within higher education. Participants engaged in smaller thematic groups. Among topics included were “Approaches to Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Futures: An International Perspective” presented by Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair at York University in Toronto. Tom Koenigs, Member of Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, addressed the group on human rights issues.

5. On June 29, Dr. Sean Madison was selected to participate in the 2016-2017 Leadership North Texas (LNT) Class 8 program. Leadership North Texas is a graduate-level leadership program aimed at recruiting, developing and supporting leaders

who have a commitment to civic engagement, to learning, to collaboration and to the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Because of the regional nature of North Texas, it is imperative for local leaders to come together to develop regional solutions. Examples of the monthly program workshops include the North Texas economy, building a healthy region, and sustainable development.

6. The Trinity River Campus Community and Industry Education team held the Latina STEM Fellowship July 18-28. The camp was led by Dr. Sophia Garcia, Assistant Professor of Biology and Dr. Iris Duarte-Bazaldua, Associate Professor of Biology and was funded by a state summer merit grant focused on careers in biological science. The nineteen participating high school students attended research centers at Texas Christian and Texas A&M Universities.

7. Dr. Sean Madison was invited to become a member of the Young Men’s Leadership Academy (YMLA) Advisory Board on July 18.

8. On July 21, Sign of the Future, by Scott Nishimura, was published in Fort Worth, Texas, the city’s magazine. The article featured the Trinity River Campus Sign Language Interpreting Program. Interviews with Coordinator Sammie Sheppard and Instructor Cheryl Sohns highlighted facts such as a twenty-three percent increase in enrollments over the past year and the Basic American Sign Language Acquisition certificate can be used as a foreign language transfer credit. Nishimura noted the program’s 2015 partnership with Sorenson Communications, the top employer worldwide of sign language interpreters, and the addition of dual credit programs with Birdville and Mansfield ISDs. He wrote that students may earn certificates for Basic American Sign Language Acquisition, Sign Language Communicator, Intermediate Communicator, and the Associate of Applied Science degree.

9. On July 24-29, Assistant Director of Advising & Counseling Jeronimo Aviles,

Academic Advisors Virginia Hallak and Demetrice Hodges, and Success Coach Juan

Revilla attended the National Academic Advisors Association (NACADA) Summer

Institute in Norfolk, Virginia. The Institute’s objective was to provide the attendees

the opportunity to develop an admission/advisement/support plan for use with

Veteran Students. Key elements and practices were identified as interdisciplinary

support from the Registrar’s Office, Student Financial Aid Services, and Advising and

Counseling specifically for the Trinity River Campus student veterans. Participants

returned to Trinity River Campus with an action plan including student flow, staffing,

and operational functions of the Veteran Success Center. This effort enables support

to be provided to Veterans wherever they are on campus – CIE or one of the Health

Professions programs, for example.

10. Brian Spence, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology, attended the

Anatomage Users Group Meeting on July 30 in San Diego. He presented, “The Use of the Anatomage Table in the Community College Setting” and was the sole community college representative asked to present at this national conference. The Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system for anatomy education and is being adopted by many of the world’s leading medical schools and institutions. It has been featured in the TEDTalks Conference, PBS, Fuji TV, and numerous other journals for its innovative approach to anatomy presentation. The operating table form factor combined with Anatomage’s renowned radiology software and clinical content separates the Anatomage Table from any other imaging system on the market.

11. During Summer 2016, Dr. Sean Madison was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Fort Worth Chapter of the National Gospel Announcers Guild, which is an auxiliary of the Gospel Music Workshop of America Network, Inc. The guild was formed to address the common needs of professional broadcasters and to advance gospel music as an American art form.

12. On August 10, Dr. Wafeeq Sabir, Assistant to the President, was invited to speak as a subject matter expert at the 2016 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) National Training Conference in Albuquerque. The workshop, "Improving Cultural Competence: Building Relationships with Arab and American Muslims," focused on providing facts, insights, and recommendations to assist criminal justice officials in understanding, effectively engaging, and protecting members of the American Muslim community. The conference was attended by over 400 individuals.

13. Dr. Serafin Garcia, Director of Campus Strategic Planning and Effectiveness, attended the Texas Male Student Leadership Summit August 11-12 at the University of Texas at Austin. He presented “Real Male Values: Overcoming Hypermasculinity and Embracing Authentic Leadership,” and forty middle and high school students

participated in the co-current session. The event was supported through the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color.

14. On August 22, the Star-Telegram Editorial Board published TCC’s nursing program taking great strides, which focused on the Trinity River Campus Nursing Program. The article spotlighted re-accreditation of the program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing which is valid for several years. Also discussed in the article were the convenient downtown location and the cost-effectiveness of tuition and fees. The Editorial Board noted the state of the art amenities such as the LIVE Hospital and the surgical technology laboratory. Special mention was made of the high demand for entry into the Nursing program. The Editorial Board shared that Nursing students graduate after five semesters and may take the National Council Licensure Examination to become a registered nurse (RN). In addition, Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) may graduate in four semesters.

15. John Hiser, Chairperson of the Trinity River Campus Respiratory Care Program, is the 2016 recipient of the Jimmy A. Young Medal for exceeding all expectations for meritorious service to the American Association of Respiratory Care and for advancement of the profession. The award was announced in the September 2016 issue of AARC Times in which he was also featured in the eight-page cover story. John has been a member of AARC since 1974 and served as president of AARC in 2005. He was instrumental in getting the profession licensed in the state of Texas. In 2007, John was appointed chair of the Association’s International Committee and continues to serve today. He has participated in numerous Honor Flights as a medical team member to Washington, DC, Normandy, and Iwo Jima.

S. Sean Madison, Ed.D. President

September 2016

Campus Accolades

South Campus, Dr. Peter Jordan

Alisa Jones, Director of Community and Industry Education and Erika Zimmermann, Coordinator, have

been invited to conduct a session for the fall statewide training at UT San Antonio following the successful

2016 Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) boasting 139 accepted applicants with 122

students in regular attendance by the census date. TexPREP Year I students posted a 63% gain in logic

knowledge, and 70% of all students successfully completed the seven-week program and are eligible to

apply for one high-school elective credit from their respective school districts. South Campus received

acclaim for program efficiency and instructional delivery from Dr. Raul Reyna, State Director for TexPREP

during his visit on July 20.

TexPREP Class of 2016

The Crowley Collegiate Academy (CCA) officially opened its doors to 82 students at the Crowley South Campus Center (CSCC) on August 22, 2016. The CCA becomes South Campus’ third affiliate “early college high school.” Staff and students received a surprise visit from Toro, who greeted students and encouraged them to have a successful year. South Campus presented TCC t-shirts to all students enabling them to exhibit their campus pride as college students.

Joshua Goode, Fine Arts Chair, completed public art projects at museums in

St. Petersburg, Russia and Barcelona, Spain during the summer of 2016. He

collaborated with historical and archaeological sites in both locations to

explore historical manipulations and misconceptions. Focusing on Peter the

Great in Russia and Neanderthal pre-history in Barcelona, he highlighted

how easily the public can be misled by creating his own altered history that

distorted actual historical artifacts and traditions from each location. Both

of the exhibits are still up and open to the public and the Russian National

TV News covered his project in St. Petersburg.

Chelsea Davis, CSCC Senior Office Assistant, Tralissa F

Griffin, CCA Director, TORO, Demetrice S. Thompson,

CSCC Coordinator of Special Projects, Kristin Bell, CCA

Secretary.

Dr. Orlando R. Bagcal, Associate Professor of Construction, was appointed by the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board (THECB) for a 2-year term as a member of the Architecture and Construction Program

of Study Advisory Committee on May 17, 2016. Dr. Bagcal was also selected as one of the Top 3 Finalists

of the National Housing Endowment (NHE) 2017 HELP (Homebuilding Education Leadership Program)

Grant competition. The final oral presentation will be held at the national headquarters of NHE in

Washington, D.C. in November 2016. Dr. Bagcal was also awarded the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for

Exemplary Teaching on August 26, 2016.

South Campus’ Dr. Jeremy Byrd, Professor of Philosophy, and Ms. Nicole Vallee, Instructor of English, were

presented the Excellence Awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development

(NISOD) during South Campus’ August 26th First Week Back event welcoming new employees and

celebrating the employees’ achievements. The NISOD Excellence Awards were established to provide

member colleges with an opportunity to recognize individuals doing extraordinary work on their

campuses. Each May, during NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence,

recipients are celebrated during an elegant and inspiring gathering that recognizes their contributions and

achievements.

South Campus Starpoint Champions team was awarded the Chancellor’s Annual Excellence Award for

Innovation and Creativity during the August 25th Chancellor’s Appreciation Breakfast and Professional

Development Day. The team of Amalia Guadalupe, Susan Haralson, Jennifer Jackson, Angela Lopez,

Belinda Lopez, Victoria Metz, Maisha Tsiboe and Maria Valdez received the award for their creative and

innovated ways of increasing campus nominations for the Chancellor’s Quarterly Employee Excellence

Award as well as the Chancellor’s Annual Employee Excellence Award.

South Campus and the Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) hosted two peer-2-peer training sessions

during the 2016 summer. Participants of the one-day training sessions received certification to work with

veterans needing emotional, educational, and social support. In addition, certified participants were

trained to refer veterans to friendly community resources; participants were also eligible to facilitate and

teach Peer-2-Peer programs. To date, fifteen military-connected faculty, staff and students have been

trained by the MVPN. To ensure this valuable collaboration between South Campus and MVPN continues,

the VetSuccess Center will host another MVPN Peer-2-Peer training session during the month of October.

The Tarrant County College District is currently working with MVPN to develop a Memorandum of

Understanding to guide future activities.