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November 2008


TCC, The Wakulla Center host Student Services Night

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College will host Student Services Night at The Wakulla Center on Thursday, November 6 at 6 p.m.

New exhibit to debut at TCC Fine Art Gallery

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s Fine Art Gallery will unveil “Francoise Baudoin d’Ajoux: A Retrospective” on Thursday, November 6.

TCC Kicks Off United Way Campaign

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee Community College kicked off its 2008 United Way Campaign on Wednesday, hosting a breakfast for College students, faculty and staff.

Gadsden Schools Partnership Tapped for Academic Enrichment Grant

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A community partnership by the Gadsden County Schools, Tallahassee Community College and Communities In Schools of Gadsden County has been awarded $1,122,528 to strengthen student achievement at Stewart Street Elementary School in Quincy.

U.S. Department of Education Funds TCC’s “Talent Search” for Third Year

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s Talent Search TRiO program, which serves 600 at-risk youth in Gadsden County, has received a new round of funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the third year.

TCC Speech and Debate captures fourth team title of the fall

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s Speech and Debate Team kept its perfect fall record intact by winning the Team Sweepstakes Championship at last month’s Autumn in the Mountains Tournament in Mount Berry, Ga.

TCC names E.E. Eunice Chief of Police

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 6, 2008) - Tallahassee Community College has removed the Interim from Chief of Police E.E. Eunice’s title. Chief Eunice’s first day on the job, full-time, was Monday, November 3.

TCC announces schedule of events for International Education Week

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee Community College has announced a stellar lineup of events for its annual celebration of International Education Week, November 17-21.

Quick Job Training Program enjoys success, now offering limited stipends as next series of classes near

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In August, Tallahassee Community College launched its Quick Job Training Program as a way of offering quick and affordable training for displaced and under-employed workers in a series of in-demand jobs. The College will begin its second series of classes in January.

Celebrate 20 years of Florida Prepaid at TCC

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Prepaid College Plan is commemorating its 20th year with a special birthday celebration at Tallahassee Community College on Monday, November 17. The event will begin at 1 p.m. at the CT Green.

TCC student Lisette Shaw recognized by Florida Commission on the Status of Women

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College student Lisette Shaw has been named one of four recipients of the Florida Commission on the Status of Women’s (FCSW) Florida Achievement Award.

PTLEA softball challenge benefits Special Olympics team

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – TCC’s Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy (PTLEA) has scheduled its 1st Annual LEO (Law Enforcement Officers) Showdown softball game for 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at TCC’s softball field. The entry donation is $5 per person, with proceeds benefitting the Special Olympics of Leon County.

TCC Student Success Center a Grand Success

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – TCC’s Student Success Center is designed with one thing in mind – helping students finish what they start. The Center assists students in many facets of college from orientation, advising and registration of classes, to maintaining academic progress, transferring to other institutions of higher education and ultimately to achieving their career aspirations. As the name implies, the Center is a great success.

Five for Five: Speech and Debate Wins Again

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College’s Speech and Debate team continued its winning ways during last weekend’s trip to Peoria, Ill., for the annual L.E. Norton Memorial, hosted by Bradley University.

TCC hosts area manufacturing Job Fair

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College, in partnership with the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County’s First Focus on Local Business existing industry collaborative, will hold its third annual area job fair Thursday, November 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at TCC’s Center for Economic & Workforce Development.

TCC Athletics, Office of Student Volunteerism and Whataburger team up to support Second Harvest Food Bank

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - TCC Athletics, the College’s Office of Student Volunteerism and Whataburger are teaming up to make the holidays brighter for area residents.

Celebrate the holidays with TheatreTCC!’s “A Christmas Carol”

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- TheatreTCC! continues its 2008-09 season at 8 p.m., Thursday, November 20 when “A Christmas Carol” hits the stage at Tallahassee Community College’s Turner Auditorium for the first of six evening performances.

TCC’s Model UN students invited to China

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Eight students from TCC’s Model UN program have been invited to participate in the Nov. 22 National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in Xi’an, China, for one week. This is the first international venue for TCC’s Model UN program and TCC is the only community college invited to participate. Two TCC faculty members, Dr. Richard Murgo, Program Chair of Economics and Political Science, and Doug Ryan, Model UN Adviser, will also be attending the conference.

TCC’s District Board of Trustees take action to assist Gadsden County’s displaced workers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A special workforce intervention fund was created on Monday, November 17, by the Tallahassee Community College District Board of Trustees in response to severe layoffs in Gadsden County.

TCC increases scholarship opportunities for STEM students

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number of students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – commonly referred to as STEM professions – is on the rise. Through a grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Tallahassee Community College is fueling students’ interest in STEM professions by offering an increasing number of scholarship opportunities.