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January 2012

TCC offers Adult Education classes in Gadsden County

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 4, 2011) – TCC’s Adult Education Program will offer GED preparation and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes in the Gadsden County communities of Havana, Quincy, and Chattahoochee beginning Monday, January 9, 2012.

FPSI announces PT correctional probation officer class

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s Florida Public Safety Institute (FPSI) will begin a part-time correctional probation officer class in June 2012. 

TCC welcomes Dr. Lei Wang, new associate vice president of institutional effectiveness

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After an extensive national search, Tallahassee Community College has selected Dr. Lei Wang as the College’s new associate vice president of institutional effectiveness.

Learning Commons announces dates for technology workshops

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Beginning Monday, January 30 Tallahassee Community College's William D. Law, Jr. Learning Commons is assisting returning adult students by offering a series of technology workshops. 

TCC receives anonymous $100,000 pledge for healthcare campaign

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The TCC Foundation started the New Year with incredibly exciting news when it received a $100,000 pledge towards its Healthcare Provision and Excellence Campaign from an anonymous donor.

TCC seeks hosts for 6 visiting Ukrainian officials, Feb 10 – 18

TCC is seeking volunteers to host 6 Ukrainian officials from February 10 – 18 as part of the Open World exchange program. The delegation consists of 3 men and 3 women—all highly accomplished up-and-coming leaders in Ukraine.

TCC expands commitment to STEM and area students

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  – Tallahassee Community College has made a commitment to work with area schools to encourage students to take courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to enter STEM-related careers. TCC’s District Board of Trustees, on Tuesday, approved the College’s plan to become a STEM Center of Excellence. As a STEM Center of Excellence, TCC will work to attract more young people to the STEM disciplines, give them a rigorous education, and advance them to four-year institutions or the job market. In order to do that, TCC is collaborating with middle and high schools in Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla counties to create a seamless STEM “pipeline.”

TCC Global Learning announces second film screening

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College's Global Learning Program has announced the second of three screenings in a series of selections from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival. 

TCC celebrates Arbor Day with guest speaker and tree planting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – TCC is celebrating Arbor Day with a presentation by guest speaker Tim Womick, followed by a special tree-planting ceremony. Womick’s fun, highly-animated “Trail of Trees” presentation will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 20 in the Center for Workforce Development, room 105. After his presentation, the audience is encouraged to follow outside where TCC leaders—including President Jim Murdaugh and SGA President Sieara Ponder—will plant a new southern magnolia tree to celebrate Arbor Day.

State Department’s Cheryl Benton to visit TCC January 25

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  – Tallahassee Community College’s Global Learning Program will host Cheryl Benton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Public Affairs at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 25 in the Student Union Ballroom. 

China Study Abroad to hold Information Session

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Students interested in Tallahassee Community College's China Study Abroad Program are encouraged to attend an information session that will take place Monday, January 23 from 5-7 p.m. in Room 205 of the Technology and Professional Programs Building.

PTLEA graduates corrections class on Tuesday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Corrections Basic Recruit Class 385 at the Florida Public Safety Institute’s (FPSI) Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy (PTLEA) will graduate at 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 24.

U.S. Secretary of Education to host town hall at TCC on Wednesday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is hosting a town hall Wednesday, January 25 at Tallahassee Community College. The town hall is an opportunity for Secretary Duncan to discuss adult education and the role that workforce training plays in helping put people back to work. Duncan will participate in a panel discussion alongside TCC President Jim Murdaugh, TCC Vice President for Workforce Development John Chapin and Capital Regional Medical Center’s Director of Nursing Ann Smith. Students, faculty and community members in the audience at the event will have an opportunity to ask Duncan and the other panelists questions to spark dialogue.

Student Affairs announces graduation orientation dates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College's Division of Student Affairs is holding a series of orientation sessions for students who will participate in the 2012 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, April 28.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan praises TCC at town hall

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 26, 2012) – The day after President Barack Obama called on community colleges to help produce two million new jobs during his State of the Union address, a member of the president's cabinet came to Tallahassee Community College to learn and listen. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a town hall event at TCC on Wednesday, January 25, with a focus on adult education and the role of workforce training in rebuilding the economy. He was joined by Jim Murdaugh, TCC president, John Chapin, TCC’s vice president for workforce development, and Ann Smith, chief nursing officer for Capital Regional Medical Center.

Meet the honorees in TCC’s 2012 African-American History Calendar

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Tallahassee Community College released the names of the 18 individuals who will be honored on Monday, January 30 when the College unveils its twelfth annual Cherry Alexander African-American History Calendar.

TCC celebrates manufacturing students’ success in the ETAM program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In November of last year, Tallahassee Community College and WORK FORCE plus  announced a partnership to form the Engineering Technology and Advanced Manufacturing (ETAM) project, a program designed to help job-seekers receive training that will increase their overall marketability. TCC is now celebrating the first group of students completing the Manufacturing Fundamentals course. The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) national certification as a Production Technician will be awarded to 7 of the 9 students who completed the course.

TCC’s Angelina Colao among Phi Theta Kappa 2011 Nota Bene authors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Literary works from 16 Phi Theta Kappa members have been chosen from 950 entries for publication in the 2011 edition of Nota Bene, the Society's honors anthology.

TCC announces articulation agreements with FSU-Panama City and Florida A&M

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  – During Tallahassee Community College’s (TCC) January meeting of its District Board of Trustees, TCC President Jim Murdaugh announced articulation agreements with Florida State University Panama City and Florida A&M University.  

TCC announces event lineup for Black History Month celebration

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee Community College’s celebration of Black History Month began on January 30 with the unveiling of the twelfth annual Cherry Alexander African-American History Month Calendar.

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