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New Locations, Same Mission

New Locations, Same Mission

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As we near completion on two very important construction projects – our new Gadsden Center and the Wakulla Environmental Institute – I wanted to take this opportunity to share my excitement around the vision for these facilities. They will round out the college’s footprint across our district for years to come. From time to time I am asked what counties make up our service district. We serve a district comprised of three very distinctive counties with unique characteristics and needs:…

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Welcome to a New Academic Year

Welcome to a New Academic Year

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It’s Welcome Week at Tallahassee Community College, when we get to greet a new class of thousands of new and returning students to our College and get excited about beginning another new academic year. I want to thank each of our students, faculty and staff for choosing TCC. This will be my sixteenth year employed at the College, and my fifth year as President, and yet the enthusiasm from our campus family for what we do here still continues to…

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Back in five
Summer Break 2015

Summer Break 2015

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With summer upon us, I have enjoyed hearing about the range of activities from exotic vacations to stay-cations that many of you have planned. I have also heard from some who haven’t yet made plans and from others who don’t intend to take any time off at all. Those latter conversations concern me. We all know that what we do here is important. Not only to those we serve but also to ourselves through the sense of accomplishment and joy…

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Changes to the Executive Team

Changes to the Executive Team

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Be a leader worth following. This was the theme of Leadercast, a one-day leadership conference we simulcast last week at the Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education. That message was particularly significant for me as I reflect on where we are heading with some of the leadership changes happening at the College. I am currently in the unprecedented situation of having to replace three members of our Executive Team in the next eight months. Theresa Smith, our Vice President for Administrative…

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To the Class of 2015

To the Class of 2015

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Graduation represents one of the most important times of the year here at TCC. It also happens to be one of my personal favorites. This is when we gather together and celebrate the successes of our wonderful graduates, the class of 2015. It is also an opportunity to reflect on individual accomplishments. Students, as well as the instructors who teach them and the staff who support them, have spent the last several months and years working steadily toward this moment….

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Nursing Baccalaureate Update

Nursing Baccalaureate Update

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It’s been about a year and a half since our trustees approved a measure to develop a proposal for a much-needed Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree at Tallahassee Community College, and just over a year since a moratorium was put in place by the Florida Legislature to halt all new degree programs in the Florida College System. With the moratorium soon expiring, we have much hope we will be able to proceed with our proposal and meet the…

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CROP students at TCC Quincy House
Equity of Opportunity in Gadsden County

Equity of Opportunity in Gadsden County

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The value of any community college to a student lies in their ability to provide not just opportunity, but equity of opportunity. Without understanding that students are individuals who chose our institution for unique reasons, we can fool ourselves into assuming that all students are alike. Where they come from, how they got here, and what their plans are for their future are all factors that influence a student from their very first day of class to the moment they…

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Happy Holidays 2014

Happy Holidays 2014

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Every year, I look forward to observing Christmas as part of my personal faith. I also take the time to try to learn something new about the many different nationalities and beliefs represented in our College and throughout our community. With students, faculty and staff from over 80 countries, I think it is important to take a moment and recognize the great diversity of holidays that are also celebrated in December from Hanukkah to Kwanzaa. There’s so much good cheer…

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Let’s Make Thanksgiving a Habit

Let’s Make Thanksgiving a Habit

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Every morning, before the rest of my household is awake, I pour myself a cup of coffee, sit down (lately in front of the fire) and practice what I like to call daily gratitude. This is the time I take to reflect on the things I am thankful for that day. Some items on this list repeat, but others I am reminded of from the previous day’s events, maybe during a staff meeting or at a reception or even just…

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Those That Shape Us

Those That Shape Us

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In my last blog, I wrote about taking the next few months to recognize each of the key stakeholders of our College and explain the view ahead for them leading up to some big changes our College is preparing for. In light of last week’s Open Forum with classified staff, I would like to continue the conversation by addressing my vision for the staff here at TCC, one of the most important stakeholder groups of the College. In 1999, I…

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