Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day

Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day

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Today is National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day and I just want to take the opportunity to share my gratitude for our custodians here at Tallahassee Community College. A campus is often a new student or visitor’s first impression of a college. Their feelings about the institution and whether or not they want to attend are directly influenced by their perceptions of the level of quality and cleanliness of the facilities. Fortunately, we have one of the most beautiful main campuses…

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Welcome to Fall 2018

Welcome to Fall 2018

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Each August, as we prepare for the new academic year, TCC suspends operations for professional development and a campus-wide welcome back event, Eagles RISE.  This year, the theme of the event centered around WHAT, HOW, and WHY – what we do, how we do it and why we do it – based on a popular TED Talk by Simon Sinek. While the “what” and “how” of TCC is fairly straightforward, it’s the “why” that makes any organization special and our…

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Students walking under the trees near the TCC Science and Math building
2018-19 Budget

2018-19 Budget

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Budgets are more than numbers; they are a reflection of an organization’s values. When planning TCC’s budget, we have always prioritized areas that reflect our core values of preserving access for students, providing for core academic and student support programs, protecting our employees and maintaining our commitment to the service district, especially Gadsden and Wakulla counties. But first and foremost, a budget must be balanced. You may recall that last year’s budget came in the wake of a $2.9 million…

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Freedom and Responsibility

Freedom and Responsibility

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Higher education, especially community colleges, embrace equity of opportunity. We have the privilege of welcoming students from all walks of life to our campuses each year. Once here those students enter a learning environment that purposefully exposes them to new ideas, challenges their preconceived notions and expands their perspective. This allows, and sometimes forces, them to grow both intellectually and personally. It’s why I say that we aren’t just granting degrees and credentials, we are preparing our students to be…

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Tallahassee Community College's Commencement Ceremony 2016
To the Class of 2018

To the Class of 2018

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You may or may not remember your high school graduation speaker. However, I hope this year’s TCC commencement speaker sticks with you. James Arinaitwe is from rural Western Uganda, where HIV/AIDS orphaned him at the age of 10. He was raised by his grandmother and was able to attend high school thanks to his own persistence and belief that education could change his life. Then he met the Drs. Cheri and Russell Rainey from Tallahassee, who offered to sponsor his college…

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Legislative Update

Legislative Update

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Now that Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close, I wanted to provide an update. This year, there were several major bills under consideration that impacted the Florida College System. One of the biggest was the Community College Competitiveness Act of 2018 (SB 540) which proposed radical changes to FCS governance with a central State Board of Community Colleges, revising the System’s performance-based funding metrics for the fourth time in four years, and imposing restrictions on direct support…

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Education Funding Should Include Support Services

Education Funding Should Include Support Services

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Here at Tallahassee Community College we are proud of the students we serve. Because of our open door policy, we welcome a diverse group to our campus each year. They hail from 38 different states in the U.S. and nearly 80 different countries worldwide. Some come directly from high school, while others have not attended a school in years. Some arrive College-ready, and some need a remedial class or two. Many have struggled their whole life to make ends meet,…

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Parkland High School Shooting

Parkland High School Shooting

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On behalf of the entire Tallahassee Community College family, I want to offer our deepest sympathies to those affected by yesterday’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. To the students here on our campus who are from that area and may be alumni of the high school, please check your email for a message from our Dean of Students this morning about resources available to you as well as to all our students. The Counseling…

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New Year – Fresh Start

New Year – Fresh Start

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In this blog, unlike most of my other blogs, I want to address our students specifically. There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror. As we near the end of 2017, instead of reflecting on all the many, many different things that have happened over the past year, I’d like to focus on the future and my hopes for 2018. At Tallahassee Community College, we are committed to the role we play in enabling you…

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Thanksgiving Wishes

Thanksgiving Wishes

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This week we will be taking a break to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. It is the perfect time of the year that we all should use to pause and reflect on what we’re thankful for. I am thankful for our students who chose Tallahassee Community College. That choice indicates their trust in our institution to provide them with the opportunity to earn a College degree. What an honor it is for us to be helping them with this leg of…

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