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Center of Excellence for Energy Technology

October 2015 Campus Accolades

South Campus, Dr. Peter Jordan

Megan Mosman, a student in the A Step Above Transitional Skills Program since 2012, has progressed to the Career and Community Training component; this component provides opportunities for students with disabilities to gain workplace skills training in three areas on campus: the Career Services Center, the Office of Student Activities, and the Office of Community and Industry Education. This semester, Megan is assigned to the Office of Student Activities. Her ultimate goal is to find gainful employment in an office setting.

2. On September 25, 2015, South Campus celebrated the grand opening of the Center of

Excellence for Energy Technology (CEET) and the TCC South/Fort Worth ISD Collegiate High School. The event brought together nearly 300 local officials, business/industry, community, public school and university representatives from outside TCC to celebrate the occasion. The program featured remarks by various TCC, FWISD, business and civic leaders followed by two ceremonial ribbon-cuttings, installation of a Solar Street Charger donated by Reliant/NRG, and showcases of both facilities. The event was preceded by the inaugural meeting of the CEET Advisory Council, which is chaired by Mr. Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant/NRG.

TCC South/FWISD Collegiate High School

3. Dr. Peter Jordan received the Community Service Award from the L. Clifford Davis Legal

Association for his exemplary service within the Tarrant County community. Dr. Jordan

expressed his appreciation for the award and thanked the leadership and members of the Association for being a strong partner with the South Campus and the Family Empowerment Center.

4. Dr. Larry Rideaux, Dr. Kiesha Shelton and Mr. Freddie Sandifer presented on the topic of

Community Colleges as a Winning Strategy for Improving the Education of Black and Brown Male Students at the Student Success Summit hosted by The University of Houston. As a result, representatives from McLennan Community College (MCC) visited TCCD on September 18, 2015 to learn more about the success of our nationally recognized Men of Color Mentoring program. The 5-member team, led by Dr. Fred Hills, Dean of Arts, Sciences, and Business at MCC spent the day visiting with members of TCCD faculty and staff. Their visit coincided with the Men of Color Fall Mentor luncheon. The keynote speaker was Mr. Michael Benitez, Jr., Chief Diversity Officer and Dean of Diversity & Inclusion at The University of Puget Sound.

5. On September 25, 2015, TCCD Transfer Coordinators hosted an Annual Transfer Admissions

Counselor Breakfast at South Campus. The event emphasized the need for collaborative efforts between TCC Transfer Centers and senior colleges/universities. Thirty-one university transfer admission counselors represented nineteen universities during the breakfast. In addition, several members from the South Campus advising team supported the event by leading round-table discussions. The sessions included short informative presentations specific to initiatives within TCCD Transfer Centers, including common transfer intake processes, facilitating TCC student participation in university sponsored preview days, and implementing annual transfer academy programs.

6. Dr. John R. Lundberg, Associate Professor of History, was appointed to the Board of Directors of

the East Texas Historical Association. His three-year term commences in spring, 2016. Founded in 1962 on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, the ETHA is the second largest professional historical organization in the state of Texas. The organization is committed to the preservation and enhancement of East Texas’ historical heritage. As an author, educator and historian, Professor Lundberg will be an invaluable asset to the Association’s leadership.

7. South Campus’ Student Government Association commemorated 9-11 with

a solemn observance on Friday, September 11th. The program opened with a presentation of colors by the South Campus Police Department Color Guard. Reflections by SGA officers and student-veterans, faculty and staff rounded out the program. Students, faculty and staff planted over 3,000 miniature flags in the grove off the Student Center patio to honor the lives lost during the 9-11 attacks. Campus President, Dr. Peter Jordan, opened

his remarks by pointing to the grove and stating, “What a moving tribute to the lives lived and lost on September 11 and its aftermath!”

A reflection on 9-11 among the 3,000 miniature flags planted on a South Campus grove.

Class Leader Cody Bannister presenting award to Tony Giardino

8. Tony Giardino, Assistant Professor of Government, received the Fowler Award for Outstanding Police Instructors. During their graduation on September 16, 2015, the cadets of the 171st Police Academy class present Professor Giardino with their ceremonial guidon, a banner symbolizing the class spirit. This guidon was carried during all activities during the 20-week training program. This is the third time in three years that Professor Giardino has received this award from the cadet class. In addition to teaching at South Campus, he is a part-time officer for the Benbrook Police Department, where he is assigned to the Professional Standards Unit.

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10. Peter Jordan and Thomas Ford were guests on KVCE 1160 AM Alliance for the Brave radio show aimed at US Veterans. The show was hosted by Dr. Arrick Jackson, Vice President for Community and Industry Education at the Northwest Campus together with Gail Washington and Ryan Kelly. The show aired live on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jordan and Prof. Ford talked about the opening of the Center of Excellence for Energy Technology, the TCC South/Fort Worth ISD Collegiate High School and the educational and career opportunities which the CEET offers veterans and high school students. V10-15-2015 8:30AM

Northwest Campus, Dr. Elva LeBlanc

1. On August 20, 2015 Joe McCourt and Darrell Irby of the Aviation Department received the very generous donation of a Gulfstream Aircraft Training Fuselage Mock-up of a G-280 Gulfstream Aircraft. The portable mock-up includes a completely powered fuselage mounted on a flatbed trailer. The systems are displayed so they can be recognized and observed while in use. This complex fuselage will be used to train TCC students and educate students from elementary to high school and the general public at various air shows about career opportunities in

Photo 1: Donation of a Mock-up G-280 Gulfstream Aircraft.

Radio show hosts Ryan Kelly, Dr. Arrick Jackson and Gail Washington welcome Dr. Peter Jordan and Thomas Ford.

aviation. Gulfstream, parent company of Gulf Aerospace, has manufactured aviation equipment since 1958 and operates facilities on four continents, employing more than 15,000 people worldwide. The Dallas facility completes the manufacturing of the mid-cabin aircraft and those staff members, who serve on the CEATL advisory board, coordinated the donation.

2. The Aviation Department hosted the following events during September in conjunction with the

Alliance Airshow: a. September 11th

i. Hosted 50 high school students from Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning at CEATL. Event included a tour and information about the Aviation Program.

ii. Hosted Bell Helicopter STEM Challenge: Operation Touchdown. In attendance was 50 elementary students from five local ISD’s that spent the day learning about aviation and touring the CEATL facility.

iii. Set-up the TCC display, located in the Discovery Zone, at the 25th annual Alliance Airshow. The display included the Turbofan Engine CF6, Gulfstream G280 Mockup, Beech 18 Restoration Project, and a display about our Flight Program. Students, Faculty, Staff, and volunteers from the community handed out materials and answered visitor’s questions. Participated on both Saturday and Sunday at the airshow.

b. September 12th i. Hosted Bell Helicopter/Boy Scout Composite Workshop at CEATL. Two

workshops were held, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, a total of two troops and 80 scouts attended. All earned their Composite Merit Badge.

ii. Signed the MOU with Northwest ISD, highlighting their new Eaton High School Academy of Aeronautics and Aviation Sciences. In attendance was President Elva LeBlanc.

3. The Fire Service Training Center conducted a Physical Ability

Testing (PAT) for Arlington Fire Department on September 15 - 18. This event provided testing for 206 potential firefighter candidates. Arlington Fire Department Assistant Chief Jim Self sent a Letter of appreciation thanking our Fire Service Training Center for administering the Physical Agility Test to 206 of their applicants. This was a success due, largely in part, to the hard work of James Craft, Nancy Donaldson and Frank Becerra.

4. The TCCD 5th annual 911 Memorial Run was another huge success and was featured on Channel 5 News.

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5. Criminal Justice Training Center Coordinator’s Scott

Donaldson and Rafael Perea attended a rigorous certification course through the Cooper Institute and are now certified Cooper Institute Law Enforcement Fitness Specialists. Their hard work

Photo 1: Letter of Appreciation from Arlington Fire Department

will increase the ability of the CJTC to train cadets in the area of physical fitness.

6. Faculty, Staff and Students from NW Humanities Division assisted Community Link with its annual Back2School event. Students from two Speech classes collected school supplies and stuffed 100 backpacks and then along with faculty and staff volunteered during the August 15th event. In addition to the supplies the ESL/ESOL/GED Center of Excellence provided informational materials about our full-service program for the community. We will also be helping Community Link with their annual Christmas event on December 19.

7. Staff from NW Spanish Learning Lab and Humanities Division

office organized our first-ever Spanish Camp for Marine Creek Collegiate High School. The camp was offered during July and August as a two-week program to help students learn the Spanish language and culture, and prepare them for upper-level Spanish courses for the fall. We had a total of 27 students participate in the camp.

1. Dr. Joe Rode has been invited to serve on the proposal review committee for the upcoming 35th Annual Conference on The First-Year-Experience to be held in Orlando, Florida. Contact information, Amanda Jackson,

Conference Assistant, National Resource Center for The First-Year-Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina.

8. Alicia Coleman, Student Development Associate for Northwest

Student Activities, led the Student Activities team in creating Northwest Fest, an annual event for students to get involved on campus. Clubs and student services hosted tables to talk with students about their upcoming meetings and events. The event was held September 9 and 10, 2015. Alicia Coleman secured donations from community businesses totaling over $9400, including over 850 lunches donated by In-N-Out Burger, cooked on-site in an oversized food truck. In total, nearly 1000 student attendees signed into the event and had the opportunity to engage with Northwest student Clubs and services.

Photo 4: Criminal Justice Club Leaders recruit new members

Photo 3: Marine Creek Collegiate High School students that participated in the first Spanish camp.

Photo 2: NW Humanities Division assisting at Community Link’s annual Back2School event.

Trinity River Campus, Dr. Sean Madison

1. Adjunct Anthropology Instructor Katrina Nuncio’s three students, Veronica Canizalez, Kahleia Hawkins, and J. Elliott Jones received Tarrant County Archeological Society Scholarships to attend the Texas Archeological Society’s state field school in Columbus, Texas June 13 – 20. A fourth student, Samuel Ogembo, was awarded a partial scholarship. In addition, Ms. Canizalez and Ms. Hawkins, attended a Historic Ceramics Workshop at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center on July 18. Pictured below are the four students who attended the field school.

2. Assistant Professor of Sociology Theresa Schrantz received a scholarship to attend the Global MindED conference June 18 – 19 in Denver, Colorado.

3. During the first week of school this fall, TRC students were greeted with the newly-named Tahita Fulkerson Library. Large poster boards were placed on the library’s glass wall so students, faculty, and staff could record their favorite thing about a library, their favorite book,

where they want to visit, and semester goals. Pictured below is the display.

4. On September 20 – 21, Vice President for Student Development Services Adrian Rodriguez and Director of Counseling Louann Schulze taught a half-day workshop on behavioral intervention at the Texas Association of Community College Student Affairs Administrators in Victoria, TX. The three hour workshop focused on implementation and institutionalization of a behavioral team model, TRC’s Consultation, Assessment, Resource, and Education (CARE) team.

5. Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair Mark Eley hosted the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair Executive and Operating Board Meeting at the Trinity River Campus on September 24.

6. Dr. S. Sean Madison

and the Trinity River Campus were pleased to welcome TCCD’s newest Trustee, Teresa Ayala, to campus on Friday, September 25. Trustee Ayala visited the Surgical Technology lab, LIVE

Hospital, and Anatomage areas at TREC; the Idea Store; the Discovery Center; and the Library. After lunch with Deans and Directors, she visited with faculty.

Trustee Ayala greeted students and faculty, and she spoke about the wonderful opportunities that TCC affords students in the Health Science Programs.

7. The Sign Language Program (SLNG), in usual fashion, has been particularly active. On August 1, the Program Coordinator Sammie Sheppard, instructors, students, and alumni staffed a booth at the TCCD Panther Island 50th Anniversary event. They also presented TRC’s program, which included two signed songs, one in honor of former President Tahita Fulkerson. From August 2 – 7, Program Coordinator Sammie Sheppard and Adjunct Instructor Alaina Webb were part of a six member faculty group for the Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services (DARS) helping students to pass the state certification test.

On August 8, faculty hosted the annual Deaf Day at Six Flags. This event raised $5,000.00 for the Marvin B. Loeb Sign Language Interpreting Student Scholarship.

On August 28, The Sorenson Synergy Program welcomed 27 sign language students who will serve as practicum students.

On September 19, adjunct faculty member Stephanie Cryer held a free workshop for students on American Sign Language. On September 25 – 26, SLNG students Jessica Gamez, Lori Jones, Debbie Pena, and Elizabeth Roseberry interpreted the plays Aladdin and The Secret Garden, performed at the Artisan Theatre in North Richland Hills.

Southeast Campus, Dr. Bill Coppola

1. Community & Industry Education Services (CIES) office dedicated the Bettye Carter First Choice Garden on September 30th. The First Choice program is a class designed for adults with special needs who have graduated from high school and seek to advance their skills in independent living and employability. The garden will be added as part of their curriculum to care for and nurture throughout the school year. Mrs. Carter has the double duty of serving as one of the instructors as well as overseeing the First Choice program. Lead groundskeeper Marc Villanueva was instrumental in the planning and implementation of the garden.

2. Academic Advisors, Pamela Baker, Jennifer Hardy, Rhonda Hudson, and Greg Shortes, successfully manually registered 514 TSI Liable (in all three areas) students during our peak registration period. Their effort was part of an Advising and Counseling WIG team strategy to address student successful course completion. Their goal was to connect with students, identify a career path, and get them registered for the right classes based on their TSI placement.

3. CIES is proud to have a current enrollment of 21 students in their Autism Spectrum Disorder

Program which meets on Tuesdays and Thursday’s, September 8th – November 19 at Southeast

Photo 1 First Choice students along with groundskeepers Photo 2 Marc Villanueva and Bettye Carter

Photo 3-3: Early College High School Constitution Day Observance

Campus. The course is aimed at young adults with autism spectrum disorder to prepare them for the workforce and college setting. Students will learn socialization and daily living skills through a mixture of role play, discussion, and demonstration in an effort to help them successfully obtain a job and improve college readiness skills.

4. Southeast Campus was recognized by The Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota for being a 2014 Tree

Campus USA® college and also featured in an ad published in the September 25, 2015 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education.

5. Congratulations to Dr. Bill Coppola who was presented the Jesse Jones Leadership Award and

recognized at the September 18th North Texas Community College Consortium in Denton. 6. Dr. Daniela Stoevska-Kojouharov, Professor of Mathematics was featured in the September 2015

issue of the Mansfield NOW magazine. The article, “In the Kitchen with Daniela Kojouharov” was written by Sara Edgell, Instructor of Developmental English who serves as editor of the magazine.

7. James Foreman, Public Services Librarian partnered with Frankie Ward, Student Development

Coordinator in the first collaborative event of campus involvement with the Early College High School (ECHS) students. The event, Constitution Day Observance, was held on September 17th. Rick Yoes, SE Campus Electrician dressed in his colonel costume and encouraged students to participate. As a graduation requirement, all 9th and 10th grade Social Studies classes are required to memorize the preamble to the Constitution. In groups or with a partner, the young students recited the preamble. If recited correctly they were rewarded with a Constitution booklet and patriotic cupcake.

8. Kaleb Cameron, DSS Coordinator, and Pamela (Baker) Buenau, Academic Advisor, graduated from

CLARA and participated at the North Texas Community College Consortium Fall Leadership Conference on September 18th at Grayson College.

9. Greg Shortes, Academic Advisor, received the SE Star award September 2015. Greg has done an

outstanding job in supporting students and the Counseling Advising Department. 10. Several SE Campus TCC Foundation recepients volunteered to share information about how they

won scholarships during Club Expo. The students also raised money and awareness for the North Texas Giving Day on September 17th. The total amount raised during the two day Student Club Expo event was donated to the TCC Foundation.

11. Monica Escobar-Leblanc, Instructor of Dietetics at the Southeast Campus, has

obtained the designation of FAND (Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). This designation recognizes her professional accomplishments, valuable service to the public and pursuit of life-long learning. FAND recognizes Academy members who have distinguished themselves among their colleagues, as well as in their communities, by their service to the dietetics profession and by optimizing

the nation's health through food and nutrition. From a personal perspective, being a Fellow signifies not only tenure in the dietetics profession, but also living the Academy's values of customer focus, integrity, innovation, and social responsibility.

12. Congratulations to Southeast Campus Supplemental Instruction Leaders, Jana Alexander, Tiffany

Mendez, Scott Koch and Amanda Campbell who were accepted into the TCC Nursing Program. 13. Pennie Boyett, Assistant Professor of English, directed a discussion of the documentary film

Documented, created by Pultizer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, as part of the Library’s and Student Activities’ recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month on September 23rd.

14. In support of our American Library Association exhibit,

Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry, Tracey Minzenmayer, Library Assistant Director, arranged for Professor Christopher Morris from The University of Texas at Arlington to give a lecture titled, Dust Bowl: The Environmental History of the Dust Bowl on September 29th.

Northeast Campus, Dr. Allen Goben

1. Four TCC NE students participated in the NSF funded LSAMP summer research academy this summer. These students attended a research conference at UT El Paso in September 2015 to present their summer research project results. Jared Paris’ poster was selected as the top science poster at the conference. His competition included undergraduate students from all UT system schools including UT Austin, UTEP, and UT San Antonio.

2. NE Touring Dance Company, Movers Unlimited was invited to perform at 60th Birthday Bash for the HEB Chamber of Commerce. Movers Unlimited Dance Company members also did community outreach teaching for Come Read With Me and donated $500 for the organization on North Texas Giving Day.

3. TCC-NE Drama's 10th Annual Children's Outreach Musical, OZ! is at this time completely sold out for its Oct. 22 - Nov. 19th performances on campus. There will also be off campus performances at three Title 1 schools in both Birdville ISD and Fort Worth ISD, and at the Elmcroft Senior Living Facility.

4. The Humanities Division and the English Department congratulate three Northeast Campus creative writing students on their awards in the national writing contest held by the Community College Humanities Association. The top pieces of creative writing were chosen from community college literary magazines from across the nation.

Dr. Morris of UTA speaks to a packed crowd on the environmental aspects of the Dust Bowl

1st place in poetry: Fred Vertrees for “Paperboy Sestina” (student of Rebecca Balcarcel)

3rd Place in poetry: Moneta Goldsmith for “Li Po Gets Drunk and Jumps in a River” (student of Donovan Hufnagle)

3rd Place in creative non-fiction: Jamie Medford for “They Called Her Granny Grunt” (student of Rebecca Balcarcel)

These students are invited to attend CCHA’s national conference in Phoenix, AZ in November, 2015.

5. Linda Wright, Sally Proffitt, Randy Saleh, Hank Johnson, Fred Schmidt, and Dr. Jackie Washington served as Team Captains for Dr. Allen Goben’s group, supporting the NE Tarrant Chamber of Commerce Membership Event on September 29-October 1st. Each donated over a half day of their time to help support the Chamber in its efforts to increase visibility and membership.

6. Richard Miller, NE Instructor of Art, has the following exhibition activities: • Art in the Metroplex Juried Exhibition Open 10/9 • EASL Continental Caper Art Heist 10/3 • Music in Motion Festival 10/10 • Painting Exhibition and Reception honoring poet Richard Blanco (McKinney

Performing Arts Center 10/15 • MAC Members Exhibition 10/17 • Grackle Art Slam/Auction to benefit EASL 10/17 • Revolutionary Wall 3 10/24

7. Richard Doherty, Associate Professor of Photography, was included in an exhibit of

works by photography professors in North Texas. The show, titled Masters of Light, was hosted by ASMP Dallas and Kettle Art Gallery.

TCC Connect Campus, Dr. Carlos Morales

1. Dr. Carlos Morales and Ms. Candy Center

presented “Reengineering Online Faculty Certification, a Competency-based Approach at the 21st Annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference on October, 2015 in Orlando, Florida.

2. Dr. Kelvin Bentley and Mr. Christopher

Douglas attended a workshop by special invitation only held at Western Governors

University headquarters in October regarding Competency Based Education (CBE).

3. Dr. Carlos Morales was interviewed by Univision Channel 23 from Dallas as part of their Education Week, which is highlighted throughout their National affiliated network. The interview was regarding the benefits of students participating in the Dual Credit program and how the students can advance towards their college degree.

4. Dr. Carlos Morales, Dr. Aubra Gantt, Dr. Kelvin Bentley, Dean Candy Center and Mr. Richard Vela met with Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) representatives Dr. Michael Sorum, Deputy Superintendent, and Dr. Sharon Meng, Assistant Superintendent regarding the Dual Credit program for FWISD students.

Academic Affairs and Student Success, Joy Gates Black

1. TCC has been selected as one of fifty finalists for the American Association of Community College’s (AACC) Pathways Project. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this national project focuses on building capacity for community colleges to design and implement structured academic and career pathways at scale for all of their students. Thirty institutions will be selected as a Pathways Project Institution for over three years of intensive Pathways Project work. AACC representatives conducted an interview with Ms. Angela Robinson, Acting Chancellor, Dr. Joy Gates Black, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Dr. Nancy Curé, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Tyson McMillan, Professor of Computer Science and Chair-Elect for JCC on October 14, 2015. Announcement of the selected colleges is scheduled for October 30, 2015.

2. Academic Affairs and Student Success served as the host for Houston Community College’s (HCC) visit

to TCC on October 22, 2015. Led by Dr. Joy Gates Black, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, and HCC’s Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success Dr. Kimberly Beatty, representatives of both colleges shared best practices and exchanged ideas related to student success. This partnership endeavor is a continuation of TCC’s role as an ATD Leader College.

Academic Affairs

1. Dr. Sheryl Harris, Executive Director for Strategic, Instructional and International Initiatives, was

appointed to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Fort Worth Sister Cities. This non-profit citizen diplomacy organization promotes Fort Worth globally and enriches the community through international education, exchange, and commerce to create a more peaceful and prosperous world.

Dr. Harris has also been selected to serve as the City Chair for Mbabane, Swaziland, the seventh sister city for Fort Worth. In this role, Dr. Harris will lead the city and county-wide efforts to support various humanitarian projects.

2. Dr. Nancy Curé, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, has been appointed by The Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to serve on the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Block Scheduling for Certain Programs. House Bill 1583 requires public community colleges to establish associate degree or certificate block scheduling programs from the fields of allied health, nursing, or career and technology for at least five programs not previously offered as block schedule programs. Through the negotiated rulemaking process, this committee will draft the rules for block scheduling to be used by THECB.

Community and Industry Education

Corporate Solutions and Economic Development has been nominated for the 2016 Bellwether Award for the “Creating STEMulating Partnerships to Close the STEM Skills Gap” presentation. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are successfully leading community colleges. The awards are presented annually at the Community College Futures Assembly. The 22nd Assembly, No Ordinary Pathways: Understanding the Unique Student Journey, will be held January 23 - 26, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

Enrollment and Academic Support Services

Accomplishments for 2014-2015: • disbursed $118 million in financial aid to 27,272 students • answered 70,847 calls through the services of Edfinancial Aid Outsourcing Services • reviewed 12,597 student files for financial aid verification • conducted in-person orientation for 1,505 work study students in 2014-2015 • conducted work study orientation for 2,440 students in preparation for 2015-2016, trained

2,003 on-line and 437 in person

Student Success

1. College Access Coordinator Claudia Montalvo developed a partnership with inspirED, the Outreach Division of the Higher Education Servicing Cooperation to further create and promote a college-going culture within schools of the Mansfield ISD and Arlington ISD. Ms. Montalvo and Mr. Cody Maxwell, a Career and Technical Education (CTE) success coach at the Northwest campus, held an event at the Phoenix Academy in Mansfield ISD where 61 students completed the TCC admissions application for the College Access program on October 6, 2015.

Students Arnelia Buckley (second from left) and TreVionna Thomas (far right) received personal assistance from Mr. Maxwell and Ms. Montalvo with completing the admissions application and completing the Pre-Assessment Activity required to take the TSI Assessment.

2. The Community Outreach office secured a $10,600 grant from The Texas Pioneer

Foundation to upgrade the functionality of MOGO, the College’s mobile recruitment vehicle, to better serve prospective students. Additionally, the College’s division for Information and Technology enhanced MOGO’s Internet capabilities to improve access and processing speed for conducting presentations to independent school districts (ISDs) in Tarrant County.

Institutional Intelligence and Technology Accolades, Tim Marshall 1. In October, Information Systems and eLearning Services rolled out the first phase of a Single

Sign On (SSO) solution, which will allow multiple applications to be accessed using a single username and password. The first two applications utilizing the SSO are the most used applications at the district; myTCC Portal (Blackboard) and myTCC Email.

2. To support campus and district Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), Information Systems and Institutional Intelligence and Research re-purposed and created a series of data dashboards that track FTIC fall-to-fall and fall-to-spring retention. 24 dashboards were created in this first phase, and IIR continues to work with campus departments on establish baselines and tracking data for their sub-WIGs.

3. The Print Services department recently closed their most successful year in district history. They are the last charge-back department (their budget relies on managing revenue and expenses to fund their operations), and they finished the year over $100,000 in the black. They utilized new leased digital imaging technology along with a focus on increasing quality and responsiveness to customer satisfaction.

Real Estate and Facilities Development, Nina Petty

1. As a founding member of the real estate organization CREW, Nina Petty, Vice Chancellor of Real Estate and Facilities, participated in a panel discussion to celebrate 30 years of Commercial Real Estate. The luncheon was held at the Fort Worth Club on October 07, 2015. Other panelists included Mayor Betsy Price, Norma Crow with Rattikin Title and Bill Burton of Hillwood Properties.

2. Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) 2015 Southern Regional Conference, Planning

for Higher Education; Exploring New Frontiers, was held in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 11-13, 2015. The group comprised of major colleges and universities in Mexico and southern states from Texas to Florida up to North Carolina and Kentucky, toured Tarrant County College Trinity River East Campus on October 12, 2015 as one of the premier nursing and allied health teaching facilities in the United States.

3. Chad Crocker, Director of Facilities Operations, was installed as Vice President of the Board for

the DFW Chapter of the Association of Physical Plant Administration (APPA).

Communications and External Affairs, Reginald Gates

1. During 2014-2015, the Office of Grants Development and Compliance provided over 964 contact

hours of training to TCCD employees related to developing competitive grant applications for TCCD and to effectively managing the grants selected for funding. Grants Development enrolled 213 employees and Grants Compliance enrolled 73 employees, totaling 286 enrollments in 27 different sessions of grants-related training in the past academic year.

2. The Office of Grants Development led or assisted in the submission of 30 grant applications or

grant-related partnership applications in 2014-2015, of which 11 were awarded over $4.1 million, 9 were not selected for funding, and 10 were still pending consideration at the end of 2014-2015. In addition, the Office of Grants Compliance supported the management and compliance of over 78 different grant-funded projects this past year, representing over $15 million in public grant awards and over $1.1 million in private grant awards focused on TCCD’s various instructional and student success initiatives and workforce training programs.