Phi Theta Kappa - Tacoma Community College

Tacoma
Community
College
SPRING
2013
2 Five Stars for
3 New
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship!
6 Harned
Health Center
plus 2011-2012
Annual Reports
The Promise of Spring
There is something to be said about turning a
new leaf this time of year. The beauty of spring
is not only evident in our flowerbeds and trees,
but also in the lives of our students.
At Tacoma Community College, the promise of
spring means positive change is around the
corner for students entering spring quarter, and
for some, their final quarter before graduation
in June.
Spring is about new life.
Around campus, the signs of starting something
new are evident. TCC’s Harned Center for
Health Careers building project is taking shape
with a projected completion of summer 2014.
The facility will provide state of the art housing
and equipment for TCC’s healthcare training
programs, including nursing, diagnostic medical
sonography, radiologic science, respiratory
therapy, health information management, and
paramedic training.
Spring is also a time to celebrate.
In 2015, Tacoma Community College is turning 50
and we want to hear from you. To celebrate, the
College is beginning an archive and oral history
project. We welcome contributions from our
readers. Please tell us your stories about TCC. Call
253.460.4381 to find out how you can participate.
Dr. Pamela J. Transue
President, Tacoma Community College
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Volume 4, No. 1
Editor Rachel Payne
Writers Rachel Payne
Shawn Jennison
Design Sakura Moses
Photography Michael Arabella
Jason Ganwich
Stuart Isset
Kemer Nelson
Rachel Payne
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TCC creates meaningful and
relevant learning, inspires
greater equity, and celebrates
success in our lives and our
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Contents
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Phi Theta Kappa
5-star Rating
3
New Scholarship!
4 The Mathematics
of Completion
5
From the Vault
to the Library
6 Harned Center
Construction Begins
8 TCC Foundation
Annual Report
13 Creating Veteran
Friendly Learning
14 Madison Center
for Family Literacy
15 Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation Scholarship
16 TCC Annual Report
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TCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Club Coordinates to Compete
PTK ranks its clubs on a scale of 1-5 stars. With their
award-winning “Honors in Action” project (ranked top
three in the nation), TCC’s PTK chapter earned 5-star
status this year.
“The point of the study was not to find blame, but to
create awareness, because this conflict affects the price
of produce here in the Northwest and even the cost of
labor,” said Ramos.
Current PTK officers Megan Huerta, Jadey Simmons,
Lu Al-Arab, Felix Tam and Jacob Casperson selected an
Honors in Action topic this past summer. With the help of
other club members, they completed the project at the
end of January.
The chapter coordinated with TCC’s Paralegal,
Engineering and Environmental Science clubs to
explore different aspects of the competition over rivers
shared by the U.S. and Mexico. They also looked at
ways to better conserve water in our region so that
conflicts engendered by water shortages may become
a thing of the past. The results were submitted to PTK
headquarters for evaluation.
“The national headquarters issue a theme every two
years and each school works around that topic to either
publish a piece of research, or conducts a seminar
(among other options) that raise awareness for the
subject provided,” said Club Advisor Dr. Tomas Ramos.
“This year the theme is called ‘The Culture of
Competition.’”
The team selected “Geography and Food Resources”
from nine available subcategories. Then they researched
the water dispute between Mexico and the U.S., exploring
the legal issues that arise from conflicting interests
between the two countries over rivers that originate in
the U.S. but are also vital resources in Mexico.
With a little help from
dedicated advisors, an
enthusiastic officers
group, and a few other
student clubs, the
TCC chapter of the
international community
college honors society
Phi Theta Kappa
(PTK) has gone from
“struggling to survive”
to “top-ranked chapter”
in just five years.
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“It is a long and tedious process and requires endurance,
commitment, organization and leadership to complete
the assignment,” said Ramos. “We started the process
in the middle of the summer and finished it Jan. 29 of
this year.”
The TCC chapter’s rise to 5-star status has been rapid
and dramatic. “Mary Fox and I took over the program at
a time when it was struggling to survive and we were
ranked as a 1-star organization,” said Ramos.
Since becoming club advisor five years ago, Ramos has
taken on the Greater Northwest Region Coordinator
position, and last year’s PTK president LeShaun
Alexander became TCC’s first Regional President.
Last year the Regional Conference was held at TCC
for the first time, and the club achieved 4-star status.
Conference activities include interactive presentations,
educational forums, and the presentation of “Honors in
Action” awards.
Photo credit: Jason Ganwich
This year, TCC’s PTK chapter was awarded a total of
three awards:
• 1st for Honors in Action “Theme 6”
• 2nd overall for Honors in Action
• 3rd for “Distinguished Chapter”
“The conference was a fantastic success, due largely to
the tremendous work of our chapter members, officers
and of course our wonderful advisors Dr. Ramos and
Mary Fox,” said Huerta. “I cannot say enough about
what a wonderful group I have supporting me day in and
day out.”
The chapter’s role in the larger organization continues
to expand; Huerta said TCC’s Chapter Vice President
Jadey Simmons was elected Greater Northwest Region
President for next year, and Chapter Secretary Lubaba
Al-Arab was Elected Greater Northwest Region District 2
Vice President.
TCC Alum Vicci Martinez
Creates Arts Scholarship for Women
Tacoma musician Vicci Martinez, the voice of our new “Reach
Higher” campaign, is teaming up with the TCC Foundation to offer a
new scholarship for women with artistic aspirations.
“This means TCC now hosts two of the five regional
offices and the regional advisor,” said Huerta.
The scholarship will open with the summer 2013 scholarship
The Phi Theta Kappa organization provides highachieving community college students with access to
scholarships, college completion and transfer-planning
tools, portfolio building tools, a career resource center,
and other services.
page www.tacomacc.edu/vicci and share how the $1,500 scholarship
Learn more at www.ptk.org.
application cycle; meanwhile, applicants are invited to visit the web
would help them “reach higher.” The page also has a video in which
Martinez explains why she created the scholarship.
“Sometimes you look at other people’s lives, and you think, well,
that’s cool that they’re doing that, but I don’t think I can do that.” said
Martinez in the video. “You can do anything you want to do – you can
live your dreams.”
You may notice billboards and bus ads created for our “Reach
Higher” campaign as you drive around town. And you might catch
Martinez’s ad on the radio – it’s currently playing on Pandora.
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the old way
statway
Typical Dev. Math
Outcomes: 6% of
students achieve
college math credit in one year.
STATWAY
Outcomes:
52% of students
achieve college
math credit in
one year
Based on data from Statway colleges,
academic year 2008-09
(Higher)
The Mathematics of Completion
Academic year
2011-12
When TCC Math Instructor David Straayer
noticed that a predictable percentage of students
fail each of three entry-level math classes, he
took an unusually simple approach to solving
the problem. Instead of attempting to shore up
interventions and student resources for the
three classes, he asked himself: Would more
students achieve successful completion if we
consolidated the three classes into two? Or one?
Ten credits in one quarter may seem like a lot
of math for a non-STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math) major. But the usual
percentage of students passed the “linked” class
– getting their entire math requirement out of
the way in one quarter – and bringing along the
two-thirds of the class who would normally have
failed one of the classes, had they been offered
in the usual three classes, three quarters format.
Let’s say one-third of students don’t pass a
given core math class on the first attempt. Does
that mean can you boost completion rates by
one-third if you consolidate the three classes
into two? Or by two-thirds, if you consolidate the
three classes into one?
And the non-STEM major student is exactly who
STATWAY was designed for. Though algebra is
the traditional college-level math requirement,
statistics is increasingly becoming the “math of
choice” in today’s data-intensive workplace.
You need algebra to succeed in engineering;
for fields like Human Services, statistics may
be more useful.
Turns out you can. Straayer’s hunch that you
could use math to solve a math completion
problem turned out to be correct.
Successful completion for students enrolled
in TCC’s new STATWAY course – a two-credit
course that replaces MATH 90, MATH 95 (precollege algebra), and MATH& 146 (college-level
statistics) – held steady even though the class
had been consolidated from three classes into
two – which meant that one third more students
than normal completed the class successfully on
their first attempt.
What may be even more surprising is that the
numbers held steady even for last spring’s
experimental offering of the STATWAY material
as one 10-credit linked course.
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“When we surveyed TCC staff, we found that
almost 40 percent reported that they had
struggled with algebra,” said Straayer. “Of those
who reported that they had struggled, almost
90 percent reported that they felt they were
successful in their careers despite never really
‘getting’ algebra.”
For now, only a small percentage of students are
going the STATWAY route… and only a small
percentage of those students are going the onequarter linked class route. But with college-level
math still standing as one of the most persistent
academic barriers to college completion, it’s an
option Straayer predicts more and more mathphobic students will choose.
ARTIST: Clarissa Sligh TITLE: “Red House”
From
the
Vault
to the
Library
TCC Head Librarian Sharon Winters notes that 2,000 students pass through the library each day.
From now on, those students will pass some first-rate art on their way to the study carrel or the
research help desk – including a painting by world-renowned Washington artist Fay Jones.
Since 1974, one-half of one percent of the budget for every publicly funded project funds a public
art installation. Laura Becker, project manager for “Arts WA – Art in Public Places” helps to resite
publicly owned art that, for one reason or another, finds itself homeless.
“Sometimes, over the lifespan of a piece, it needs to be moved,” said Becker. “We have a program
to re-site pieces at our partner agencies.”
Winters and other TCC staff members selected nine pieces from the Arts WA Re-Siting Project
collection – pieces chosen, Becker said, from a thoughtfully curated collection “deliberately
chosen for what they convey about identity and inquiry.” The collection includes work by local and
non-local artists.
“We’ve got one of the great spaces here on campus, and we’ve been increasingly using it to show
art,” said Winters. “It’s very cool because, over the last three years, we’ve seen students stop in
their tracks and engage with the art.”
The Library’s role in showcasing art and literature created by the campus community has also been
increasing. Each spring Winters stages a reading of student publications Una Voce and Trillium
(May 22, 2:30-3:30p). The new public art collection was introduced at a reading of three recently
published works by TCC faculty members – poets Richard Wakefield and Allen Braden, and
economist Rob Larson.
The Fay Jones paintings (“Canoe at Dusk” and “Ice Skating”) are located with two other Re-Siting
Project works, at the south end of the library in the group study area.
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Photo by Kemer Nelson, Aequalis Photography
Inviting the Community to Campus
Harned Center Construction Begins
On a perfect late-summer day that coincided with the 95th birthday of
TCC donor Joe Harned, the college officially broke ground on the new
Harned Center for Health Careers.
Designed with one main entrance opening onto Mildred Street and one
into the center of campus, the not yet completed building has already
started pulling the greater Tacoma community in.
“It was a constant theme with the planning committee – to be a place
where we could invite the community to campus,” said Pat Brown,
TCC’s retired Dean of Health, Justice and Human Services.
On the first day of the groundbreaking, the building brought local
philanthropists, politicians, and friends of the college to campus.
Since construction began, Capital Projects Manager Clint Steele
estimates that approximately 30 people have been employed on the
site on a daily basis – and that there will be 100-150 workers on site
during the peak of construction.
The foundation and floor for the lower level are now in place, and Steele
says the beams that form the structure’s skeleton will go up in late April
and early May.
“Once that is completed many other trades will show up and start working,”
said Steele. “There will be electricians, plumbers, sheet-rockers, laborers,
masons, carpenters, painters, steel workers, glaziers, consultants of all
types, inspectors, and other trades.”
Steele also noted that many jobs are created that are not “on site” but
directly related to the project.
“Somewhere employees are making the CMU blocks that will be used on
the exterior of the building, and somewhere employees are making the
steel siding that will be the final façade of the building exterior and roof.
I would estimate for every worker on site there is at least one not on site
that is employed to produce the products and materials that will go into the
building… the ripple effect is far-reaching.”
The building’s role in uniting workers around a common cause will continue
long after it’s complete. NBBJ Architect Liz Jacks notes that the building
was designed specifically to “produce caregivers who collaborate.”
“When you see a doctor, you don’t just see a doctor,” Jacks pointed
out. “This building will unite faculty, students and staff around delivering
common care… we’re blurring the boundaries between campus, social
space, and community.”
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TCC Foundation Annual Report
This year,
the Foundation
allocated over
$1,222,885
to support
scholarships and
critical programs
at TCC.
TCC changes
a student’s life
and there is
no typical
TCC student.
People move up, regardless
of where they start at TCC.
More than a half million
people have attended TCC
since it opened in 1965,
including:
• The laid off manufacturing
worker who retrains as
a much-needed X-ray
technician
Officers
• The refugee who starts
off with no English skills
and becomes a successful
accountant
President Pat Shuman
Vice President Jonathan Phillips
Treasurer Wade Neal, JD
Secretary Brian King, JD
Member at Large Jeanette Lunceford
• The Iraq war Veteran
who begins his journey to
becominging a medical
doctor at TCC
Board of Directors
• The parent who has stayed
home to raise a family and
is now pursuing his or her
dream job
• The graduating high school
senior who is testing the
academic waters before
committing to a four-year
institution or taking prereqs
to move on to a fouryear institution - saving
considerable financial
resources.
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Photos from 2012 Scholarship Recognition Event by Michael Arabella
• The corporate CEO who
needs top rated on-site
training for her employees
to stay competitive in a
global market
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Christopher Algeo
Griselda “Babe” Lehrer
Robert Lenza
Dorothy Lewis
Mark Lindquist, JD
Melanie Manista-Rushforth
Theron Meier
Sandra Reilley, MD
Pamela Transue, PhD
Barry Weled, MD
Chad Wright
Director, TCC Foundation & Development Director
Bill Ryberg
TCCF Mission
Tacoma Community College Foundation
inspires investment in student success.
Contact information
TCC Foundation
6501 S. 19th St. I Tacoma WA 98466
P: 253.566.5003 I F: 253.566.5003
www.tacomacc.edu/foundation
TCC Foundation Annual Report
revenue
I shouldn’t be surprised, but I often am, when I reflect on how basic
our students’ needs are.
20%Contributions,
Pledges and
Other Revenue
As an example, the TCC Foundation provides emergency funds to
students when life interrupts school and they have nowhere else to
turn. These grants are rarely more than $200. They help with rent,
car repairs, utility bills, medical expenses, bus passes…needs
that, left unmet, can derail even the most committed student.
The dollar amount is small but the gratitude expressed tells me
that with each grant we make a critical difference in the life of a
student and sometimes his or her family as well.
20%Grants
36%Contracts
-7% Realized and
Unrealized
Investment
Gains and
Interest
Many TCC students have no other higher education option. Four-
year schools are too expensive and may not offer the level and
type of instruction they need. Our students often come to college
with inadequate language, reading and math skills. Many lack full
employment. Some seek the skills and knowledge they need to
earn a decent wage as quickly as possible. Some need an extra
boost before they can tackle a four-year degree. TCC can help with
all of that.
expenses
77%Program
Support
Thank you for your past and future support.
Pat Shuman, President, TCC Foundation
15% Fundraising
8% Administrative
assets
2011-12 $ 8,597,496
2010-11 $ 8,692,381
2009-10 $ 7,988,283
2008-09 $ 4,596,194
Photos from 2012 Scholarship Recognition Event by Michael Arabella
Your contributions, whatever their size, go a long way to help TCC
students succeed. When our students succeed our community
benefits, and that’s good for everyone.
20% Quid Pro Quo
$1,703,038
It’s pretty basic, isn’t it? Relevant education plus a little extra help
with daily life allow students to survive, thrive and move on to
become college graduates and wage earners who can support
their families and contribute to our community. Without an option
like TCC, many students would have no hope to improve their lives.
For many, that hopelessness extends to entire families.
I find it surprising that even with the huge number of students we
graduate each year there are still many more behind them who
are the first in their families to attend college. Our first generation
students number in the hundreds. What if a higher education
option like TCC were not available? What if there were no extra
help when emergencies arise? What would our community look
like if college were simply out of reach for thousands of capable
people with a need as basic as to learn how to do work that can
support a family?
11% Special Events
The firm of Dwyer, Pemberton
& Coulson, P.C., Certified Public
Accountants, conducts an annual
independent audit of the Tacoma
Community College Foundation.
This report is available for any
donor at the Foundation offices at
Tacoma Community College. The
graphs show the sources and uses
of Tacoma Community College
Foundation funds as a percentage
of the total income and expenses as
of June 30, 2012.
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TCC Foundation Annual Report
Save the date
TCC Foundation Donors 2011-2012
Foundation Donors
2011-2012
This donor report acknowledges
2013 Tacoma Wine Classic
The Tacoma Community
College Foundation’s
signature fundraising
event will be held
gifts and pledges contributed
between July 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2012. Gifts received
after June 30, 2012 will be
acknowledged in the 2012-2013
donor report. Y Every effort has
been made to ensure accuracy.
If we have misspelled or omitted
your name, please accept our
Saturday
May 18, 2013
from 5:30-10 p.m. on the
Tacoma Community
College Campus,
6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma.
The Tacoma Wine
Classic raises money
for Tacoma Community
College students through
programs such as
scholarships, childcare,
and student services.
most sincere apology and let us
know by contacting the office
of Development and Alumni
Relations at 253.566.5336 or
FoundationInfo@tacomacc.edu.
A Ken Abbott
Dan & Paula Albertson
Gretchen Alden
Christopher & Connie Algeo
Jane Anne Allen
Allenmore Medical Foundation
Altrusa International Club of Tacoma
Paul Amoroso
Stephen & Sandy Anderson
Ivonna Anderson
Applied Design Group
Patricio & Christina Aravena
America Arredondo
John Atkins
Owen Atkins & Jennifer Auge
B Kevin Bacon
David Bahrt
Calvin & Joanne Bamford
Karla L. Banks
Silvia Barajas & Kerwin Manuel
Stephen & Mary Barger
Bargreen Ellingson Inc.
David Bates & Julie Anderson
Michael & Stephanie Beardemphl
Lois Beck & Mark Holland
Anthony & Sharon Bellomo
Benn Pottery
Anthony & Julie Benson
Ingrid Bentzen
Dr. Ron & Karen Benveniste
Marit Berg
Mark Bieraugel
Renae Bigelow
Bill Acker Consulting Services
Charles Bingham
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John Binns, Jr
Janice Bishop
Cathie Bitz
Inez Blair
Milton & Judith Bleiweiss
Tamara Bobrovytskya
John Boerner
Margarete Boerner
Blake & Sharrie Bolton
Peter Bonow
Marlene Bosanko
Mary Jo Boushie
Sam Bowman
Conor & Jacqueline Boyd
Marianne Brabanski
Ben Bradley
Richard Brandt
Peter Briner & Barbara Mitchell Briner
Stephen & Paula Brown
Col. Henry & Patricia Brown
Leonard & Sharon Bruso
Ross & Julie Buffington
Jack & Patricia Bujacich
Robert & Patrice Bunge
Andrew & Marsha Burns
Jim & Susanna Buttorff
C Jeri Cacace
Cafe Divino
Neil & Sharon Callahan
Joe & Patricia Candiotta
John & Shirley Carmichael
Richard & Frances Carr
Krystal Cartright
Scott & Monica Chambers
Mary Chen-Johnson
Mary Chikwinya
Richard & Laura Chipman
Ryan Choate
Vicki Christensen
City of Tacoma
Sheri Clark
C.W. Clark & Jill Nordfors Clark
Todd & Jennifer Clarke
Robert & Deanna Cleaveland
Alain Clerc & Bonnie Sand
Frank & Judy Colarusso
Bill & Gertrude Colby
Judy Coleman
Columbia Bank
Combined Fund Drive,
Secretary of State
Community Foundation for the
Alleghenies
John & Angela Connelly
Connelly Law Offices
Pat & Patty Coogan
Abigail Cooke
Charles Coomber & Sharon Rogers
David & Sherie Coons
Robert & Catherine Cope
Michael Corcoran
Justin Corley
Kris & Gerald Costello
Craig Cowden
Dominic Cozzetto
Candace Cragg
Ben & Gail Cramer
Frank & Debbie Crawford
Charles Crawford
Byron & Kimberly Cregeur
Terry Cronk & Michele Newman-Cronk
Greg Crowe
George Curtis
D Daryl & the Diptones
Davies Pearson, P.C.
Beth Davis
James Davis
Richard Davis
Richard & Jane Davison
Christyanna Dawson
Jeffrey & Kimberly Degallier
Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chapter
Don & Sue Dennis
Robert & Nancy Dickerson
Barbera Didis
Frank Dippolito
J.F. & Kazumi Divens-Cogez
John Dix
Royal & Sachiko Domingo
Mark & Jennifer Donahue
Barbara Driggers
Michael & Liz Dunbar
Judi Dunham
Jeff & Jennifer Durham
Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson, P.C.
E Dave Edwards & Patricia Shuman
Susan Elkin
David & Jeannie Elliott
Marla Elmquist
David & Sabine Endicott
Walt Woolf & Meg Estep Woolf
Joshua Estes
Robert Ettlinger
Carol Evenhuis
F Mark & Kathy Falk
Kiril Farkov
Nancy Feagin
Bruce & Wendy Fein
Michael Ferguson
Alan Ferguson & Sue Summers
Janet Fesq
Harriett Fields
Christie Fierro
Kathleen Figetakis
David Fischer & Mendy Lowe
Paul & Kimberly Fisher
Barry & Laana Fishman
Lesley Fleming
TCC Foundation Donors 2011-2012
Wendy Flores
Robert Flye
Dick & Mary Foege
Elizabeth Fortenbery
Leanne Foster
Kenneth & Mary Fox
Franciscan Health System
Franke Tobey Jones
Retirement Estates
Drs. Joel Frankel
& Barbara Watanabe
Iris Fudell
Brendan Fuller
Hargis Engineers
Steven Harlow
Jordan & Sigrid Harris
Chalu Harris-Adams
Alison Harvey
Shana Harvey
Gina Hatcher
Kathryn Held
Marla Hendrickson
Susan Hendrixson
Richard & Beverly Heydinger
Robert Hijiya
Tami Hinkle
Albert & June Hinson
Yun-Yi & Jane Ho
Robert Hofeditz & Karen Forsythe
Mark & Diane Holcomb
Ruth Hollo
Sue Holman
Thomas & Judy Hosea
Tricia Hosea
Al & Rosalie Hove
Carl & Jerilynn Howell
Greg Hubbard & Maggie Ross
Dr. Will & Sharon Hubler
Drs. John Huddlestone
& Sandra Reilley
Leonard Hudson
Charles & Lee Hunt
Philip & Linda Hunter
Barry & Rhonda Huse
G Frank & Carol Garratt
Lois Garrison
Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation
Jessica Gaudino
Michael & Kathleen Gehrke
General Plastics
Gig Harbor Garden Tour Association
Bill & Phyllis Gill
Patricia Gillingham
Roger & Cheryle Glathar
Judy Glavin
Robert Glavin
Carol Goforth
Arthur Goodson Jr.
Rachel Goon
Susan Gordon & David Thureson
Charlene Gore
Jacqueline Gorman
The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs
Foundation
Brian Graber
Cindy Grady
Mac Gray & Meagan Foley
Gray Lumber Company
The Greater Tacoma Community
Foundation:
- Ruth Murphy Evans Charitable
Trust of Union Bank N.A
- The Ellis Fund
- The Fund for Women & Girls
- The Vibrant Community
Grantmaking Program
Deborah Greenfield
Jeffrey & Maria Gross
Thomas & Claudia Gross Shader
Richard & Sandra Gwartney
H Robert & Margaret Haan
Molly Hagan
Don Haggerty & Kathy Deraitus
Eric & Lynn Hahn
Mark & Nancy Haley
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Herb Hallberg
Garth Hansen
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Anders Ibsen
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J Michael Jacobs
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George & Grace Jadin
Jensco
Elizabeth Jewett
JF Parkway
Representative Laurie Jinkins
& Laura Wulf
Richard & Melanie Johnson
Rickard & Stephanie Johnston
Hodge Jones
Claire Jordon
K Michael & Margaret Kalton
Bruce & Cynthia Kannenberg
Emily Wood Keller
Mary Kenney
KeyBank Fndn--Matching Gifts
KeyBank Foundation
KeyBank
Jessica Kiech
Kristen Kiehl
Gene & Susan Killian
Senator Derek & Jennifer Kilmer
Brian King & Sunni Ko
Jason & Krystle Kitts
Kiwanis Club of Greater Tacoma
KLQ Scholarship Fund
John & Rebecca Knold
Daniel Koch & Ann Dickman
Kirsten Konrad
Clyde & Sydna Koontz
Christine Koval
Dave & Christine Koval
Julie Kramer & Dale Phelps
Viliamu & Lita Kuaea
L L.T. Murray Family Foundation
Patricia La Blanc
Ottie & Clara Ladd
Meredith LaFlesh
Kurt Laidlaw
Matt Lane
Cielito Lane
Rich Langhorn
Brian Lanier
John & Patricia Lantz
Karen Larkin
Michael E. Larsen
Wendy Larsen
Dr. & Mrs. Vernon Larson
Sandra Larson
Erik Laurentz
James & Kirsten Lawson
Patricia Leblanc
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Dorothy Lewis
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Mark & Chelsea Lindquist
Nick Lindstrom
Irina Litvinyuk
Terrie Lones
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Camille Lowman
TCC Foundation Annual Report
Kim Alison Lubin
Richard Hanson & Dania Lukey
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M Stephen Mabry
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Alexis MacDonald
Robin Macnofsky & Robert Bales
Ken Madsen
Rick & Marcia Mahaffey
Roger Edwards & Marilyn Mahoney
Jennifer Manley
Scott Marsh
Gale Marten
James Martinson
Catherine Marzyck
Richard & Marcia Matthaei
Robert Matthews
George & Marilyn McBride
Mary McCabe
Sharon McCormack
Jimmy McDonough
Jane McFee
Michael McGavock
Helen McGovern & George Pilant
McGranahan Architects
David McInturff & Phyllis Izant
Mike & Peggy McKasy
Barbara Mead & David Glaab
Patty Mede
Lisa Mellinger
Ryan Mello & Jerry Hallman
Maria Meneses
John & June Mercer
Debra Meyerson
Alexander & Debbie Mihali
Melvin & Roberta Miller
Karen Mittet
Monica Monk
Debra Moore-Yip & Les Yip
Morris Foundation
Braxton & Sakura Moses
Nicholas & Janine Mott
Theophilus Mungen
L.Toby & Laurie Murray
Murray Pacific Corporation
Donald & Cyndy Myers
N Haji & Akram Nazarian
NBBJ
Wade & Kathlyn Neal
Douglas Neff
Kristeen Nesika Petersen
Network for Good
Joe & Michelle Nichols
Steve & Vicki Nye
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O Randy & Karen O’Brien
Allison Odenthal
John O’Gara
Tom & Skip Oldfield
Janet Olejar
James Oliver
Carolyn Osborne
Dr. Hans & Jacquelyn Ostrom
P Karen Palmer
Barlow Palminteri
Dr. David & Maria Paly
TJ & Jacqui Parkes
Frank & Nancy Parsons
Gayle Peach
Frela Peacocke
Loren & Diane Pease
Pease Construction, Inc.
Peninsula Light Company
Loyd & Muriel Percy
Laurie Peterson
Rayisa Petrovska
Lois Phelps
Jonathan Phillips & Linda Dombroski
Donna Phillips
Krysten Piano
Russ Picha
Eric & Charlene Piercy
Helen Pilkey
Laird & Julie Pisto
S. & D. Plattner
Clayton & Lynn Pollock
Robert & Emily Porter
Patricia Powers
Jennifer Preston Chushcoff
Sondra Purcell
Q Chris Quinn-Brintnall
R Ed & Sharie Ramos
Tomas Ramos
RBC Pleneurethics Society
April Reid
Drs. Les & Estelle Reid
Don & Candyce Rennegarbe
Caridad Rhoades
Daniel Rice
Bill & Ann Riley
Andy & Jan Ritting
David & Karen Robbins
Fred & Anne Roberson
Ronald & Valerie Robertson
Margaret Robinson
Pamela Robinson
Jim Robinson
Mary Robnett
Michel & Pamela Rocchi
Jill Rohrbaugh
Mike & Darlene Rompogren
Frank Rorie
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Robert & Peg Roy
Amber Ruchti
Jon Ruckle
Ian Ryan
Janae Ryan
Robert & Meg Ryan
Bill & Evelyn Ryberg
Catherine Ryberg
David Ryberg & Joan Penney
Kim Rzeszewicz
S Janice Sakai
Charles Salak
Paul Sanchez
Jason Sandusky
Santa Clara Aquamaids
Lorena Saucedo
Joan Sauer
Beverly Sayle
Schacht/Aslani Architects
Sander Scherman Garzon
Denise Schildt
Bob Schmitt
Doug Schwab
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Matthew & Kari Scott
Kim Seeley
Kurt Seemann
Peter Serko
Sharon Styer Arts Management
John & Marnie Sheeran
Vicki & Terry Shelton
Richard & Catherine Shine
Andrew & Joann Shuckhart
William Shuman
Gary & Mary Sigmen
Silver Reef Casino
Angie Simpson
Jonathan Singer
Matthew Sizemore
Jim Skalski & Csilla Muhl
Jeffrey Skoubo
Lee Sledd
Dan & Doreen Small
Rebecca Smart & Drew Deutsch
Dan & Shelly Smith
Edward & Jody Smith
Joan Smith
Leonard & Ann Smith
Mel & Barbara Smith
Patricia Smith
Laurie Hesslein Fund @ Smith
Barney Charitable Trust, Inc.
Jeff Soder
The Spar Tavern
Jennifer Spetsas
Rebeccah Sproat
Scott & Sandra Sproul
Fred & Faith Stabbert
David Stahl
Janet Steveni
Dr. Larry Stevens
Jeffree R. Stewart
Col. Willie & Faye Stewart
Timothy Stokes
Isabel Stout
Douglas & Margaret Strausbaugh
Bill & Bobby Street
Mayor Marilyn Strickland
& Pat Erwin
Constance Swank
Ronald & Kate Swarner
William & Mary Sydor
T Tacoma City Council
Tina Tahiri
Hank & Linda Tanz
R.R. Taylor
Brendan & Karin Teles
Donald Theiler & Janet Price
Andrew & Susan Thompson
Linda Thompson
Thomas Thompson
Warren Thompson
Chartrice Tillman
Titus Will Families Foundation
Lorraine Toler
Topia Technology
Diane & Michael Topolski
Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.
Michael Towey
Arlene Towne
Robert & Sandra Townley
Rebekah Townsend
Phi Nguyen & Hoang-Oanh Tran
Dr. Pamela Transue
Ron Trapp
Ed Troyer
Molly Tuohy
Sam & Margaret Tuttle
U Jean Ulianich
United Way of Pierce County
Unknown Donors
Floyd & Judith Urschel
Mel & Judith Urschel
Heather Urschel-Speir
V Diane Valdez
Rick & Heather Valtee
Kathryn Van Wagenen
Peter Van Wagenen
Linda VanBallenberghe
James & Sherilyne Vogt
W Dr. Sumiho & Yasuko Wada
Michelle Wagner
Susan Wagner
Michele Wagoner
Dr. Richard & Catherine Wakefield
R. D. & Sarah Waldo
Lauren Walker
Lola Waller
Moira Walters
James & Marilyn Walton
Kimberly Ward
Rachel Ward
Warlock Holding Company
Jack & Dr. Lilly Warnick
Kenneth Greg Watson
Jeffrey & Linda Watts
Alan Waugh
Wendey Weathers
Martha Webb
Norman & Olga Webstad
Richard & Monica Weidman
Rigel Weis
Dr. Barry & June Weled
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Foundation
Ted & Janet Werner
Annette Weyerhaeuser
Frederick & Ki Hyen Whang
Angela Wheeler
Steve Wilkinson
William Mitchell Photography
The William W. Kilworth Foundation
Carol Williams
Leonard & Rita Williams
Marlene Williams
Mary Williams
Wayne Williams
Windham Cellars
Robert Winter
Ronald & Michelle Wiseman
Paulina Wlodzimirow
Richard Woo & Arlene Joe
John Woodard
Dan Worthen
Chad Wright & Heather Hamilton
Z Ed & Betsy Zimmerman
Creating
Veteran-friendly
Learning
Military veteran enrollment at TCC has gone up more than 100 percent
since the Post 9/11-G.I. Bill was passed in the fall of 2008. “We’re averaging
between 540 and 580 veteran enrollments per quarter – about 600 if
you include those with applications in progress,” said Veterans Affairs
Coordinator Bill Harrington. “We used to average about 250-300 per quarter.”
The college responded by adding veteran services, earning G.I. Jobs
Magazine’s “Military Friendly School” endorsement four years running.
For instance, the timing of payments coming in from the Veteran’s Affairs
Office (VA) can be a bit tricky, so Harrington works with Post 9/11 G.I. Bill
students to make sure they get the classes and books they need. The
V.A. tuition payment may not come in by the school’s tuition deadline, but
Harrington can add a deferment code to ensure that veterans don’t get
dropped for non-payment. Students need to have their books at the start of
the quarter, so Harrington also works with the V.A. to get book allowances for
veterans upfront.
Most veterans attending TCC are eligible for assistance through the Post
9/11 G.I. Bill. “They’re younger for the most part – most are fresh out of their
first enlistment,” said Harrington. “We have some older vets and retirees, but
most of them don’t have any entitlement left. A good portion of our student
veterans are under 30 years old.”
Other Services
Harrington works in the Veterans Services Office in Building 14, the hub of
veterans services on campus. New “Veterans Navigator” Kara Hayes helps
coordinate non-tuition benefits for students. “Her job is helping veterans
with resources, referrals, and info about benefits outside education,” said
Harrington. “And she’s networking with the faculty and staff, trying to get the
faculty aware of some of these other programs that are not education.”
The office serves as a resource for faculty who have questions about how to
serve students with PTSD. “We get faculty all the time who say, ‘Can you help
this veteran?’” said Harrington. “If they’ll come to us, there’s a lot we can do
for them, numerous agencies we can get involved.”
Campus Life
Though they make up a relatively small subset of the student population,
veterans have had a big impact in student life. During the 2011-12 school
year, all three of the ASTCC Student Government leadership positions were
held by veterans. The campus has a strong and active Veterans Club, which
has hosted a successful Veterans Recognition Ceremony the last two years.
Student veterans have created a culture of respect for veterans on campus,
evident in small things, like the large “Thank a Veteran” cards posted in the
Student Center on Veterans day and the flags that line the campus walkways
on veteran-related holidays – and in larger things, like the fact that TCC’s
veterans enrollment is holding steady while veteran enrollments generally
are dropping.
“I was told by some of the other schools that their numbers went down, but
my numbers are up,” said Harrington.
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Madison Center
for Family Literacy : A Community Effort
The Fund for Women & Girls is proud to continue our support of TCC
Foundation’s Madison Learning program. The collaboration between
TCC, the Tacoma School District, and the other partners that help
Madison Learning flourish is a great demonstration of the strength
of the program. At the Fund, we continue to be impressed with the
women participating in the Madison Learning program. They gain so
much more than their GED or English language fluency—they improve
their self-esteem, become empowered in their everyday lives, and
form relationships that help with their future success.
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Going back to school as an adult can be a challenge.
Going back to school as a non-English speaker with kids?
That’s extra challenging. But there’s a place near the
Tacoma Mall where non-English speaking parents and
their kids can find educational opportunity – thanks to a
network of community partners.
The Madison Center for Family Literacy isn’t a showy
place. Located in a small building which co-houses the
Tacoma Indian Education Center, it puts lots of used
books and repurposed materials to good use. And it
accomplishes small miracles for a clientele—mostly
Hispanic women with young children—who have few
other options.
“Instructors and staff at Madison work with parents
to define and achieve their educational goals, which
typically include: communicating independently in
English, helping their children in school, earning their
GED,and getting better jobs,” said Literacy Center
Coordinator Lee Sledd. “While parents are in adult
education classes, on-site Head Start teachers, an early
childhood educator and Americorps volunteers help to
prepare their preschool age children to enter school.”
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A joint venture between Tacoma Community College
and Tacoma Public Schools, the Tacoma Literacy Center
serves people like Anie, who immigrated to the United
States with her two daughters in 2004 after working as
an accountant in Cuba.
“I chose to go to the Madison Center because my
daughter was in preschool there,” said Anie. “I wanted
to learn appropriate English.”
Since enrolling in the Madison Center in 2006, Anie
has been steadily working her way towards a degree
in Human Services. Assuming that she’d continue in
accounting, she enrolled in TCC’s I-BEST program and
earned an accounting certificate. But she soon found
that she wanted a change.
“In Cuba, accounting is different – you have contact with
the public,” said Anie. “Here, it is different. I found out
that my heart is in human service.”
She finished her Human Services degree at TCC in fall
2012, and is currently completing an internship with DSHS.
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“I motivate my classmates. I tell them, ‘whatever’s
going on with your family – it’s going to pass. The
education – that’s for yourself. And you need it to be
able to help them,’” said Anie. “Education – it can take
you anyplace you want to go.”
While the parents learn English, pre-school staff work
to give their children the skills and English language
grounding they’ll need to succeed in kindergarten.
Anie’s daughter Evelyn, now in middle school, wants
to be a lawyer – and she won a “Why I want to be a
Paralegal” essay contest at age 14.
“Our ESOL test gains and GED graduates attest to the
positive impact we are making,” said Sledd.
“Research has repeatedly demonstrated that higher
parental education, especially maternal education, leads
to higher educational attainment for children. Research
also tells us that providing quality early childhood
education and experiences leads to higher persistence
in school, and lower incidence of discipline problems
and drop-out.”
Associate Dean of Transitional Studies, Kim Ward,
is used to cobbling together a program with funding
pulled from a variety of sources. In addition to TPS
and TCC, the center runs on grants from various
community organizations, including Well Fargo,
The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and
the Women’s Funding Alliance.
The TCC Foundation provides a yearly scholarship for
the center, named in memory of former TCC instructor
Sheila Powers. The school also encourages graduates to
enroll in programs such as Adult Basic Skills and I-BEST.
(Washington’s I-BEST program, which allows basic skills
students to earn employable skills and certifications
along with academics, has won national acclaim.)
“The work we are doing is a wise investment which
has a huge impact,” said Sledd. “With the support of
TCC, TPS and our community, we are investing in our
collective future by assisting families to be literate,
healthy, and productive members of our community and
workforce.”
TCC Student Received Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation Transfer Scholarship
Simbarashe Change, one of Tacoma Community College’s stellar
international students, has been selected to receive a Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Simbarashe is one of 73
scholars selected from around the country to receive the award this year.
The scholarship will pay up to $30,000 per year. It is designed to cover
the final two to three years necessary to achieve a bachelor’s degree.
Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other
grants or scholarships he or she may receive.
Simbarashe has a 3.96 grade point average, serves in student government
and in 2012 was selected as the outstanding international student of the
year. He hopes to transfer to Stanford University, University of Southern
California or New York University to study economics. His long-term plan
includes pursuing a master’s of business administration and a law degree
so he can start his own securities firm, with the goal to help children in his
native country of Zimbabwe.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is
a generous scholarship for the nation’s top community college students
to complete their bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges or universities.
The Foundation provides up to $30,000 per year, making it the largest
private scholarship for two-year and community college transfer students
in the country.
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TCC
2011-12
Annual Report
2011-12 Operating Revenue
State Allocation
$ 18,073,549
Local Revenue
1,697,671
Running Start Program
Bldg Fee from Excess Enrollment
562,823
General Fees / Overhead
435,809
16,730
ABE Tuition
16,509,097
Tuition/Operating Fees
Subtotal
19,222,130
TOTAL
$ 37,295,679
2011-12 program expenses
Instruction & Primary Support
Library & Learning Resources
21,147,007
666,299
Student Services
3,948,691
Institutional Support
6,081,237
Plant Operations & Maintenance
2,758,382
405,758
WF / WR Financial Aid
total
35,007,374
2011-12 Capital budget
Revenue
4,160,946
State Allocation
19,054
Local Revenue
Subtotal
4,180,000
EXPENSES
1,189,663
Program Expenses
BALANCE
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Throwback Thursday
Introducing (state fte)
Were you here “back in the day”? Do you
know that guy taking a library break
in a 70s running outfit?(Maybe you ARE
that guy?!) Can you help us ID computer
equipment that was that last word in
cutting edge back in 1989? Play along
with us on Twitter and Facebook as we
post a TCC Archive photo on Thursday
mornings! Photos are linked to TCC’s
twitter account @TacomaCC using the
hashtag #ThrowbackThursday. We’ll
also be posting images and collecting
comments on Facebook.
5,005
2010 4,976
2009 4,713
2008 4,506
Fall 2011
Fall
Fall
Fall
state funding
$22,039,0692009-10
20,822,464 2010-11
18,073,549 2011-12
16,301,8352012-13
(projected)
Student Intent:
37%Transfer
30% Workforce Training
26%Other
6% Basic skills
tcc students
38.8% are students of color
Average age = 30
49% female 29% male 22% unknown
360 International students
650 students with disabilities
TCC’s enormous photo collection
is currently in the process of being
collected and archived by Library staff.
Think you can help identify people,
places and events?
Contact Elizabeth Russell at 253.460.3390
to help us preserve our little slice of
Tacoma history!
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Events Calendar
TCC Art Student Exhibition
May 1-June 13  Bldg. 4, The Gallery
Gallery Hours: noon-5 p.m.
Reception May 1, 4-7 p.m. FREE
www.tacomacc.edu/thegallery/
Tacoma Wine Classic
May 18  Bldg. 11, Opgaard Student Center, 5:30 p.m.
www.tacomacc.edu/tacomawineclassic
Student & Faculty Information Literacy Awards
Readings from Trillium and Una Voce
May 22  Bldg. 7, Library, 2:30-3:30 p.m. FREE
TCC Alumni Night with the Rainiers
June 1  Cheney Stadium, 7 p.m.
$20 ticket includes Party Deck access, BBQ buffet and
more! For ticket info call Asha Bhaga at 253.566.6003.
www.tacomacc.edu/alumniandfriends/
TCC Spring Choral Concert
June 6  Bldg. 3, Theater, 7:30 p.m. FREE
Graduation
June 15  Tacoma Convention Center, 10 a.m.
www.tacomacc.edu/graduation/
Men of Distinction Summer Academy
June 24-August 15  TCC Tacoma campus
www.tacomacc.edu/mod
Gig Harbor Garden Tour
June 29-30  various Gig Harbor locations
Tickets $25. Benefits TCC Gig Harbor campus
Adult Basic Education programs. More info at
www.gigharborgardentour.org
10th Annual Athletics Golf Tournament
August 16  Northshore Public Golf Course, 1:30 p.m.
Raises money for athletics scholarships. Find out more
at www.tacomacc.edu/golftournament
Helping Students “Liberate $250K”
TCC’s Open Educational Resources (OER) project set the goal of
saving students $250,00 over two years by replacing textbooks
in some courses with free open sourced materials. Barely three
quarters into the project we reached that goal, hitting the quartermillion mark at the beginning of Spring Quarter 2013. And new
materials are still being developed, so the savings to students will
keep adding up.
Here’s a snapshot of our OER
offerings this year:
• Fall 2012: 6 courses, 16 sections
• Winter 2013: 10 courses, 20 sections
• Spring 2013: 18 courses, 39 sections.
The project is financed by a $90,000 contribution from
student government, matched by the college.
Textbooks are
approximately one third
of a TCC student’s
costs, so offering textbook-free courses can
make a big difference. Find out more at
open.tacomacc.edu