Thank you, Tulsa.
We recently held the 2025 Vision Dinner, our annual event that celebrates our champions for education and connection with our community.
Every year the event raises funds that benefit our students in a number of ways, such as scholarships, internships, textbook vouchers, technology, and more.
Every year it fills me with pride for our institution and our city. Our supporters show up because they believe in our mission and share our values. This year was a success, and you can read about the event later in the magazine. We are grateful for your support.
This fall is the College’s 55th birthday. In that time, we’ve been a cornerstone of opportunity in northeast Oklahoma—adapting, evolving, and leading with purpose. From pioneering early college high school programs to expanding workforce partnerships, not to mention providing our partner institutions with highly prepared transfer students looking to complete a bachelor’s degree, we’ve consistently responded to the changing needs of our students, our community, and our state.
And we’re not finished yet.
We’ve just launched a new strategic plan—a roadmap to guide us through the next chapter of the College’s journey. This plan is a living reflection of our shared values, our aspirations, and our unwavering commitment to an educated, employed, and thriving community. Our roadmap leads to a thriving future for the College where we respond to the community’s needs.
At the end of last semester, we unveiled the College’s first-ever official mascot. To say the goose has been embraced is a mild understatement. We opened suggestions for names and had more than 680 participants with thousands of possible monikers by the end of the second day. I’m told mascot merchandise is flying off the shelves of our campus bookstores.
We have big plans for TCC, and more exciting news coming soon. Our work never stops, and I hope you’ll continue to support the College and step with us into a brighter future for our community.