Celebrate Learning! Fall 2013 (Vol 5, Issue 1) | Page 6

Watch “The Tulsa Community College Journey with Achieving the Dream” on TCC’s YouTube! Channel. Completing the Dream New Student Orientation continues to grow and expand by having 1,682 students attend one of the 26 sessions held between April and August of 2013. Team leader Darin Behara states, “Efforts continue on the development of a web-based online new student orientation to continue supporting students’ ability to navigate our college systems successfully and prepare them for their transition to attending class.” By Dr. Margaret Lee, Dean Developmental Education Completing the Dream (CTD) is TCC’s system of action research, dedicated to student success and focused on degree and certificate completion. Its mission is to promote student success through the implementation and assessment of innovative strategies for teaching, supporting, and serving students at TCC. Faculty team leader Josh Baker reports that MathPath has received a $20,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase to build on the success and expand the reach of this Continuing Education refresher course. After six years as a member in the national organization, Achieving the Dream, and through statewide and organizational association with the national initiative, Complete College America, TCC is now merging the two missions. In his August 15, 2013 message to the TCC community, Dr. McKeon stated, “The transition to a selfsustaining organization reinforces and strengthens the College commitment to student success by incorporating action research into organizational operation and adapting the organizational name to ‘Completing the Dream.” Angela Sivadon, t ??????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????Q ????????????????????????????????????? ????????)????????M?????????q]?????????????????????????) ???????A???????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????]???????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????? ???????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????t()Q?????????????????e? Q????????????)?????????Q ?e??????????????????????????)????????????????????????!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????M???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????5??A???????????????????????????????????????????5???)M?????M?????Q????????????????????????Q ?e????????????9??M?????=???????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????I?????????) ???????????????()5?????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q?t????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????? Q?????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????() ?????????????????????????????????)???Q??? ??????????????????1???????????Q???????)?????????????????????????? ?????I????????????????Q???????????M??????????????????????????????????????Q ?e??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????()9????!????1????????)??????????M?????9?????()Q????????????????5????M?????M?????Q???)??????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????5???????M?????????????????)??????q???????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????t()-???????5???????I?????? ??????????????????!??)???!?????????????????%P???????I????)?????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????(?(?((