President's Blog

Dear Students, Welcome, and thank you for choosing Tallahassee Community College! You have taken a significant step in your own personal journey by prioritizing your education despite the many challenges you may be facing. That’s incredibly important. Now more than ever before, the world needs people with grit and imagination, who are innovative and want to contribute to their communities. At TCC, we produce graduates who are critical thinkers and problem-solvers. We produce talent. We offer a high-quality education to…

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Dear Faculty and Staff, Like many others across the nation, our community is currently experiencing a significant spike in reported COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Based on information we’ve received from our local hospitals and healthcare experts, this is largely affecting the unvaccinated, and as of August 3, 2021, only 44% of Leon County residents were fully vaccinated. The good news is it is fairly well-established that these spikes in positivity rates are relatively short-lived, often…

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I am pleased to share that the College’s 2021-22 operating budget was presented and approved at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting. Despite the many financial challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the College will be able to make some strategic investments in high-impact practices and special projects with long-term impact such as improvements to classrooms and campus air quality. We will continue to improve our learning spaces and technology for our students. We have begun planning an expansion of the Ghazvini…

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Dear Colleagues, With the transition of Madeline Pumariega into her new role as president of Miami Dade College at the end of this month we must identify a new leader to help us continue the momentum we have built in recent years. It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Calandra Stringer has agreed to serve the College in the role of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. She will assume this new position effective January 1. Calandra…

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Dear Faculty and Staff, It is my honor to announce that Executive Vice President and Provost Madeline Pumariega has been unanimously selected by the Board of Trustees at Miami Dade College as their next president. I am so incredibly proud of Madeline and all that she has accomplished in her career. Her selection to head MDC is just a reflection of what I have known about her for years – that she is an educational thought leader, a force for…

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Dear Faculty and Staff, As we approach Thanksgiving, I wanted to express my appreciation for all that we’ve accomplished despite the many challenges this past year has presented us. On behalf of the Executive Team, thank you for your hard work and perseverance! As a small token of our gratitude, we hope you will start your holiday a little early by watching this video: https://youtu.be/zn7w5RQLaPU