Lita Kuaea

In this interview Mrs. Kuaea speaks about her knowledge of the school from her different secretarial positions over the years from 1974 through today in 2014. Mrs. Kuaea discusses the similarities and differences between the college in the 1970s and 1980s and today, as well as issues such as the continuity of TCC’s mission, TCC in the aftermath of the 1960s civil rights movement, and the cost and importance of education.

I. Getting Hired and Working for Carl Brown pp. 1

II. Work History at TCC pp. 1

III. TCC in 1974 pp. 1-2

IV. The Aftermath of Campus Controversy in the 1960s pp. 2-3

V. Carl Brown’s Retirement pp. 3

VI. Part of TCC’s History pp. 3

VII. Pierce Community College pp. 3

VIII. TCC’s Mission Continuity Through the Decades pp. 3-4

IX. Cost of Education pp. 4

X. Landscaping Adequacy pp. 4

XI. Facilities Then vs. Now pp. 4-5

XII. Community College Stigma pp. 5

XIII. TCC Becoming a Number One Choice pp. 5

XIV. TCCs Leadership pp. 5-6

XV. TCC in the Next 50 Years pp. 6

XVI. TCC as a Brand Name for Colleges, and Thinking Like a Student pp. 6

XVII. Positions and Responsibilities Held Through the Years pp. 6-7

XVIII. Why Pierce Community College Secretarial Program pp. 7

XIX. Why Education is Important pp. 7