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Scope and Contents In this interview, McDade speaks about several difficult subjects including racism and the challenges that have faced and do face African American students. She also discusses Shakespeare, theatre, and writing. Other topics covered include teaching standards and politics, early faculty retreats, and taking the TCC mission and making it your own. I. Country’s Climate and Starting at TCC pp. 1-2 II. Personal History and Getting the Job pp. 2 III. Faculty...

Scope and Contents In this interview, former TCC president Ray Needham speaks on a variety of topics from his experience as an educational administrator and as president at TCC. Needham recounts the inception of TCC and the community college system in Washington State, as well as the differences between Washington’s system and Oregon’s. Other topics covered in this interview include Needham’s experiences with other schools, college governments and boards, the philosophy behind budget cuts, and reaching out to...

Scope and Contents In this interview Mr.Opgaard discusses his educational history both as a student, and as a professor at TCC and other educational institutes. Mr. Opgaard reviews TCC’s atmosphere in the 1980s and 1990s, TCC programs with high enrollment, the beginning information technology and programs at TCC, and the difference between the college he knew during his years at TCC and what it is now. Other topics briefly covered include college legislature, TCC and its interaction with the state college...

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In this interview with Mrs. Anderson, she speaks about a variety of topics such as the evolution of the Science and Math programs at TCC, the direction this evolution took, the differences between being an instructor and being a chair, and the 1973 faculty strike. Other topics discussed include the expectations for your students, working with the TCC Foundation, Advisory Boards, and the importance and changes in Math and Science.

Scope and Contents In this interview Ms. Bills speaks about her years here at Tacoma Community College as a basketball player, Student Senator, and Student Body President. She also covers topics such as what the college was like during her time here, using her degree, identifying as a community college graduate, and possible stigmas associated with TCC. I. Years at TCC and Why TCC pp. 1-2 II. What TCC Was Like in 1995 pp. 2-3 III. Academic Major pp. 3 IV....

Scope and Contents In this interview Frank Garratt describes his time working on the faculty and as an administrator at TCC. He talks about teaching English when the school first opened, the progression of the college from being run by the Tacoma Public School District to being run by the state, and his time as an administrator. Other subjects included in his interview are the race debates of the 1960s and the integration of African American students into the student population, students avoiding the draft,...

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents In this interview with former instructor and administrator Paul Jacobson discusses his long history at TCC. He discusses the climate of TCC during the 1960s and 1970s, the infamous Teacher’s Strike, how TCC has changed since 1967, and also gives us some personal history. Other topics covered by Mr. Jacobson include class size, rising cost of tuition, the increase in the need for childcare, why he was drawn to teaching and family life. I. Personal Scholastic History pp. 1...

Scope and Contents In this interview Mr. Magden takes us through his history with Tacoma Community College. He begins with his education, explores the evolution of the schools mission, the community college system, the school’s history with the school district, and his personal history as President of the Faculty. Other topics which he briefly discusses are the TCC library, longshoremen, hiring faculty, 1960s civil unrest, the 1973 staff strike, and both military and penitentiary programs. I. The...

Scope and Contents In this interview with Patricia Loth she discusses topics covering a large range of subject matter from the early years of the student paper The Challenge and TCC’s first computer, to the controversy surrounding TCC becoming a state-run college and what some of the past Deans and Vice Presidents were like. Other areas of discussion include the climate of the school in 1965 and 1966, work and vocational programs, landscaping, the 20th anniversary cookbook,...