Celebrate Learning! Spring 2010 (Volume 1, Issue 2) | Page 2

Celebrate Learning Page 2 Recovery & Relapse Prevention: Best Practices for Combating Addiction and Supporting Recovery on College Campuses Dr. Sharolyn Wallace re- A significant tional scholarship winner, as well as the TACKLE student or- cently attended a re- amount of time was ganization, which was named the Outstanding Student Or- gional conference, Recov- spent researching the ganization at NEC in 2009. ery & Relapse Prevention: best practices and how Best Practices for Com- the nationally-recognized Oklahoma and the United States that has built an active colle- bating Addiction and Sup- Texas Tech Model can be giate recovery community and has a designated Center for porting Recovery on Col- adapted at other colleges Addiction Prevention and Recovery Support. The leadership lege Campuses, April 15- and universities. How- role that TCC plays in recovery support for students is not 17, hosted by Texas Tech ever, TCC has already only unique but also highly significant to our state in which 8 University. The confer- been actively mentored out of 10 Oklahomans are affected by addictions, according to ence high lighted that by TTU in setting up our Tom Boone of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health 25% of college students own program, led by Dr. and Substance Abuse. struggle with some type Wallace, which has so far of addiction, whether it provided 36 student Re- 25% of college students struggle with some type be drugs, alcohol, eating covery Scholarships, pro- of addiction, whether it be drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, gambling, and/ duced an SGA President or self harm. and a competitive na- disorders, gambling, and/or self harm. Tulsa Community College is the only community in TCC Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan Q & A There will be four opportunities for informal Q & A sessions of the draft TCC Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan. The sessions will take place: May 6— 8:00 a.m. May 6—10:00 a.m. May 11 — 2:00 p.m. May 11— 4:00 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Conference Center, room 211/213. Developers of the plan are the Learning Effectiveness Council. Faculty members on the Council include: Suzanne Reese, Mitch Ober, Joyce Friske, Mary Cantrell, Don Mathieson, Susan Kamphaus, Rachel Valentine, and Penny Colglazier. Congratulations to Kati Gordon, LRC Congratulations to Kati Gordon, LRC, Southeast Campus, for being "I feel like I'm back in kindergarten again when I was so excited to selected by her peers as an outstanding leader and inspirational col- learn. When I get out of class, I league. Katie was honored in The Emerging Leaders issue of the Li- want to tell everyone I see what I brary Student Journal and was one of five professionals from the University of Washington, Pratt Institute, the University of Illinois, and the University of Alabama. Katie represented the University of Okla- learned; it's so exciting; it gets me out of bed in the morning.” homa-Tulsa. (TPS Student on TCC classes)