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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)