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TMCC Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 26-29

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truckee Meadows Community College will be closed Nov. 26-29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The holiday closure includes the Dandini Campus at 7000 Dandini Blvd.; IGT Applied Technology Center at 475 Edison Way; Meadowood Center at 5270 Neil Road; Nell J. Redfield Foundation Performing Arts Center at 505 Keystone Ave.; and the High Tech Center at Redfield, 18600 Wedge Parkway.

In addition, Admissions/Starting Point and associated services will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Scheduled classes will be conducted unless otherwise noted by your instructor.

The college will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30.

Give to the TMCC Food Drive

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

TMCC is collecting non-perishable food items to support the Food Bank of Northern Nevada (FBNN) and KTVN Channel 2's “Share Your Christmas Food Drive.”

The food collected helps the FBNN feed the less fortunate families in our community. Barrels have been put at all TMCC sites and monetary donations are also welcome.

TMCC will be dropping off the donations during KTVN Channel 2's "Share Your Christmas Food Drive" on Friday Dec, 11.

Although all non-perishable items are accepted, some suggestions from the Food Bank include:

Canned meats
Canned Fish
Peanut Butter
Macaroni & cheese and pasta meals
Powdered milk, baby formula and baby food
Complete meals in a can such as stew, chili, ravioli and hearty soups
Canned fruits, juice and vegetables
Dry cereal
Oatmeal
Rice
Pasta

TMCC Launches 2009 Annual Fund Campaign

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation has launched its 2009 Annual Fund Campaign. This year, the foundation’s goal is $50,000 and funds raised from the campaign support students directly through scholarships, classroom equipment and technology.

Funds raised through the annual fund campaign help many of TMCC’s students. One TMCC student, Carmen, is achieving her dream of a higher education with the help of the TMCC Foundation. In her family, education wasn’t a high priority. Neither of her parents graduated from high school, so the idea of college was a foreign concept.

She is very proud to be the mother of an intelligent, charming nine-year-old boy. Over the years, they have faced hard times. His father left them, and they moved in with her mother who eventually lost her home due to drug addiction. While this situation was extremely difficult, it also became her defining moment, a moment when she realized that she could do better for her son. When her son was four, she started classes at TMCC, thanks to significant financial support from the TMCC Foundation. The biggest gift from the foundation was the emotional boost of the gift. She knew that successful, accomplished individuals supported TMCC and cared about her, her family and her future.

Carmen plans to graduate from TMCC in May 2010, work as a registered dietetic technician, transfer to UNR and pursue her bachelor’s degree. Financial support to the TMCC Foundation through year’s annual fund will make the difference in many students’ lives just like Carmen.

For information, please contact Paula Lee Hobson, executive director, TMCC Foundation and Institutional Advancement, at 775- 674-7648.

To give, please send checks made payable to the TMCC Foundation to 7000 Dandini Blvd., Reno, NV 89512 or make a payment by credit card via PayPal.

TMCC to Hold Orientation Sessions

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truckee Meadows Community College will hold several new student orientation sessions in the coming months for new students who are taking, or plan to take, classes in 2010. Orientation is one of several required enrollment steps developed by the college to ensure student success.

Orientation sessions will be held at 9 a.m. on:

• Nov. 14, Dandini Campus, Sierra Building, room 108
• Dec. 12, Dandini Campus, Red Mountain Building, room 256
• Jan. 23 Dandini Campus, Sierra Building, room 108

Students who are interested in attending a session should sign up online at http://orientation.tmcc.edu. For information, please call 775-674-7666.

TMCC Presents RENT The Musical

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Truckee Meadows Community College Theater Department will present RENT: The Musical on Oct. 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m.; and Nov. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. at the TMCC Nell J. Redfield Foundation Performing Arts Center, 505 Keystone Ave. in Reno.

Ticket are $20 general admission; $15 for students and seniors; and $10 TMCC students. For reservations: Tickets available at www.Showtix4u.com or by calling 775-789-5671

IGT Donates $20,000 for High-Tech Literacy Aids at TMCC

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truckee Meadows Community College has received $20,000 for digital literacy technology aids from International Game Technology (IGT). The technology will be used in class, installed on every academic computer, and available for download for all of TMCC’s 13,000 students.

This proven technology provides students, especially those students with learning disabilities and low academic skills, with the ability to learn more effectively and efficiently. The aids include a talking word processor, a scan and read device and an Internet toolbar that reads text on Web pages.

This technology is currently in use by Washoe County School District and the Washoe County Department of Juvenile Services.

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Thu, 3 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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