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Dr. Anamaria Shaw was a loving mother,
extraordinary teacher and active combatant in
the fight against breast cancer.
Dr. Shaw died Nov. 25 after a 15-year
battle with the disease.
The SE Campus English professor is re-
membered for her dedication to living life.
She continued to teach until two weeks prior
to her death and be involved in the commu-
nity even after her diagnosis.
She and SE computer science assistant
professor Lydia Macaulay formed a team to
walk in the Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure. She also served on the board of the
See Shaw, page 3
registered at this time last year.
John Spencer, South Campus registrar,
said part of the growth in numbers results
from students becoming more familiar with
the online process.
“Students have gotten more conversant
with the Web tools,” he said. “There is less
traffic in our lobby, less issues with WebAdvi-
sor. Traffic is down. Enrollment is up.”
Janay Mitchell, a first-year student who
By JONATHAN RESENDEZ
and GARY COLLINS
plans to transfer to UTA and major in account-
ing and finance, said that everything about the
process has gone smoothly so far.
Unlike the registrar’s office, the lobby of
the South Campus counseling center has not
had a drop in traffic. Chelsea Goines joined
several students waiting to speak to the next
available counselor. She plans to enter the
dental assistant program on NE Campus.
“For the fall semester, I was able to reg-
ister for all the classes I wanted except one,”
she said. “Make sure that you don’t register
SE English professor dies of cancer
By FRANCES MATTECK I----------------------------“
nw news editor
With spring classes filling up quickly, stu- .
dents who have not yet registered are encour-
aged to do so while keeping a close eye on the
process to avoid errors.
The total number of registered students
increased by more than 1,000 each day dur-
ing the first week of registration. According
to enrollment records, as of Tuesday morning,
20,707 students had already registered district-
wide, approximately 16 percent more than had . late and that you’re passing all your classes. I
’ thought it would be easy, but it wasn’t.”
Kiesha Harvey, one of several on-call aca- •
demic advisors helping on South Campus, said
the majority of students who visit counseling
are first-year college students. She encour-
aged students to get a balanced schedule and
advised against taking several classes that re-
quire heavy reading.
Many students also encounter snags when
See Registration, page 3
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FORMER STUDENT PROFILE
TCC alumna rises to state Senate
seats fill for spring classes
Students register in droves,
Favorite movie: “Out of Africa”
Favorite book: “The Great Gatsby”
Current iPod Playlist: Coldplay, Jack Johnson,
Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton
Hobbies: Running and cooking
Hero: Her mom
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cially involving dual credit.”
Fulkerson said one of the
main goals for the Trinity River
learning.
“This is an unbelievable op-
portunity, and I have had the op-
portunity to work with Fulkerson
for many years. The excitement
and enthusiasm surrounding the
downtown campus was too much
to pass up,” Stewart said.
dean of student life at Butler
Community College in Kansas,
is vice president for student de-
velopment services. Robert M.
Munoz is vice president of con-
tinuing education services.
Serafin Garcia is coordina-
tor of community outreach and
service learning. Bryan Stewart,
formerly dean of mathematics
and sciences at the SE Campus,
dent workers because of its size.
The “health club facility”
was built by RadioShack so its
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Vice president for teaching and learning services Bryan Stewart gives a tour of the Trinity River Campus
as he displays the conference room that he labeled the “Titanic room” because of its impressive nature.
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The science labs will not be
complete until Spring 2010. One
science lab in East Fork will be
open earlier to offer geology and
anatomy and physiology.
So far, four vice presidents
have been hired for the campus.
Adrian Rodriguez, former Campus is community outreach.
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The Trinity River Cam-
pus has gone through numerous
changes since TCC’s acquisition is vice president for teaching and
of the property in June and is ap-
proaching its open date ahead of
schedule.
Trinity River Campus Pres-
ident Tahita Fulkerson said the
complex is entirely under con-
struction now, with work on class-
rooms as a first priority.
“We have almost completed
the additional stairwell to allow
for student traffic, and they have
started on the labs, which will be
the most difficult part of the pro-
cess,” she said.
“So much has happened since
we
done lots of work with architects
to make sure the rooms are appro-
priate for a classroom, and more
than 250 people have toured the
building.”
The East Fork building,
which will contain numerous aca-
demic classrooms, the library and “I think there is so much
faculty offices, will open in Au- untapped talent in Fort Worth.
I think that Fort Worth ISD’s
dual credit program needs some
growth, so I hope to bring some
things I created at SE Campus to
the Trinity River Campus, espe- www.tccd.edu under the Job Op-
portunities tab.
Some positions are avail-
able now, but more will be posted
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Trinity River Campus approaches debut ahead of time
New campus opens
its doors to public
for classes in June
“We have had meetings with
administrators from Fort Worth
Independent School District about
ways to serve their students. In
the future, we will use what was
the RadioShack retail store to
reach out to the community by
exposing visitors to college life
and all that it has to offer,” she
said.
Stewart said that after recent
meetings, the campus may open
ahead of schedule at this point.
“I am 90 percent sure we will
have a summer term starting June
8, which will hopefully attract a
lot of students who didn’t register
for summer in time or who just
graduated in Fort Worth. Right
now, the big holdup is finishing
the bookstore,” he said.
Student jobs haven’t been
I am 90 percent sure we will posted yet, but the HPE depart-
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have a summer term starting ment will require numerous stu-
June 8, which will hopefully
attract a lot of students who
started construction. We have didn't register for summer in employees would have a fitness
time or who just graduated in center at work with a number of
Fort Worth." different uses
The facility contains a cy-
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vice president teaching and learning room, cardio room, free weights
room and machine weights room.
It’s really just missing one thing.
“The gym has almost every-
thing. We just don’t have a swim-
ming pool, unless you count the
Trinity River,” Stewart joked.
Positions for the Trinity River
Campus are available online at
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Bloody Congo war lacks
public awareness
News
South seminars inform
public about energy
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By FRANCES MATTECK
nw news editor
Twenty-four years ago, a single mom work-
ing two jobs started her college career at Tarrant
County Junior College.
She enrolled in the paralegal program be-
cause it was something she could fit into her
schedule — going to class early in the morning
and in the evenings.
At the time, she worked full-time at a pe-
diatrician’s office during the day and waited
tables three to four nights a week at her father’s
dinner theater.
Today, Wendy Davis is Texas’ newest state
senator.
Community college contributed to Davis’
success. Before enrolling at TCC, she didn’t
envision college as an option for her.
As a child, she and her three siblings were
supported by their single mother. With only a
sixth grade education, her mother supported
them on an hourly wage working at Braum’s.
“I don’t think that I would have ever had
the courage or the belief that a four-year col-
lege was something I could do if I hadn’t had
the experience and the courage that I learned at
Tarrant County College,” Davis said.
“I started for that paralegal class, and
after I did it for a year, I had gained enough
See Davis, page 3
Sports
Entertainment
Wednesday, December 3,2008
South, NE fun runs
raise food for charity
NE drama production,
Christmas Carol, a hit with kids
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