Change Starts Here

When Will Reid was asked to speak at an event honoring Anita Zucker and her family as they received the prestigious Francis Salvador Award Sunday evening, he was honored and excited.   “The family has done so much for our community. Not just by donating, but giving their time when they don’t have to,” said Reid during his remarks. Reid graduated from TTC last spring with an associate degree and represents one of the many individuals that have benefited from the generosity of the Zucker family.  But Reid knew who the Zuckers were even before he came to TTC. He and his wife Martha are die-hard fans of the South Carolina Stingrays and as newlyweds, their first major purchase together wasn’t a house or a car. It was season tickets to the Stingrays.  Reid and his wife saw Mrs. Zucker and her family on a regular basis at season ticket-holder functions. He says, “Ask any Stingray fan about the Zuckers and you won’t find a single person who doesn’t sm...

2014 SKIP winners Jim Skinner and Tony Bertauski Innovators see the world differently than most people. To them, the world is an imperfect place offering limitless opportunities for anyone who is willing, able and impassioned to make it better.  The 2014 SKIP award winners,  Physical Sciences Research Specialist Jim Skinner and Horticulture Program Coordinator Tony Bertauski,  a re no exception. Their goal is to make life better for their students and their colleagues, and last Friday at the TTC annual faculty/staff meeting, they were awarded for their efforts. The SKIP award (Strategy + Knowledge = Innovation Prize) was established in 2012 by Dr. Skip Godow through donations to the TTC Foundation to recognize faculty and staff members who have instituted innovations that have significantly enhanced the student experience or administrative functioning at TTC.   "By creating the SKIP award, I wanted to help foster a culture of innovation at ...

Around the World with Sweets and Treats: (L-R): Vann Crosby, Gray Griffen, Cameron Cox and Antonio Tarplin    Wouldn’t it be fun to turn a basket of mystery ingredients into a winning dish and compete on “Chopped?”  How about investigating a mock digital crime scene, gathering evidence and bringing someone to trial for computer-related crimes?  Or how would you like to take a close-up look at an actual human brain and spinal cord?  More than 1,500 kids ranging in age from 7 to 16 had those and many more opportunities at this year’s Kids’ College summer camps at Trident Technical College. Camps were scheduled not only at TTC’s Main Campus, but also at TTC sites and campuses in Mount Pleasant, St. George, Moncks Corner, St. Paul’s Parish and in downtown Charleston. Model Airplane Class: front row seated (L-R) Oscar Sanchez, Calvin Paulsen and Jack Wheeler. Back row (L-R) Teacher Larsen Tedder, Teacher Asst. Allison Schwerin, Cale...