Change Starts Here

It's been more than a year since Dan Bellack, a beloved and respected member of the Trident Technical College family, passed away. But his legacy as an educator will live on, thanks to the newly formed Daniel R. Bellack Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Everyone who knew Bellack will tell you about his genuine concern for his students’ success and well-being. He was skillful at engaging students and was a role model for other instructors, teaching in the classroom and online. He taught psychology and served as the department head and coordinator of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department for more than 20 years. Margaret Hane Murphy was a student of his in 1991 and has never forgotten the impact Bellack had on her. "He was my favorite professor in all my years of college, and his class my most meaningful. I am grateful for my time in his classroom, and honored to have called him professor and friend." Bellack's youngest son, Braden Bellack, recalls one

Trident Technical College stands in support of the African American members of the community we serve. We reject all forms of discrimination. We affirm the guiding principles of our mission: equality, advocacy, individual worth, and mutual respect. We seek to model the change we want to see in the world. We work to prepare our students to see from various angles. We strive to demonstrate to them, and to each other, that we are able to see perspectives different from our own, and, in so doing, become more empathetic and responsive. We work to ensure that all of our campus community’s voices are heard, that all know we value them as individuals, and that we respect each other not just for our strengths but also for our struggles. Trident Technical College commits to mutually respectful, humanizing dialogue as we work to change our campuses and our community.