Students discuss anti-Asian racism at Brandeis and beyond
Students and faculty members discussed Anti-Asian racism that they’ve experienced in order to expand campus inclusivity to the Asian community on campus in a panel hosted by the Student Union on March 28. The panelists Panny Tao ’21, Karen Phuong ’22, Luke Liu ’21 and Professor Rajesh Sampath (HS) led the conversation on the increase in Anti-Asian violence and its history in the United States.
“The goal of the panel today is to provide a space for us to listen to each other’s voices, to answer each other’s questions and to think about what we can do to better support each other,” said Tao.
Susan Iron’s ENGL 304 Course Creates a Healthier Campus
Professor Susan Irons’ English 304 “Advanced Business Communication” course has helped create a healthier campus. The class collaborated with Campus Health to bring vending machines to campus that offer self-care and health products. The machines offer items such as over-the-counter medications, lip balm, and band-aids to allow for easier and quick access to products when the Healthy Heels Shoppe and Student Pharmacy aren’t open or nearby.
The English 304 course took on the semester-long project to provide a student perspective to Campus Health’s plan for the vending machines. When undertaking the semester-long collaboration, Prof. Iron’s goals were: “1) to strengthen [students’] written and oral communication skills; 2) to gain competency in the conventions and strategies of business communication; and 3) to achieve the learning goals through a real-world project that gave them an opportunity to positively i
TCC kicks off annual Bright Light gift drive
As the holiday season approaches, Tallahassee Community Colleges Student Services will have their annual Bright Light gift drive.
Posted at 7:17 PM, Dec 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-09 19:17:53-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â As the holiday season approaches, Tallahassee Community Colleges Student Services will have their annual Bright Light gift drive.
The drive benefits 50 TCC students who are parents.
TCC faculty and staff can select a wish list ornament from the Christmas Tree in the Student Union and then purchase a child s gift. We put the student s child s age and what they wanted for Christmas on our website, said Grant Batchelder, the Student Life Coordinator. This year, over half of the donations were from students. One student in particular donated $750 in order to buy 25 gifts for his fellow students.