Talk to Ryan Muldowney about art, and you’re in for a rich conversation. Those spring flowers in the vase that look so brilliant on the canvas? While pretty, calling them art might be a stretch, at least to this self-described artistic omnivore. Yellow Collar Man by TCC Professor Ryan Muldowney “The process of art involves […]
Meet Debra Duffy, who teaches geology and oceanography at Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk Campus. Duffy joined the college as a full-time faculty member in 2016 after working in industry and teaching at a local private school. How did you get started? I took a geology class in college because I didn’t want to take biology or […]
Meet Elizabeth Briggs, who teaches communications studies at Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus. Briggs joined the college in 2011 after finding her passion in teaching. Why did you choose to pursue communications studies? “I didn’t go to college right out of high school and instead chose to go to into banking. I did well in […]
You’ll learn more than fingerprinting and shoe castings from Tidewater Community College Professor Rick James. His favorite textbook costs a mere $1.25. It’s a pocket-sized copy of the Constitution. “Required reading in my class,” said James, program head of criminal justice on the Portsmouth Campus. “Education is power, and the Constitution is a symbol of […]
David Wright, chair of the physics and astronomy department, is TCC’s Professor of the Year Tidewater Community College will recognize five faculty and staff members from across the college with annual special awards on Aug. 17. Selected by their peers, the honorees will receive their awards from President Edna V. Baehre-Kolovani at TCC’s 2017 Fall […]
Norfolk native Lara Tedrow is a graduate of Maury High just like her mother, grandmother and cousins. It’s no surprise that she enjoys teaching psychology at Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk Campus, which is just a few miles from her home. Tedrow began teaching special education classes in elementary schools, but prefers the collegiate level. “Psychology […]
Linda Ferrara rattles off a list of previous employers that would be the envy of many seeking to make a place for themselves in corporate America. 30 Rock? The Queens, N.Y., native was an executive assistant for RCA in the famed skyscraper. She’s also worked for the CEO of Bloomingdales on 3rd Avenue, Manhattan-based Cooking […]
Michael Plumb grew weary of being stalled outside the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel en route to Newport News Shipbuilding from Virginia Beach. The time-wasting commutes forced Plumb to rethink his career path. Now he’s got an easy 20-minute drive and a rewarding position as a program head at Tidewater Community College. Plumb is head of the mechanical […]
Teenage single mother Krista Fulton could have ended up as a statistic. Instead, she is a lawyer and adjunct professor at Tidewater Community College. “I always knew whatever profession I chose, I wanted to do something that would actually help people,” Fulton said from her office in the Berkeley section of Norfolk. “I wanted to […]
Alumna and professor Christine Chzasz loves Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center (VAC) so much, she wears it on her sleeve. Or rather, her ankle. Her right ankle is adorned with a red column and the letters “VAC.” “I’m a walking billboard,” she quips. Chzasz describes herself as someone going nowhere fast as a single […]