Tri-C Famous
Tri-C Famous: Jacqueline Zkiab
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus. Exploring the Ethics of AI in Higher Education
Tri-C instructor leads course at SUNY
Jacqueline Zkiab is asking the tough questions about the relationship between artificial intelligence and higher education. In fact, the instructional technologist at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) recently led a course on the... Read More
Tri-C Famous: HerBrina Shepherd
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus. HerBrina Shepherd joined Tri-C in 2017 as a Student Life advisor and now serves as a transfer specialist at the College’s Metropolitan Campus. She helps students explore transfer pathways and partnerships and connect with four-year colleges and universities. “HerBrina is amazing,” said the... Read More
Tri-C Famous: Katie Ponsart
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus.
Katie Ponsart has been a Student Life advisor at Tri-C’s Westshore Campus since November 2021. She graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before joining the College, she was an assistant manager at Torrid and sold plants at an independent nursery, where she also cared... Read More
Tri-C Famous: Teresa Taggart
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus.
Teresa Taggart has served as director of Tri-C’s nationally accredited Nuclear Medicine program since 2017. Based at the Western Campus, she and her team prepare students to provide diagnostic patient care as registered and certified nuclear medicine technologists. Her decades-long career includes 12 years as a program director... Read More
Tri-C Famous: Clarence Johnson
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus. Clarence Johnson, Ph.D., has taught mathematics at Tri-C for nearly 25 years. His passion for the subject began early — at 11, he helped his school’s mental math team win third place in a state tournament. He races calculators to keep his mind sharp and was recently recognized as a Black History... Read More
Tri-C Famous: Karen Goulandris
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus.
Karen Goulandris has been an assistant professor in Tri-C’s Early Childhood Education program — from which she herself graduated — for more than a decade. She recently applied for advancement of rank to associate professor and is hopeful it will be granted. Her favorite part of the job is helping... Read More
Tri-C Famous: Meegan McKenna
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus.
Front-desk concierge Meegan McKenna has been the first point of contact for staff, vendors and visitors to Tri-C’s District Administrative Offices on Carnegie Avenue since November 2021. Part of the Campus Services and Retail Operations team, she helps coordinate programs like RTA U-Pass, My Tri-C Card and event parking. Learn... Read More
Tri-C Famous: John Rasel
#TriCFamous is a bimonthly feature that introduces readers to the people who make the College work while providing a sneak peek into their lives off campus.
John Rasel is an assistant professor/librarian at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus, where he has helped students identify, select and cite sources for their research papers since 2013. He also plans events at the library, helps curate its collection and co-chairs the Common Reading program. Learn more about John... Read More