The Daily Splash - Technical College of the Lowcountry

New Employee Announcements

Miles joins TCL’s Administrative Services Office

Serena Miles has joined TCL as its new Controller in the college’s Administrative Services Office.

Serena has more than 20 years of experience in the field of accounting and finance. She has worked for Coca-Cola Enterprises, The Pepsi Bottling Group and Washington, D.C.-based Novavax, Inc.

She most recently worked as the Director of Finance and Operations for the United Way of the Lowcountry and says she is “a proud supporter of the work they do to help citizens of Beaufort and Jasper County become self-sufficient.”

A graduate of Hampton University, in Hampton Virginia, Serena relocated to Beaufort along with her 11-year-old son in 2019 to be closer to her parents. She is a member of Leadership Beaufort Class of 2021 and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Welcome Serena!

Other College Announcements

And the mascot name is…

Learn more about the process and watch the video reveal here.

HUB Helps offering virtual help sessions

The HUB is hosting LIVE virtual sessions called “HUB HELPS” on a number of topics to help students on their way to success. Although virtual, students still need to RSVP ahead of time to save their spot. Visit https://tcl.staging.wp.collegeinbound.com/the-hub/hub-helps/ for more information and for RSVP links.

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TCL in the News

Beaufort County educators get schooled in cybersecurity

The Island News – August 9, 2023

Roughly 20 high school and middle school educators from all over Beaufort County gathered for a two-week cybersecurity program designed to train them on the concepts and practices of the foundations of cybersecurity so that they can then return to their classrooms and teach their students. … <READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.>

United Way awards Women United Scholarships to 4 local women

The Island News – August 9, 2023

United Way of the Lowcountry’s Women United has awarded scholarships to four local women pursuing their higher education degrees.

The scholarships are made possible through the Women United Scholarship Fund, which is funded by donations from women in the community who are passionate about supporting the educational pursuits of fellow women. <READ FULL ARTICLE HERE>

Technical College of the Lowcountry names first ever mascot. Tomatoes, Tides or Shrimp?

Beaufort Gazette / Island Packet – August 2, 2023

The Technical College of the Lowcountry announced its first ever mascot Wednesday: the tides. Jumbo shrimp, loggerheads and tomatoes were… <READ FULL ARTICLE HERE>

Hampton students cook up career skills at TCL’s Culinary Arts Institute

Bluffton Today / Hampton County Guardian – August 3, 2023

Thanks to a partnership between a local high school and an area technical college, Hampton County students are cooking up new culinary skills and career opportunities in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Approximately 100 people attended a special graduation program for students in the Hampton County School District’s Culinary Summer Program held July 28 in the Culinary Institute of the South at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton. <READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.>

Events

Check out the full list of upcoming events here.

August 10 @ 10:00 am Coastal Carolina University Transfer Program Virtual Info Session
August 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Summer Wellness Workshop: Emotional Resilience
August 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Summer Wellness Workshop: Diversociety—An all-inclusive, safe, student support space
August 17 @ 10:00 am Coastal Carolina University Transfer Program Virtual Info Session
August 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Summer Wellness Worskshop: Diversociety—An all-inclusive, safe, student support space
August 23 @ 10:00 am: HUB HELPS—HOW TO BUILD A BETTER RESUME
August 24 @ 10:00 am Coastal Carolina University Transfer Program Virtual Info Session
August 24 @ 10:00 am: HUB HELPS—TUTORING
August 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Summer Wellness Worskshop: Diversociety—An all-inclusive, safe, student support space
August 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: HEALTH SCIENCES INFORMATION PROGRAM
August 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: ALLIED HEALTH JOB FAIR
TCL Hampton Campus 54 Tech Circle, Varnville, SC, United States
August 31 @ 10:00 am Coastal Carolina University Transfer Program Virtual Info Session

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August Birthdays

Ivannia Marin-Rojas	8/1
Rodney Adams	8/2
Tania Figueroa	8/3
Jana Vallejo	8/3
Brian Couey	8/4
Linda Dickert	8/6
Georgianna Gillison	8/6
Andrea West	8/8
Tamika Eugene-Brown	8/9
Ann Cullen	8/11
Natiema Fuller	8/13
Abyssinia Bandoh	8/15
Robert Rusnak	8/15
Jeana Obryant	8/16
Naghmeh Hachempour	8/19
Louise Rennix	8/20
Curtis Bolden	8/21
Othel Plowden	8/22
Tara Lahnen	8/23
Daniel Olivarri	8/24
William Blemlek	8/27
Elaine Jackson	8/27
Barbara Denson	8/28
Paul Henderson	8/28
Anthony Lowery	8/28
Latesha McComas	8/28
Anne Podnar-Calvo	8/28
Megan Horne	8/29
Carrie Hirsch	8/30
Lila McLeod	8/30
Matthew Turner	8/30