Facing challenges brings out the best in people, highlighting their resilience and determination. Winston Churchill's timeless advice, "If you are going through hell, keep going," rings true for Gavin Kuykendal, a Health Science Technology student.
Step by step, we all strive to advance our careers and achieve financial success. However, Tulsa Tech offers students a fast-track route to skip a few of those steps to success through our training programs. This opportunity was huge for Ashley Masionet, a recent Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy program graduate.
Michael Brown has been a criminal justice instructor at Tulsa Tech for six years, but he is also a former two-sport college athlete, a father of two, a retired officer from the Tulsa Police Department, and a 2023 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Champion and 2023 World Champion Runner-Up.
As you walk down the halls of the Peoria Campus, you will see the eager smiles of students hungry for knowledge. Yet, a glance does not reveal the whole story. Many of these students that you pass and greet in the hallway, their careers are already in full swing.
Jon Duffee spent 30 years in the IT industry before beginning his journey at Tulsa Tech in 2020, culminating as the instructor for the Enterprise Network Technician program. “I didn’t know how long I’d be able to crawl under desks and since my mom was a teacher for 35 years, my retirement plan was to get into teaching,” Duffee said.
Jeff Wright loves to build wood strip kayaks, read, throw disc golf, spend time with his wife and their combined seven adult children and eight grandchildren (with a ninth on the way), and he loves his job at Tulsa Tech!
Success can take countless forms, Micah Neasby found her own path—a journey that led her through college and back to the welcoming doors of Tulsa Tech, where her passion for nursing would truly ignite.
We all search for connections in life. Whether friendships, romantic attachments, or for others’ academics, we need to be together. For Rosemarie Major, her brain connects cars and animals. The second-year Automotive Service Technician student sees similarities between the two.
The way people work has changed. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it's no longer just about getting a paycheck; now, folks want to find that balance between their personal lives and their work. That has made companies shift from protecting tricks of the trade to creating a skilled team and sharing knowledge to actually put those unique methods to good use and get results. This is where Tulsa Tech's Workforce Training and Development team steps in.
Computers are now part of everyday life. We are always connected to technology, from your smartphone to watches and even your desktop. When all of that tech breaks or malfunctions, you need a person to fix it.