Directors approve fire center changes

    PowerPoint presentations and architectural discussions were the main focus of the Sept. 20 meeting of the TCC board of trustees on South Campus.

    Ernest Thomas, campus president, welcomed the board to South Campus and then showed a presentation of patriotic images while America the Beautiful played in the background.

    The board was then shown a presentation on the distance learning program on South Campus.

    Carolyn Robertson, director of distance learning, showed the board facts and figures concerning enrollment in the program.

Distance learning has been offered since 1973 when it only offered two courses.

    Robertson also presented the board with two grants that had been received by the college.

    The grants totaled over a million dollars and are to be used for the library and the distance learning program.

    The board approved an amendment to the contract for construction of the fire-training center on NW Campus.

    The amendment was needed because the costs of the center had been cut slightly.

    Tommy Abercrombie then showed the board floor plans of the fire-training center.

    To help with the design, local fire departments and fire protection agencies were consulted.

    Abercrombie described the center as “a shining star and state-of the art.”

    The next meeting of the board of trustees is scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, at the May Owen Center.