SEEDBEd
The National Science Foundation awarded a grant of $384,581 to Tulsa Community College for the Stimulating Enthusiasm, Exploration, and Discovery through Biotechnology Education (SEEDBEd) project.The grant runs from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2009. The purpose of the SEEDBEd project is to stimulate a pipeline of biotechnology students at Tulsa Community College (TCC), leading to highly skilled biotech professionals in the region of northeastern Oklahoma and surrounding areas. SEEDBEd aims to adapt biotech-related learning materials to meet Oklahoma secondary science standards and implement them in middle and high schools; provide education for teachers to easily and effectively incorporate inquiry-based biotech experiments and discussion into their science curriculum; and provide students with a seamless educational pathway leading to a career in biotechnology.
Tulsa Community College Biotechnology
During the summer of 2006, the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education approved three new biotechnology degrees through Tulsa Community College. The three programs include: an Associate in Science, an Associate in Applied Science and a Certificate program for returning students with a bachelor's degree.
Biotechnology Course Descriptions
Use this link and go to pages 202-203 in the TCC 2011-2012 Catalog
Biotechnology Associate in Science Degree Plan
Use this link and go to pages 77-79 in the TCC 2011-2012 Catalog
Biotechnology Associate in Applied Science Degree Plan
Use this link and go to pages 77-79 in the TCC 2011-2012 Catalog
Biotechnology Certificate of Achievement Degree Plan
Use this link and go to pages 77-79 in the TCC 2011-2012 Catalog
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MEDBEd
The Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE) is funded through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Medicines, Explorations and Discoveries in Biotechnology Education (MEDBEd) grant is part of the U.S. federal government American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and supplemental to OK-INBRE. INBRE awarded Tulsa Community College’s Department of Biotechnology, under the direction of Dr. Diana Spencer, a $500,000 grant to provide free biotechnology equipment and free teacher training for rural schools with sizable minority student populations. Ms. Donna Kline and Ms. Donita Gray are project specialists with the MEDBEd grant. The specific aim of this grant is to add 50 rural high schools and their science teachers to Tulsa Community College’s current K-12 student outreach activities.
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