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The CALL of the Timberwolf - November 2020




                                 CONTENTS                                                                                        Accomplishments
                                                                                                                                               Make Us



                                                                                                                                           Truly Proud


                              4                                                  COMMUNITY                                            Pandemic Illuminates the Character




                                                                                A focused, concerted effort
                                                                                for a safe Return To Building                                 of the LSC-Tomball Team
                                                                                for students and faculty.                         Can you believe it’s already November? In our world,
                                                                                                                                  November is the intersection of ending one semester and
                                                                                                                                  starting the next. As current students begin preparing for
                                                                                                                                  end-of-semester exams, on November 11 students can start               Dr. Lee Ann Nutt
                                                                                                                                  enrolling in our spring classes. Reflecting on all that hap-
                               6                                                 CONNECTION                                       pened mid-way through our last spring semester certainly                President, LSC-Tomball

                                                                                                                                  gives me pause. Despite the turbulent year we’ve experi-
                                                                                Introducing a certification
                                                                                program tailor-made for                           enced, you’ll see in these pages that LSC-Tomball actually
                                                                                                                                  continues to thrive! I have been so impressed by the resil-
                                                                                LSC-Tomball faculty and staff.                    ience of our students, faculty and staff. In addition to the
                                                                                                                                  enormous effort to move many classes to an online format,
                                                                                                                                  the return-to-building (RTB) protocols we’ve put in place
                                                                                                                                  have established safe, efficient, routine practices that we’ll
                                                                                                                                  be able to carry forward as we move toward more normal
                               8                                                 LEARNING                                         circumstances. Our Timberwolf spirit of collaboration and

                                                                                                                                  ‘all-hands-on-deck’ has allowed both safety and quality and
                                                                                A labor of love that played
                                                                                a crucial role preparing for                      our course offerings and services to remain our priorities.
                                                                                                                                  This accomplishment makes me very proud of our team and
                                                                                the new normal.                                   our culture.


                                                                                                                                  Additionally, as much in our lives remains virtual, we still see
                                                                                                                                  among our college community a desire to grow academi-
                                                                                                                                  cally and professionally. Our employees continue to engage
                         10                                                      LEADERSHIP                                       with their professional organizations (and be recognized

                                                                                                                                  by them!); our instructional programs, such as you’ll read
                                                                                Professors collaborate over
                                                                                Sabrina the Witch and Pop                         about with our Honors College, continue to create invigo-
                                                                                                                                  rating course content with an aim to exercise the intellect of
                                                                                Culture in the classoom.                          their cohorts as well as engender camaraderie despite being
                                                                                                                                  distanced. LSC-Tomball is a special place, and the pandemic
                                                                                                                                  has illuminated the character of this college even more.                          [LEARN MORE]
                                                                                                                                  One wolf. One pack.

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