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Barber Students Lend a Helping Hand (and haircut) to Veterans
Tucked in the back of the Coffee Bunker is a recreational room, where the students from the Barber program at Clary Sage College are setting up clippers, shears, and combs, anticipating a busy, rewarding day providing haircuts to veterans and service members. Paula Matthews, Department Head of the Barber program, said her students began this […]
Found in Translation
Vietnamese Student Excels at Oklahoma Technical College Through Use of Technology and Pursuit of the American Dream Thanh Phan grew up in a small town in Vietnam where he provided for his wife and son by doing nails at a salon. Thanh knew that he wanted more for his family and himself, so he decided that […]
Veterinary Assisting Students Host Fundraiser for Local Animal Sanctuary
Veterinary Assisting students at Community Care College organized and implemented a special event to raise public awareness for Safari Sanctuary, a private, exotic, wildlife rescue organization that currently cares for over 200 animals. On March 3, Veterinary Assisting Department Head Charlie Marks and his students turned their classroom into a show-and-tell opportunity for several exotic […]
Impact: COMMUNITY
Featured Faculty Paula Matthews Clary Sage College Barber Department Paula Matthews has led the Barber Department since the program began eleven years ago. Originally housed as Oklahoma Technical College, Matthews helped develop curriculum for the Barber program, which found a new home on the campus of Clary Sage College in 2014. In her role as […]
