Upfront

HONORING ‘BIG BEN’

Tri-C recently retired the No. 4 jersey of NBA Hall of Famer Ben Wallace, who played for the College during the 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 seasons. Wallace was a four-time NBA All-Star (2003-2006), four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) and won the 2004 NBA title with the Detroit Pistons during his 16 seasons in the league. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

TRI-C WELCOMES INDIA PIERCE LEE

India Pierce Lee joined Tri-C as executive vice president and chief strategy officer on March 6, expanding the College’s role as the leading public higher education institution driving social and economic mobility in Northeast Ohio. Pierce Lee comes to Tri-C from the Cleveland Foundation, where she was a senior vice president.