Kevin Renick calls it a “cosmic coincidence” when the St. Louis songwriter refers to the tremendous break he got when he wrote a song entitled “Up in the Air.” “I was handed a music career,” said Renick, who spoke to several music and songwriting classes and the general public at OTC recently. Renick told students…
Two OTC students were presented with the Missouri Community College’s Student Leadership Award last week during the MCCA convention in Kansas City. Fran Ferguson and Christina Polosky earned the awards based both on their grade point average and their outstanding leadership qualities throughout their time at OTC. Both are members of Phi Theta Kappa. MCCA’s…
Maricia Zaharuk is a long way from her native country of Romania but the 32-year-old feels very comfortable in her new location in Springfield and at OTC. “I feel like I was born here. Here is where I belong. I like it here,” Zaharuk said. Not only is Zaharuk trading countries but careers, too. The…
In honor of National Career and Technical Education Month, the City of Springfield will present Ozarks Technical Community College with an official proclamation recognizing the college for its leadership in providing valuable career and technical education for the citizens of Springfield and the surrounding communities. Mayor Bob Stephens will present the proclamation on Wednesday, February…
Ozarks Technical Community College Research Assistant Matthew Simpson has received a Presidential Scholarship from the Association for Institutional Research. Simpson, who was nominated by OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon, used the $600 scholarship toward classes through the association’s Data and Decisions Academy, a program designed specifically for community college institutional research professionals. “Matthew has made…
Ozarks Technical Community College is seeking volunteers for Adult Education and Literacy classes in Branson. Assistance is needed to help students who are working on their GED (high school equivalency diploma) or who are learning English as a Second Language. Volunteers who can help with basic or advanced math, reading, and language skills are welcome,…
The Ozarks Technical Community College Fine Art Gallery will hold its first opening reception of the spring semester during the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, February 1, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will kick off the Fifth Annual Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, featuring original art works from OTC instructors. The OTC Fine…
The Ozarks Technical Community College Allied Health Clinical Simulation Center will hold a grand opening event on Tuesday, February 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. The center is located in room 200 of Lincoln Hall, at the OTC Springfield Campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The public is invited to attend. Designed as a simulated hospital…
The schedule is set for Ozarks Technical Community College’s Late Start courses, or classes that begin after the semester is already underway. The spring 2013 Late Start classes will begin on January 28, and will meet for 14 weeks. “The Late Start option provides another way for our students to get the classes they need…
Changes are happening at the Center for Workforce Development at Ozarks Technical Community College, starting with a restructuring to include many of the programs previously offered through the Community Enrichment Center. In addition, the center has hired two new business managers, Jim Abramovitz and Sterling Huff. The reorganized Center for Workforce Development (CWD) will now…