A group of OTC surgical technology students won first place in the 2016 Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists Scrub Bowl competition. The event was held this month in St. Louis during the annual Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists conference. We would like to congratulate OTC Scrub Bowl team members (from left to right): Martha Butts, Ashlynn Harmon,…
History came alive at the Springfield-Greene County Library Center on Monday, March 28, thanks to some members of the OTC faculty and staff. The Ozark Mountain chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented the event, entitled “A General, A County and Two Soldiers,” during a meeting of History Explorers. The presentations by OTC…
From the age of 3, Lauren Sweet dreamed of being a zookeeper. Now, at age 21, the OTC graduate is living the dream as a zookeeper and giraffe trainer at Dickerson Park Zoo. “I loved animals growing up and always wanted to work with them,” said Lauren, who graduated from OTC last May with an…
Former OTC student improves herself, others, through higher education Thursday, March 24 Springfield News-Leader Free rides for college kids: Student-led nonprofit hoping for fall launch Thursday, March 24 Springfield News-Leader Morris honored with OTC business award Thursday, March 24 Ozarks First Bass Pro Founder Johnny Morris receives Excellence in Business Award Thursday, March 24 Springfield…
More than 200 Robberson Elementary students spent the day with some of OTC’s technical education instructors as part of the school’s “What I want to be when I graduate high school” intersession field trip. Kids from kindergarten through fifth grade came to the Springfield campus and took part in hands-on demonstrations involving robots, landscaping, musical…
Exploding ping pong balls. Foaming test tubes. Bubbling beakers. All were part of the demonstrations presented to more than 200 high school students who came to the OTC Richwood Valley Campus Friday, March 18, to take part in a chemistry olympiad. The students took a first-year and advanced chemistry exam. The advanced exam was a…
Big nights for Clinton, Trump; Including long wait for declared Missouri victories Wednesday, March 16 KSMU Rejected VITA tax returns decrease Tuesday, March 15 Branson Tri-Lakes News Did you see this? Heavy rain floods parking lot at National and Chestnut Sunday night Monday, March 14 KSPR Bismarck native shares God’s love in Nicaragua Monday, March…
Faculty show opens Friday night at OTC Wednesday, March 2 Springfield News-Leader Articulation agreements Monday, Feb. 29 Drury Newsroom Happening Today: Sunday, February 28 Sunday, Feb. 28 Ozarks First OTC provides student aid application help Sunday, Feb. 28 Ozarks First
OTC Early Childhood Education Center kiddos are all about “going green” this week. And no, it’s not for St. Patrick’s Day. These 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds can tell you the difference between paper, plastic and metal, and they know how to recycle all three materials. All week long, Ms. Susan and Ms. Megan’s preschoolers are…
Happy Pi Day to all you nerds out there (as well as those of you who use today as an excuse to eat pie — you know who you are). The number pi, denoted by the Greek letter π and pronounced “pie,” is one of the most common mathematical constants in the world. It is the circumference of any circle,…
Johnny Morris, founder/CEO of Bass Pro Shops, will be the recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Business Award, to be presented by Ozarks Technical Community College on Thursday, March 24. The award ceremony will be held from 7:30–9 a.m. at the White River Conference Center in Springfield. The event will feature an exclusive conversation with…
Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri State University will host the Escalation Workshop, a powerful, film-based program that highlights relationship-violence awareness and prevention. The event will be held Tuesday, March 15 from 7-9 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus in Lincoln Hall, room 211. Produced by the One Love Foundation, the Escalation Workshop was founded…
Something other than baseballs was flying through the sky at Hammons Field recently. A group of OTC drafting and design students were at the baseball field Thursday, March 3, to watch a demonstration of drones and how they are used in the field for civil engineering and land surveying. Representatives from Olsson Associates, a civil…
A group of OTC dental students is finding out first hand what the OTC motto “Start Here, Go Anywhere” really means. From Feb. 27 through March 7, the students are in Managua, Masachapa, and San Rafael in Nicaragua to work at a community hospital and nearby villages offering dental services to the residents. A total…