The Springfield-based Musgrave Foundation will hold a press conference to announce the recipients of 35 grants totaling nearly $200,000. The event will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27, in the Jared Family Atrium at the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. Formed by Jeannette L. Musgrave in…
Missouri State Rep. Melissa Leach visited Ozarks Technical Community College on Tuesday, June 12, to present a resolution in honor of Dr. Shirley Lawler, OTC’s provost/vice chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs. Dr. Lawler is retiring this summer after 15 years with the College. Prior to her current position, Dr. Lawler served OTC in a…
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College have signed two articulation agreements providing a seamless pathway for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees to complete a bachelor’s degree entirely online with MSU. Specifically, a Bachelor of Applied Science in technology management can be completed online for…
While classes continue at the OTC Branson Center, progress continues at the future home of the OTC Table Rock Campus. During its June meeting, the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees approved the project cost of $9,403,456.75. The cost includes site construction, building construction, OTC furnished equipment and supplies, information technology, permits, testing services…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host an Open House event at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is designed for members of the community to learn more about opportunities provided by OTC in Christian County. The OTC Richwood Valley Campus is located on Highway 14…
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College will sign two articulation agreements for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees toward completion of a bachelor’s degree entirely online with MSU. OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon and MSU Interim President Clif Smart will sign the agreements Tuesday, June…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a Military Open House event at the OTC Waynesville Center on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is designed for veterans, active members of the military, and their families to learn more about opportunities provided by OTC in their area. The OTC Waynesville Center…
Missouri State University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) will offer a new two-year, two-night-per-week evening general business program designed especially for Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) students. The program will begin in fall 2012. Seats in required business courses will be reserved for OTC transfer students until one month prior to the semester to ensure…
Dr. David Russell, Missouri’s commissioner of higher education, told this year’s Ozarks Technical Community College graduates Thursday night to “to commit to a vision of your future and make it happen.” More than 1,000 graduates were eligible to receive degrees or certificates they earned during the current school year. More than 600 graduates took part…
Dr. David R. Russell, Missouri’s Commissioner of Higher Education, will present the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited to attend the…
Graduates and alumni of Ozarks Technical Community College can now transfer seamlessly to Missouri Southern State University to continue their education. MSSU President Dr. Bruce Speck and Dr. Shirley Lawler, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs representing OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon, signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that allows OTC students and alumni…
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a ceremony on Friday, May 4, to recognize Jerry and Linda Jared and family with the naming of the Jared Family Atrium. The event will begin at 2 p.m. in the Jared Family Atrium, located in the Information Commons at the OTC Springfield Campus. Mr. Jared is the Chairman…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Kids’ College summer classes are enrolling now! This year’s schedule includes plenty of unique options designed to develop new interests, teach meaningful skills and excite students about learning. This year’s summer opportunities include “Mad Science Mondays” workshops throughout July, preschool classes designed for ages 3-5, Sign Language for families, a babysitting…
An electric car built by the Ozarks Technical Community College Automotive and Industrial Maintenance departments, will be unveiled at the third annual Community Day event, to be held Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus. Highlights of this year’s Community Day will include the annual car and motorcycle…
The Students in Free Enterprise team from Ozarks Technical Community College placed first at SIFE USA Regional Competition, held last week in Chicago, Ill. This is the seventh Regional Championship for the College’s team. In addition, the team was recognized as a 4.0 Team, a designation given for high quality projects and team operations, and…
Ozarks Technical Community College has selected Dr. Steven Bishop as its new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, pending approval at the May meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Bishop, who currently serves as the College’s dean of Allied Health and interim dean of General Education, will assume the new position on…
Representatives from Ozarks Technical Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students, have returned from the organization’s 94th international convention with seven awards in hand. Held this year in Nashville, Tenn., the annual convention draws delegates from nearly 1,300 Phi Theta Kappa chapters each year, and is attended…
Neil Simon’s Tony award-winning comedy “The Good Doctor” comes to life on the stage of the historic Gillioz Theatre in Ozarks Technical Community College’s fifth annual spring production. The play will be presented April 27-29, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Set in Russia in the…
Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College, has been chosen to receive the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction from Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students. Out of more than 1,200 Phi Theta Kappa chapters, only 10 presidents or chancellors are chosen for this award each year. The…
Ozarks Technical Community College will soon begin construction at the site of the new OTC Waynesville Center, located at 600 GW Lane Street in Waynesville. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held today, April 5, bringing a crowd of community supporters to the site, which is visible from Interstate 44 alongside the Waynesville Career Center and…
The “iPhoneography” of photographer Elise Ellis will be in the spotlight this month at the OTC Fine Arts Gallery, located on the third floor of the historic Gillioz Theatre complex in downtown Springfield. The gallery will hold an opening reception during First Friday ArtWalk on Friday, April 6, from 6-10 p.m. “About two years…
Ozarks Technical Community College will offer a new opportunity for students at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus beginning in the fall of 2012: hybrid courses, a combination of online and traditional classroom learning. Hybrid courses are typically divided into 50% classroom work and 50% online interaction. Students taking hybrid classes at OTC Richwood Valley will…
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, April 5, at 12 p.m. at the site of the new OTC Waynesville Center, 600 GW Lane Street in Waynesville. Parking will be available next to the groundbreaking site at the Waynesville VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. The public is invited to attend. “The growing…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center for Workforce Development will hold a panel discussion on Crisis and Disaster Preparedness for Your Business on Thursday, March 29, from 3-5 p.m. The seminar, which is co-sponsored by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Chamber’s headquarters, 202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway. Attendees will…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received a gift of $21,000 from Tony Stubblefield, vice president and managing partner of Reliable Superstore, to be used for scholarships for students in the College’s Automotive programs. “We are grateful for the generosity of Tony Stubblefield and Reliable Superstore, and for their…
