The spring semester is almost over, and OTC Fine Arts students are ready to showcase their skills. Join our theatre students, our men’s and women’s vocal ensemble, or the choir as they share their end-of-year projects. For more information about the OTC Fine Arts department, visit otc.edu/finearts. Theater Student Showcase | Student directed one-act plays Thursday,…
A huge thank you to those who gave to OTC through #GiveOzarks. With your help, we raised $3,889 for the OTC Foundation Student Emergency Fund, which provides assistance to our students experiencing financial hardship. In addition, the OTC Fine Arts department raised $615 to purchase lighting and equipment for its art, music and theatre classrooms.…
Sophia Arvizu-Rice will graduate from OTC’s Middle College next week with much more than a certificate for her two years of hard work. Middle College showed Sophia her path to the future. “Without Middle College, I would have been unmotivated to go to college,” she said. “I am a lot more motivated now. I feel…
OTC’s American Sign Language department held a Silent Dinner on Thursday, April 30 from 6-8 p.m. in Lincoln Hall on the OTC Springfield Campus. More than 80 students, instructors, tutors and individuals from the deaf community were in attendance. During dinner, attendees played sign language games and practiced conversational skills — voices were not allowed. Offenders were required…
OTC and Drury University partnered to provide “Green Dot” Bystander Intervention training on Saturday, April 25. This six-hour session trained 28 staff, faculty and students; 20 of the participants were OTC students, which included Veteran work-study students and Phi Theta Kappa members. What is “Green Dot”? The Violence Against Women Act of 2014 (VAWA) requires higher education institutions…
OTC’s Counseling Services department and numerous community agencies hosted the Clothesline Project in the Jared Family Atrium on Tuesday, April 28. The Clothesline Project is a national effort to raise awareness about the devastating effects of relationship and domestic violence. The project spreads a message of hope while providing resources to those involved in violent relationships. Several OTC students and employees participated in…
Pratt Community College names OTC Richwood Valley Campus President Dr. Jeff Jochems as 2015 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. The following news release is from the Pratt Community College Foundation. PRATT, KS ― On May 8, the Pratt Community College Foundation will honor Dr. Jeff Jochems, the 2015 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. Jochems currently…
The OTC Hearing Instrument Science classroom took its mobile lab unit on the road recently to gain experience in screening hearing patients, specifically Greene County employees. Students and the mobile lab recently spent several days at the Office of Emergency Management screening Greene County deputies, phone operators and highway department employees. “The partnership with the…
We had an awesome time at the annual Spring Picnic. Everyone enjoyed free food, games, giveaways and dancing. Kudos to OTC Bookstore employees for pulling off their first-ever fashion show! Thanks to everyone who joined us today — we’re already looking forward to the Fall Picnic in September!
Students were all smiles for the Spring Picnic at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus. Check out the photo gallery below for pictures from today’s event. Springfield Campus, get ready. Our Spring Picnic fun starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Jared Family Atrium.
After working for 25 years as a fitness director on a cruise ship, Janice Zerbe was ready to stand on some dry land for a while. Janice didn’t get that far from the water, choosing some dry land near the lakes in Branson, where she is studying at OTC Table Rock to become a physical…
A group of four surgical technology students from OTC won first place in the 2015 Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists Scrub Bowl competition during the annual MO-AST conference in March. The group defeated seven teams from across the state of Missouri to take first place. OTC students have won this competition for three years in a row.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the OTC Advising Fair today. Students had the opportunity to meet with faculty advisors, register for classes early, get their questions answered, and enjoy free pizza! Registration dates are determined by the number of credit hours you have completed at OTC prior to the spring 2015 semester. Go to…
When 21 OTC dental students returned from spring break, they had big smiles on their faces because of the hundreds of smiles they left behind in Nicaragua. For the third year in a now, a group of dental students gave up their spring break vacations to take much-needed assistance to residents in and around Masachapa…
OTC honored local entrepreneur Jeff Schrag with the 2015 Excellence in Business Award in a ceremony today, April 10. The event included an exclusive conversation with Jeff about everything from his upbringing to his management style to his favorite role model (who happens to be Abraham Lincoln). Jeff Schrag was born in McPherson, Kan. and…
Thank you to those who attended the OTC Foundation Donor Reception on April 7 at the Tower Club. It was a great opportunity to honor our student scholarship recipients and thank those who made their education possible. Are you an OTC Foundation donor or scholarship recipient? Share your photos with family and friends.
Thank you to those who attended the OTC Foundation Donor Reception on Tuesday, April 7 at the Tower Club. We enjoyed honoring our student scholarship recipients, and we appreciated the opportunity to thank those who made their education possible!
We were in a 25th anniversary “frame” of mind on Friday, April 3. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our photo booth during the college’s 25th anniversary celebration! Special thanks to our Construction Technology program and work-study student Silas Porter for building the photo booth from scratch.
There are a lot of ways to describe Jeff Schrag: entrepreneur, beer maker, innovator, real estate investor and businessman. But the title the 48-year-old Kansas native likes the most is a simple one: friend. “How about Jeff Schrag is my friend?” he asked during an interview. “I’ll take that one.” Lots of Schrag’s friends and…
As OTC celebrates its 25th anniversary, we want to thank our students, faculty, staff and community for believing in what we do. We are the community’s college, and your support helps us continue to transform lives and strengthen the communities we serve. Were you part of the festivities this afternoon? Share today’s photos with your…
OTC is sponsoring April’s episodes of The Mystery Hour, which is Springfield’s own late-night talk show. Faculty, staff and students can purchase discounted tickets to Friday, April 3 taping of the show.
We promised prizes and confetti for Wear OTC Week, and we’ve awarded 30+ students for sporting their OTC gear in celebration of our 25th anniversary! Big thanks the OTC Bookstore and the Communications department for providing prizes (even bigger thanks to the Maintenance department for helping us clean up all the confetti). You can learn…
Soon-to-be graduates picked up their caps and gowns today in preparation for OTC’s commencement ceremony on May 14! If you missed out today, you can still pick up your cap and gown at the OTC Bookstore.
Jon Herbert, OTC theatre instructor, was inducted as a 2015 Mid-America Theatre Conference fellow during the 26th annual Mid-America Theatre Conference held March 19-22 in Kansas City, Mo.
If local residents were asked what single act has had the most impact on the region over the past 25 years, what happened on April 3, 1990, has to rank near the top. A quarter-century ago, voters approved the formation of the Junior College District of Central Southwest Missouri. What has taken place as a…