WHO: The Ozarks Technical Community College Table Rock Campus and Hollister Public Schools. OTC Table Rock President Cliff Davis and Hollister Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Wilson will both be in attendance.
Students in the Table Rock area will soon be able to complete a Missouri State University bachelor’s degree at the Ozarks Technical Community College Table Rock Campus. OTC Chancellor Hal Higdon and Missouri State President Clif Smart signed a memorandum of understanding today, Thursday, March 19.
Ozarks Technical Community College honored the late Bill G. Williams and his wife Marie Williams with the naming of the Bill G. and Marie Williams Classroom in a ceremony today, Wednesday, March 18 at the OTC Lebanon Center.
Local professionals who are interested in becoming part-time instructors for Ozarks Technical Community College can learn more about teaching opportunities on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Adjunct Faculty Career Fair at the OTC Springfield Campus.
OTC Online will host an open-house event for current and prospective students on Thursday, March 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at the OTC Springfield Campus in the Information Commons, room 104.
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Online Student Affairs team received the 2015 Award for Outstanding Student Services from the Instructional Technology Council. ITC is an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges and represents nearly 400 institutions that offer distance education courses.
OTC English instructor Jennifer Dunkel will receive the Gladys R. Shaw Outstanding Service to Developmental Education Students award from the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE). The competitive national award celebrates her outstanding achievements as a developmental studies educator. Dunkel will accept the award on Feb. 26 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, S.C. during the…
Ozarks Technical Community College invites local high school students and their families to OTC 101, an open-house event at the OTC Table Rock Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a free FAFSA Frenzy event on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1-4 p.m. at its Springfield, Table Rock and Waynesville locations. The event, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, is designed to help prospective college students file their FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The event…
OTC Program Director Doug Pursley was selected as a Fellow of the AARC by the American Association for Respiratory Care. The award was established in 1998 to recognize individuals who made a profound and lasting contribution to the profession of respiratory care and the AARC. The 2014 Fellows were formally inducted during the AARC’s 60th…
Ozarks Technical Community College honored Neal Spencer, former national growth partner and CEO of BKD, LLP, with the naming of the Neal Spencer Student Lounge in a ceremony today, Friday, Jan. 23. The event was held in the newly renovated lounge, located on the second floor of the OTC Springfield Campus in the Information Commons…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, received a donation of 7.69 acres of land in Republic, Mo. This seven-figure, in-kind gift was made possible by one of the Lester E. Cox companies consisting of the Bussey, Cox and Lipscomb families. Larry Lipscomb, family representative, said. “We believe in OTC’s mission…
Ozarks Technical Community College will be open on Saturday, Jan. 10 to assist students with last-minute admissions, enrollment and financial aid processes. Classes for the spring 2015 semester begin Monday, Jan. 12. OTC campuses and centers will open on Saturday, Jan. 10 during the following hours: OTC Springfield Campus – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has agreed to provide up to $25,000 to help defray the potential A+ scholarship shortfall announced by the Missouri Department of Higher Education in December 2014. A limited number of scholarships, which will cover the one credit hour shortfall, are now available to OTC…
UMB Bank will renew the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship at Ozarks Technical Community College for the spring 2015 semester. UMB Bank funded the scholarship in the fall 2014 semester to assist students pursuing a degree in drafting and design technology, machine tool technology or welding. “It’s our goal to encourage young people’s enthusiasm for…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a system-wide food drive beginning Monday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 21. The food drive will coincide with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Students are encouraged to bring nonperishable, in-date foods to donation boxes located at each OTC campus or center (glass containers will not be accepted). The…
The Fine Arts department of Ozarks Technical Community College will present Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Gillioz Theater Nov. 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free for OTC students, faculty and staff who pick up tickets in advance from the Help Desk located…
The Weller Neighborhood Association will dedicate a bench to commemorate the 1949 Lincoln High School graduating class on Friday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. The dedication will take place on the campus of Ozarks Technical Community College at the southwest corner of Central Street and Sherman Avenue. The former Lincoln High School, which was attended…
Ozarks Technical Community College invites residents of the greater Table Rock Lake area to meet Cliff Davis, the new president of the OTC Table Rock Campus. The college will host a “Meet the President” event at the Table Rock campus on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 4:30-6 p.m. The OTC Table Rock Campus opened its doors…
Three students from Ozarks Technical Community College were recognized at the Missouri Community College Association’s 50th annual convention. MCCA presented Student Leadership Awards to 21 state-wide community college students during the convention’s closing ceremony, which was held Friday, Nov. 7 at the Branson Hilton Convention Center. Each year, representatives from MCCA-affiliated colleges and campuses across…
The Missouri Community College Association honored Special Agent Sgt. Joseph M. Peters with its Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony in Branson this evening. The late Sgt. Peters earned a certificate in electronic media production from Ozarks Technical Community College and went on to serve in the United States Army in the Criminal Investigations Division. …
Long-time Ozarks Technical Community College employee Alice Jefferson received the Missouri Community College Association’s Senior Service Award tonight, Nov. 5. Jefferson accepted the award at the opening ceremony of MCCA’s annual convention at the Hilton Branson Convention Center. Jefferson has served OTC as a custodian since 1991. Prior to that, she worked for the Springfield…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host two Veterans Day events on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to honor veterans and their families. The OTC Springfield Campus event begins at 11 a.m. in the Jared Family Atrium of the Information Commons building. The event at the OTC Table Rock Campus in Hollister begins at 4 p.m. on the…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host the 2014 Innovation Showcase Nov. 10-14. The event will share innovating teaching practices in online sessions led by local educators. OTC hosts the event in collaboration with Missouri Distance Learning Association, Springfield Public Schools, Evangel University, Missouri State University and Drury University. Dr. Jeff Borden, director of Pearson’s Center…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host an informational session about a doctoral program offered at the college by Lindenwood University. The session will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Board of Trustees room on the second floor of the Information Commons building at the OTC Springfield Campus. Lindenwood’s doctorate in…