As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, thoughts turn to food, family and festive occasions. This week, food will be on the minds of faculty, staff and students at OTC as the college takes part in National Hunger Awareness Week, collecting items to donate to area food panties. From there, the food will be donated to those…
OTC Middle College and Big Brothers Big Sisters have partnered to create a pilot mentoring program that pairs students with career professionals. In the program, the mentor meets with the mentee on a monthly basis to help guide the student on a path for success in school and in their future career. Both the Middle…
Distance learning means just that learning at a distance. So, this years celebration of National Distance Learning Week Nov. 10-14, will be offered with a twist. The entire showcase will be available online for the first time for anyone to see anywhere in world. OTC will host the 2014 Innovation Showcase in collaboration with Missouri…
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…
The OTC agriculture department isn’t cooking with gas. Instead, they are cutting with it. The program recently accepted a new propane-powered, zero-degree turn commercial mower that will allow students to study the properties of propane-powered mowers along with learning about efforts to make such landscaping work more environmentally friendly. The mower, valued at more than…
When one talks about a big man on campus, that honor could certainly go to OTC’s Robert Dale, a facilities employee on the Springfield campus for the past five years. When Dale attended Ava High School, he was just a 150-pounder who didn’t play sports. Today, Dale is an imposing figure at a muscular 275…
Hayley Peryer wanted to get a jump on her college career while attending Sparta High School. So, when she learned of OTC’s Dual Credit program, she jumped at the chance and is taking a college math and English composition classes online this semester. “It’s a great way to get your general education classes taken care…
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…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a retirement reception to honor Jacqueline “Jackie” McKinsey, a founding member of the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees on Saturday, Oct. 11. The reception will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the Jared Family Atrium of the OTC Springfield Campus. A short program to thank and honor…
The classroom is packed. Every chair is full and 2 extra seats are pulled in to accommodate the students who want to take this class. We are 6 weeks into the semester and all 32 students who signed up for this U.S. History class are present. I’ve heard good things about Jennifer Bump’s teaching but…
OTC Vice Chancellor Cliff Davis is the new president of the OTC Table Rock Campus. OTC’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment at its monthly meeting today, Monday, Oct. 6. Davis will assume his role as president Nov. 1. Davis takes over for Dr. Jeff Jochems, who has served as Table Rock’s interim president since…
Ozarks Technical Community College recognized Larry and Donna Snyder with the naming of the Larry and Donna Snyder Atrium in a ceremony today, Monday, Oct. 6. The event was held in the newly renovated atrium, located in the Information Commons East building of the OTC Springfield Campus. Mr. Snyder, a strong advocate for workforce training…
When OTC geology instructor Kathryn Shade saw the advantage of moving her classroom outside and off campus, she took jumped at the chance. Shade recently took a group of her students to the Johnson’s Shut-Ins and Elephant Rock state parks in southeastern Missouri where they spent several days hiked several trails, observed rocks and discussed…
Today may mark the start of Banned Book Week, but OTC instructor Lyndsey Strahan and her class at OTC Richwood Valley have been studying the issue of banned books all semester. Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read draws attention to banned and challenged books and highlights persecuted individuals. This is the first semester the…
Ozarks Technical Community College received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving at least a 90 percent pass rate on its Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination during the 2013-14 academic year. OTC Surgical Technology students achieved a 92 percent pass rate on the CST exam.…
Ozarks Technical Community College received more than $1 million as part of a $19.7 million grant awarded to Missouri’s community colleges and the State Technical College of Missouri. OTC’s grant funds, awarded today through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program, will serve 108 students. These…