OCTC Foundation receives $25,000 from Alcoa Foundation supporting STEAM
Owensboro, KY (07/29/2021) — The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. received a grant award of $25,000 from the Alcoa Foundation. The grant will support the implementation of the ALCOA STEAM Project, focusing on promoting education and careers in science, technology, engineering and art, (STEAM).
The program's goal is to engage a minimum of 150 middle and high school aged students, particularly those underrepresented in STEAM, through sharing relevant information and utilizing engaging, hands-on learning activites.
OCTC faculty, who teach computer and information systems, art, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and other STEAM program areas will host community outreach activities in the spring 2022 semester, followed by a STEAM academy during the summer.
Shannon Frazer, Communications Specialist for Alcoa Warrick Operations, presented the award on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in the Advanced Technology Center on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road in Owensboro.
For more information about OCTC's ALCOA STEAM project, please contact Theresa Schmitt at 270-686-4604 or by email at theresa.schmitt@kctcs.edu.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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OCTC's Christi Midkiff, Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis, Dave Wilson, Theresa Schmitt, Shannon Frazer from the Alcoa Foundation, OCTC's Tim Williamson, Scott Clay from OCTC's Foundation, OCTC's Shawn Payne, Dr. Scott Williams, Steve Gardner from OCTC's Foundation and OCTC's Mike Rodgers.
