OCTC Hosting "Come As You Are" Event

11 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, ATC 107

Owensboro, KY (02/13/2019) — OCTC's Counseling Center will host an information session for students called "Come As You Are" on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 11 a.m. The session will feature local speakers in recovery from food addiction and is held in conjunction with National Eating Disorder week. The sessions are part of a Healthy You, Healthy Campus series and will be held in the Chandler Conference Center (ATC 107) located in the Advanced Technology Center, on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road. The events are free and open to the public.

"It's important to try and reach students who may be struggling with an eating disorder, but it is also vital to bring awareness and understanding to our campuses about these issues" commented Dr. Scott Williams, OCTC President.

For more info please contact jolynne.chapman@kctcs.edu or call 270-686-4474.

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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 Counseling Center will host an information session for students called “Come As You Are” on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 11 a.m. The session will feature local speakers in recovery from food addiction and is held in conjunction with National Eating Disorder week. The sessions are part of a Healthy You, Healthy Campus series and will be held in the Chandler Conference Center (ATC 107) located in the Advanced Technology Center, on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road. The events are free and open to the public.

This event is Merit approved.