OCTC Recognized as Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador
Owensboro, KY (06/06/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College has been named a Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This effort is to formally recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation's readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events. As a WRN Ambassador, the partners commit to working with NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen the national resilience against extreme weather. The WRN Ambassador initiative helps unify the efforts across government, non-profits, academia, and private industry toward making the nation more ready, responsive, and resilient against extreme environmental hazards.
"We are excited to be named a Weather-Ready Ambassador and are grateful that the safety and security office is ensuring that our employees continue to focus on preparedness" commented Dr. Scott Williams, OCTC President.
OCTC's Safety and Security office plays a vital role in disseminating information, providing trainings, and supervising drills as needed. OCTC's Director of Safety and Security, Jeff Hendricks added "This is an important step in recognizing the strides we have taken as an institution to be more aware and prepared for weather incidents. We hope to continue on this path and earn the Storm Ready Supporter status and are working towards that end."
As a WRN Ambassador, the institutions agree to serve as change agents and leaders in their communities. Helping to build communities that are ready, responsive, and resilient to the impacts of extreme weather and water events.
In order to be officially recognized as a WRN Ambassador, an organization must commit to:
Promoting Weather-Ready Nation messages and themes to their stakeholders;
Engaging with NOAA personnel on potential collaboration opportunities;
Sharing their success stories of preparedness and resiliency;
Serving as an example by educating employees on workplace preparedness
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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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