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OCTC's Cornerstone Hosts The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion

Wednesday, April 17 @ 11 a.m. in ATC 107

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (04/16/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College's Cornerstone Campus Ministry student group is hosting a presentation entitled, The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion on Wednesday, April 17 at 11 a.m. in the Chandler Conference Center, located in the Advanced Technology Center on the main campus at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The program was developed by Dr. Eddie Leach, program coordinator for Veterinary Technology and examines the act of crucifixion from a scientific perspective. Dr. Leach also teaches Anatomy and Physiology and has a particular interest in studying the crucifixion due to his personal faith. While crucifixion is thought of as an old practice; it is still used in other countries. This is the second annual event hosted by OCTC's Cornerstone Campus Ministry and the event is free and open to the community. This event is Merit approved for OCTC students. For more information please contact Dr. Meredith Skaggs, meredith.skaggs@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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Owensboro Community & Technical College’s Cornerstone Campus Ministry student group is hosting a presentation entitled, The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion on Wednesday, April 17 at 11 a.m. in the Chandler Conference Center, located in the Advanced Technology Center on the main campus at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The program was developed by Dr. Eddie Leach, program coordinator for Veterinary Technology and examines the act of crucifixion from a scientific perspective. Dr. Leach also teaches Anatomy and Physiology and has a particular interest in studying the crucifixion due to his personal faith. While crucifixion is thought of as an old practice; it is still used in other countries. This is the second annual event hosted by OCTC’s Cornerstone Campus Ministry and the event is free and open to the community. This event is Merit approved for OCTC students. For more information please contact Dr. Meredith Skaggs, meredith.skaggs@kctcs.edu.

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