Owensboro Community and Technical College

Spring 2024 Common Reading with Heather Henson.

Students attended the Spring 2024 Common Reading Brunch with Heather Henson.

Student attended a presentation by Diane Vego of the Christian Appalachian Project (co-sponsored by Cornerstone Campus Ministry). Diane presented on Appalachian culture and community, as well as the flooding recovery efforts (which CAP is helping to lead).

Student attended a reading a presentation by the Fall 22 Common Reading author of In the Wild Light, Jeff Zentner.

Students attended common read event with Sarah McCartt-Jackson, author of "Write Where You Are: Poetry and Place". A Kentucky poet, educator, and folklorist Sarah McCartt-Jackson has been published by Indiana Review, Journal of American Folklore, The Maine Review, and many others. Her poetry books include: Stonelight, Calf Canyon, Vein of Stone, and Children Born on the Wrong Side of the River. She has served as artist-in-residence for Great Smoky Mountains, Catoctin Mountain, Homestead, and Acadia National Parks.

Students are involved or serving as an officer in Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two year colleges. Students must have completed at least 12 hours of coursework that may be applied to an associate degree, and part-time students are eligible. Students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or greater.

Attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop hosted by OCTC's Counseling Center. The DDaviess County Domestic Violence Multidisciplinary Task Force presented to this workshop.

Teams Presentation, "Respect Starts Now," with John Gleason, Vice President of Community Engagement at Wendell Foster. In conjunction with the Spring 2021 Common Reading program and supported by the OCTC Experiential Learning Center (ELC)

Students joined Grant as he shared his experiences about growing up in Western Kentucky and moving to serve the people of Appalachia. He shared stories about the beauty of Appalachia and the struggles facing our fellow Kentuckians. The event was co-sponsored by OCTC's Common Reading and Cornerstone Campus Ministry.

Students attended a Global Studies Presentation titled: Thumbpicking Community of Drakesboro, KY - a documentary by OCTC's Dan Hildenbrandt & Rodney Newton. Special guest, OCTC faculty Larry Stone, played his acoustic guitar in the thumbpicking style during the presentation.

Attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop co-hosted by WISE and OCTC's Counseling Center. The Daviess County Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Task Force presented to this workshop.

Student participated in a sanctioned speech and debate event.

Students attended OCTC's Cornerstone Campus Ministry student group's presentation, "The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion" on April 17, 2019. The program was developed by Dr. Eddie Leach, program coordinator for Veterinary Technology and examines the act of crucifixion from a scientific perspective.

Participated in the Speech & Debate Tournament

OCTC Takes Community College Title and Students Earn Individual Awards at the KFA State Tournament

Students attended a presentation by Associate Professor of English, Dr. Obilade, about the award winning Black Panther movie. This semester's Common Reading author, Nnedi Okorafor, was a co-writer of the movie script, as well as related comic books/graphic novels in Marvel's Black Panther universe.

Students attended a Global Studies Presentation titled: "A World of Difference - Experience it for Yourself!," by Professor Kaye Brown

This presentation was presented by local author, Bryan Taylor.

This panel discussion featured representatives from the Daviess County Detention Center, Owensboro Police Department, Friends of Sinners, and Owensboro Regional Recovery Center.

Attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop co-hosted by WISE and OCTC's Counseling Center. The Daviess County Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Task Force presented to this workshop.

Students attended a presentation by OCTC Alum, Bryan Gore and his wife Lichaun, regarding their life and the culture in China.

Students attended a panel discussion featuring women that are currently working in non-traditional occupations. Featured in the discussion were Rebecca Davis, Shannon Raymer, Brooklyn Maple and Tonia Brown.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of National TRiO Day, OCTC's TRiO Student Support Services provided a panel discussion on what it means to be a first generation student navigating the world of college. Panelists included students, faculty, staff, and community members who were willing to discuss challenges, obstacles, and lessons learned as first generation students.

Students provided service to the OCTC campus through Cornerstone Campus Ministry during the Fall 17 semester.

Students attended a Global Studies presentation by OCTC's Rodney Newton. Rodney discussed his culture he encountered on his recent trip to South Korea and El Salvador.

Attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop co-hosted by WISE and OCTC's Counseling Center. The Daviess County Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Task Force presented this workshop.

On Tuesday, March 21 at 11 a.m., Scott Russell Sanders, author of Owensboro Community and Technical College's Common Reading selection, Earth Works: Selected Essays, read from, and spoke about his work in Blandford Hall (located in the Humanities Building on the Main OCTC campus). According to the bio on Sanders' website: Scott Russell Sanders is the author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Hunting for Hope and A Conservationist Manifesto. His most recent books are Earth Works: Selected Essays (2012) and Divine Animal: A Novel (2014). He also has a collection of eco-science fiction stories entitled Dancing in Dreamtime, and a new edition of his documentary narrative, Stone Country, will appear in 2017. Among his honors are the Lannan Literary Award, the John Burroughs Essay Award, the Mark Twain Award, the Cecil Woods Award for Nonfiction, the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2012 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Indiana University. He and his wife, Ruth, a biochemist, have reared two children in their hometown of Bloomington, in the hardwood hill country of Indiana's White River Valley. He is currently at work on a collection of short stories, a book about the meaning of wealth, and a collection of essays about the role of writing in an age of climate disruption. His writing examines the human place in nature, the pursuit of social justice, the relation between culture and geography, and the search for a spiritual path.

On February 28, students attended a presentation by Ms. Aloma Dew regarding Climate Change, the horror, hype, and hooey. This event was sponsored by the Common Reading Committee as part of the Spring 17 Common Read event.

On April 14, students attended a Start Smart Workshop, sponsored by Women in Support of Education (WISE), and presented by AAUW. WISE and AAUW are working together to close the gender pay gap and help female students negotiate salaries.

Students attended a presentation by Dr. Micah Perkins regarding wildlife homes and how we can help to preserve them. The presentation also featured a tour of the Virginia Miles Nature Center. This was sponsored by the OCTC Common Reading Committee.