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3rd Quarter Health and Safety Training
The third quarter health and safety training online is Hazard Communications . This training is required for all employees and must be completed by the end of this quarter, March 31, 2012.
Online Instructions for 3rd Quarter Health and Safety Training
John Massey Helps Establish Scholarship
Funded by Durant native and Oklahoma State Regent for Higher Education John Massey, the Dr. Marion Paden Distinguished Leadership Award will be granted in the name of Oklahoma City Community College's (OCCC) Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services. The Dr. Marion Paden Distinguished Leadership Award will, for the first time this spring, recognize OCCC Civic Honors students who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding campus involvement and quality commitment to service in the Oklahoma City community.
A percentage of the $15,000 endowed scholarship from Regent Massey will be awarded annually to a deserving student on a case by case basis. Applications are due Friday, March 16, 2012 at 5 p.m. Students can pick up an application packet at the OCCC Office of Enrollment and Student Services.
The new Civic Honors program, which is part of the service-learning program, is an option open to all students, especially students interested in service- learning. The Civic Honors program allows students to gain insight into society's needs though civic involvement, leadership skills, and expanded awareness of self and others.
For more information about the Dr. Marion Paden Distinguished Leadership Award, please call the OCCC Office of Enrollment and Student Services at ext. 7595.
Enroll for Spring; OCCC Open Late for Convenience
With January Intersession currently in full swing, many student service offices are staying open late in preparation for the start of the spring semester on Jan. 17.
Advising, Recruitment and Admissions, Testing, Records, Registration and Financial Aid are all open during the following hours now through Jan. 20:
- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday
- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday
- Saturday, Jan. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Students should arrive one hour prior to closing to ensure timely assistance from an admissions advisor.
Students enrolling for the first time must complete an application for admission, found in the Admissions Office or online at www.occc.edu/applynow. Returning students may enroll in person or online.
Opening Day and Welcome Week
Calling all volunteers: the Office of Student Life needs your help to make Opening Day and Welcome Week a success. Opening Day is set for Saturday, Jan. 14, while Welcome Week is Jan. 17-19. During this time, volunteers will be needed to provide assistance to new students at OCCC.
Each semester, OCCC opens its doors on the Saturday before classes begin to help new and returning students answer last-minute questions, check out campus resources, and locate their classrooms. Opening Day takes place from 1 - 4 p.m.
During Welcome Week, "information stations" will be set up in a variety of locations throughout the campus for volunteers to help students find classrooms and answer questions. Volunteers will be needed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on these dates.
For more information, or to volunteer for Opening Day and/or Welcome Week, please contact the Office of Student Life at ext. 7523.
OCCC Offers New Weight Watchers at Work Program
If losing weight is one of your New Year's resolutions, check out the new OCCC Weight Watchers at Work program.
The program is open to everyone; however, to qualify for the 50 percent subsidy provided by OCCC, you must be a full-time employee and attend at least 17 meetings during the fiscal year.
During the month of January, Weight Watchers at Work is offering the monthly pass option, $39.95/month, for OCCC Weight Watchers members. For the reduced price, members receive free etools and unlimited access to meetings at OCCC or in the community at one of the Weight Watchers stores.
The first Weight Watchers at Work meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the Keith Leftwich Memorial Library, Room 402, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
To join now, follow the steps below:
- Go to https://wellness.weightwatchers.com. The OCCC ID number is 23920; the passcode is ww23920.
- Enter your personal information and set up your website user ID and password
- Change the zip code of the work location to 73159, if it does not already appear
- Click "purchase Monthly Pass" within one of the listed community meetings. (You are not signing up for a specific meeting yet, you are signing up for a monthly pass, which is valid in any community meeting or At Work meeting)
- Enter your height, weight, etc., and click "continue"
- On the payment screen, set up a user name and password that will be associated with the actual online account (etools, your profile/payment info, online support items). Fill in fields and payment information and then click "complete purchase".
- You can print off your temporary monthly pass for the first month to bring to the meeting
For more information or questions, please call Rhonda Simpson at ext. 7823.
Congratulations to all the current Weight Watchers at Work members. During this past session, you lost a total of 283.6 pounds! What an inspiration!
Octarium Comes to OCCC, Jan. 19
Next in the Cultural Arts Series lineup at Oklahoma City Community College, Octarium will perform live in the Bruce Owen Theater, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012 at 7 p.m. Tickets to the show are $10, $17 and $22 for general admission seating.
The Kansas City-based vocal octet, Octarium, will present Should Have Been Choral, an evening of a cappella musical arrangements of secular songs originally composed as orchestral symphonies, operatic overtures, and music from Broadway shows and pop songs.
Since its inception in 2003, Octarium (which is Latin for "Eight as One") has gained a national reputation for performances suffused with what composer Morton Lauridsen called "stunning artistry combined with an absolutely beautiful blending of voices".
Under the artistic direction of Dr. Krista Lang Blackwood, members of Octarium include mezzo-soprano, Andrea Coleman; lyric baritone, Brady Shepherd; soprano, Amy Waldron; tenor, Jay Van Blaricum; alto, Jaime Scherrer; tenor, Jason Parr; soprano, Ashley Winters; and bass-baritone, Benjamin Winters.
For tickets to Octarium, please click the link here, http://www.occc.edu/CAS/octarium.html, or call the OCCC Office of Cultural Programs at (405) 682-7576.
CERT Classes This February
OCCC employees are invited to participate in CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) classes at Francis Tuttle, Reno campus on three consecutive Fridays, Feb. 10, 17 and 24.
The CERT program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area, and trains individuals in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
Those interested in attending the upcoming course should contact Lisa Teel by January 20 at ext. 7148.
OCCC Honored by Hispanic Chamber
Recently, the Greater OKC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce turned the spotlight on OCCC, recognizing the college with the Outstanding Community Organization award.
Executive Director of the Greater OKC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, David Castillo said this about OCCC, "It's important for any business or organization to realize that its customers offer more than revenue. Identifying with the needs of the community and reaching out to help shows true dedication and social responsibility of any organization. Oklahoma City Community College continues to realize tremendous growth in its Hispanic student population and has really focused on improving the education of Hispanic students in the area."
In 2010 Hispanic students represented almost ten percent of the total student population at OCCC. These numbers are particularly significant considering Hispanic enrollment at Oklahoma public colleges and universities was 4.1 percent in 2009. Most impressively, the number of Hispanic students enrolling at OCCC has grown by more than 20 percent since 2006.
For more information on the award granted to the college from the Greater OKC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, please contact Gina Perry at ext. 7879.
Ruth Charnay Graduates from Academy for Leadership and Development
OCCC leaders expressed their congratulations recently to Ruth Charnay, OCCC department director for Communications and the Arts, for her recent graduation from the Academy for Leadership and Development.
The Academy for Leadership and Development is a program developed by the Chair Academy, a division of the Maricopa Community College District in Mesa, Ariz., for the purpose of advancing organizational leadership, and providing succession planning for leaders in post-secondary institutions.
The Academy is a yearlong program that includes an initial week of on-site training; a practicum experience involving implementation of an individualized professional development plan, focusing on the application of skills learned during training; a mentor and coaching program; and a final week of on-site training consisting of additional leadership issues.
Topics covered throughout the course include: Complex Role of the Organizational Leader; Work Behavioral Styles; Building Effective Work Teams; Strategic Planning and Scenario Thinking; Managing Conflict Productively; Facilitating; Integrating and Celebrating Strengths; Dimensions of Leadership; Leading and Managing Change; Leader as Manager; Valuing Diversity and Cultural Competence; Hiring and Orienting for Excellence; Coaching; Developing and Talent Management; and Leading Part-Time Staff.
Participants in the program are selected and nominated by their individual colleges to attend. OCCC congratulates Ruth Charnay for the successful completion of this program.
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