Eight hundred three candidates for graduation, including 165 from the Findlay-area Campus, will receive their degrees during the 46th annual Owens Community College Spring Commencement May 4. The commencement will begin at 7 p.m. in the Student Health and Activities Center on the College’s Toledo-area Campus.
Andrea Price, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercy, Northern Region, will serve as the keynote speaker for the College’s Spring Commencement.
Mercy, Northern Region, is the largest of its parent company, Catholic Health Partners, Cincinnati. Price joined Mercy in the fall of 2009 as Chief …
A group of Owens Community College Dental Hygiene Program faculty and recent graduates will have the opportunity to impact the lives of residents in Chimbote, Peru through volunteer efforts as they participate in the academic institution’s first Peru Study and Service Abroad Program.
Owens recent graduates of the Dental Hygiene Program participating in the international service learning experience are Rachael Kline of New London, Jaclyn Niese of Leipsic and Jordan Hoppe of Green Springs. Owens Dental Hygiene Program faculty accompanying the recent graduates to Peru are Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene …
Area residents are invited to take a proactive approach to healthy living and the fight against oral cancer as Owens Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program, the Toledo Dental Hygienists’ Association and ProMedica Cancer Institute offer a free Oral Cancer Screening community outreach event May 22.
The Oral Cancer Screening event will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. at the College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic. The event is free and open to individuals of all ages.
The Oral Cancer Screening community outreach event will be administered by area dentists and dental hygienists and includes both …
Owens Community College Express golf begins its postseason run toward a national title as the program competes in the NJCAA Region XII Men’s Golf Championships this week. The tournament will be held at Bedford Valley Golf Club in Battle Creek, Mich., May 14-15.
The Express golf team captured and/or finished tied for four match and invitational titles during the season, highlighted by a third-place finish in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Championship Invitational. The program also finished second in the NJCAA Region XII Sub-Regional championship after a round of …
Students considering a career in law enforcement can pursue such an opportunity at Owens Community College as the academic institution is now accepting applications for the upcoming fall Basic Peace Officer Academy Training Program on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses.
During the seven-month program, Owens police academy students will take courses in patrol operations, firearms, defensive tactics, criminal investigation, constitutional law and physical conditioning using modern, high-tech police equipment. Participants will receive expert instruction from local police officers, sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers, as well as state and federal agents. In …
A group of Owens Community College students will have the unique opportunity to spend two weeks exploring life as well as learning about the cultures and customs of another country as they participate in the academic institution’s China Study Tour Program.
According to Owens Director of International Programs and Services Deborah Gavlik, the goal of the China Study Tour Program is to allow our students to immerse themselves in another country’s way of life.
“We are living in a global economy and community,” said Gavlik. “It is important that students have opportunities …
