Explore the diverse world of international cuisine and regional food discoveries during a unique dining experience at Owens Community College as the Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts programs announce spring menu selections in the community Terrace View Café.
The student-run Terrace View Café is open to the public during the academic year. Owens’ restaurant, which is coordinated by the Food, Nutrition and Hospitality Department, is located in College Hall Room 148 on the Toledo-area Campus. The Terrace View Café will be open to area residents for lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays from …

Experience a unique artistic performance developed by Core Ensemble that features a theatrical narrative to chamber music as Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts presents “Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance” Feb. 24.
Presented in conjunction with the College’s celebration of Black History Month, Core Ensemble’s performance will take place in the College’s Mainstage Theatre at 8 p.m.
“Owens Community College is proud to once again welcome internationally-acclaimed Core Ensemble to Northwest Ohio,” said Barbara Barkan, Owens Director for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. “Core …

A wide variety of fiber media and techniques to create individual and collaborative works will be featured in the Owens Community College Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery as part of an exhibit titled “Women Working Together”, Feb. 21 – March 23. The Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery is located in Owens’ Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the Toledo-area Campus.
In addition to the exhibit, Owens’ Center for Fine and Performing Arts will serve as host to a free exhibit reception Feb. 24 from 6-8 p.m. in the Walter E. …

Vibrant, colorful paintings depicting flowers and landscapes by artist Nancy Wikoff Leetch will serve as focus to the current art exhibition on Owens Community College’s Findlay-area Campus as the Library Gallery presents “In Full Bloom”, Feb. 20 – March 23.
“Owens Community College is excited to present the amazing artistic work of Nancy Wikoff Leetch in the Library Gallery,” said Gail McCain, Owens Library Manager for the Findlay-area Campus. “Flowers and landscapes – painted in her signature sunlit and expressive style – are her subjects in the colorful show. Nancy’s paintings …

Area high school students will put their knowledge of tractors to the test as they compete in the 19th annual FFA District I Agricultural and Industrial Diagnostics Contest at Owens Community College Feb. 24.
The contest will occur from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the College’s Transportation Technologies Center on the Toledo-area Campus.
Presented by the College’s Transportation Technologies, the contest will involve high school teams, consisting of two students, completing various testing to determine their expertise of tractors. As part of the practical skills competition, teams will be required to …

More than 100 public and private colleges and universities from Ohio and the surrounding states will visit the Toledo area as Owens Community College serves as host to Northwest Ohio’s largest College Preview Night March 7.
Established in 1987, the event will occur from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and is sponsored by the counseling staffs of 21 local high schools and Owens. College tables will be set up in Owens’ Student Health and Activities Center and presentations will be held in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts and the Audio/Visual Classroom Center. …

Owens Community College students were recently honored for their academic accomplishments in business, earning membership into the Kappa Beta Delta International Honor Society.
Kappa Beta Delta was established in 1997 as an international honor society exclusively for Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accredited two-year business programs.
Standing for excellence, trustworthiness and genuineness, the overall mission of Kappa Beta Delta is to encourage and recognize scholarship and accomplishment among students of business, management and administration at two-year academic institutions. Additionally, the international honor society promotes student aspirations toward personal and …

More than 80 colleges and universities from Ohio and the surrounding states will visit the Findlay area as the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus serves as host to Greater Hancock County College Night March 5. The event will occur from 6:30-8 p.m.
The counseling staffs of nine local high schools in the surrounding area are co-sponsoring the annual event, which is being held at the Owens Findlay-area Campus Community Education and Wellness Center. Admission to the college preview night is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
“Greater Hancock County College …

The Owens Community College Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses, as well as the Arrowhead Park Learning Center in Maumee and the Learning Center at The Source in downtown Toledo, will be closed Friday-Sunday, March 2-4, for Mid-Semester Break. There will be no classes and the College offices will be closed for business. Administrative offices will be open again on Monday, March 5, while classes will resume on Monday, March 12.

Owens Community College has named F. Jack Witt III as the new Vice President of Human Resources. His responsibilities will include overseeing all aspects related to the administrative leadership, coordination and development of initiatives within the academic institution’s Office of Human Resources.
In addition, his new position will entail providing leadership and oversight in labor and employee relations, employment, compensation, benefits, EEO/employee relations, training, progression and succession, quality/planning facilitation, and diversity and inclusion, among other areas.
“Owens Community College is proud to welcome Jack Witt as new Vice President of Human Resources,” …