Caleb Rush

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) debaters compete and place at the Fall "Climb the Mountain" Online Team Debate Tournament hosted by Puget Sound University, located in Seattle, Washington. In this remote event debaters had the option to c...

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Tammy M. Rice Speech & Debate Society won the Community Colllege State Championship in NPDA Debate, IPDA Debate, and individual events at the 2021 Kentucky Forensics Association (KFA) state tournament ho...

Caleb Rush, of Owensboro earned awards at the Speech & Debate tournament at MSU. Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Speech and Debate Team had a successful outing at Murray State Uni...

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Speech and Debate Team had a successful outing at Murray State University's Ruby Krider Tournament on February 7-8, 2020. Participating students included: Caleb Rush, Karris Thomson and James Crofton. Cr...

OCTC's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Chapter is hosted a conference: Transforming Higher Education One Student at a Time: Issues in Food and Nutrition on November 9.

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Oak Island Players present Durang by the DOZEN featuring 12 ACTORS in 12 PLAYS. The plays featured are from the comedic collection "Naomi in the Living Room and Other Short Plays" by Christopher Durang. They wi...

The OCTC Speech & Debate Team dominated the 25th Annual BBQ Capital-WYRD Speech/Debate Tournament held November 1-2, 2019. OCTC hosted the BBQ Capital tournament on Friday and shared hosting duties with Transylvania for their WYRD Tourney on Saturday. ...

The Owensboro Community & Technical College Speech and Debate team traveled to Cookeville, Tennessee and competed in a tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech University on September 27-28, 2019 and Ca...

The Owensboro Community & Technical College Speech and Debate team traveled to Cookeville, Tennessee and competed in a tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech University on September 27-28, 2019. The team earned first place in the Debate Sweepstakes in ...

Members heard from a panel of faculty members about faculty expectations, the importance of being engaged in class, and how to self-advocate. Following the panel, members heard from Becky Hodskins ...

Managing one's time is not as easy as it sounds. A day planner can be an essential tool because it allows a place to keep short-term and long-term schedules. Learning to effectively use a planner c...

Tammy Rice discussed various aspects of culture and subcultures, especially commonly accepted practices, food, and communication.

We believe in learning from our peers. During this Peer Panel, TRiO members who are ready to graduate will answer questions regarding their success, explain any obstacles they faced and how they o...

Students attended a discussion and reading by the Spring 19 Common Reading author, Nnedi Okorafor, on March 21, 2019.

The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Dean's List recognizes the academic excellence of students who have earned an overall semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher in cou...

TRiO member Nicholas Russell presented a workshop informing students about three different websites they should visit while searching for scholarship opportunities.

Students attended a presentation by Marsha Norman, author of the Fall 2018 Common Read - Getting Out.

We believe in learning from each other. Students wo are gettting ready to graduate will share their stories about how they got this far, provide general advice, and inform us on what campus resourc...

Attended the 4-Year College and University Transfer Fair sponsored by TRAC Central on the Main Campus, October 2, 2018. Representatives from over twelve different universities and colleges spoke wi...

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading for fall 2018 is a play written by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Kentucky-native playwright Marsha Norman, Getting Out. Norman earned a John Gassner Medallion and the America...

Met with UK transfer rep. about transferring, applying, scholarships, etc.

Students attended the Student Government Association's Fall Fling held on OCTC's Main Campus. Fling is an event held each semester to help raise money for student clubs and organizations, as well a...

Students attended a pizza luncheon with OCTC President Dr. Scott Williams, hosted by the Student Government Association. Dr. Williams discussed the many resources available to students and updated ...

Met with Murray transfer rep. about transferring, applying, scholarships, etc.

Attended OCTC's Fall 18 Student Fest event held on OCTC's Main Campus. Students were able to explore different services provided by OCTC, as well as talk with representatives from community organiz...

Students attended OCTC's Pathfinder Day - a new student orientation day held on OCTC's Main Campus. New students were able to find their classes, visit the cyber center, have their student ID made,...