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Cortney Fitzgerald

Majoring in Fine Arts, Minoring in None
Owensboro Community and Technical College, Class of 2018
From Owensboro, KY
I love school and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to be a student at OCTC. I love drawing and creating with my hands. I'm in TRIO too!
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TRiO: Taking Notes Like a Rockstar

Taking good notes is an important part of academic success in college, no matter what degree a student is pursuing. This workshop will demonstrate various ways to take notes. Additionally, those wh...

March, 15 2021 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
TRiO's Fall Orientation with Guest Speaker Jaydee Graham

Guest speaker Jaydee Graham will motivate students to persevere and to find their voice as she shares her personal experience with drug abuse and relationship abuse.

September, 22 2020 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
TRiO Workshop: Stretch Your Dollars at the Grocery Store

Students will learn strategies to help them save money while grocery shopping,including avoiding shopping while hungry, planning meals ahead of time based on sale items, and looking at cost per unit.

September, 21 2020 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
TRiO Bonfire and Scary College Stories

At our annual bonfire, we shared scary college stories, explaining what could happen if students don't meet with an advisor or choose not to listen to advice on what courses to take, the horrors of...

December, 03 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Global Studies/Diversity Presentation: Thumbpicking Community of Drakesboro, KY

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,...

November, 25 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
TRiO Fall 2019 Orientation and Faculty Panel

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 ...

September, 10 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Fall Fiesta

Students received valuable information regarding available semester activities and events and also academic resources, such as an advising syllabus and a college lingo handout. Additionally, virtu...

August, 26 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Time Management

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...

August, 26 2019 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Oak Island Theatre Fall 2018 Production

Attended the Oak Island Theatre Production - Getting Out.

November, 15 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Peer Panel

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 resour...

November, 08 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Easing Your Anxiety and Depression Using Mindfulness

Mindfulness involves focusing completely on what's going on inside and outside of you. Participants will learn how to use meditation to ease anxiety and depression.

November, 08 2018 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Global Studies Presentation: "Adventures in Foreign Lands," presented by Rodney Newton

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.

December, 04 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Constitution Day presentation: "Freedom of Speech: Limitations & Expectations"

Students attended OCTC's will celebration of Constitution Day with a presentation titled "Freedom of Speech: Limitations & Expectations." The presentation and panel discussion featured OCTC faculty...

September, 26 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
The Circle - Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt, sponsored by the OCTC Learning Resource Center (LRC), TRAC, and the OCTC Common Reading Committee, invites participants to locate 17 "cameras," like the cameras in the Common R...

September, 20 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Common Reading presentation: "Gloom & Doom: What is Dystopia Anyway?"

Students attended a presentation about the dystopian genre, its history, other related terms, and how it all applies to this semester's Common Reading, The Circle. Presented by: Tonya Northenor, As...

September, 06 2017 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
It's Your Reality Fair

Attended It's Your Reality Fair on OCTC's Main Campus. This event featured community vendors helping students to prepare for life after college.

November, 03 2016 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Is it Constitutional to Ban Muslims from the US?

Attended a presentation by Professor Enid Trucios-Haynes of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law at Kentucky Wesleyan College's Rogers Hall on Monday, September 12.

September, 20 2016 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Student Fest

Students attended Student Fest and were introduced to different campus clubs, organizations, and community organizations at OCTC.

August, 24 2016 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
TRIO Student Support Services Orientation

Attended an information meeting about the TRIO Student Support Services program and learned about the resources available to participants. August 10, 2016

August, 18 2016 - Verified by Owensboro Community and Technical College
Cashier at Hometown IGA 20
June 2015 - Present

Building Community 3 World Affairs Council Badge Common Reading Fall 17 - The Circle 2 Constitution Day Global Studies Event 2 TRiO Workshop 4 Oak Island Theatre TRiO Time Management Workshop TRiO Workshop 3 TRiO Financial Literacy Workshop

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