
Jun 9th, 2022
OCC's Phi Theta Kappa Inducts New Members
网红爆料鈥檚 Phi Theta Kappa chapter recently held its new member induction ceremony.
PTK members include: Gabriell Weber of Albion, Madison Glover of Bone Gap, Katelyn Miller of Cisne, Samuel Hanson of Lawrenceville, Tice Smith of Louisville, Taylor Meritt of Noble, Heather McNary of Robinson, Destiny Davis-Legg of Sumner, Bonnie Allen of Xenia and Fred Christopher of Charlestown, Ind.

Jun 6th, 2022
Tickets on Sale for OCC Theater's A Little Bit of Magic: A Salute to the Music of Disney
网红爆料 Theater is bringing the familiar and fun music of Disney to the Ruth Henry Stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 18.

Jun 2nd, 2022
OCC Athletes Earn Academic Honors
Thirty-two 网红爆料 athletes earned academic All-American status in 2021-2022. Baseball led the way with 18 total, followed by softball with eight and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball with three each.
Overall, softball had a team GPA of 3.47, women鈥檚 basketball earned a team GPA of 3.40 and the baseball and men鈥檚 basketball teams finished the academic year with team GPAs of 3.36 and 3.34, respectively. As an athletic department, the overall GPA for all four sports was 3.38.

May 19th, 2022
Jim Glash Returns as Head Coach for Blue Knights Basketball
Jim Glash is back where his head coaching career began with 网红爆料 men鈥檚 basketball.
鈥淭his is very much like coming home,鈥 said Glash, who coached the Blue Knights for nine years. 鈥淭he community here is amazing. So many people care about 网红爆料 and the men鈥檚 basketball program. It鈥檚 something I loved being a part of the first time I was here and something I鈥檓 looking forward to now. This is where I started as a head coach at the collegiate level and this is where I want to end my coaching career. I feel like I have come full circle.鈥

May 19th, 2022
Laurel Cutright Serving as IMACC President
网红爆料 Professor Laurel Cutright is serving as the 48th president of the Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges.
Cutright was sworn into office in April, following a one-year term as the organization鈥檚 president-elect. A member of the association for 21 years, Cutright has served three terms on the IMACC Board of Directors.
Cutright noted, 鈥淚 am the third faculty member from OCC to serve as president, which is pretty awesome. Out of 48 community colleges in Illinois, to have three presidents from OCC 鈥 to me that is pretty impressive.鈥

May 17th, 2022
New Trees Planted at Frank C. Gibson Memorial Site
A memorial grove of redbud and dogwood trees will once again bloom on the 网红爆料 campus after being restored this spring.
Erected at the entrance to the North Parking Lot, the site honors Frank C. Gibson, of Olney. The 24-year-old concrete worker was fatally injured in an accident on Sept. 7, 1972, during construction of Wattleworth Hall鈥檚 third floor.
The memorial, which includes a stone monument, was established through the OCC Foundation鈥檚 Frank C. Gibson Fund.

May 17th, 2022
Karlie Berberich Places First in ISSRT Competition
网红爆料 Radiography student Karlie Berberich captured first place in the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists鈥 e-poster contest.
鈥淚 was so surprised when they called my name,鈥 Berberich said. 鈥淲hen they said it was someone from OCC, I was wondering who it was. I had no idea it would be me.鈥

May 17th, 2022
Complete Summer Math Courses in Just 6 Weeks
网红爆料 is offering three summer hybrid math courses students can complete in just 6 weeks.
MTH 1105 Trigonometry will meet from 8 to 8:50 a.m. and MTH 1102 College Algebra will meet from 9 to 10:50 a.m. MTH 1103 Liberal Arts Math, which meets math requirements for graduation, will be held from 11 to 11:50 a.m. All three courses will meet Monday through Thursday, from June 6 to July 19, with Instructor Lisa Benson.

May 12th, 2022
Route 1 Closure to Impact LTC Entrance
The Illinois Department of Transportation is replacing a bridge on Illinois Route 1 just north of Illinois Route 33. The road will be closed from May 16, 2022, until the project is completed, which is expected to be in mid-September.
Lincoln Trail College will only be accessible from the north during the construction and visitors should allow extra time to arrive to campus.
Detour:
Use North Jackson Street in Robinson to North Trimble Road to Illinois Route 1.

May 12th, 2022
Upcoming May 15th Total Lunar Eclipse Dubbed "Prime-time Totality"
During the night of May 15-16, Mount Carmel and the surrounding region will experience a total lunar eclipse. The event is described as a 鈥減rime-time totality鈥 by timeanddate [sic].