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OFTC students receive Karen Core Nurse Aid Scholarships

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Wednesday, December 4th, 2013, 9:16am

OFTC students receive Karen Core Nurse Aid Scholarships

The Oconee Fall Line Technical College Foundation-South, Inc. has awarded seven Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) students with the Karen Core Nurse Aid Scholarship for the 2013 fall semester.

The scholarship was established to assist students enrolled in the Nurse Aid Program at OFTC's South Campus in Dublin. The Foundation chose to honor Karen Core with the scholarship because of her life-long service to health care as a registered nurse and her past membership on the Foundation's board of trustees.

The following students received the scholarship for fall semester: Casey Branch of Rentz; Breana Burnett of Montrose; Teresa Dykes of Cochran; Jessica Lindsey of Dublin; Rachel Mallette of East Dublin; Justin Martin of Vidalia; and Katherine Reaves of Eastman.

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Wednesday, November 27th, 2013, 10:39am

Daniels completes TCSG Executive Academy

ATLANTA, GA – Blake Daniels, Accounting Director of Oconee Fall Line Technical College was recently recognized for completing the Technical College System of Georgia Administrative Services Executive Academy.

Daniels was presented with a certificate of completion for demonstrating professional education and commitment to his profession by Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson, TCSG Assistant Commissioner Lisa Eason, and TCSG Deputy Commissioner Josephine Reed-Taylor at the Vice Presidents of Administrative Services meeting in Atlanta, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013.

“This is the very first time that our TCSG system has ever done this, and it is a very important internal training for our upper level accounting staffs,” said TCSG Assistant Commissioner Lisa Eason.

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Tuesday, November 26th, 2013, 4:29pm

2014 GED® Test to Embrace College and Career Readiness

TCSG official: “ready to support this productive change for the residents of Georgia”

Atlanta, GA - The State of Georgia will launch a new GED® program in January 2014 that has been developed by the national GED Testing Service (GEDTS) in Washington, D.C.

The change will align the entire GED program with college and career readiness standards and provide the level of academic rigor required by the increased demands of the job market.

Students who are taking the current GED test, but have not passed all five parts, have until the end of 2013 to pass. All partially-completed tests and scores will expire at the end of the year, meaning those students who do not act now will have to completely start over again in 2014 with the new GED test in order to receive their high school equivalency credential.

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Monday, November 25th, 2013, 8:30am

MGSC wins South Atlantic Conference football title

Middle Georgia State College capped a perfect 11-0 club football season Saturday by winning the South Atlantic Conference title 26-24 over Orangeburg County Tech in Cochran. Ken Hughes, who took over at quarterback when Kion Button went out with a shoulder injury, was 7 of 16 for 130 yards and a touchdown. He also had 40 yards on 11 carries as well as five tackles.

MGSC will play for the NCFA (National Club Football Association) title December 7 in Salem, VA.

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Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 11:42am

Nathaniel Ebner of Glascock County has been chosen to represent Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) at the EAGLE Leadership Institute on March 25 - 27, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

EAGLE is the first statewide program in the nation that recognizes and rewards excellence among students enrolled in adult education programs. This student recognition program is designed to create greater awareness of educational opportunities that are available in local communities across the state and to foster greater involvement in lifelong learning pursuits.

Students at OFTC were nominated for the local EAGLE award by their instructors based on a demonstration of superior achievement in the adult education programs.

OFTC selected Ebner out of a group of nine finalists from across the College's 11-county service area who each gave an interview about their studies, progress, hopes, and dreams and a short, prepared speech.

Pictured: Nathaniel Ebner with his OFTC Adult Education Instructor Monica Mercer

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Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 11:42am

Area students invited to enter design contest

Oconee Fall Line Technical College is encouraging all area elementary, middle and high school art instructors and their students to participate in Georgia's annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design competition.

Winners have the opportunity to win cash awards and attend the Manufacturing Appreciation Week luncheon in Atlanta with the Governor.

Students from across Georgia are encouraged to submit artwork depicting the importance of manufacturing to their lives and communities as part of Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW). MAW was developed by the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

The deadline to enter the student design competition is February 7, 2013 and all entries should be submitted to Oconee Fall Line Technical College, Attention Jennifer Ahrens, Exec. Director of Marketing and Public Relations, 1189 Deepstep Road, Sandersville, GA 31082.

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Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 11:31am

Parker Hannifin donates to OFTC Foundation

Wendy Fennell, Human Resources Team Leader at Parker Hannifin Corporation, presented a $1,000 check to Roger Miller, President of the OFTC Foundation-South, Inc. Board of Trustees.

“The Foundation graciously accepts this gift from Parker Corporation which will support initiatives such as the Lending Library, scholarships, and the TOOLS Program at Oconee Fall Line Technical College,” commented Jenny Shuman, Executive Director.

The OFTC Foundation-South, Inc. is a 501c3, non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds to assist the students, faculty, and staff of Oconee Fall Line Technical College’s South Campus.

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