OACC News
Proponent Testimony on the FY 2021-22 Capital Budget
Proponent Testimony on the FY 2021-22 Capital Budget to Conference Committee on Senate Bill 310. Go to the Testimony
Community Colleges Name North Central State President Chair of State Presidents Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 13, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – North Central State College President Dr. Dorey Diab has been elected Chair of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Presidents Council, the group that represents all 23 of the community college presidents throughout [...]
OACC Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality
The leaders, faculty, staff and students of Ohio’s community colleges have been angry, frustrated, saddened and outraged by the racism that led to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other innocent African Americans. The Ohio Association of Community Colleges stands firmly with everyone [...]
Ohio’s Two-Year Colleges Step Up to Provide Students and Families a Rare Commodity These Days—Certainty and Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – To help provide Ohio’s students some things in short supply right now—certainty and safety—Ohio’s community colleges have come together to launch a new effort to help first-year college students put aside questions about where [...]
Uncertainty Solved—For Less
By Jack Hershey, President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Behind life and health, Covid-19’s greatest casualty is probably certainty. How much longer will I work from home? Will I still even have a job in a month? When can I get my job back? Will [...]
Transfer Assurance Guides (TAG) Natural Sciences Open Discussions with ODHE
The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) is hosting a series of open discussions with the Natural Sciences TAG Leads on virtual labs. The Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Panel Leads for Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, and Geology have recognized the challenges experienced by faculty teaching courses via [...]