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Send us Fan Mail How do you keep an entire college in the loop? Riley Ketcher, Marketing Content Strategist; Jayme Rutledge, Director of Communication; and Alex Khnykin, Social Media Marketing and Strategist, join Oh That’s Cool! to talk about connecting students, staff, and faculty with what’s happening at the college. We explore the people and work behind the messages and have a little fun with job titles that make “strategist” sound like a superpower.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oh That’s Cool, we talk numbers with Drew Courtway, CFO at Ozarks Tech, now referred to as "Master of Coin." From managing millions in institutional budgets to making smart everyday financial choices, Drew gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how money moves through a college. He also shares real, practical tips for personal finance that anyone can use to better understand their money and plan for the future.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oh That’s Cool, we’re pawsitively excited to welcome Amethyst Ditieri, the Director of Student Success at Ozarks Technical Community College and a true cat-alyst for helping students find their path. Amethyst shares how she’s been purr-suing student success, guiding future OTC students through the admissions process and helping them land on their feet as they begin their college journey. We also curl up with the story of how Amethyst once pounced on an oppo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Sherri Elder and Marilyn Madden from the Early Childhood Development Department at Ozarks Tech talk about Conscious Discipline and what it looks like in real classrooms when children are learning how to name, understand, and regulate big emotions. They break down why emotional regulation is not “extra,” it is foundational, and how teachers can intentionally build skills like calm-down strategies, emotional language, and connection so kids can move from ...

Send us Fan Mail We are back! In this episode, we sit down with Marcia Wheeler, our Director of Assessment and Accreditation and the force behind the New Faculty Institute, to pull back the curtain on what “assessment” and “accreditation” actually look like on a real college campus. Expect practical tips you can use right away, the most common myths that stress faculty out for no reason, and a few laugh out loud moments that feel way too familiar if you have ever battled Canvas, deadlines, or...