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INSIDE THISISSUE:Artmobile at Ozarka2Gala Announced byFoundation2First CornerstoneAnnounced3HSU Offers OzarkaTransfer Scholarship3New Employees4Allied Health Workshop Set by SSC4Success Story: RoyGuiltner5Academic All-StarApps Accepted6Benefit Concert inMountain View at theOzark Folk Center forthe Mountain ViewBuilding Project.April 2, at 7:00 p.m.Featuring, Roy RogersGroup, Cobb Brothers,Pam Setser DannyDozier, and Gary Rounds.zarkaOCollege ConnectionV O L U M EX ,I S S U Evices, Carl Perkins Grant, CareerPathways Initiative, and OzarkaCollege. It was open to all students free of charge and includedbreakfast and lunch.The 10th Student Conferencewas held on Friday March 4,2011 at the main campus ofOzarka College in Melbourne.This conference is held everyFall and Spring semester andprovides a variety of workshops, presenters and activitiesto Ozarka College students.The event was sponsored byTRiO Student Support Ser-Around 100 students were inattendance for the technologythemed seminar which includedgeneral session speaker, Dr. Thomas Pennington, an attorney andprofessor at Arkansas Tech University who provided an entertaining presentation on CyberRights and Wrongs. One studentin attendance commented, "Hewas outstanding. He was trulyentertaining and informative andthe information was beneficial.”Another said “it was organized,Breakfast available7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.2 0 1 1entertaining and informative.Good topic.Greatspeaker!"Other workshops included:special guest presenter, BonnieHartz from the Student LoanGuarantee Foundation, whopresented two workshopsgeared toward financial literacy.Other presentations wereGoogle Docs, Graphing Calculator, Google Tools, and Database Research Tools.Around CampusSign up for Textalerts each morning for the dailymenu inmy.OzarkaThe menu is onlineso check it out!Lunch Served11AM-12:30 PMM A R C HSpring Student Conference is Deemed SuccessfulFromtheKitchenNow serving an entréeor choice of Salad Bar,Chicken Strips, or delisandwich.4 Ozarka Foundation MeetingMonday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. inthe Miller Building Board Room. Midterm Grades Due: March 16 Reminders from Career PathwaysA reminder to Career Pathways students that you can request books forsummer classes as soon as you complete registration for those classes.Also, CPI staffing is limited during March, sopersonnel may not be available regularly on theoff-campus sites. Please contact Kim Lovelace orKendra Smith for information if needed at 870368-2038 or 870-368-2043.Student Government Assn. SGAMarch 17 at 2:00 p.m. Rm. M215B,AF102, and MV101.Board of Trustees Meeting March 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Board Roomof Miller Building. SPRING BREAKMarch 21-25 LPN Fall Semester ApplicationDeadline April 1FOR THE MOST CURRENTEVENTS AROUND CAMPUSCHECK THE ONLINE CAMPUSCALENDAR ATWWW.OZARKA.EDU UNDERNEWS & EVENTS
PAGE2Fall 200 9 Nursin g Gra du ates Hon ore d at Cap pin g & Pinni ngArkansas Arts Center Artmobile on Campus March 7-11The Arkansas Arts Center'sArtmobile, a 40 ft mobilegallery containing originalworks of art from the ArtsCenter's permanent collection will be in the parkinglot of the John E. MillerEducation Complex ofOzarka College in Melbourne the week of March7-11 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30p.m.“The Artmobileis a wonderfulway tointroduceaudiences tofine art in theirowncommunities,"Ned Metcalf,State Services Managerat the Arts Center.The Artmobile, one of thenation's only mobile galleries of its size, showcases anall-new exhibition – Frameworks – Art from the ArtsCenter’s Permanent Collection.The Artmobileattempts to be a travel –size version of the ArkansasArts Center, bringing art topeople who cannot regularly visit an art museum.While it is impossible torepresent the full breadthof the Arts Center collection, the current exhibitionaboard the Artmobile is anoverview of the kinds ofobjects you can expect tosee in the Museum.The exhibition includesworks in all mediums thatare always thought provoking as well as aestheticallypleasing.The exhibitionattempts to answer questions about the Arts Center's collection, such as:Why museums collect art?How museums collect art?What makes the ArkansasArts Center collection special? In addition, the exhibition covers a broad rangeof works from all periods.Drawings, contemporarycrafts, paintings, photography, and prints are all included in this exhibition.Bringing the art to life andfurther enhancing the educational opportunity of theArtmobile visit is an onboard Art Educator, VirgilLawrence, who serves as aguide through the mobilegallery."The Artmobile provides aquality visual arts experience that is great forschools,colleges/universities, festivals, specialevents, museums, libraries,and because it is a mobilegallery, it is a wonderfulway to introduce audiencesto fine art in their owncommunities," said NedMetcalf, State Services Manager at the Arts Center.The Artmobile's exhibitionis available to be viewed onthe Arts Center's website:www.arkarts.comunder"Touring Programs".Grant support is providedthrough the Arkansas ArtsCouncil, an agency of theDepartment of ArkansasHeritage, and the NationalEndowment for the Arts.Season sponsors include:Bank of America; TheBrown Foundation, Inc., ofHouston; Horace C. CabeFoundation; The StellaBoyle Smith Trust; Centennial Bank; Arkansas BlueCross and Blue Shield; Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas; and Union Pacific. TheArkansas Arts Center isextremely grateful for thevaluable support and contributions to the Artmobileby the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Locally, theArtmobile tour is sponsored by Ozarka College.To schedule a group touror for more informationregarding Ozarka's Artmobile visit, contact OzarkaCollege Vice President forPlanning and InstitutionalResearch, Joan Stirling at870-368-2007orjstirling@ozarka.edu.Spring Gala Announced by Ozarka FoundationThe Ozarka College FoundationBoard of Directors will again hostits annual Spring Gala on Thursday, March 31, 2011.2010 Gala Special GuestSpeaker: Student, Ashley Hall"Celebrating CommUNITY" is thisyear's theme and will includedinner prepared by the awardwinning culinary arts departmentto be served in the Ozarka CollegeJohn E. Miller lobby at 6:30 p.m.Along with dinner, there will be anauction with all proceeds going tothe Foundation's general fundwhich will be applied to high needprojects at all Ozarka College locations.Businesses or individuals wantingmore information about how tosponsor a corporate table, or topurchase individual tickets, pleasecontact the Development Office at870-368-7371 or 870-368-2059.Foundation Board members willalso be selling tickets around thecommunity.
V O L U M EX ,I S S U EPAGE43SCCRC Becomes First Cornerstone Patron for AmphitheatreProposed AmphitheatreThe Stone County CommunityResource Council has becomethe first Cornerstone Patrondesignee for Ozarka CollegeMountain View's amphitheatrebuilding project. After theirFebruary 14 meeting, a 10,000check was presented toOzarka College President, Dr.Richard Dawe. The Council hasnow made two substantial donations toward the MountainView building project.After sponsoring the StudentSuccess Center in July of 2010and this recent gift, they arenow one of the largest donorsfor the Ozarka College Foundation, according to Ozarka'sDirector of Advancement,Suellen Davidson. "The StoneCounty Community ResourceCouncil continues to set anexample of true compassionand generosity. This donationwill further the plans to buildthe amphitheatre which will notonly enrich the lives of Ozarkastudents, but the surroundingpopulation as well."The amphitheatre will be available for student and educationalpurposes, as well as communityevents. Cornerstone Patronsfor the amphitheatre projectwill not only receive prominentrecognition for their generosity,they will also have priority seating for each Ozarka Collegesponsored event that is held atthe amphitheatre.derway and college officials areoptimistic that it will be completed sometime this summerand a grand opening and openhouse will be planned for earlyfall 2011.For more information or to discuss other opportunities for giving to this project or otherOzarka Foundation projects,contact Davidson in the Advancement Office at 870-3687371 or contact Director ofOzarka in Mountain View, GinBrown at 870-269-5600.A gift of 10,000 or more willgive donors Cornerstone Patron designation for the amphitheatre, however other givinglevels are available as follows: Gold Level - 1000 - 9,999Silver Level - 500- 999Bronze Level - 250- 499Gifts less than 250 are alsowelcome and may be given tothe general building fund.Construction of Phase I of theMountain View building campaign, the Student and NursingEducation Center, is well un-Pictured back row, left to right: , SCCRC President,Jim Qualls; SCCRC Thrift Store Manager, MaryEggers; SCCRC Treaurer, Bill Settles.Front Row, left to right: Ozarka College President,Dr. Richard Dawe; SCCRC Member-at-large, JimKane; SCCRC Secretary, Sandy Qualls; and Memberat-large, Narry Rogers.Transfer Scholarship Available to HSUHenderson State University (HSU) in Arkadelphia is offering a 2011 graduate of Ozarka College their President's Scholarshipto attend HSU for up to two years. The President's Scholarship is worth 5,000 per year.To be eligible the recipient must be a graduate of Ozarka College by May 2011 with an Associate degree and a cumulativegrade point average of 3.00. For more information about HSU, their degree programs and campus life; go to their websiteat www.hsu.edu.For consideration of this prestigious scholarship, interested Ozarka students will need to complete an Ozarka Scholarshipapplication and designate this scholarship on the application. Please return the application to Director of Advancement,Suellen Davidson by April 1, 2011 to be considered. Her office is located in the Administrative Building, Suite M202; or contact her at 870-368-2059 or sdavidson@ozarka.edu.
PAGE4New Employees and Positions Filled Recently at Ozarka CollegeOzarka welcomes some new faces, some are familiar, but in new places, such as Zeda Wilkerson and DrexeneWiney who recently changed positions; along with Kay Adkins and Shelly Medlock who are new to Mountain Viewand the Ozarka Kitchen.Zeda Wilkerson has been with Ozarka for five years, having come to the College as Director ofAdmissions from Lyon College where she was a Recruiter. She was promoted last month toRegistrar. Zeda completed her Master’s Degree in Community College Personnel in May of 2010from Arkansas Tech, and received her Bachelor’s from Lyon College in 2001. Her family includeshusband, Travis, and two sons, Zane and Wyatt. She enjoys reading, music and traveling with herfamily. She says she looks forward to continuing to serve student in her new capacity as well asworking more closely with the academic advising component of Ozarka.Drexene Winey has been with Ozarka as an administrative assistant for the Information SystemsDepartment over two years. She was hired this month into a new position in Student Services asFinancial Aid Specialist and looks forward to working with students to help them in a veryimportant part of their college experience. Drexene and her husband, Dale live in Ash Flat andhave three grown children and six grandchildren who are Drexene’s pride and joy! She is amember of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges Board of Directors and is known forher organizational skills.Kay Adkins was hired in February to fill the Advising Specialist position in Mountain View. She isalso an adjunct instructor and teaches College Success Orientation and Practical Writing on theMountain View site. She and her husband Carl moved to the Mountain View area from Texas abouteight years ago. They have two children and two grandchildren. Kay also enjoys knitting, horses,and reading in her spare time. She says she is very excited to be a part of the Ozarka team in theStudent Success area.A friendly face that has been in the Ozarka Kitchen this semester is Shelly Medlock. Shelly is alifelong resident of Mount Pleasant where she and her husband, Ken live with their daughter, Sadie.She began working at Ozarka in January and says her favorite dishes to prepare are usuallydesserts. Along with cooking, Shelly enjoys crafting and gardening. She has been a stay at homemom for several years and is enjoying working with everyone at Ozarka.Upcoming Allied Health WorkshopThe Student Success Center in conjunction with the Allied Health Division is hosting workshops for the alliedhealth related programs offered at Ozarka College. These workshops will be presented by the Division Chair forAllied Health, Ruby Johnson and will include a time for questions relating to various health professions.This workshop will cover Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Health Information Management (HIM), Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN), and Registered Nursing (RN); and will be offered atthe following times and locations: Ozarka College - Mountain View, Wednesday, March 9, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 102Ozarka College - Melbourne, Tuesday, March 15, at 1:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the Miller buildingOzarka College - Ash Flat, Wednesday, March 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.For more information contact Student Success/Advising Coordinator, Mickey Freeze at 870-368-2056 ormfreeze@ozarka.edu.
V O L U M EX ,I S S U EPAGE4Ozarka Graduate Continues to ExcelOzarka College continues toexpand its health care offeringsbecause of the need for professionals in the allied health field.The Arkansas Rural NursingEducation Consortium ARNECprogram at Ozarka has recently expanded to accept 40students per year, and the LPNprograms continue to flourish.Ozarka also continues to offercredit and non-credit CertifiedNurse Aide (CNA) courses tothe public as well as participating high schools and local nursing and rehab facilities asneeded.Many success stories existfrom students and graduateswithin these programs. A particular local graduate, RoyGuiltner is one such success.Roy actually began his nursingcareer over 10 years ago whenhe was accepted into Ozarka'sLPN program; he then droppedout the first semester. Hesays, "At that time I lacked theconfidence that I needed to getthrough the program. I became discouraged and whenthe opportunity to go back towork fulltime came up, I quitnursing school and went backto my comfort zone of workingin a factory."Afterseveraldifferent factoryjobs and workingoff and on atBoeing, where hewas in 2006when the plantofficially closeditsMelbourneoperation, Roytookanotheropportunity togo to college. He credits several faculty and staff at Ozarkafor helping him graduate theLPN program in May of 2008,then complete the RN programin December of 2009. "I had towork very hard to make mygrades and with the help ofmany caring faculty, staff andadministration who continuedto be my encouragers and believe in me, I began to believe inmyself and completed my goalsof becoming a nurse."Roy is a lifelong resident of IzardCounty. He and his wife live inMelbourne with their three teenage sons. Roy's other passion ismusic. He has been the pianist atMidwest Baptist Church for 30years and he enjoys shape notesinging, which is a type of congregational note reading usedmainly in gospel music. He admits that the piano is one placehe exhibits high confidence andhe is known in the local area forhis musical talent."I had to workvery hard to makemy grades andwith the help ofmany caringOzarka is currently acceptingapplications for the next LPNclasses beginning in the fall semester. For information on theallied health programs offered atOzarka College, contact theAdmissions DepartmentAt 870-368-2024 oradmissions@ozarka.edu;or contact the Allied HealthDepartment at 870-368-2077.faculty, staff andadministrationwho continued tobe my encouragersand believe in me,I began to believein myself andcompleted myRoy now works in the secondfloor Recuperative Unit ofWhite River Medical Center(WRMC) in Batesville. His passion for the mostly elderly patients in the unit is evident. Infact, his most recent evaluationfrom WRMC states that Roydisplays the caring qualities of anurse that cannot be taught inschool. His advice to otherswho might think they cannot goback to school and begin a newcareer as a non-traditional student is to not give up. "If I cando it, anyone can! The facultyand staff at Ozarka truly careabout their students and will bethere to help you through whenyou get discouraged."goals of becominga nurse."Roy Guiltner5
Ozarka CollegeP.O. Box 10218 College DriveMelbourne, AR 72556Our Mission is toProvide Life-ChangingExperiences ThroughEducation.Someone Will Be the Next Ozarka All-Star.is it YOU?Ozarka College and the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC) present the Arkansas’Two-Year Colleges Academic All-Stars scholarship program. One student is selected to receive a 500scholarship during the Spring 2012 semester and represent Ozarka as the All-Star at the AATYC annualconference on October 18, 2011 in Hot Springs.The Academic All-Stars program is designed to reward excellence in academics and leadership at eachtwo-year college in Arkansas as well as service to the college and the community.To be eligible, students must be an Arkansas resident, expect to be enrolled at Ozarka College throughSpring 2012, have completed at least 24 credit hours in pursuit of an Associate degree by the end of thecurrent Spring semester and intend to graduate at the end of Summer 2012. The student must also currently post a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 out of a possible 4.00 in all credit coursework taken at that college.The deadline to apply is May 2, 2011. For more information or to obtain an application packet contactVice President of Student Services, Ron Helm at rhelm@ozarka.edu, or 368-2027. Applications areavailable in Student Services on the Melbourne campus or in the main offices at Ash Flat, MammothSpring, and Mountain View.
Ozarka College - Ash Flat, Wednesday, March 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. For more information contact Student Success/Advising Coordinator, Mickey Freeze at 870-368-2056 or mfreeze@ozarka.edu. Ozarka welcomes some new faces, some are famili
