Olney Central College madeWalletHub’s list of the BestCommunity Colleges in Illinois.

The personal finance siteranked OCC fourth in the state.Two other Illinois EasternCommunity Colleges, LincolnTrail in Robinson and Frontierin Fairfield, also made the Top20 list at No. 11 and No. 20,respectively.

Rankings were based on keyfactors including cost and financing, educa-tional outcomes and career outcomes. Accord-ing to WalletHub, OCC placed 26th in thenation for educational outcomes, which meas-ures an institution’s first-year retention rate,graduation rate, transfer-out rate, student-faculty ratio and degrees and certificatesawarded.

OCC continues to receive national recogni-tion for its outstanding educational quality andaffordability. OCC was named a 2017 Aspen

Prize Top 150 U.S. Community Col-lege. In 2016, USA Today andSchools.com ranked OCC the No. 1community college in Illinois. OCCalso made the list of Best Commu-nity Colleges in Illinois released byBestColleges.com.

Individual programs also havebeen singled out for recognition.BestColleges.com included OCC’sMedical Office Assistant Program inits list of Best Online Medical As-

sisting Programs, ranking it No. 2 in the na-tion. OCC’s School of Cosmetology made theTop 50 U.S. Beauty and Cosmetology Schoolslist released by TheBestColleges.org. The pro-gram was one of only three cosmetology schoolsin Illinois to be included and at No. 27 was thehighest-ranked program in the state.

Visit https://rebootillinois.com/lists/top-20-community-colleges-in-illinois-2017/ to viewWalletHub’s 2017 list of Best CommunityColleges in Illinois.

KNIGHTLINEOlney Central College

September 2017

Upcoming Events Toyota donates paint suits to Collision Repair

3 No Day or EveningClasses, IECCFaculty/Staff ProfessionalDevelopment Day

7 OCC/Carle RMH HealthFest, OCC Gym

9 Columbus Day, CollegeClosed

12 Midterm

12 Last Day to Pay FallSemester Tuition and Fees

18 College Fair,Wattleworth Hallway,9 a.m.-3 p.m.

20-21 OCC TheaterPresents “Subject toChange,” Dr. John D. StullPerforming Arts Center,7:30 p.m.

22 OCC Theater Presents“Subject to Change,” Dr.John D. Stull PerformingArts Center, 2 p.m.

27 Music Department FallConcert, OCC Theater, 7:30p.m.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing inPrinceton, Ind., has donated six boxes ofpaint suits, in various sizes, to OlneyCentral College’s Collision Repair Tech-nology Program.

Students will utilize the suits whilespraying parts and vehicles in the Colli-sion Repair Technology Center’s down-draft paint booth.

“The donation couldn’t have come at abetter time given the lack of funding wehave received from the state,” said OCCPresident Rodney Ranes. “They willserve the program well for several yearsand allow us to buy additional equip-ment and supplies to be used in the lab.”

Toyota has made several generous do-nations to OCC including two High-landers, six engines and 10 transmissions for the Automotive Service Technology Program.

“I would like to thank Barry Roberts and the Toyota Plant in Princeton for their continuedsupport of our programs,” Ranes added.

September18 Constitution ObservanceDay, Classes in Session

30 OCC FoundationScholarship ApplicationsDue

OCC!Dean of Instruction Michael Conn, left, andPresident Rodney Ranes are pictured with some ofthe paint suits Toyota Motor Manufacturing donatedto the Collision Repair Technology Program.

October

A table will be locatedoutside Student Services.25 Southern Illinois Uni-versity at Edwardsville, 10a.m.-1 p.m.

College Visit

OCC makes list of Best Community Colleges in Illinois

Olney Central College is exited to wel-come Wade Baker as its new Director ofBands.

The critically acclaimed Baker is an in-ternationally touring jazz and blues mu-sician who has collaborated with some ofthe genre’s greatest masters. He willlead the OCC Concert Band, Jazz En-semble and Pep Band along with teach-ing transfer-level music courses andprivate lessons.

“I am so incredibly excited to be atOCC,” Baker said. “The students andfaculty are first-rate and such a pleasureto be around. I cannot wait to hopefullyadd to the already stellar environmentwe have in the halls of OCC and thecommunity of Olney.”

Baker earned a bachelor’s of sciencedegree with a concentration in jazz stud-ies from the University of Indianapolisand holds a master’s of music degree injazz studies from the Cincinnati Conser-

vatory of Music. Baker frequently performs on bass,

drums, guitar, trumpet and flugelhornalongside such notable ensembles as theBig Joe Duskin Jazz Orchestra, BokehBig Band, On the One, Desperado Coun-try Band and the River Brass. Duringhis career, he has performed and

recorded with a wide variety of artistsincluding Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins,Jeremy Pelt, Pinetop Perkins, MarvinStamm, Winard Harper, Leroy Parnell,Liz Mandeville, Gary Clark Jr. andMarshall Jones.

As a leader, Baker has recorded fouralbums with his jazz group and two al-bums with his guitar driven blues androck band. He was voted a finalist formusician of the year three consecutiveyears by Cincy Groove Magazine. Bakeralso has served as an adjunct instructorat Vincennes University.

Born in Robinson and raised in Jasper,Ind., Baker maintains close ties toSoutheastern Illinois, and still has fam-ily living in the area. His father is a Lin-coln Trail College alumnus.

Baker, who resides in Vincennes, Ind.,was a guest artist for this year’s OCCJazz Festival. He also will serve thisyear as LTC’s Director of Bands.

Wade Baker OCC’s New Director of Bands

WELCOME COOKOUTOCC held its annual Welcome Cookouton Aug. 21. Those attending took theopportunity to catch a glimpse of thenearly total solar eclipse that coincidedwith the event.

Wade Baker

Individuals interested in obtaining anIllinois Concealed Carry permit are en-couraged to enroll in an upcoming courseat Olney Central College.

The Concealed Carry class provides 16hours of required firearms training, in-

cluding classroom and range instruction. The class will meet from 6 to 10 p.m.

on Thursday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27at OCC. On Saturday, Oct. 28, the classwill be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theOlney Gun Range.

Tuition and fees for the class are $175for residents of the Illinois Eastern Com-munity Colleges District, and must bepaid in advance to reserve a seat in thecourse.

To register, call 395-7777.

Enroll now for OCC Concealed Carry Classes Oct. 26-28

Sports Schedules

Tickets for the Olney Cen-tral College Theater’s pro-duction of Jules Tasca’s“Subject to Change,” spon-sored by Carle RMH, will goon sale Monday, Oct. 2.

Tickets are $12 for re-served seating for the pro-duction and may bepurchased online atwww.iecc.edu/occtheater.

Tickets will be availablefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon-day through Friday in thelobby of the Dr. John D.Stull Performing ArtsCenter.

They also may be reservedby calling 395-7777, ext.

2408, during the hours des-ignated for ticket sales.

Performances are sched-uled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct.21. An afternoon perform-ance will begin at 2 p.m. onSunday, Oct. 22.

Tasca’s play introduces theaudience to the two Bassettsisters. Gertrude is prudish,capable, hardworking, andsays only “Oh, fudge,” whenshe is upset. Madeline iscompletely dependent on hersister. She is sloppy, fat,cunning, and sounds like aplumber who has lost hisnumber four wrench. When

Gertrude decides to marry,leaving Madeline to fend forherself, the situation be-comes traumatic.

In an attempt to break upGertrude’s romance, Made-line runs the gamut, makingobscene telephone calls tothe bridegroom’s 80-year-oldlush of a mother, outra-geously insulting the groomto be, sneaking off to NewYork to trip on LSD, and fi-nally sneaking back home tolive in the attic and sulk.When all efforts fail, shefeigns a stroke.

This show is rated PG dueto mild adult language.

Tickets for fall production on sale Oct. 2

Purchasing Meal Planscan save you money

The new Dining Dollars Meal Plans offera 10 percent discount on all OCC FoodService purchases.

During the 16-week semester, the GoldPackage provides an average of $50 in Din-ing Dollars per week. The Silver Packageprovides an average of $35 in Dining Dol-lars per week. The Bronze Package pro-vides an average of $20 in Dining Dollarsper week.

Dining Dollars Meal Plans are PELL eli-gible and can be purchased in the OCCBusiness Office.

SCIENCE CLUBThe OCC ScienceClub served liquidnitrogen-frozenpopsicles duringOCC’s WelcomeCookout andoffered studentsthe chance tobreak nitrogen-frozen flowers.

BaseballSept. 9 — OCC at GrandPark, 2 & 4 p.m.

Sept. 14 — OCC at Vin-cennes University, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 — OCC atDanville, noon

Sept. 17 — OCC vs. Evans-ville Spikes, noon at home

Sept. 23 — OCC at Ken-tucky Wesleyan, noon

Sept. 26 — OCC vs. Vin-cennes University, 3 p.m. athome

SoftballSept. 9 — OCC at PlayDate, Musgrove Park

Sept. 16-17 — OCC atBoonville Tournament, TBA

Sept. 23 — OCC at Univer-sity of Evansville, 1 & 3p.m.

Sept. 30 — OCC at St.Mary-of-the-Woods, noon &2 p.m.

Lost and FoundIf you have lost an item,

please check with theswitchboard desk inStudent Services.

Heather Sandy serving as art instructorHeather Sandy is sharing

her lifelong love of art withstudents at Olney CentralCollege.

Sandy was hired in Augustto serve as a temporary full-time art instructor. A nativeof Dayton, Ohio, she earned abachelor’s of fine arts degreein painting with a minor inart history from the Univer-sity of Dayton. She also holdsa master’s degree in fine artsfrom Southern Illinois Uni-versity at Edwardsville.

Sandy brings a broad rangeof experiences to the class-room having worked withkindergarteners to collegestudents.

As a graduate student, shetaught design, drawing andart introduction classes atSIU-E. She also worked as asubstitute teacher for a yearand was employed as ateacher’s aide and substituteteacher at Fresh Start Treat-ment and Learning Center inEffingham.

“I’m really excited to getback to teaching and talkingabout art,” she said. “I enjoyworking with college stu-dents. You never know whatthe students are going to door say that will impact a les-son. You come in with a les-son plan, but it becomes fluidas you adapt to the students.The students have been

great to work with andeveryone here has been verysupportive.”

Art has always been an in-tegral force in Sandy’s life.

“I was the child whosemother was always tellingher not to color on the walls,”she said. “I’ve always had aninterest in art and I’ve al-ways been trying to expressmyself through art. Growingup, I was always fortunateenough to attend schools thathad art programs. I went to avery large high school and Ihad opportunities to be in artclub and participate in artprograms.”

Sandy’s artwork hasevolved over the years fromoil paintings of flowers to ab-stract collages she now cre-ates with her favoritemedium, acrylic paint. Herwork has been featured atthe SoHa Studio & Gallery in

St. Louis and in Chicago. Sherecently served as an instruc-tor for a summer art programin Dayton, where her artworkalso was displayed.

While living in Dayton,Sandy collaborated with ateam of artists to paint a 50-foot pedestrian bridge span-ning a local highway.

“It was a fun opportunity,”she said. “I had never workedon a piece on that large of ascale before.”

Through SIU-E’s Sculptureon Campus program, Sandyalso built a giant 6-foot-tallcupcake using fiberglass,resin and foam.

Sandy relishes the processof taking an idea and watch-ing it evolve into the finalproduct.

“A big part of art is theproblem solving,” she said. “Itreally challenges the way youthink and that is importantfor everything you do in life.”

Those are skills studentscan apply in all their studies.

“The students are very for-tunate to have an art pro-gram here at the collegelevel,” she added.

Sandy is currently in theprocess of relocating toOlney. In her free time, sheenjoys being outdoors andparticipating in activities likehiking. Other hobbies includereading and traveling.

LSC offersfree tutoringfor students

Several OCC Foundation scholarshipsare available for Fall 2017.

Applications and additional informa-tion are available atwww.iecc.edu/occ/scholarships.

The deadline to apply is Sept. 30. Formore information, contact Financial Aidin Student Services.

The OCC Learning SkillsCenter offers free tutoringfor all subjects. Professionaltutors are available formath and English courses.

The Math Lab is availablefrom 9 to 11 a.m. Mondaythrough Friday. English tu-toring and tutoring in othersubjects is available, typi-cally in the afternoon butalso by appointment.

Tutoring is also availableto those students taking on-line courses and is assignedon a case by case basis.

For more information,visit the LSC in the back ofthe Anderson Library. Thelibrary staff at the frontdesk can direct you.

Scholarships available for Fall 2017

Tickets on sale for Foundation’s Dueling Pianosand Dinner

Tickets are now on salefor the OCC Foundation’sDueling Pianos and DinnerFUNdraiser on Nov. 4 atthe Holiday.

The doors open at 6 p.m.,with dinner to begin at 6:30p.m. Dueling Pianos startat 8 p.m.

Tickets are $50 and canbe purchased by contactingKathy Slichenmyer at 395-7777, ext. 2003. All pro-ceeds will directly benefitOCC.

Keep vehicles lockedStudents utilizing the

OCC parking lots are ad-vised to keep their vehicleslocked when unattended.

Heather Sandy

9/11 Never Forget Mobile ExhibitComing to Olney, IL

October 11-14, 2017

Public parking lot across from the Court House

on Main StreetFree admission

Wednesday, Oct. 11Arrival with Procession | No Tours

Thursday, Oct .12Richland County School Tours

Grades 8-12

Friday, Oct. 13Open to Public | 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14Open to Public | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hours:About the Exhibit:Sixteen years ago 9/11 changed the world as we know it forever….

Stephen Siller, a New York City Firefighter, was there on 9/11. He gave his life helping others. His family established the Stephen Siller Tunnel to

Towers Foundation – in his honor and in his memory.In September 2013 the Foundation dedicated the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit.

Welcomed around the country, from communities in Phoenix, Arizona to Tampa, Florida, the mobile exhibit—a high-tech, 53-foot tractor-trailer, which

unfolds into a 1,000 square foot exhibit—serves as a poignant reminder of that infamous day.

The exhibit is intended to serve as an educational tool. Through the presentation of artifacts, including actual steel beams from the towers, documentary video, recordings of first-responder radio transmissions, as well as guided tours by

FDNY firefighters, people will learn what took place and the ultimate sacrifice so many made on that day.

Entrance into the exhibit is free of charge. The goal is to provide an enlightening experience that will help communities to “Never Forget”.

This exhibit is brought to the community by Olney Public Library and Rotary Club of Olney.Major funding provided by: Olney and Richland County Dodransbicentennial Commission and Olney Tourism Fund,

Olney City Council, Carrie Winter Trust, Johnsie Fiock Fildes Foundation, Walmart Distribution Center 6059, and The Holiday Motel.

Additional support for this exhibit comes from: Olney Fire Department, Olney Police Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, First National Bank in Olney, Olney Daily Mail, Olney Gazette, Freedom 92.9, ViaMedia, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital,

Designforce Consultants, Printforce, Morgan Fehrenbacher, Richland County School District, and Master Halco.