OACC News
OACC Partnering on Major National Study to Examine Potential Impact of Evidence-Based Teaching, Mindset, and Digital Learning on Students and Faculty in “Gateway” Courses
Made possible through a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation involving ten participating institutions, this study will expand higher education’s understanding of how Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Pell-eligible students enrolled in gateway courses can benefit. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 1, 2022 Contact: Tom Walsh [...]
Community College Faculty Invest Time, Energy Into Better Online Teaching
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2021 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Community college teachers across Ohio will hone their online teaching skills in 2021 through a 25-week course focused on online college instruction, thanks to a collaboration between the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) [...]
OACC Names New Chief Academic Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) has named Richard Woodfield, Ph.D., as its new chief academic officer. Dr. Woodfield replaces Dr. Michael Snider, who retired earlier this year after more than a decade [...]
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 [...]