KNIGHTLINEOlney Central College

March 2018

Upcoming Events OCC!student performs at international jazz festival16-17 OCC Theatre’s pro-duction of “Sister Act,” 7:30p.m., Dr. John D. StullPerforming Arts Center

18 OCC Theatre’s produc-tion of “Sister Act,” 2 p.m.,Dr. John D. Stull Perform-ing Arts Center

22-24 OCC Theatre’s pro-duction of “Sister Act,” 7:30p.m., Dr. John D. StullPerforming Arts Center

25 OCC Theatre’sproduction of “Sister Act,”2 p.m., Dr. John D. StullPerforming Arts Center

27 Summer & FallRegistration Begins

30 College Closed, SpringHoliday

18 Job Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,OCC Gym

20 Spring Fling, 11 a.m.-2p.m.

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A table will be located out-side Student Services.

March 20 Eastern IllinoisUniversity RepresentativeCecilia Yoakum, 9 a.m.-1p.m.

March 26 Southern IllinoisUniversity at EdwardsvilleRepresentative RegiereLovett, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

March 27 Franklin Univer-sity Representative NicoleJackson, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

College Visits

Olney Central Col-lege student MarvelCarraway performedin front of an interna-tional audience duringthe Costa Rica BluesFestival in PlayaPotrero.

Carraway, a percus-sionist from Darling-ton, S.C., spent fourdays in the CentralAmerican nation play-ing alongside Texasblues singer Annika Chambers at both theblues festival and in Santa Cruz. The pair hadpreviously worked together and when Cham-bers was looking for a U.S. band to join her inCosta Rica, requested Carraway.

“The first venue was at a theater and we hada really good crowd,” Carraway said. “The sec-

ond was outside at theCosta Rica Sailing Centernear the beach. It was anall-day event that startedat 10 a.m. There wereprobably 3,000 to 4,000people. At one point, An-nika said, ‘We’re going toslow it down’ and thecrowd shouted, ‘No, slow.Everything fast.’ We alllaughed and played al-most every song at a gooddancing tempo. We

played for 90 minutes and had two encores.We were tired when it was over.”

The trip was Carraway’s first outside theUnited States.

“I was amazed at the culture,” he said. “I en-joyed sight-seeing in the city and mountains

See Jazz, Page 4

OCC!grad selected for summer program at OxfordOCC graduate Torri

Frye, of Sumner, willbe heading to theprestigious OxfordUniversity this sum-mer through theCouncil for ChristianColleges and Univer-sities’ Best Semesterprogram.

Frye, a junior atTrevecca Universityin Nashville, Tenn.,was one of just 25 stu-dents from around theworld selected to par-ticipate in the inten-sive six-week studyabroad experience.Participants were cho-sen following an ex-tensive applicationprocess, which in-

cluded the submissionof an essay, 25 shortanswer questions andletters of recommen-dation.

“I was in shockwhen I found out,”said Frye, who gradu-ated from OCC inMay 2017. “The firstthing I did was go tothe English Building.I ran in and told my

professor, who hadfirst mentioned theprogram to me. Shejumped up andhugged me. It didn’treally sink in until Ibought my planeticket last month. I’ma little nervous andexcited. I’m countingdown the days until Ileave.”

While at Oxford,Frye, an English andcreative writingmajor, will take twocourses, C.S. Lewisand the Classics andBritish Enlighten-ment Literature. Theclassroom experiencewill be augmentedwith weekend trips to

the places where theauthors lived andworked.

“It will be so excit-ing to go and seeeverything we readabout,” Frye said. “I’mreally looking forwardto going to the homewhere Jane Austenwrote and grew up,visiting the pub whereC. S. Lewis and theInklings met andwalking the samehalls at Oxford whereOscar Wilde walked.I’m really excitedabout doing all thenerdy stuff.”

Frye will leave forEngland on June 14and return July 16.

Veterans to benefit from donationThe Olney Central College

Oathkeepers Club and theOCC Bookstore partnered topurchase gas gift cards to as-sist veterans traveling to theMarion Veterans AffairsMedical Center.

The organizations pre-sented a total of 15 gas cardsvalued at $20 each toMartha Brown, a clinical so-cial worker with the Transi-tion and Care ManagementProgram. The cards werepurchased with funds raisedthrough the Oathkeepers’Veterans Day cookout anddonations contributed by theBookstore employees as partof their annual holiday com-munity service project.

“What they are doing issomething wonderful for theveterans, especially thosewho are returning,” Brownsaid. “When veterans come back, they have to re-establish their lives. They have to find ajob and sometimes a place to live. While they are reintegrating, there are often financialneeds. If they have PTSD, they may even have trouble keeping a job. Some veteransstruggle financially while getting back and forth for care. The cards will definitely be agreat benefit to them. They will have one less worry.”

This is the third year the Oathkeepers Club has provided the gift cards and the secondyear they have received assistance from the Bookstore.

“The vets can take buses or vans from the various churches and veteran organizationssometimes, but not often enough, especially if they have extensive treatments or thera-pies,” said Oathkeepers Advisor Allan Alldredge. “We thought it would be a good idea tohelp our local vets get to their appointments or to assist the people who help them getthere. We, as a club, just wanted to help any vets who needed that kind of assistance. Itmakes a big difference in their ability to get there and gives them a sense of paying thepeople back that help them.”

Brown encourages all returning veterans to enroll in the VA health care, even if theydon’t need it right away. If they wait longer than five years, she said, their income couldmake them ineligible for the program.

The OCC Oathkeepers Club and Bookstore employeespurchased gas gift cards to aid veterans in traveling tothe Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Pictured areBookstore employees Rebecca Brown and Donna Rude,OCC Dean of Instruction Michael Conn, Bookstore Man-ager Cristina Siegel, Oathkeepers Advisor Allan All-dredge, Martha Brown, Clinical Social Worker with theTransition and Care Management Program, and Oath-keepers members Jacob Kuhl and Joshua Fischer.

Studentscan use Pell forsummerclasses

Massage Therapy offers spring clinicalsOlney Central College’s Massage Ther-

apy Program is accepting appointments forclinicals.

The clinics are open to the public and willbe held from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March24 and April 21 at the West Richland Cen-ter in Noble.

The cost for a relaxing, Swedish-stylemassage is $30 for an hour and $15 for half

an hour. A 20-minute chair massage is $10.Reflexology with hand massage is $30 anda 30-minute back massage with hot stonesis $25.

To make an appointment, call 392-2430.Callers should leave a message with theirname and contact information. Calls will bereturned on Wednesday evenings and ap-pointments scheduled at that time.

Olney Central College stu-dents may be eligible to usetheir Federal Pell Grant tohelp pay for Summer 2018classes, even if they attendedfull-time during the fall andspring semesters.

“We are excited year-roundPell is now available to ourstudents,” said OCC Coordina-tor of Financial Aid AndreaPuckett. “In the past, studentsonly had two semesters of eli-gibility for Pell even thoughthe school year is actuallycomprised of three semesters— Fall, Spring and Summer.We encourage students to takeadvantage of this opportunityto earn additional credit dur-ing the summer and completetheir degrees faster.”

For more information aboutsummer Pell eligibility, con-tact OCC Financial Aid at395-7777 or emailpucketta@iecc.edu. OCC iscurrently accepting appoint-ments for summer registra-tion.

Students can call the collegeor request an appointment on-line at www.iecc.edu/occ/appointment.

If you have lost an item,please check with the switch-board desk in StudentServices.

Lost and Found

The OCC Science Clubrecently performed geneticengineering on campus.Club members performed atransformation on E. coli,making it resistant to theantibiotic ampicillin andglow in the dark.

The gene transfer proce-dure involved the bacteriataking up the pVIB plas-mid which features a beta-lactamase selectable marker and the lux genes which serve as color markers. The glowinggenes originally come from a luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, which live in the lightorgan of a deep sea fish. The luciferase enzyme from this bacterium, which is incorporatedinto the pVIB plasmid in addition to ampicillin resistance, was transferred to E. coli by Sci-ence Club members using the heat shock method. Glowing colonies were apparent in 48hours.

This was a simple demonstration of how researchers use transformations and reportergene activity in their methods.

For more information on the Science Club, its benefits of membership, and the activitiesthey do, contact Sarah Bergbower at bergbowers@iecc.edu.

Olney Central College willhost a Career Fair from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday,April 18 in the OCCGymnasium.

Several area businesses willattend including TrustBank,Pepsi MidAmerica, SSMHealth, Southern IllinoisHealthcare, United MethodistVillage, Terre Haute Electri-cal, Training-Safety Manage-ment Company, WabashValley Services, CommunitySupport Systems, UPS, Her-itage Health and Aerotek.

Colleges and universitieswho will be on hand include,Indiana State University, Uni-versity of Evansville, IndianaWesleyan University, EasternIllinois University, SouthernIllinois University,McKendree University andUpper Iowa University.

The event is for studentsand the public. Both are en-couraged to take advantage ofthis opportunity to networkand to learn more about areabusinesses.

For additional informationabout the event, contact Ca-reer Services CoordinatorAllan Alldredge atalldredgea@iecc.edu.

OCC!hostingCareer FairApril 18

Science Club performs genetic engineering

Massage Therapy Program accepting new students for fallMassage therapy is one of the fastest-

growing health care professions in theUnited States, and you can begin yourtraining this fall.

OCC’s Massage Therapy Certificate pre-pares students to work in the wellness areaof professional massage therapy. Employ-ment opportunities exist in hospitals, chiro-practors’ offices, health care facilities andspas. Massage therapists also can choose towork as independent practitioners.

Upon completion of the two-year pro-gram, students will be eligible to sit for theNational Certification Exam in TherapeuticMassage and Bodywork.

The program is currently accepting newstudents for the fall semester, which beginsAug. 16.

These evening classes will meet at theWest Richland Center in Noble.

For more information or to register, call395-7777.

Students who are graduat-ing in Fall 2017, Spring 2018or Summer 2018 must com-plete a graduation application.If you have not done so, pleasecontact your advisor.

Graduation Information

BaseballMarch 15 — OCC vs.Kaskaskia, noon at homeMarch 17 — OCC at Kaskaskia,noon & 3 p.m.March 19 — OCC at Linden-wood-Belleville, 1 & 3 p.m.March 22 — OCC at Lake Land,3 p.m.March 24 — OCC vs. LakeLand, noon & 3 p.m. at homeMarch 28 — OCC at McK-endree, 1 & 3 p.m.March 29 — OCC vs. Shawnee,3 p.m. at homeMarch 30 — OCC at Shawnee,noon & 3 p.m.April 2 — OCC vs. Lindenwood-Belleville, 1 & 3 p.m. at homeApril 3 — OCC vs. Vincennes, 3p.m. at homeApril 5 — OCC at Rend Lake, 3p.m.

SoftballMarch 14 — OCC at Parkland,2 & 4 p.m.March 17 — OCC vs.Kaskaskia, noon & 2 p.m. athomeMarch 19 — OCC at John A.Logan, 2 & 4 p.m.March 20 — OCC vs. LincolnTrail, 2 & 4 p.m. at homeMarch 22 — OCC at Southeast-ern Illinois, 2 & 4 p.m.March 24 — OCC at Shawnee,noon & 2 p.m.March 25 — OCC vs. WabashValley, 1 & 3 p.m. at homeMarch 27 — OCC vs. LakeLand, 2 & 4 p.m. at homeMarch 28 — OCC at Frontier, 4& 6 p.m.March 29 — OCC vs. John A.Logan, 2 & 4 p.m. at homeMarch 30 — OCC at LincolnTrail, noon & 2 p.m.April 5 — OCC at Wabash Val-ley, 2 & 4 p.m.April 7 — OCC vs. Southwest-ern Illinois, noon & 2 p.m.

and just walking around. It was one ofthose experiences where the picturescouldn’t do it justice. If you have the op-portunity to go, you should do it. It wasjust a fun experience.”

Carraway began playing music at theage of 2, but says he didn’t get seriousabout it until high school.

“That’s when I had my first gig I gotpaid for,” he said. “I thought, ‘I can playdrums and get paid for it.’ It made mewant to be better. I started playingmusic at churches, school functions andconcerts.”

After high school, Carraway moved toGreenville, S.C. He played with the rockproject, Second Life, and recorded agospel album with Second Nazareth. He

was touring two years ago when he metjazz and blues musician Wade Baker.

The two remained in contact and whenBaker joined OCC as Director of Bands heencouraged Carraway to enroll and pur-sue a degree.

“I wanted to make sure this was whereI wanted to be,” he said. “I had been outof school since I was 19 and I’m 27 now. Ittook some thought, because school reallywasn’t on my mind. The big tipping pointfor me was that a degree would allow meto earn more money. It made me look at ita little more.”

Carraway began classes in January andis enjoying the experience.

“Everyone has welcomed me withopened arms,” he said. “A couple of thefaculty even said if there was anything Ineeded to let them know. Everyone hasbeen so friendly and it’s been enjoyable.”

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SCIENCE CLUB PARTICIPATES IN FAMILY MATH & SCIENCE NIGHTThe Science Club again took part in Richland County Elementary School's FamilyMath and Science Night held in January. The group led activities such as freezingpopsicles on demand using liquid nitrogen, making DNA models from Twizzlers andmarshmallows and investigating Oobleck – a non-Newtonian fluid. OCC studentsparticipating this year were Jenna Rice, Shelby Gragert, and Curtis Ballard. Formore information on the Science Club, contact Advisor Sarah Bergbower atbergbowers@iecc.edu.

OCC students! Make your voice count!Olney Central College wants to hearfrom you.

Please take a few minutes to completethe FY2018 IECC Student SatisfactionSurvey.

The survey was sent via email to stu-dents’ Entrata accounts on Monday,March 12.

If you have any questions, please con-tact Student Services. Surveys must becompleted by April 13.

Students encouraged to complete survey

Students in Olney Central College’s Welding Program haveaccess to new equipment purchased with funding from the OCCFoundation.

Instructor Curtis Marshall said the new tubing bender is amuch-needed addition to the program. It will enable studentsto bend both tubing and pipe at 180-degree angles.

“This is a fabrication tool students will use for a variety ofprojects,” Marshall said. “It is something we haven’t had before.We really appreciate the OCC Foundation helping the WeldingProgram and furthering the education of students at OCC.”

Marshall said fabrication is a vital skill for students and anintegral part of the training they receive in the program. Stu-dents need to be able to read and follow blueprints as they pre-pare to enter the workforce.

“It is extremely important students get fabrication experi-ence,” Marshall said. “You can be the best welder, but you haveto be able to apply those skills. The tubing bender is somethingthey will use on the job. It is great we can give them experienceworking with it here.”

The OCC!Foundation provided funds for the Welding Pro-gram to purchase a new tubing bender. Pictured, from left,are Foundation President Bartley Zuber, Foundation Mem-bers Jill Weiler, Sherry Brauer and Brenda Glover andWelding Instructor Curtis Marshall.

Foundation provides funds for Welding Program equipment

MUSIC!DEPARTMENTWINTER CONCERT At right, Guest soloistBerlande Millus performs HeNever Failed Me Yet with theOlney Central College Con-cert Choir during the MusicDepartment’s Winter Concerton Feb. 23. Millus is starringin the OCC Theatre’s upcom-ing production of Sister Act,sponsored by TrustBank.Lower left, the Concert Bandperforms under the directionof Wade Baker. Lower right,the Jazz Ensemble performsselections including Mercy,Mercy, Mercy, St. James Infir-mary and Little Sunflower.

OCC SERVICERECOGNITIONAWARDSService Recogni-tion Awards werepresented to part-time employeesDeb Burnett andMike Rennier, boththree years. Notpictured are CaseyStallard, threeyears and CherylMcCarty, threeyears.

Summer & FallRegistration underway March 27

Olney Central College is acceptingappointments for summer and fallregistration, which begins March 27.

Stop by Student Services or re-quest an appointment online atwww.iecc.edu/occ/appointment.

Summer classes begin June 5 andfall semester starts Aug. 16.

Summer & Fall schedules will beposted soon. Check the IECC web-site at www.iecc.edu.