Conference 2008
Kent State University Tuscarawas
Mark your calendars now for Conference '08. Please plan to join us for sessions on "Technology Across the Curriculum" on October 17, 2008, in beautiful New Philadelphia, Ohio, on the campus of KSU-Tuscarawas (map). Please contact Conference Chair Fran Haldar at KSU for any conference questions you may have.

2008 OATYC Teaching Scholarship--Winner!
The winner of the 2008 OATYC Teaching Scholarship is Professor Kevin Hoskinson, Department of English, Lorain County Community College. Congratulations to Professor Hoskinson, who will be formally recognized at the fall conference. Read about Hoskinson's winning proposal.

Teaching Awards
The OATYC recognizes and celebrates outstanding teaching in Ohio's two-year colleges. Each year at the conference luncheon, two awards are provided--one award for excellence in full-time teaching and one award for excellence in adjunct teaching. See the list of nominees for 2007-2008.

10-Year Strategic Plan for Higher Education
Chancellor Eric Fingerhut presented the 10-year strategic plan for the University System of Ohio to the Governor and the General Assembly on March 31, 2008. The Board of Regents also released their "Condition of Higher Education Report." Both documents can be viewed on the OBOR web site. The Condition Report is being described as answering the question “Where is Ohio Higher Education today?” while the strategic plan answers the question “Where do we go from here?” Studying In The Quad

Journal
The OATYC annually publishes a refereed journal. The Journal provides the two-year colleges of Ohio with a medium for sharing concepts, methods and findings relevant to the two-year college. Consider submitting your research and/or conference paper to our refereed journal. Submissions are accepted year-round, and proposals are blind reviewed for acceptance. Submission information is available.

Newsletter
The latest newsletter, Spring 2008, is now available for viewing by using the button above left. The current issue of the newsletter focuses on this year's 41st Annual Conference at Kent State University Tuscarawas.

University System of Ohio
The University System of Ohio was launched in August 2007 to promote Ohio's network of public colleges and universities, which includes 13 universities with 24 branch campuses, a public medical school, and 23 two-year technical and community colleges working in a collaborative, cooperative environment across the state.

OACC
Information for trustees of Ohio's two-year colleges is provided by the Ohio Association of Community Colleges which was founded in 1993 as a forum for sound trustee training, communication, and trustee-president cooperation.

AACC
The American Association of Community Colleges is the primary national advocacy organization for community colleges, with the mission of "building a nation of learners."

Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges