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The Official Blog of the Ogden-Weber Tech College

THANKS again to all who participated, sponsored, and helped plan/prepare for the OWATC Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament one month ago!

The tournament was a big success raising $22,600 for scholarships.

We are having a Halloween Costume Contest! Click here for information. Show up at the UB in your best (or worst depending on your costume choice) at NOON on Halloween to win SPOOKTACULAR prizes. There will be donuts and a free OWATC t-shirt for all participants. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.

Don’t forget the Fall Fashion Show “That’s Entertainment!” hosted by the Cosmetology Program next Thursday!

When: Thursday, October 23 • 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Where: OWATC Multipurpose Building

****There will be a guest appearance by Miss Teen Utah International, Courtney Jensen. She will join Cinderella and her friends to paint little girls’ fingernails and style their hair for donations to the March of Dimes.****

Here’s a taste of past fashion shows:

The OWATC Annual Community Career Fair will beheld March 3, 2009. Last year over 2,300 job seekers and 100 employers attended. It’s the largest community job fair held in Northern Utah and it only happens once a year so you won’t want to miss it!!!

Congratulations to the newly selected OWATC Student Ambassadors! They will be a great asset in promoting the OWATC in a variety of ways. Look for them on campus and congratulate them in this achievement! (Photos coming soon…)

Amy Wiggins – Cosmetology

Craig Jackson – Business

Larry Steely – Accounting Tech.

Melissa Makin – Medical Coding

Shundra Thomas – Cosmetology

Theresa Bodily – Information Technology

William Smith – Welding

Some photos from Wednesday night’s event!:

Delicious food!

Nubia Pena, Miss Latina Utah 2006-07

Entertainment by local artists

Some of the scholarship recipients with President Mercier (L) and Diversity Manager Pam Hernandez (R)

Thanks to all involved for a great event!!!

1- Kristy Boris – Medical Assisting

2- Arlene Enrique-Torres – Cosmetology

3- Gustavo Nunez – Machining

4- Anissa Torres – Cosmetology

5- Santiago Villanueva – Industrial Automated Maintenance

6- Lucy Duran – Cosmetology

7- Adria Ocana – Cosmetology

8- Agustin Bravo – Industrial Automated Maintenance

9- Rafael Lara – Industrial Automated Maintenance

Our sincere congratulations go out to these individuals and their families! We would also like to recognize the sponsors of this great evening. Without them “Si Se Puede” would not be possible. So Thank You to:

The Candia family/Rica Contracting, Inc.

Weber-Morgan Health Dept.-Future Method

Weber State University Diversity Office, Education Access and Outreach, and Multicultural Service Center

Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership, Inc.

HER General Contractors

Ogden Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Pam Hernandez and the “Si Se Puede” Planning Committee worked diligently to bring everything together. They all did an outstanding job.

A big THANKS goes out to everyone that participated in the “Name the Fly Guy Contest!” The name that was chosen is “Teek.” It kind of sounds like “Tech” and makes a good character/mascot name. Congrats to Jared Nebeker (Spanish Instructor) for suggesting the winning entry!

Keep your eyes peeled for more appearances of “Teek.” There’s sure to be fun when you spot him on campus. Maybe he’ll show up for the Halloween Costume Contest…

Take a look at the New OWATC Video! It showcases the lives of four students who were greatly impacted by their education at the College and the financial assistance they received.

Welcome to our blog! We, The OWATC Marketing Team, always have something new and exciting going on and this is our place to share our adventures. Please check back often to see what’s going on in Marketing! But first, a little introduction…

Elsa Zweifel (Marketing Manager) is our Team Captain.

Elsa is our “Queen of the Queue.” She keeps everyone on track for a successful finish no matter the scope of the project. She is the resident interior design expert and has recently taken up tap dancing (she’ll probably kill me for typing that )

Rory Wallwork (Visual Communications Coordinator & Webmaster) is a jack of all trades.

He’s our go-to man for all things created digitally. Photography, Media Design, Filming, Web Development–he’s your man. Yes, he knows a thing or two about computers and we hear he likes Star Wars.

 Andrew Brown (Recruitment Specialist) is our resident librarian.

Ok, joking aside, Andy gets the word out about OWATC. (Seriously though, you should see the book collection in his office.) He is often found meeting with potential students on campus or at local high schools, etc.

Wendy Willis (Marketing and Media Design Assistant) is the new kid on the block (That’s me!).

I’ll also be your tour guide by way of this blog. I do what I’m told which means things like producing ads, posters, flyers, organizing and have a self-appointed mission to inject more fun into the OWATC experience.