Merit Approved
Owensboro Community and Technical College celebrates all of our students' successes
in many ways! Through Merit Pages, we are able to award "achievements" to students and add to their professional online
portfolios.
To earn these "achievements," OCTC students should review the Merit Approved events
schedule, and attend these events with their student ID in hand. Your attendance will
earn you that achievement automatically in Merit! So keep an eye on both this schedule
and your Merit portfolio! 
One more thing! If you're looking at flyers around campus or social media posts about upcoming events, look for a Merit badge. That's another way to know an event is Merit Approved!
Merit Approved - Online & On Demand
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Manage stress, test anxiety, procrastination, trouble sleeping & more. Begin your path to balance with TAO. Merit credit requires completion of these three sessions that can be found in your To-Do list: Facing Fears, Goal Setting, and Motivation.
Career exploration, resume development, interview skills, networking, and job search & placement. Merit credit requires scheduling and attending a ONE-on-ONE Meeting with an ELC Student Success Coach in person or virtually. Schedule your meeting now with Lauren or John by clicking on a link below.
- Sign up for an appointment with ELC Success Coach, John Bristow!
- Sign up for an appointment with ELC Success Coach, Lauren Hagan!
Fall 2023 Merit Approved Events
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 15 |
Blackboard Ultra Training for Students 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Contact Lisa May |
| 17 |
Blackboard Ultra Training for Students 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Contact Lisa May |
| 19 |
Multicultural Festival at First Presbyterian Church 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 1328 Griffith Ave., Contact Sharmy Davis |
| 22 |
Welcome Back Cookout and Studentfest 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact Karri Barnett |
| 23 |
Welcome Back Cookout and Studentfest 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact Karri Barnett |
| 29 |
ELC Workshop: Time Management 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. TCE 201 |
| 30 |
ELC Workshop: Time Management 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. TCE 201 |
| 31 |
Empower Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Center Student Lounge Contact Karri Barnett |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 19 |
ELC Workshop: Academic Planning, Career and Transfer 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ATC 107 |
| 20 |
ELC Workshop: Academic Planning, Career and Transfer 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ATC 107 |
| 25 |
"Memories in the Shadows" Exhibit Reception 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Dayman Gallery |
| 26 |
Fall Fling 10:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Campus Mall Area Contact Rosa Gogel |
| 27 |
Fall Fling 10:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Campus Mall Area Contact Rosa Gogel |
| 28 |
Empower Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Center Student Lounge Contact Karri Barnett |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 3 |
ELC Workshop: Essential Skills for Dynamic Problem Solving 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ATC 107 |
| 4 |
OCTC Transfer Fair Contact Victoria Brown ELC Workshop: Essential Skills for Dynamic Problem Solving 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ATC 107 |
| 18 |
Fall 2023 Common Reading Author's Visit, Ada Limon, Bright Dead Things 10:00 a.m. - Brunch 12:30 p.m. - Presentation |
|
19 |
Showing Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - OCT Showing 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Community Showing BLH Contact Mary Kinney Sponsored by the OCTC Nature Committee |
| 25
|
SGA Pizza with the Prez 11:00 a.m. ATC 107 or Teams |
| 26 |
Empower Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Center Student Lounge Contact Karri Barnett |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 |
ELC Workshop: Budgeting and Financial Planning 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ATC 107 |
| 30 |
SGA Hanging of the Green 11:00 a.m. LRE Empower Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Center Student Lounge Contact Karri Barnett |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 4 |
OCTC Chorus Holiday Concert 7:00 p.m. First Christian Church |
| 14 |
Empower Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Campus Center Student Lounge Contact Karri Barnett |
