The Olney Central College Community Choir will present its annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Andrew Pittman said this year’s event will feature a variety of selections which embrace the spirit of the yuletide season.

The Olney Central College Radiography Program is hosting Informational Meetings to assist students in applying for Fall 2025. During the presentations, participants will learn more about the program and the application process as they prepare to take the first step toward a rewarding healthcare career. Interested individuals should contact Allied Health Advisor Julie Bullard at 618-847-9201, ext. 4520 to make an appointment to attend one of the upcoming meetings: • Wednesday, November 20 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the OCC Banquet Room

Olney Central College’s Music Department will present two upcoming concerts, starting with the OCC Jazz and Commercial Music Ensembles at 7 p.m. on October 9 in the Dr. John D.Stull Performing Arts Center. The OCC Jazz Ensemble, led by Director of Bands Wade Baker, will perform a variety of contemporary pieces, including Kite and Young Stuff by the American jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy, as well as The Crossing by the Menahan Street Band.

Renowned author, storyteller, museum consultant and naturalist Brian “Fox” Ellis will present a special program as John James Audubon at Olney Central College. The event, hosted by the Ridgeway Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 in Dr. Kent Wattleworth Hall, Room 203. The program is free and open to the public, including OCC students, faculty and staff.

The Olney Central College Cosmetology and Nail Technology programs are excited to announce fall openings for client services.

Olney Central College alum Robert Wray engaged in cutting-edge research this sum-mer as an intern with the prestigious Genes, Ecosystems and Organisms REU at Harvard University. Wray, a senior zoology major at Southern Illinois University, was one of just 25 students selected — from more than 550 applicants nationwide — to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates.

Olney Central College Director of Choral Activities Dr. Andrew Pittman is excited to announce that the OCC Community Choir will start its 14th season with rehearsals at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10. “Our holiday pop pieces were such a success last year,” Pittman said. “The choir really enjoyed them, and it was such fun. This year we will again feature a lighter fare.”

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Nursing Program wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its associate degree nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at Olney Central College on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Dr. Kent Wattleworth Hall, Room 213 located at 305 N. West St, Olney, IL 62450.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is excited to announce FAFSA Fridays in August. Every Friday during the month, students may visit the Financial Aid Offices at Frontier Community, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central or Wabash Valley colleges to receive assistance filling out their FAFSA. The 2024-2025 FAFSA process has been even more challenging with the FAFSA Simplification Act, and these days are designed to make the process a little bit easier.

The Olney Central College Music Department is the recipient of an $18,000 Johnsie Fiock Fildes Foundation grant, which will benefit its new recording studio. “Because of the grant, we will be able to obtain higher end microphones and cables, all the stuff you would expect to be in a professional recording studio,” said OCC Director of Bands Wade Baker. “We’re excited and grateful to be selected to receive these funds.”