Opportunities in the field of ceramic engineering technology have taken a significant step forward with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), the Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation and The American Ceramic Society (ACerS).

To help address the shortage of medical assistants in the region, Adena Health System and Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center’s Ohio Technical Center (PRCTC) partnered to offer a six-month program to Adena employees who wished to advance their careers by earning an MA certification.

Every day in the U.S., approximately nine people are killed and more than 100 injured in distracted driving crashes caused by cell phones, dashboard touchscreens, voice commands, and other in-vehicle technologies that pose a threat to safety, according to the National Safety Council. The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business is working to bring those numbers down.

The theme of the 2019 campaign is “For Our Students.”