Message from the President

Upcoming Holiday Schedule

Everyone:

The end of the Fall Semester and holiday season is rapidly approaching, and I know that many of you will be making plans to be with family and friends during the holiday break when OCCC is closed.

This year, OCCC will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23rd, and reopen on Monday morning, January 4th, 2010. For our staff, this revised schedule provides an additional day of holiday leave. I hope that this early announcement will assist you in your holiday planning.

There is much to be done before the end of the semester. I trust that all goes well in the next few weeks and that we can look forward with anticipation to a restful and joyful break between semesters and through the holidays.

Sincerely,
Paul Sechrist
President

Message from the President

Information regarding H1N1 Flu
Updated November 16, 2009

Dear OCCC Faculty and Staff:

OCCC continues to monitor the impact that the H1N1 Flu is having on the OCCC community. Information from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) indicates that number of new cases of H1N1 flu is declining in Oklahoma. The faculty, staff, and student absence rates have been declining. While the news is positive, the OSDH reports that the H1N1 flu continues to be widespread in Oklahoma. Therefore, I encourage you to continue taking precautions to prevent infection and spread of the flu virus.

At this time, OCCC is not scheduled to provide a vaccination program on campus. However, vaccination sites throughout the state are still being scheduled. Presently the priority group to be vaccinated has been expanded to include individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 years. The complete list of priority groups include:

• All children, adolescents and young adults ages 6 months - 24 years
• Pregnant women
• Heath care and emergency medical services personnel
• People who live with, or provide care for, infants less than six months (parents, siblings and childcare providers)
• Persons 25-64 years who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications such as diabetes, asthma, and other chronic lung disease, chronic heart disease, cancer, and other conditions that suppress the immune system.

For more information about influenza vaccine clinics, please visit www.health.ok.gov.

The members of President's Cabinet continue to receive weekly briefings on the status of the flu and its implications for OCCC. If you have questions, comments or concerns, please contact your President's Cabinet member or me.

Sincerely,
Paul Sechrist
President

Once again, for your information, the Center for Disease Control lists the following as flu-like symptoms:

• Fever (100 degrees or higher)
• Headache
• Extreme tiredness
• Dry cough
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Muscle aches
• Sore throat
• Vomiting
• Sometimes diarrhea

Keep checking our Pandemic web site for updates.

An Oklahoma City Community College professor has been honored as the 2009 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Oklahoma Professor of the Year. Myra Decker, OCCC Professor of Accounting, received the award at a ceremony and reception at Folger Shakespeare Library Exhibition Hall in Washington D.C. on Nov. 19. Read More

2nd Quarter Health and Safety Training

For the second quarter each employee of OCCC is required to update her/his Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.The instructions on how to enroll in the online class are attached. This training is required for all employees and must be completed by the end of this quarter, December 31, 2009.

Online Instructions for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Weekly WOW Sessions