Platt Students Paving the Way

In 2006 Courtney Hess graduated from Platt College’s Pharmacy Technician program and was hired at Flourish Integrative Pharmacy.  PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America) selected Courtney for Technician of the Year in April of the following year among technicians around the country! She has also served on the Advisory Boardat Platt Central.

Recently another student, Jill Hassaj, was placed at Flourish Integrated Pharmacy for her externship and again they were so impressed with our students that they already hired her!

On a recent visit to the site, Diane Copeland, our Pharmacy Technician Coordinator met with Courtney and learned she is now the Pharmacy manager, a position that was created just for her.

Both of these students have represented Platt well and we have no doubt they will continue to create their own successes.

Merry Christmas from Platt Central!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas Break...I know at Platt Central we are staying very busy.  This week we have had many students in and out taking advantage of the vast knowledge of their instructors.  Coffee and snacks lured them in, but the information they received from their instructors and Etta, our Remedial Specialist, will carry them through this break where they will be ready to return after the new year.  Students were given the opportunities to bring their little ones while they were studying and several took advantage of this...take at look at these pictures!

FREE MONEY!

All it Takes is...
A Little Time
A Little Effort
Some Dedicated Commitment AND you just might earn some FREE Money!

A BIG Thank you goes out to Barbara Effinger from Platt/OHA Loan Services for taking time out to speak to our students about the Scholarship Opportunities that are available.  Mentioning FREE Money certainly got our students attention.  The room was overflowing with standing room only excited to hear what she had to offer.  Barbara gave the students valuable information about where to search the Internet for scholarships, how to get started, how to avoid scholarship scams, and  what NOT to do! She ended with:

Your Keys to Success:

Perseverance

Confidence

Accuracy

Neatness

Timeliness  

Penny Wars were a HUGE success!

Penny Wars were a HUGE success!  During the month of October, students teamed up to raise money to benefit Infant Crisis Services.  Platt Central students raised $496.80 which was used to purchase  121.5 pounds of in-kinds goods for the babies and toddlers of Infant Crisis Services. That is a amazing total! This included 1620 diapers which will diaper 45 babies for 1 week. Also purchased was 4 toddler size coats, 16 sippy cups and 63 bottles.  Infant Crisis Services would not be able to serve these babies without the support of the community.

Platt Central New T-Shirt Design

Take a look at Central's WINNING T-shirt design submitted by Kristy Roberts of the Surgical Technologist Program.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins... what can I say, but the students at Platt Central ROCK!!  Each class was given the task of decorating a pumpkin with the only stipulation being "no carving".  Take a look at their creations...

Medical Assistant AM

Medical Assistant PM BEST ALL AROUND

Dental Assistant AM

Dental Assistant PM

Surgical Technologist

Medical Office Administrative Specialist

Practical Nursing AM Freshman

Practical Nursing AM Junior MOST SCARIST

Practical Nursing AM Senior MOST CREATIVE

Practical Nursing PM Freshman

Practical Nursing PM Junior

Pharmacy Technician

Jobs are FALLING Out of the Sky!

We've had some distinguished guests calling in and stopping by this week on the hunt for our fantastic culinarians!  James Kraham, Daniel Crowell, and Jason Hill from The Meat House joined Jodi Ackerman, Platt College's Career and Industry Representative, and me at Chefs di Domani for lunch.  The Meat House, a new Butcher/Boutique concept,  is opening their first Oklahoma location in Edmond later this month. 

Also exciting was our trip to see Chef Andrew Murin  at the Chesapeake Arena.  Jodi and I braved the construction zones to visit with the Chef and his staff regarding their upcoming needs for the holiday and concert season.  We enjoyed getting a behind the scenes tour of the new construction, including the new Thunder Suites and restaurant concepts.  We look forward to hearing about all the exciting events our students will help bring to life!

Finally a brand new Mongolian Barbecue concept will be opening in Quail Springs Mall just in time for the Holidays.  HuHot will be the "hottest" place to eat for shoppers this year!  We were honored to have Noah Smith and Brandon Parker visit our campus and wish them all the best in their new business venture.



Since 1979, Platt College exists with one purpose; to create a workforce of professionals with the skills and training necessary to answer the needs of today's and tomorrow's workplace. The college is located in Tulsa, Moore, Lawton, Central and North Oklahoma City as well as in Dallas, Texas. For more information call 405-946-7799, or visit www.plattcolleges.edu.

Welcome Back Pizza Party

Platt College North had a Welcome Back Pizza Party for all of our students on Wednesay. We served pizza and drinks to the day and night students. This was a great event to kick off the fourth quarter and to welcome all the students back from a relaxing fall break.

Rolling out the Red Carpet yesterday morning for our VIP's was how we started the day at Platt Central! The excitement in the AIR was unmistakable...We welcomed 79 new students and 2 returning students that are now well on there way to a fantastic future in the medical field. 

Welcome Practical Nursing Coordinators and Instructors to Platt Central...today and tomorrow they will be revisiting the Practical Nursing curriculum and making any necessary enhancements before the new start on September 26th.

It's fall break at Platt College...while the students are enjoying their much needed VACATION, we are gearing up for ALL the new students that will be joining them on September 26th!  You won't want to be late because there will be DONUTS waiting for you!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL???

The only good thing about Summer coming to an end is...FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS!  Last week at Platt College we had our own Football Kickoff complete with tailgate snacks and both the Oklahoma fight songs (it was tough for some of us but we did play OU and OSU).  The students took this opportunity to leave their scrubs at home and wore jeans with their favorite team shirt.

Infant Crisis Services Represenative Visits Platt North MA Class

On September 9,  Infant Crisis Services Representative, Judith Cope visited Platt College .  Judith shared information with students regarding servives offered by the agency as well as how to get involed and volunteer at the agency.