1. NEWS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2017
Media Contact: Valorie Coleman
Public Relations Director
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO 65726
Office: (417) 690-2212
Cell: (417) 365-2727
Email: vcoleman@cofo.edu
College of the Ozarks to host the 2017 Leadership and Character Education Conference, “100 Ready-to-
Go Character and Leadership Ideas,” Feb. 3, 2017
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The Keeter Center for Character Education at College of the Ozarks is set to host an
upcoming Leadership and Character Education Conference on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.
The objective of the conference is to provide 100 ready-to-go character and leadership ideas for K-8 teachers who desire
improvement in discipline, classroom behavior, test scores,and attendance.
All educators who are taking the first steps to encouraging leadership for all students, or those who serve students in
grades K-8 in an official Leader in Me school, are encouraged to attend.
The conference will include six individual presentations on easy-to-implement leadership lessons and activities from
teaching professionals in Southwest Missouri.
Conference Times: 8 a.m. – Noon (Registration check-in 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.)
http://www.cofo.edu/Page/Character-Education/Character-Conference.1429.html
Registration Deadline:Jan. 25,2017
Cost: $10
Presentations will include the following:
• Integrating leadership into daily school routines and whole school activities
• Providing leadership opportunities for every student
• Impacting academics with Leader in Me
• Encouraging leadership in jr. high/middle school
• Navigating the first year of Leader in Me implementation
For additional information, contact Pamela Spears,administrative assistant and event planner for The Keeter Center for
Character Education, at (417) 690-2242.
About College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks is a Christian, liberal arts college located on a 1,000-acre campusin Point Lookout,Missouri.
Christian values,hard work,and financial responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocksof the “Hard Work
U.” experience.
The college earnsnumerous accoladesyearly,including being named the #1 Best Value College in the Midwest for2015
by “U.S. News & World Report.” The KeeterCenter — the College’supscale lodge, restaurant, and conference facility
— was ranked the No. 1 Top Small Hotel in the U.S. by TripAdvisor for2016. It features fine dining,historic lodging, and
meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest work station on the College of the Ozarks campus.

2. To achieve its vision, College of the Ozarks pursuesacademic, vocational,Christian, patriotic and cultural goals.These
goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, begun in fall 2012 for high school students, and the S. Truett Cathy Lower
School, opened in fall 2014 to K-sixth grade students.Seventh and eighth gradeswere added in fall 2015, completing the
K-college model. For information, call the public relations office at (417) 690-2212 orvisit www.cofo.edu. Follow
College of the Ozarks at www.facebook.com/collegeoftheozarks oron Twitter @CofOHardWorkU.
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01.19.17 – Paige Arnett