Otero Junior College |
| 1802 Colorado Ave |
| La Junta, CO 81050 |
| General Phone: 719-384-6831 |
| Financial Aid Phone: 719-384-6834 |
| Sector: Public, 2-year |
| Classification: Associates Colleges |
| Website: WWW.OJC.EDU |
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OJC hosts business leaders from Peru - Hispania News
Otero Junior College recently had the opportunity to host four business leaders from Peru who are visiting Colorado as members of the Rotary International Foundation’s Group Study Exchange team. According to Sally Cope, a member of the local Rotary Club, the team will be touring Colorado through the end of October learning about technology, communications, health care, and business management. “For over 40 years the Rotary Foundation has been sponsoring the Group Study Exchange program in an effort to foster professional development, international understanding, and cross-cultural friendships among nations,” said Cope. “The local Rotary Club put together a tour of our area that we felt would showcase our business and technology leaders as well as allow the team members to experience some of our history and culture,” she said. A team of business leaders from Peru recently toured Otero Junior College to learn about the college’s communication technology. The group was part of the Rotary International Foundation’s Group Study Exchange Team. Team members on the tour who met with OJC President Jim Rizzuto included: (l-r) Francis Nagle, Maritza Zegarra, Jim Rizzuto, president of Otero Junior College; Giolietta Toledo, and Daniel Povis.