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Cincinnati Police Officer Jerry Enneking puts Xavier University student Matthew Kline into his police car as the two take part in a mock DUI car accident for Alcohol Awareness Week. (Ernest Coleman photo) | ZOOM |

Gateway Community and Technical College has changed the name and focus of its medical office technology program. The newly renamed program is "medical information technology," which will better reflect the focus of study, officials said.

The new curriculums incorporate hospital and nursing home positions among others, school officials said, adding that they hope the change will open doors for students who want to pursue careers in other health care fields.

Programs offered under the new structure include associate's degrees for medical office assistant and medical transcription; and diplomas for medical office assistant, medical transcription and medical records clerk training.

Certificates are also available for medical receptionists, medical billing specialists and medical records coders.

RFK Jr. to give talk at Wilmington College

WILMINGTON - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak at the 13th annual Westheimer Peace Symposium 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wilmington College. The symposium's theme is "Pollution, Politics and Peace."

Kennedy will speak in Hermann Court, the college's athletic complex, on "Water: Its Social, Political and Ecological Impact."

Kennedy is the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of Robert F. Kennedy Sr., the former U.S. attorney general, senator from New York and Democratic presidential candidate in 1968.

The event is free to the public.

Enron whistleblower speaking at Xavier

EVANSTON - Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins will be featured speaker at the inaugural Heroes of Professional Ethics Series Nov. 12 at Xavier University's Cintas Center. The event's focus is moral courage in the workplace.

The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Education approved the program for 1.5 credit hours in professionalism.

Watkins gained national attention for her role in uncovering scandal at energy giant Enron. She will give a speech and then take questions at the event, which is scheduled 8:30-10 a.m.

Tickets, $35, are available through Ticketmaster, (513) 562-4949. For information, call (513) 745-3411.

Cincinnati State to host Airfest

CLIFTON - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will host an Airfest 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday to highlight the more than $500,000 in improvements made to the Cincinnati West Airport in Harrison by the college and the Federal Aviation Administration over the past year.

Cincinnati West is owned and operated by the college. The airport site also houses some of the school's classrooms. The event will include a ceremony at 11:30 a.m., a fly-in by area aircraft owners, tours of the academic center and promotional aircraft fuel pricing for the day. The event is free to the public.

- Kristina Goetz

E-mail college news to kgoetz@enquirer.com