Empty Place at the Table
An Empty Place at the Table is a display that can be seen near the President's office in the Administration Building on the Melbourne campus. The display is in memory of those who have lost their lives to domestic violence so that in remembering we can promote social change in their honor.
An Empty Place at the Table was first presented in October 1993. Because it was so well received, WRC (Women’s Resource Center, Inc. of Scranton Pennsylvania,) has presented it every October since then as part of the commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Ozarka College has recreated the display with permission from the Women's Resource Center, Inc., of Scranton.
The place cards at the table read:
Arkansans -This place setting represents the 30 women who were fatal victims of domestic violence in Arkansas in 2007.
Margie Holodnak Davis - Margie was a nurse, a mother of two, ”a giving person.” Blue was her favorite color. The white napkin represents her profession.