The Edmond Sun - University Life

UCO students sweep civic responsibility contest
University of Central Oklahoma students swept all three awards in the Oklahoma Campus Compact’s statewide Civic Responsibility Contest.
UCO’s Chemistry Department to host explosives expert
Military explosives expert J. Keith Butler will visit the University of Central Oklahoma campus Friday, speaking with Central Chemistry Club students and serving as the featured guest speaker for the meeting of the Oklahoma Section of the American Chemical Society.
Local resident ranks in debate tournament
Daniel Burnett of Edmond, a freshman accounting major at Harding University, advanced to the octofinals in the varsity division of a regional debate tournament Oct. 24-25 at Louisiana State University at Alexandria.
Students selected for OSU Freshman Representative Council
Meaghan Hoose, Amy Pitts and Chelsea Tays of Edmond, all freshmen at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, were selected to serve this academic year on the Freshman Representative Council.
Langston University Scholarship Gala yields more than $1 million
A recent gala benefiting the students of Langston University yielded more than a million dollars in donation and pledges for student scholarships.
UCO Wellness Center receives grants for health programs
The University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center has received multiple grants for current health programs offered at the university.
12 students to compete for Miss UCO
The University of Central Oklahoma will crown the new Miss UCO 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Constitution Hall, located in Central’s Nigh University Center.
Gooden selected as OSU
Aubrey Gooden of Edmond, an honors finance senior in the Spears School of Business, was selected as the 2009 Oklahoma State University homecoming queen at the OSU vs. Missouri football game on Oct. 17.
11-5 University Life: in brief
UCO to host annual Joe C. Jackson Invitational debate tournament
The University of Central Oklahoma will host more than 80 teams representing 19 different universities at the Joe C. Jackson Invitational Debate Tournament on this weekend, including Central’s own Broncho Debate Team, which currently is the nation’s sixth-ranked varsity debate team.
Scholarship to honor former UCO liberal arts professor
University of Central Oklahoma alumnus and retired Navy Commander Craig Morin recently established an endowed scholarship in the UCO College of Liberal Arts to honor his former humanities professor, the late Vivian Lanier.
Nigh featured next in UCO’s leadership seminar series
George Nigh, both a former governor of Oklahoma and president of the University of Central Oklahoma, will share his personal experience and insight on what makes leadership last a lifetime during “Lunch with a Leader” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Oklahoma Room (Room 211) located in Oklahoma State University’s Student Center in Stillwater.
Several UCO students among Miss Mid-Del contestants
17 UCO students initiated into elite Greek honor society
Edmond residents Lindsey Hanna, Tiffanee Cabrera, Jay Adams and Aubrey Frazier were among 17 students recently initiated into the University of Central Oklahoma's Order of Omega chapter, a national honor society recognizing the top three percent of students in Greek fraternities and sororities based on scholastic achievement, leadership and participation.
11-4 University Life: in brief
Edmond resident receives SkillsUSA award
Chelsea Eichler of Edmond is one of the 15 SkillsUSA students who represented the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith receiving this year's Volunteer of the Year Award from the Celebrity Classic, the multi-day event which annually raises thousands of dollars for local charities.
UCO to open ‘Confucius Classroom’
The University of Central Oklahoma had the grand opening for its new Confucius Classroom, a classroom dedicated to Chinese learning, Oct. 21 in the Pegasus Theater, located in Central’s Liberal Arts Building, with a lecture on U.S.–China relations from world-renowned Confucian scholar and author Henry Rosemont Jr.
UCO’S Greenride program to offer carpool options
The University of Central Oklahoma’s Office of Commuter Student Services recently formed a new partnership with the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments to merge Central’s GreenRide with Oklahoma City’s GetAroundOK to provide the Central community with more carpool and rideshare options.
Endowed scholarships to honor longtime UCO coach
The children of long-time University of Central Oklahoma football coach and professor Phil Ball recently endowed three scholarships at Central in honor of their father.
UCO puts on annual ‘Shack-a-Thon’
Cardboard boxes will become the University of Central Oklahoma’s newest on-campus housing as students brave the elements to raise poverty awareness at Central’s annual “Shack-a-thon,” Oct. 25-29, just one of a series of events that are a part of Poverty Awareness Week on campus.
Student teams will live in “shacks” surrounding Broncho Lake on campus, panhandling for change and working with limited resources, to give the campus community a glimpse at how the homeless population lives.
UCO organizations provide baby supplies for Infant Crisis Services
University of Central Oklahoma fraternities, sororities and other campus organizations battled in a homecoming week competition to see who could collect the most donations for Infant Crisis Services.
UCO-Mercy clinic offers electronic health record
Students at the University of Central Oklahoma will be among some of the first students across the United States to have access to an integrated electronic health record, thanks to a new partnership with Mercy Health Services.
Author Grisham to appear at OCU
Bestselling author John Grisham will appear at a special event on the Oklahoma City University campus on Oct. 13 to help raise funds for a program at the OCU Law School to address wrongful convictions.
UCO festival to feature 22 state high school bands
Fans who appreciate the half-time performance as much as the game itself will enjoy the University of Central Oklahoma Invitational Marching Band Festival “Stampede Showdown” from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday in UCO’s Wantland Stadium.
10-7 University Life
Local resident graduates from Tulane University
UCO features creativity symposium for state educators
The University of Central Oklahoma will host educators from throughout the state for Creative Oklahoma’s creativity symposium “The New Renaissance: A Revolution in Creativity and Learning” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in Constitution Hall, in UCO’s Nigh University Center.

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