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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.
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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.
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Several UCO students among Miss Mid-Del contestants
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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10-7 University Life
Local resident graduates from Tulane University
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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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UCO features documentary director
The University of Central Oklahoma will host documentary film director Pamela Tanner Boll for a discussion and free screening of her recent film “Who Does She Think She Is?” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at UCO’s Pegasus Theater.
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9-23 University Life: in brief
Edmond student one of 605 freshmen starting at Lipscomb University
This year Orion Palmer, of Edmond, is a member of Lipscomb University’s 2009-10 freshman class.
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UCO’s ‘Dining in the Dark’ event to shed light on challenges of visually impaired
For the visually impaired, an activity as simple as an evening meal can present challenges many people can’t imagine. The University of Central Oklahoma’s Disability Support Services office will give others a first-hand experience of those challenges through the Dining in the Dark event at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Nigh University Center Ballroom A.
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UCO professor wins foundation ‘Making a Difference’ award
University of Central Oklahoma’s Michael Knight, a professor and chairperson of the Department of Psychology in the College of Education and Professional Studies, is this year’s recipient of the UCO Foundation “Making a Difference Award.”
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9-16 University Life: in brief
Langston University class to hold 50th anniversary reunion
The Langston University class of 1959 will meet for their 50th anniversary class reunion during homecoming festivities on Oct. 15-17 on the main campus at Langston. The reunion activities will include a reception immediately following the game and reserved seating at the game for all members of the freshmen class of ’55 and senior class of ’59 who register for the reunion.
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OSU announces summer graduates
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Ward receives honors degree
Taylor Ward, left, was congratulated by Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis on receiving her Honors College degree in aerospace administration and operations, with an option in aerospace security.
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OSU veterinary students take part in international meeting
STILLWATER — Two students from Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences recently participated in the 58th annual International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA) World Summer Congress. Jennifer Lu of Edmond and Natalie Rankins of Coweta were among 80 veterinary student delegates from around the world who attended the meeting, which was held in Poland.
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UCO Alumni Association honors 5
The University of Central Oklahoma Alumni Association will recognize five 2009 Distinguished Former Student honorees at the annual Central Homecoming DFS Reception at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 2 in the Nigh University Center.
