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UCO’s Chemistry Department to host explosives expert
EDMOND — 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.
Butler will speak to students at 1 p.m. in Room 222 of Howell Hall about the precautions to take when working with explosive compounds.
Later the same day at 8 p.m. in Room 301 of Central’s Nigh University Center, Butler will give a special presentation focusing on the military use of explosive material, and the characteristics explosive material must meet for the military.
Butler also will discuss the historical development from primitive weapons to modern non-nuclear military explosive weapons.
“Mr. Butler is a recognized expert in the field of military explosives, and we are pleased he is coming to Central to make a presentation about the topic,” said Cheryl Frech, chemistry professor at Central.
Butler is the chief chemist at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in Milan, Tenn.
He has more than 20 years of experience in performing acceptance testing on components used to load, assemble and pack ammunition items for the U.S. Army.
The presentation at the American Chemical Society meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information about the event, call Frech at 974-5476 or e-mail her at cfrech@uco.edu.
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UCO offers Stillwater workshop on character traits
Continuing its “Being Accountable to Lead” seminar series, the University of Central Oklahoma’s Center for Professional and Distance Education (CPDE) and Central Rural Electric Cooperative (CREC) will present “Character Counts: Power and Sprit” from 2-4 p.m. Thursday at the CREC Training Center, 3304 S. Boomer Road in Stillwater.
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Students get a look at what it takes to be a game warden
STILLWATER — There is a lot more to being a game warden than writing citations for fishing without a license.
“On the surface, the warden's job may seem glamorous and easy, but they are some of the hardest working, most dedicated officers around,” reads a statement on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Web site. “They routinely put their personal safety on the line protecting the state's wildlife resources and its citizens, as do other law enforcement members in our fair state.” -
UCO broadcasting students win 11 state awards
The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) recently recognized University of Central Oklahoma broadcasting students with 11 awards for their broadcast production and performance in the annual OBEA student broadcast competition.
“We’re all very proud of the work our students produced and seeing them get recognized is even more exciting,” said Dr. David Nelson, associate professor of Mass Communication and assistant chair of the department. -
UCO students to volunteer during ‘Big Event’
Hundreds of University of Central Oklahoma students will give back to their community as a part of the annual community service project, “The Big Event,” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Central students and other university volunteers will meet on campus at Plunkett Park to have breakfast, listen to speakers, pick up their free T-shirt and then head out to their work sites across Oklahoma City and Edmond. -
Haiti gets help from OU engineers
NORMAN — Wood cutouts of Disney’s famed mice, Mickey and Minnie, are the only remnants of a Haitian kindergarten school building left in ruin after a January earthquake shook the country.
The irony of the cartoons’ stronghold within the epicenter of the quake struck Lisa Holliday, University of Oklahoma civil and environmental engineering post-doctoral researcher, during a trip to the Haitian education facility — known as Christianville — a 40-year operation that focuses on K-16 education and agriculture instruction. -
OU announces fall 2009 honor roll
NORMAN — Students from 242 communities are listed on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus honor roll for the fall 2009 semester.
In most colleges, students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to be included on the honor roll. Students in the College of Architecture are recognized with a 3.3 or better, and students in the College of Engineering are recognized with a 3.0 or better. -
OC releases honor rolls
OKLAHOMA CITY — A total of 729 students were named to the 2009 fall honor rolls at Oklahoma Christian University. Of that number, 234 are on the President’s Honor Roll, 18 on the Dean’s Honor Roll and 477 on the Honor Roll. The President’s List honors those with 4.00 (A) grades, the Deans’ List honors those with a 3.85 (A) or above and the Honor Roll recognizes students with a 3.40 (B) or above semester GPA.
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UCO’s enrollment increases
Continuing its mission to promote student success, the University of Central Oklahoma saw noticeable increases in its spring 2010 enrollment compared to enrollment last spring.
The semester’s most notable increases include a 6.7-percent enrollment increase in freshmen, and a 14.1-percent increase in graduate students.
Total student enrollment — including undergraduate and graduate students — rose 4.1 percent from last spring, bringing the total number of students at UCO from 14,510 in spring 2009 to 15,104 in spring 2010. -
Central crowns Miss Black UCO
Ashley Peters, a junior Political Science — International Relations major from Oklahoma City, was crowned “Miss Black University of Central Oklahoma 2010” on Feb. 6 during Central’s annual scholarship pageant.
Peters’ new title qualifies her for the opportunity to represent Central at the Miss Black Oklahoma USA pageant in September. -
UCO to host ‘Zumbathon for Haiti’ benefit event
The University of Central Oklahoma will host “Zumbathon for Haiti” to benefit the American Red Cross’ humanitarian efforts in the country, devastated from last month’s earthquake, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday in Central’s Wellness Center.
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