By Phyllis on September 12, 2012

Don’t miss out on this convenient, on-campus job search opportunity with many local and national organizations in one place at one time. Add it to your calendar today!
You are invited to the Fall 2012 Career & Internship Fair on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the Nigh University Center Ballrooms [...]
Posted in Campus Resources, Career Enhancement, Job Hunting, resources | Tagged Career Fair, Internship Fair, Job Hunting, local & national companies, networking, recruiters, resume |
By Phyllis on February 21, 2012
I recently read a book by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D. titled ‘Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease’. In the book Esselstyn talks about the many marvelous and rewarding consequences of switching to an all plant-based (vegan), no-fat diet. He has been studying coronary and cardiac disease for many years and his results are definitely [...]
Posted in Health & Well being, Observations, Personal Experiences | Tagged cholesterol levels, diabetes control, fresh fruits, heart disease, no-fat cooking, raw vegetables, veganism, weight loss, whole grains |
By Phyllis on January 6, 2012

UCO Career Services is sponsoring a Spring 2012 Career & Internship Fair on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Nigh University Center Ballrooms (3rd floor of NUC).
Students will be able to:
Submit resumes for full-time employment (bring several copies of your resume)
Pursue internship opportunities
Explore the possibilities of graduate and professional [...]
Posted in announcements, Campus Activities, Campus Resources, Career Enhancement, Employment, Job Hunting, resources | Tagged career & internship fair, career counseling, Career Services, HireBronchos.com, resumes
By Phyllis on November 16, 2011

Many people on campus may not be aware that UCO has its own outdoor eleven circuit labyrinth. Although we have had two lovely canvas labyrinths for quite some time, this outdoor labyrinth is a new addition to the many wonderful resources offered to our UCO community.
Labyrinths have been used for centuries as a way to [...]
Posted in Academic Activities, announcements, Campus Activities, Health & Well being, Observations, resources | Tagged gratitude, labyrinth, thanksgiving, UCO, walk
By Phyllis on November 2, 2011

I just read an article on binge drinking by college students, Know the Facts About College Binge Drinking, written by Kelci Lynn Lucier. Lucier states that binge drinking is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAV) to .08 grams percent or above.
Lucier says that National Drug Facts Week takes place this [...]
Posted in Campus Resources, General, Health & Well being, Life at UCO, resources | Tagged Alchol and Drug Abuse Prevention, college, consequences, drinking, results, Student Affairs, student resources |
By Phyllis on September 28, 2011

You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later and it finally has. Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, showed off the new Kindle Fire selling for $199 versus Apple’s iPad2, which can range from $499 to over $800. The Kindle Fire is about half the size of the iPad and is a close match in [...]
Posted in General, resources | Tagged Amazon, iPad2 rival, Kindle Fire, tablet computers, touch screen
By Phyllis on September 27, 2011
This study was posted to NPR’s Food Blog and reported on their Facebook page today.
The post goes on to say that Ascherio, chief investigator in the study, states that,
“We are establishing a certain degree of reasonable evidence that caffeine has a long-term effect on the risk of depression, but we cannot attribute this to any [...]
Posted in General, Health & Well being | Tagged caffeine, coffee consumption, depression, facebook, Harvard School of Public Health, npr |
By Phyllis on September 22, 2011
Did you know that UCO has a “Tutoring Central” (TC) on campus? It’s located in the northeast corner of West Hall. Hours of operation for Fall and Spring semesters are 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am – 1:00 pm on Fridays. To visit their website and learn more go to [...]
Posted in Academic Activities, Campus Resources, Programs, resources, Student Privileges | Tagged 24/7 access, online help, personal help with classes, studying, tutoring, Tutoring Central |
By Phyllis on August 22, 2011
The Centre for Global Competency is holding an upcoming “Study Abroad Informational Meeting” for Central students?
The meeting will be from 3-4 p.m. and from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24 in Room 105 of the Forensic Science Institute. In each session, The Centre for Global Competency will discuss scholarships, financial aid, programs available, costs and [...]
Posted in Academic Activities, General, resources, Travel | Tagged Centre for Global Competency, informational meeting, study abroad opportunities
By Phyllis on April 15, 2011
According to Adrien’s earlier post, “A Voice for the Voiceless”, April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. While I was researching the book, “A Boy Who was raised as a Dog” by Dr. Bruce Perry, I found an interesting poster about sexually abused children and thought this would be an excellent subject for another post [...]
Posted in General, Observations, resources, Societal Issues | Tagged abuse, april, awareness, Metro-Library system, month, safety, sexual, sexual abuse, workshop
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