Collected posts from Blogs at the University of Central Oklahoma
by Sanam Bhakta —
Dr. Trey Cone, a UCO professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies, gives his students a chance to grow in the STLR tenet of Health & Wellness through a Fitness Testing Assignment. This assignment requires students to complete fitness testing and write a thorough reflection on what their results mean to them.
Cone created . . .
by Maiana Wise –
One of our STLR students, April, recently met – socially distant – with AJ Griffin, the Director of Government & Community Affairs for Paycom. Griffin approached the topic of UCO students preparing to step into any field for employment with thorough and sound advice.
“We need individuals . . .
Written by Christy Vincent, Ph.D., Professor, Organizational Communication –
In my last blog post, I highlighted the relationship between our students’ health status and their academic success and pointed to numerous health-related issues our students face daily. I acknowledged that many faculty members contend that addressing student . . .
Written by Christy Vincent, Ph.D., Professor, Organizational Communication –
My students are stressed out. They do not get enough sleep; they do not eat nutritional foods; they rarely exercise; they suffer from illnesses, many of which are stress-related; they worry about not having enough money; they attempt to balance full-time jobs with . . .
Debate and the Central Six
The University of Central Oklahoma’s debate represents the school’s commitment to transformative learning. As traditional universities seek to provide meaningful educational experiences for their students, many have been engaged in practices of transformative learning from the very beginning. The University of . . .