A group of students from the spring 2021 Professional Media Capstone (MCOM 4873) course have been awarded a first place national Broadcast Education Association award in the category of Student Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Competition for their production of a campus esports event. A judges’ commented, “This shoutcast was an impressive effort all around […]
Dr. Catherine Webster, professor of French, gave a paper at the 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium, hosted by the University Pittsburgh. Her talk, entitled “Les femmes SDF: Agency in Urban and Rural Spaces,” explored the representation of homeless women in three contemporary French films as well as the participation of […]
Research conducted at UCO by Megan Cox, instructor of mass communication, will be presented in April at the 2022 Kentucky Conference of Health Communication. Her research partner, Dr. Norman Wong from the University of Oklahoma’s Department of Communication, will present a poster titled “Birds and Bees: Social Media Message Framing for Parent and Adolescent Conversations.” […]
Dr. Desiree Hill, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, has published a peer-reviewed article, “PTSD in the Newsroom: A Grounded Theory View of Organizational Leaders and Trauma,” in the spring edition of the “International Journal on Media Management.” The study uses a grounded theory approach to learn how newsroom leaders experience trauma and how they learn […]
“This Land is Herland: Gendered Activism in Oklahoma from the 1870s to the 2010s” (University of Oklahoma Press, 2021) has been named a finalist in nonfiction in the 2022 Oklahoma Book Award competition. This volume, edited by Dr. Patti Loughlin, Professor of History and Geography, and Sarah Eppler Janda, features thirteen scholars including Dr. Lindsey […]
Mark Woodward, Information Officer, Education Officer, and Legislative Liaison for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, was a guest on Episode 9 of the “The ’33’: Methamphetamine: A Love Story” podcast that Dr. David Nelson, Professor of Mass Communication, and Dr. Rashi Shukla, Professor of Criminal Justice, co-host. Topics include the status of […]
Dr. Wayne Stein, Professor of English, will deliver a talk titled “Resilience Against Cancer: Thriving Amidst Adversity” on April 14 as part of the TEDxUCO series. Dr. Stein will discuss the ways in which he has used the path of the mindful warrior and the weapon of positivity to overcome painful adversities while battling cancer […]
The UCO College of Liberal Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021. A memorial plaque is displayed in the Liberal Arts building to honor our first dean, Dr. Frank Finney, Jr.
The University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Liberal Arts hosts the 34th Annual Symposium on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, offering students the opportunity to present their exemplary writing and research and to participate in other academic and creative activities. Classes in the College of Liberal Arts are redirected during the event to allow students to […]
