UCO assistant professor of political science Dr. Alyssa Provencio recently contributed to NPR’s story, “The Midwest Tornadoes, Climate Change, And The Future Of Extreme Weather.” The piece, about the December 2021 tornados and the present climate crisis, is available to stream by following this link.
The Liberal Arts community mourns the passing, on December 28, 2021, of Dr. Pamela Turner Washington, the fourth dean (2004-2012) of the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Washington, who joined the UCO faculty in 1989, served with distinction as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of English; as Director of Composition in the Department of […]
The University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts recently received a $360,029 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund programs and projects to advance diversity initiatives, as well as provide opportunities to underserved communities in the Oklahoma City metro. Central is one of two higher education institutions in the state […]
As the University of Central Oklahoma’s Addiction Counseling Program at UCO is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021, the graduate program has been recognized as one of the top 50 master’s counseling programs in the nation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). “To be recognized is terrific,” said J. […]
The UCO Department of English is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Everett Southwest Literary Awards. Short story writer Ashley Jeffalone won first prize for her story collection “Rekindled,” and the second prize was awarded to Sidney Thompson for “You Don’t Get to Take This Home.” The third place winner, for his manuscript, “Whims […]
The Sherman Chaddlesone Arts and Letters Lecture Series hosted heather ahtone, Ph.D., as 2020’s guest speaker. ahtone is the senior curator at the First Americans Museum in downtown Oklahoma City. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and is of both Chickasaw and Choctaw descent. ahtone’s interdisciplinary doctorate degree is in art history, anthropology […]
The Department of English at the University of Central Oklahoma deplores the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, and it condemns the continuing, disproportionate, and frequently deadly physical, psychological, and socio-economic violence directed against Black people and People of Color across the country and in our own communities. […]
Theresa Vaughan is the assistant dean and a professor of humanities in the UCO College of Liberal Arts. Where are you from? I was born in Detroit, MI. My grandparents were immigrants from Ireland who came to work in the auto factories. About half of my male relatives and a few female relatives over the […]
Dear CLA Faculty and Staff, The semester is ending. How strange that seems! The regular activities of the College are proceeding apace, as final exams wrap up, grades are submitted, and we roll toward summer course offerings. And yet, everything has changed. We cannot celebrate the year’s end, the graduation of so many students, or […]
I am Micah Wilson a senior MCOM student majoring in professional media. I am an Oklahoma City native from “the Creek.” My career goal is to do television news in OKC as an anchor/reporter. I want to be an active member of the community visiting local schools and empowering students. I would eventually like to […]
