Dr. Susan Spencer and English education major Anh Dinh spent four weeks at the East-West Institute on the University of Hawai’i at Manoa campus this past summer, attending a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Buddhist East Asia: The Interplay of Religion, the Arts and Politics. The Institute included 25 university and college […]
The Citizen’s Bank Leadership and Civic Engagement Award is given to a faculty or staff member who leads by example and is involved in the community. Each recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved clock. This year’s recipient is Joe Hight, artist-in-residence and E.K. Gaylord Endowed Chair of Journalism Ethics. The Masonic Endowment for Transformative Learning […]
The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) recently honored University of Central Oklahoma Professional Media students at its annual student broadcast competition, with MCOM students receiving 13 awards for student-produced radio and television broadcasts. Twelve Oklahoma universities and colleges participated in the OBEA student competition, which generated nearly 230 entries. Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, Woodward and […]
University of Central Oklahoma senior Kalen Russell, a strategic communications major from Muskogee, Oklahoma, recently earned recognition as one of Campus Compact’s 2018 Newman Civic Fellows. Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, working to advance the public purposes of higher education, announced 268 students, including Russell, who comprise the organization’s 2018 cohort of Newman Civic […]
The Modern Languages International Potluck will be held on Thursday, October 26 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the UCO International House. This event is meant to be a cultural activity opportunity for students taking Modern Language courses, but we are welcoming others who would like to make and share a dish to join in, as long […]
Dr. Karel Kalaw, Assistant Professor, presented at the 21st International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (IAGG) World Congress conference held in San Francisco from July 22-27. Her poster was about substantiating traditional ways of doing research with indigenous methodologies as highlighted by the Filipino return migration experience, titled: “Balikbayans’ (Return Migrants) Stories of Return: The […]
David Nelson, Professor, is a guest panelist for the Broadcast Education Association Super Regional Conference, at Point Park University this fall. He will present, “Suggesting or Imposing? Addressing Editorial Control in Student-Produced Media.” Dr. Kole Kleeman, Professor, completed a book chapter “On Being a Cross-Cultural Learner in Poland” for the book Journeys in Transformational Learning: […]
As Oklahomans, we have become all too familiar with natural disasters and the aftermath that follows. As a consequence, we have also developed a keen sense of caring and empathy for those affected. We have been the benefactor of the generosity of others many times in the past and it is now our turn to […]
“Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and oh, so mellow…” Try to remember, and then let’s get on with it! September is chock full of activity in the College and while a slow and mellow life might be pleasant, we are already into the swing of the Fall semester. And […]
University of Central Oklahoma was the winner in the Tai Pei Frozen Asian Food Summer Madness Bracket! Thank you to everyone who voted over the past few weeks. It has been quite a journey with Tai Pei Frozen Asian Food as the client this year. The student team, advised by Sandra Martin, competed and won […]
