The Broncho Beat – August 2022 Issue

Feature Story: Academic Affairs’ CeCE Relaunches Operation Degree Completion Get To Know a Broncho: Tami Jackson, development and marketing coordinator, college of math and science Leadership UCO (LUCO) Application Now Available and MDP Update Title IX Advisory Board Mentorship: Tips…

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Feature Story: Academic Affairs’ CeCE Relaunches Operation Degree Completion

Glenda Todd, SPOC and learner experience manager; Chris Palmer, degree completion specialist Origin of Operation Degree Completion (ODC) Students may pause their pursuit of a degree for various reasons, including, financial, personal and academic. Sometimes the pause is more extended…

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Get-To-Know a Broncho

Tami Jackson, development and marketing coordinator, college of math and science What is your background?  I was raised in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2007, my husband’s job transferred us to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where we lived for four years before transferring…

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Leadership UCO (LUCO) Application Now Available and MDP Update

Casandra Robinson, manager of talent acquisition and development Leadership UCO (LUCO) brings together faculty and staff from across campus to develop their professional and personal leadership qualities, increase their interpersonal skills, and expand their network. This program focuses on five…

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Title IX Advisory Board

Erin Logan, title IX coordinator The Office of Title IX is implementing an Advisory Board for the 2022-2023 academic year. The board will meet with core members of the Title IX Team to discuss programming plans, information sharing and ideas…

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Mentorship: Tips on How to Mentor the Whole Person

Jill Lynch-Silva, talent development specialist The Harvard Business Review revealed while more than 75% of professionals want to have a mentor, only 37% actually have mentors. Unfortunately, the lack of mentors was found to be equal to the lack of…

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Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Innovation

Robert Wall, assistant director research & development; Liz Crowell, instructional tech manager; Drew Stephenson, instructional tech III UCO’s IDEA Team was recognized with the 2022 Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Innovation by the State Regents’ Council for Online Learning Excellence. This…

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Building Inner Strength

Aetna Resilience is an “inner strength.” It can help you bounce back after stressful situations without being overwhelmed or acting in a destructive way. How you think can affect how you feel Being resilient doesn’t mean that you find it…

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Pending Job Requisition Procedure Update

Bailey Cheatham, talent acquisition specialist When a hiring manager submits a job requisition, it may sit in the approval queue for a multitude of legitimate reasons. This can be stressful to UCO hiring managers who may not know the reasons…

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Policy Changes

Mary Deter-Billings, director of employee relations, talent acquisition and talent development Employee Relations conducts a review of current UCO policies and updates as necessary in partnership with those who manage the policy. In July 2022, the following policy changes have…

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Broncho Brags

Talent acquisition specialist, Bailey Cheatham, and Sean Gausman, web developer II, got married on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at The Springs in Edmond, Oklahoma. A few fellow coworkers attended the wedding in support of their friend Bailey.

Deer Oaks EAP Monthly Newsletter

All UCO faculty and staff have access to the EAP through Deer Oaks. The EAP provides free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, prevention and education services for you, dependents living at home or elsewhere and anyone who lives in…

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