One of the most difficult classes offered to Strategic Communication majors calls upon students to develop a campaign for a real brand and to compete against other schools in the National Student Advertising Competition. Students who enroll must function as a real-world advertising agency, allowing them to develop vital skills for entering the advertising . . .
UCO Professional Media Student Earns National Recognition
The most difficult circumstances sometimes produce the greatest opportunities. This is certainly true for those in the field of journalism. Amanda Siew, a professional media student in the Department of Mass Communication and a native of Malaysia, exemplified this when she found that her return home over break required two-week isolation in a hotel. . . .
Meet the Researcher- Liv Parkinson
Liv Parkinson is a Junior Exchange Student here at the University of Central Oklahoma with Dr. Patricia Loughlin as her faculty advisor. She took Dr. Loughlin’s “History of Women in the American West” class during her first semester at UCO. The long running project for . . .
Community/Public Health Students Assist with Metro COVID-19 Response Efforts
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the final semester for UCO seniors turned out to be anything but ordinary. In true Broncho style, many faculty and students have embraced this change with flexibility and determination. Students in one senior capstone course at Central have even found a way to assist with metro COVID-19 response efforts as . . .
Time Management and Self-Care during COVID-19 Lockdown
The world is fighting a relentless battle against the COVID-19 pandemic – most offices and businesses are closed and schooling is now virtual. With the line between academic, professional and personal spaces blurring, many are finding it difficult to juggle deadlines, homeschooling, online lectures, household chores, and attending to family.
Meet the Researcher – Kaylan Peterson
Kaylan Peterson is a Senior Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Major at UCO. Peterson got involved in research in 2018 when Professor Steven Dunn, her Faculty Advisor, approached her with a research idea he had been curious about investigating for several semesters.
Kaylan Peterson was invited to NCUR 2020 to present . . .
Meet the Researcher – Nierouz Alrashdan
Nierouz Alrashdan is a Junior Psychology Major who was invited to present at NCUR 2020. Her faculty mentor is Steven Dunn. Her research project is titled “Tribalism In Our Society”. For Nierouz, “tribalism had a huge impact on my day-to-day life; therefore, I conducted this research to figure out how and why”. Tribalism is a moral bias in . . .
Jones Harris Endowed Scholarship
The mission of the Jones/Harris Public Service Scholarship is to select a student with strong leadership potential and a commitment to enrolling in a graduate or professional school that will assist in pursuing a career in public service. This is a highly competitive scholarship with the winner receiving up to a one year, $10,000 award.
Meet the Researcher – Gabriella Oliver
Gabriella Oliver, a senior Mathematics-Statistics major, co-presenting with Ethan Bruegel and Ren Jian Lee were invited to present their research at NCUR 2020. Their faculty advisor was Dr. Tyler Cook. Gabriella has been a part of SCHOLAR (Statistical Consulting Help for Organizational Leaders and Academic Researchers) since Fall of 2017. Gabriella . . .
Meet the Researcher – Grace Wray
By Oluwapelumi Osunrayi and Sydney Woodward
On April 21, The Council on Undergraduate Research is having their first Virtual Posters on the Hill Showcase for undergraduate researchers. Researchers from across the country will come together online to share their research. Posters . . .