Recent UCO industrial safety graduate Eric Sample was chosen to serve the State of Oklahoma as a youth judge for a statewide video contest, “Speak Out for Workplace Safety.” As a judge, Sample worked with a panel of judges to narrow down the 51 video entries to one that would be used to teach teens about workplace safety. The contest was hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) and the Oklahoma Safety Council (OSC).

Sample attended the “Speak Out for Workplace Safety” event at the Capitol and had the opportunity to listen to speeches from Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor Leslie Osborn, Senator Rob Standridge (District 15), Senator Casey Murdock (District 27), and top safety experts Carmen Martinez (Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and Betsey Kulakowski (OSC).

Buddy Broncho

Buddy Broncho made his first appearance in UCO's own newspaper The Vista. It was the October 3, 1932, issue where a Broncho appears wearing a UCO football uniform. He has appeared numerous times throughout the years from local Edmond papers in the 60's to state-wide papers in the 80's. The commissioning of the first ever live mascot appears in UCO's 1979 Bronze Book where Buddy Broncho made his first public appearance at Homecoming. Since that time, Buddy has been a fixture at UCO events and in the hearts of UCO students.