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 […]
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 world. […]
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. She […]
Congratulations to CLA major Grace Wray for taking part in the first-ever virtual “Posters on the Hill” on April 21, 2020, and kudos to her mentor, Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen! Posters on the Hill is the nation’s premier advocacy event hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Each year about 60 student researchers and their mentors are selected to travel to Washington, […]
Sigma Mu, UCO’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, has been awarded the Best Chapter Award for 2020-21. This is the second year in a row the chapter has earned this award. These awards are intended to recognize local chapters that are particularly active in their institutions and communities and embody the […]
The University of Central Oklahoma Department of English is pleased to announce that contest judge Rob Roensch has chosen Kelli Jo Ford’s manuscript, “Crooked Hallelujah” as the winner of this year’s Everett Southwest Literary Award. “Crooked Hallelujah” is about four generations of Cherokee women and was published by Grove Press after winning the Everett Award. It […]
The South Wing Ribbon Cutting and champagne toast took place on June 18, 2019. This was the last presidential act of Don Betz. Pictured above (L-R): Provost John Barthell; Don Beck, Beck Design; Nick Bench, Lippert Brothers Construction; Susan Winchester, Chair of the Oklahoma Board of Regents; Former President Don Betz; Susanne Betz; and Dean […]
The staff of the University of Central Oklahoma’s student-run newspaper, The Vista, took home 13 awards at the Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association Awards Banquet held April 5 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Central’s students competed against entries from 14 other colleges and universities in the state. “It’s great to see all their hard work […]
Language Society faculty advisor, Dr. Amy Carrell, was awarded 2019 Faculty Advisor of the Year at the annual Campus Leadership Awards in the NUC Grand Ballroom. Student and Language Society President, Kaylea Harris says, “It meant so much to us to know that the Campus Leadership Awards selection committee recognizes how amazing and wonderful our […]
