UCO assistant professor of political science Dr. Alyssa Provencio recently contributed to NPR’s story, “The Midwest Tornadoes, Climate Change, And The Future Of Extreme Weather.” The piece, about the December 2021 tornados and the present climate crisis, is available to stream by following this link.
The Liberal Arts community mourns the passing, on December 28, 2021, of Dr. Pamela Turner Washington, the fourth dean (2004-2012) of the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Washington, who joined the UCO faculty in 1989, served with distinction as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of English; as Director of Composition in the Department of […]
Attention, Short Story Writers living in or writing about Oklahoma, New Mexico, or Texas! The Everett Southwest Literary Award opens January 1st, 2021, for the 2020-2021 contest season and runs through February 15th, 2021. First place receives $5,000 and the second place manuscript will receive $3,000. Joining previous judges such as Sandra Cisneros, Rilla Askew, […]
The University of Central Oklahoma Speech and Debate Team competed at multiple tournaments in October and November. Members of the speech team swept through the T-Town Swing hosted by Tulsa Community College and Northeastern State University. Cecilia Alali took first place in Prose and Dramatic Interpretation. Kyia Woodson took first place in Poetry. Jacob Shults […]
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently released a list of recipients of the American Rescue Plan: Strengthening Institutions Grant. These funds were intended to help universities and cultural institutions recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also to strengthen programs that recognize or serve underserved communities. Through the auspices of the […]
The University of Central Oklahoma has earned a seven-year accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for its Master of Public Administration (MPA). The accreditation puts UCO’s MPA in an elite group—Central is one of only two institutions in Oklahoma to be accredited, and one of 208 programs globally. […]
The University of Central Oklahoma has earned a seven-year accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for its Master of Public Administration (MPA). The accreditation puts UCO’s MPA in an elite group—Central is one of only two institutions in Oklahoma to be accredited, and one of 208 programs globally. […]
The University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts recently received a $360,029 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund programs and projects to advance diversity initiatives, as well as provide opportunities to underserved communities in the Oklahoma City metro. Central is one of two higher education institutions in the state […]
Art Commissioned to Honor UCO Political Science Professor Jan Hardt Hope was recently commissioned by Pat Bolt to honor Dr. Jan Hardt in the Political Science Department. Ms. Bolt received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UCO in elementary education. During a challenging time in Ms. Bolt’s life, Dr. Hardt was there to encourage […]
As the University of Central Oklahoma’s Addiction Counseling Program at UCO is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021, the graduate program has been recognized as one of the top 50 master’s counseling programs in the nation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). “To be recognized is terrific,” said J. […]
