Recently, three students, Fortune Mawuena Azilagbetor (pictured), Janet Nyamweya, and Junior Philip Mwaura Njoroge, represented UCO at the annual L. Frances P. Liddell student policy debate hosted virtually during the American Society for Public Administration Conference of Minority Public Administrators. Fortune was on the winning team, stating that, “In all, the insights I have gained […]
UCentral News took second place nationally in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2021 Festival of Media Arts competition in the TV Newscast category. They competed against over 250 other U.S. colleges and universities. The only university to beat the team was the Cronkite School at the University of Arizona, and yes, that means UCO beat OU.
In keeping with the tradition of excellence, the fall 2020 semester Strategic Communications Campaigns class made the national finals in a competition sponsored by Edventures Partners and the McCain Institute for the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism projects. CLA students developed a multi-faceted program and website focused on fighting terrorist recruiting through online game portals. […]
UCO Professional Media students won 21 awards in the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association’s (OBEA) Student Competition. This event is held every year between Oklahoma colleges and universities, with students submitting their best audio and video productions to be judged by media professionals from around the country.
2021 is the 10th anniversary of the Addictions Counseling program at UCO, and it has been ranked as one of the Top 50 Master’s Counseling Programs in the nation. According to Dr. J Keith Killian, director of the Addictions Counseling Program, “To be ranked among other top-tier institutions by the top counseling publication only goes […]
In Fall 2019, students in Dr. Patti Loughlin’s Women in the American West course helped conduct research for several special exhibitions including two currently at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. As Dr. Loughlin stated, “We are so proud of these graduate and undergraduate students and their collaborative, engaged work with curators.”
The UCO Department of English is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Everett Southwest Literary Awards. Short story writer Ashley Jeffalone won first prize for her story collection “Rekindled,” and the second prize was awarded to Sidney Thompson for “You Don’t Get to Take This Home.” The third place winner, for his manuscript, “Whims […]
Congratulations are in order for Micah Wilson, a UCO Mass Communication student who recently received a national award from The Carole Simpson Radio Television Digital News Association. Micah is one of only two students in the country to receive this prestigious award.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of higher education, and intercollegiate speech and debate were no exception. The timing of the pandemic in the Spring of 2020 led to the cancellation of the activities’ national championships (the first such cancellation since the National Debate Tournament started in 1947). Despite an early end to the […]
The University of Central Oklahoma is hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, […]
