UCO Criminal Justice alumni Sergeant Torrey Rowe and Officer Josh Lindsey have been honored by the Edmond Police Department with the prestigious Lifesaving Award.
The UCO College of Liberal Arts (CLA) recently concluded a $360,029 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund programs and projects to advance diversity initiatives and provide opportunities to underserved communities in the Oklahoma City metro area. Central is one of two higher education institutions in the state to receive this […]
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has appointed Theresa Vaughan, Ph.D., as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1. She joined the UCO faculty full time in 1999, as a member of the Department of Humanities and Philosophy. With a background in anthropology and folklore studies, she took on existing courses […]
The UCO Sociology program recently concluded a transformative study tour to Japan as part of the Applied Intercultural Competencey course. From May 23 to June 1, 2024, Nicole Warehime, Ph.D., professor of sociology, and Jared Scism, M.Ed., director of the Center for Global Competency/Global Learning, guided 30 students through an immersive educational experience designed to […]
Recent UCO alumnus Kilian Parsons has been accepted into the highly competitive Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET). At the end of the July, Parsons will head to Japan for a one year contract to teach English at Hirado High School in Hirado, Nagasaki and represent the United States as a cultural ambassador.
The Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame announced the induction of three exemplary educators including UCO’s Cornel Pewewardy, Ed.D., whose impactful career has significantly shaped education in Oklahoma and beyond. The induction ceremony will take place on Nov. 1 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Pewewardy serves as an associate professor of political science […]
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Department of English announces the launch of the UCO Writing Center in collaboration with the Broncho Education and Learning Lab (BELL). Located in the UCO Liberal Arts Building, room 131, the Writing Center is poised to become a vital resource for students seeking personalized assistance with any writing assignment. […]
When good poetry reaches us, it stirs something we struggle to describe, a part of ourselves that is ever-present and expansive, even if it is too often underfed. This is what the liberal arts seeks to study and to preserve, the part that knew how to sing before it understood anything at all. That song […]
The University of Central Oklahoma has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Maier, Ph.D., as dean of the College of Liberal Arts, effective June 1, 2024. Maier has served as the interim dean of the College since June 2023. Dr. Maier’s appointment follows an intensive national search.Maier is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice, […]
UCO Professor of Political Science John Wood is one of three recipients of a $1000 grant from the DaVinci Institute’s 2024 Creativity in Education Fellowship for his work in creating “Making a Difference” projects with UCO students.
