Jaime Burns, Ph.D. has accepted the position of interim director for the University of Central Oklahoma School of Criminal Justice. The previous director, Elizabeth Maier, Ph.D., accepted the position of interim Dean for the UCO College of Liberal Arts. Burns is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice. Throughout her tenure at UCO, she […]
UCO Department of Mass Communication professional media students won Best Newscast and Student Broadcaster of the Year at the 2023 Great Plains Journalism Awards in May. Ben Anderson, a professional media spring 2023 graduate from Edmond, Oklahoma; Trey Guzman, a professional media spring 2023 graduate from Tulsa, Oklahoma; and, Kelly Merka, a professional media fall […]
University of Central Oklahoma student Melissa Rosenfelt, a graduate student in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program from Shawnee, Oklahoma, took top honors at the 15th annual L. Frances P. Liddell Student Policy Debate — part of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA). The theme for this year’s conference, “Unmasking the Complexities of […]
The University of Central Oklahoma has named five students as Class Marshals of their respective colleges for the spring 2023 commencement ceremonies, recognizing them for their academic excellence. Students earn the title of Class Marshal for achieving the highest academic records within their colleges during their time at Central.F irst presented in 1994, the Class […]
The University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts is proud to honor its faculty and staff for outstanding service and scholarly activity. Retiring Faculty Members: Dr. Allen Rice Dr. Youngtae Shin Dr. Stanley Adamiak Dr. Diana Pardo Dr. Christy Vincent Deborah Ferrell-Lynn Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Dr. Toby Wray Although new to […]
The University of Central Oklahoma Department of English is proud to announce the winners of the latest bi-annual contest cycle for the Everett Southwest Literary Award. The contest is generously sponsored by the Mark Allen Everett family and called for short story manuscripts from authors residing in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Contest director and […]
By: Promise Hill and Hunter Beck, UCO Mass Communication Students The University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Liberal Arts will host the 35th Annual Student Symposium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29. During this symposium, participants will present their writings and research and take part in other academic and creative activities. […]
The University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Liberal Arts hosts the 35th Annual Symposium on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, offering students the opportunity to present their exemplary writing and research and to participate in other academic and creative activities. This long-standing tradition is one of the most important and visible celebrations of the creativity and […]
The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) honored Central Professional Media students at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcaster’s (OAB) annual conference at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa on March 30, 2023. The honors include 24 awards for student-produced audio and video/new media projects and two OAB scholarships. Projects were completed under the supervision of […]
UCO Masters of Public Administration advisory board chair S.E. Puett has been selected to serve as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioner for NASA’s Astrophysics Division Inclusion Panel to review scientific proposals and plans that ensure awareness and accessibility to opportunities for creating sustainable organizational development for NASA’s growing team of diverse talent. “I am […]
