Affiliated/Approved Programs
Oklahoma City University students have studied in many countries including Australia, Chile, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, and Spain through thirdparty study abroad providers or other U.S. university programs. Oklahoma City University holds affiliation agreements with private study abroad organizations such as Academic Programs Abroad (API), Globalinks, International Studies Abroad (ISA), the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), and CIS Abroad, to name a few. The advantages for Oklahoma City University students to study abroad through one of the affiliated programs are that they expand the options available to our students, and Oklahoma City University students are eligible to apply for affiliate scholarships. Generally, state and federal financial aid may be used toward program costs. Global opportunities at Oklahoma City University expand each year. Students can keep informed of developing and upcoming international education opportunities by exploring the study abroad website, okcu.abroadoffice.net; visiting the study abroad fair held each semester and information sessions offered frequently on campus; contacting Oklahoma City University departments and faculty; or by scheduling an appointment with the director of academic services at (405) 208-5287.
Center for Interpersonal Studies Through Film and Literature
The center’s mission is to develop creative programs through film and literature that engage individuals on the intuitive and experiential levels to understand themselves and others across time and space. Begun in 1997, the center brings a distinguished creative person to the campus each year. Poets Jimmy Santiago Baca, Lucille Clifton, Carolyn Forché, Mark Doty, Claudia Emerson, Joy Harjo, Jane Hirshfield, Li-Young Lee, Michael Ondaatje, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Terence Hayes as well as Poet Laureates Billy Collins, Natasha Trethewey, Ted Kooser, Charles Simic, and Robert Pinsky have been featured. Tracy K. Smith will be the poet in April 2014. The center also develops an annual documentary film series each spring; develops for the university and community an archive collection of quality videos and DVDs along with viewing suggestions and some lesson plans for grade school through university-level teachers; conducts field trips to Oklahoma City University for teachers and students from upper elementary through high school to view and discuss distinguished films; holds a book discussion series for the university and Oklahoma City community; collaborates with other campus and metropolitan organizations to support and encourage different groups to work together on creative projects; and contributes to the support of the Oklahoma City University Film Institute. The director teaches university courses related to the mission of the center as well as courses in the English department and courses for the film studies major in the Moving Image Arts Program. The Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment Fund and an advisory committee support the development of the center.
Dulaney-Browne Library
Oklahoma City University supports two libraries: the DulaneyBrowne Library and the Law Library. While the collections and services of both libraries are available to all university students,
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faculty, and staff, all nonlaw-related library materials and services are provided through the five-story Dulaney-Browne Library building in the center of the campus. The Dulaney-Browne Library provides access to thousands of high quality research resources for Oklahoma City University students, faculty, and staff. Library resources and services are available in the library or through the library’s web page (www. okcu.edu/library) and include more than 204,000 books, 7,500 videos and DVDs, 47,600 full-text online periodical titles, 2,300 compact disc recordings, 11,300 musical scores, and 80,400 electronic book titles. Reference librarians provide assistance in finding information in the library, over the telephone, via the internet, and by text message. Librarians also offer formal instruction to individuals and groups in the use and evaluation of information resources. Additional library resource services include the Archives and Special Collections (including the University Archives, the Oklahoma United Methodist Archives, and the Shirk Oklahoma History Center), the Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, the Center for Interpersonal Studies through Film and Literature Film Collection, government documents provided through the federal depository program, and the Leichter Listening Library (in the Wanda Bass Music Center). The library cooperates with other libraries in Oklahoma and around the world to provide students, faculty, and staff with access to their collections through OK-Share (a cooperative library card for Oklahoma academic libraries) and interlibrary loan (delivery to the library user of articles and books from other libraries). Please contact the library at (405) 208-5065, (405) 445-3636 (text), or AskALibrarian@okcu.edu; or visit during regular library hours (Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-midnight, Friday 7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., and Sunday noon - midnight) for more information.
Computer and Information Resources
Campus Technology Services maintains a centrally-located, dedicated area to aid students with their computer issues on the lower level of the McDaniel University Center. The Student Technology Support Center is staffed by trained technicians familiar with both Microsoft and Apple operating systems. The center offers a variety of student support services including: n Walk-in and telephone support n Technology-related consultation n Hardware and software support n Virus and malware removal n Installation of campus-licensed software applications such as Microsoft Office and Essentials (virus protection) n Assisted hardware upgrades n Training n A computer-based issue and support tracking system
Finding a computer to use on campus is easy with 16 computer labs in various locations spread conveniently across campus. Lab hours vary by location. MS Office, MS Visual Studio, and web browsing capabilities are installed in each lab, and several labs have course specific software available. Printing services are available in all public-access labs as well as all public computing
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