ACADEMIC SUCCESS Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow
McCLEND O N CENTE R
Indeed, there is considerable emphasis on classroom performance at OU. The center staff has achievement as its focus, a fact that is reflected in the student-athletes’ record performance this past academic year. In addition to its academic work, the staff assists in several life skills areas designed to enrich students in a broad range of tasks.
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The cumulative student-athlete grade point average at the University of Oklahoma in 2013-14 was 3.04, the highest mark in school history. Some 60,000 square feet will be dedicated to university academic pursuits in the stadium’s north end under current renovation concepts. Legendary running back Prentice Gautt wore No. 38 during his Sooner career from 1956-59. The first African-American player at OU, the academic center is named in his honor. The Prentice Gautt Academic Center is available more than 90 hours per week for OU student-athletes. In 2012-13, an OU-record 151 student-athletes graduated from OU, earning 125 bachelor’s degrees and 26 advanced degrees.
7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
44 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
28 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
154 ALL-AMERICANS
65 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium includes office space in the facility’s north end. The largest piece of that project is the Prentice Gautt Academic Center. Some 30,000 square feet are dedicated to the academic pursuits of Sooner student-athletes.
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