Outcomes (For Non-Performing Arts Majors) 2016

Outcomes

OCU GRADUATES FIND SUCCESS

100+ employers visit OCU each year to recruit graduates

A career you’re passionate about.

An Oklahoma City University education is just the beginning. Having a career you’re passionate about is the result. Whether it’s in a boardroom on Wall Street, inside a hospital, in a newsroom, at the front of a classroom, or behind a pulpit, OCU graduates excel. They are leaders in their professions and enrich their communities.

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It’s such a great feeling when [alumni] see that connection between their OCU education and their later success.”

Professors who count your success as their own.

“A few weeks ago, one of our alumni who is in pharmacy school reached out to me to say thank you for not only teaching her chemistry, but for forcing her to really understand all of the concepts at a deep level. She told me that her deep understanding is what has made her successful in pharmacy school. Our goal here is not merely to teach our students so

they can get another “A” on their transcript and then forget everything, but we teach in ways that change how they think and how they reason, to help them be not just good at one thing, but to be great in whatever they choose to do.”

Dr. Stephen Prilliman

Associate Professor of Chemistry

• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center • Federal Aeronautics Administration • Mental Health Association Oklahoma • Family Builders • Court Appointed Special Advocates • Sunbeam Family Services • Amazon

Career Services that go beyond the basics.

• OKC All Sports Association • National Science Foundation • Chesapeake Energy • Ackerman McQueen • Ernst & Young • Oklahoma State Senate • Target Corporation • Integris Health • Farmers Insurance

If you want to go beyond basics in your search for the right internship or career opportunity, the OCU Career Services staff is ready and willing to assist. Career Services provides a wide range of resources including individual career advising, resume and cover letter development, personal statement critiques, career readiness workshops and seminars, on-campus interviewing, employer

information sessions, and career and internship fairs. OCU students and alumni can register for the online database where you can search for jobs, internships, alumni mentors, as well as on-campus and workstudy positions.

Learn More:

okcu.edu/careers

• Devon Energy • Sonic Corporation • Oklahoma Historical Society • KWTV News 9 • Manhattan Construction Co. • National Institute for Health • Oklahoma City Thunder • Oklahoma City Energy • Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation • Respect Diversity Foundation • Oklahoma House of Representatives • Skyline Urban Ministries • Oklahoma City Police Department • Bridges Advertising Agency • Airbus DS Communications • Critical Mass Productions • Staplegun Advertising • Oklahoma City Public Schools • The Oklahoman • KFOR News 4 • Oklahoma Gazette • Brides of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University students take advantage of hundreds of internships and partnerships with a variety of companies and organizations.

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with people from all walks of life and hear their diverse perspectives.

Studying abroad taught me more about myself than I ever imagined.”

There are endless opportunities abroad. I highly encourage all students to show interest and start planning their trips in advance. I was lucky enough to study in the spring of my sophomore year, which allowed me to explore a different province in Argentina for an internship the following summer.

Finances should never be a deterrent. Expanding your horizons is worth skipping the late night Taco Bell runs and spending time applying for scholarships. The money I spent on my adventures in Argentina gave me priceless memories and lifelong friendships I will cherish forever.”

Alexandra

Biomedical Science & Spanish ‘16

Study Abroad “As a Washington state native, I did not think living in Argentina would be very difficult. I came halfway across the country for college; what was a few thousand kilometers? I mean, miles? The metric system was one of the many small adjustments that I had to make while abroad. Despite the differences in time, transportation, and social customs, going to Rosario was the best decision I have made

during my time at OCU. In four short months I became nearly fluent in Spanish, gained the confidence to make mistakes and try new things, increased my awareness of cultural differences, and so much more. I quickly realized that, regardless of where we are from, we all have the same innate needs and desires as humans. It was beautiful to have the opportunity to engage in conversation

95% of Meinders School of Business seniors receive job offers before they graduate

Wherever they go, OCU graduates find success.

Maxim Sytch

Heather Sparks

BS Business ‘00, MBA ‘01

BS Early Childhood Education ‘91, MED Elementary Education ‘97

Sytch is currently an associate professor of management and organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

DeEtta Cravens BA Political Science, BA Philosophy, BA Spanish ‘12 Cravens was a triple major in political science, philosophy and Spanish at OCU. She earned a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to teach English in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She then received the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship and is attending the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Sparks, a teacher at Taft Middle School in Oklahoma City, won the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year in 2008. Three OCU alumni have won the state honor since 2006.

Jake Miller BS English ‘10 Miller is an English major who found his way to a career in video game design. Miller previously worked as a level designer on Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for the Wii U (released in 2014) and then joined Red 5 Studios as a game designer to create content for the PC game Firefall.

Dr. Christian H. Pilgrim

Rocky Chavez

BS Biology ‘96

BS Marketing ‘10

Dr. Pilgrim attended Oklahoma City University on a baseball scholarship and now owns his own dental practice in Oklahoma City.

Chavez, of Blueknight Energy Partners, was named to the Journal Record newspaper’s “Achievers Under 40” list in 2014.

Buzz Williams

Chris Harrison

BS Kinesiology ‘94

BA Mass Communications ‘93

Williams is the coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men’s basketball team.

Jeff Riles BS Justice Studies and Political Science ‘09 Riles in a manager of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Enel Green Power North American, Inc. in Washington, D.C.

100% of English & psychology graduates who apply to grad school are accepted Guerin Austin BS Broadcast Journalism ‘05 Austin is a three-time Emmy award-winning TV host, anchor, and reporter. She is currently the rink-side reporter for the Boston Bruins on the New England Sports Network.

A television host and previously a sports reporter, Harrison is the current host of the ABC reality television dating show, “The Bachelor” (since 2002), and its spin-offs, “The Bachelorette” (since 2003), and “Bachelor Pad” (in 2010).

A former Miss Oklahoma and top-10 Miss America finalist, Compton is now cofounder, vice president, and director of operations for Project Hope Worldwide, whose mission it is to provide holistic care to orphans and the fatherless throughout the world.

of science students* are accepted into the professional school of their schoice

Jana Harkins

BSB Finance ‘02, JD Law ‘05

Kami Brokaw Huddleston BA Graphic Design ‘03 Murphy and Huddleston are entrepreneurs who combined their business, graphic design, and law degrees to successfully launch The Brides of Oklahoma magazine in 2007 and The Brides of North Texas in 2008. Their company is now a multi-media wedding resource that includes websites, blogs, and a mobile app.

BS Accounting ‘96 Harkins is the director of shared services for the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, whose mission it is to build better communities through effective nonprofits.

John Riesenberg BSB Economics ‘11, MS Energy Management ‘14 A former Student Government Association president, Riesenberg works as a policy and government affairs professional at Devon Energy. He was named to the ionOklahoma’s 2013 30 under 30.

100%

of religion students are accepted into graduate school or seminary after they graduate

Kelley Compton BS Accounting ‘05

80%+

Ashley Bowen Murphy

Armand McCoy BA Mass Communications ‘10 McCoy is the business development director at Trifecta Communications.

He served as a public information officer for the city of Moore in the aftermath of the May 2013 tornado, working daily with CNN, NBC, the BBC, and other major news outlets.

Brittany Sky Stanley (Gibson) BA Religious Education ‘09 Stanley is the editor of Children’s Resources at the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee.

Logan Wehling

Tyler Kirk BA Religion ‘10 Kirk is an associate pastor at Checotah United Methodist Church in Oklahoma.

100% of accounting seniors receive job offers before they graduate

BS Finance ‘04

Emily Sanders

Wehling is the NAL operations controller for Schlumberger Energy.

BS Cell & Molecular Biology ‘13 Sanders was a recipient of the Undergraduate Research for Growth and Experience scholarship in 2009, going on to conduct research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. She won the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in 2012 and is now in medical school at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

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of mass communications graduates have job placement within six months of graduation * those who apply

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