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NEWS • SPORTS • ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT • OPINION

ALL ABOUT DUNHAM COLLEGE

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SUMMER 2017 RECAP

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• August 21, 2017

WELCOME

2021

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Things to do this

fall:

Visit all on--campus restaurants Participate in Intramural sports Get involved with your Resident Student Association Explore campus on a Crimson Cruiser Attend the Made in Oklahoma Showcase

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Our Efforts Housing and Food Services is committed to various sustainability efforts, especially in sourcing our food from local, fair and humane vendors. We believe in supporting the local community and knowing exactly what goes in to each meal.

Our goal for the Real Food Challenge is 20 percent by 2020. We have committed to the Real Food Challenge, a national initiative.

After signing the Real Food Challenge in 2015, over 16 percent of food purchases qualify as “real food.” Currently, over 50 percent of our food purchases have a local economic impact.

We work with 1907 Meat Company, a small, independent and local meat market, to source animals that meet OU’s standards for quality and the Real Food Challenge directly from small family farms in Oklahoma. All farms that are sourced for OU are Animal Welfare Approved.

In 2016, the department was the first to launch a hydroponic farm on a Big 12 campus. Lettuces grown in the upcycled shipping container are served at various locations across campus.

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The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact Housing and Food Services at (405) 325-2511.

We want you!

Earn money, work with great people and eat for free*.

Visit jobs.ou.edu, select Student Jobs, Select On Campus Student Jobs and search for job number 171057.

Housing and Food Services is a department in OU’s division of Student Affairs. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. ou.edu/eoo. *Students must work a certain number of hours to earn a free meal.

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2017-2018 STUDENT CALENDARS FALL ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FINAL EXAMS

Aug. 21 Fall classes begin, first day

for late registration, fee of $20.00

Aug. 25

Last day to register

Oct. 23 Advanced registration for

next term(s) begins

Dec. 8 Final day of full term fall classes

Dec. 18 Winter intersession classes begin

Jan. 12 Final day of winter intersession classes

Dec. 4-10

Final exam prep period

Dec. 11-15

Final exams

Dec. 19

Final grades due

HOLIDAYS

Sept. 4 Nov. 22-25

FALL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 2

UTEP

Sept. 16

Sept. 23

Oct. 7

Oct. 14

Tulane

Sept. 9

Ohio State @Columbus, OH

Baylor @Waco, Texas Iowa State Texas @Dallas, Texas

Oct. 21 Kansas State @Manhattan Kansas Oct. 28 Texas Tech

Nov. 4 Oklahoma State @Stillwater

Nov. 11 TCU

Nov. 18 Kansas @Lawrence, Kansas Nov. 25 West Virginia

OU BY THE

NUMBERS 25,844

MOST STUDENTS COMING FROM: 1.

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Oklahoma Texas California Kansas

16,581 5,129 410 287

*44% of students are out-of-state

SCHOLASTICS:

Average GPA of the student body: 3.19 Average ACT score: 26.4 National Merit Scholars: 800 Rhodes Scholars: 29 Number of majors: 171 Number of minors: 116

Labor Day Thanksgiving Vacation

ADD/DROP DATES:

Aug 21- Sept. 1

Aug. 25

100 percent reduction of charges on dropped courses, no record of grade of dropped course Final day to add a class

Sept. 1

No reduction of charges on dropped courses after this date

Sept. 5-29

Oct. 2-27

Automatic grade of W for dropped courses after this date

Sept. 5-Oct. 27

Automatic grade of W for dropped course(s) for undergraduate students

Grade of a W or F for dropped course(s) for graduate students

The University of Oklahoma is known for many things: sports, academics, student leaders and much more. However, the numbers of students, scholars, majors and minors there were in the 2016-2017 school year may surprise you.

LAUREN OWEN • @LAURENOWEN_97

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED:

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BREAKDOWN OF STUDENTS:

RACIAL MAKEUP OF CAMPUS:

Incoming freshmen: 4,175 Undergraduates: 21, 844 Graduate Students: 4,000 International Students: 243

White: 19,822 African American/Black: 1,956 American Indian/Alaska Native: 2,594 Asian: 1,975 Hispanic: 2,418 Pacific Islander: 146

FINANCIAL AID STATISTICS:

MOST POPULAR MAJOR AT OU:

Number of students receiving financial aid last academic year: 25,411 Total amount of aid received: $324,147,661

DIVISION I SPORTS: 19

Human Relations, with 506 students

ON CAMPUS VS. COMMUTER: On campus: 31% Commuter: 69%

Source: 2016 OU Fact Book and Institutional Research and Reporting

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• August 21, 2017

Dunham College open for fall New residential colleges officially open on campus

RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE PRICES AND ACCOMODATIONS

KENDRA MANN

MEAL PLANS 8 Meals/Week ($1,439/semester; $2,878/academic year) 12 Meals/Week & 250 meal plan points/semester ($2,198/semester; $4,396/academic year)

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While freshmen have to live in certain dorms their first year at OU, once they get through year one, housing options increase.

For those who enjoy living on campus, but want to live in a newer, more luxurious space, the residential colleges are an option to look forward to sophomore year and beyond. Residents can xperience campus life surrounded by fellow students and OU faculty who can help navigate the intricacies of college and finding careers.

Most living on campus are away from their families for the first time and are trying to figure out career goals, and working toward them requires all the help and support available. Sometimes students don’t know who to ask, or how to go about getting the guidance they need. This is when living in a residential college comes in handy.

D u n h a m a n d Headington are the two residential colle g es on campus. They are residences for students on campus with OU faculty members — often professors and their families — acting as a “house mom and dad” for students. The purpose

LIVING SPACES One bed single:$5,099/semester; $10,198/academic year Dimensions: 9’x15 One bed with bath: $5,999/semester; $11,998/academic year Dimensions: 17’6” x 18’ Two bed double: $3,999/semester; $7,998/academic year Dimensions: 12’8” x 17’

PABLO ANGULO/THE DAILY

Dunham Hall’s main entrance faces the corner of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue. The new residential college will be open for its first residents this fall.

of the colleges is to create a growth-promoting environment where students have direct access to intellectuals in a relaxed atmosphere.

The two colleges are architecturally indistinct from one another; however, each college has separate faculty fellows and student councils. There is room for approximately 300 student fellows to live in each of the colleges. Each has its own dining hall, study lounges,

library, music room, classrooms, seminar rooms and storm shelters.

B e cau s e t h e c o l l e g e s have their own dining halls, students who choose to live there have separate meal plans than the rest of those living on campus.

As a part of the Residential Colleges Ac h i e ve m e nt P ro g ra m, students can take classes specific to the college in which they live. This allows each fellow to participate

and collect merits from achievements earned through intramural sports, e x t ra c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i ties, social and intellectual events and for-credit courses.

Even though the residential colleges are only available for upperclassmen, they are something for freshmen to anticipate.

Two bedroom with living: $5,299/semester; $10,598/academic year Dimensions: 20’8” x 23’5” Three bedroom with living and bath: $5,499/semester; $10,998/academic year Dimensions: 33’6”x 22’3” Source: Ou.edu/content/residential colleges

Kendra Mann

kendra.m.mann@ou.edu

126 employees opt in to retirement progam List of faculty, staff accepting early retirement released KELLI STACY @AstacyKelli

The names of staff and faculty who have accepted OU’s Special Incentivized Retirement Program has been released.

Some of the more recognizable names on the list of 126 early retirees are Honors College Dean David Ray, Vice Provost for Faculty Development Pakize Pulat and six department chairs.

Faculty and staff who have opted into the program have until their retirement date to back out.

T h e e a r l y re t i re m e n t program was introduced in early 2016 as a way for the

university to save money by encouraging faculty and staff over the age of 60 to retire. Faculty and staff who choose to retire early will receive 75 percent of their annual base salary that was in effect on March 15.

Full-time, benefits-eligible support and service staff who are not exempt from overtime rules would receive their hourly rate that was in effect on March 15, times 1,560 hours.

In 2016, the nearly identical program yielded $13.7 million in savings from the 146 individuals who opted into the retirement program.

Kelli Stacy

kelliastacy@ou.edu

JESSICA WOODS/THE DAILY

Honors college dean David Ray relaxes in his office January 16, 2014.

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Students who live on campus:

Are close to Are more likely Walk to Live in a safe campus activities to graduate and classes and secure graduate sooner Are more engaged environment Have higher GPAs and connected Report greater Have off-campus Have access personal growth freedom, on-campus to academic and development convenience communities

Residential Colleges Dunham College and Headington College are smaller communities within the larger university community where sophomores, juniors and seniors can have their own neighborhood and create unique traditions, stimulate creativity and build lasting memories and lifelong relationships.

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This new community for upperclass students scheduled to open in fall 2018 will include dining facilities, such facilities as a black box theater, gym, fitness club and creative maker space, a parking facility and retail spaces.

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OU’s original apartments are an exclusive upperclass-student community dedicated to providing high-quality living while continuing the residence life experience for students.

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Summer filled with hires, departures

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he Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts announced the hire of a new associate dean.

Adrian Fung has been selected to help lead the college and will work closely with Price College of Business to create a new art and business graduate certificate program and an arts seed-funding program, according to a press release.

Fung received a bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory, an Artist Diploma from Juilliard and a master of business administration degree from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, according to the release.

“Adrian Fung brings an impressive experiential base to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts as we explore additional ways to serve our students in their transition from careers as students at the University of Oklahoma to careers as professional artists,” Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Dean Mary Margaret Holt said in the release.

“We look forward to all he will bring to those endeavors.”

Fung has worked on numerous world-wide projects involving artistic exploration with adolescents through youth concerts and orchestras.

He is the recipient of many awards, including the Concert Artist Guild International Competition, second prize at the Munich ARD and Banff International String Quartet Competitions and the Szekely Prize for Best Interpretation of Beethoven, according to the release.

“I am honored to join the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma,” Fung said in the release. “It has been a privilege to witness the dedication and vision of my future colleagues, whose work so far has set up a unique environment of energy, focus and collaboration. I believe this spirit of generosity at OU is achieving great things, and I look forward to contributing in this inclusive pursuit of excellence.”

he OU School of Music announced a new director July 10, according to a press release.

Roland Barrett served as the school’s interim director since July 2016 and was formerly the associate director of the school. He has been a part of the School of Music since 1987.

“Dr. Barrett has some exciting ideas and plans for moving the School of Music to a place of prominence on the national level and I look forward to working with him on those initiatives,” said Mary Margaret Holt, dean of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts.

According to the release, Barrett has more than 200 original works and arrangements, and he was named an Irene & Julian J. Rothbaum Presidential Professor of Excellence in the Arts and Henry Zarrow Presidential Professor of Music Theory and Composition in 2014.

Barrett graduated OU in 2000 with his doctor of music arts degree, according to the release.

Barrett is the college’s third recent hire after it announced a new associate dean and director of the School of Dance earlier this summer.

“It’s a very exciting time in the College of Fine Arts as Dr. Barrett becomes director of the School of Music,” Holt said. “We have an additional new director as Michael Bearden has recently joined us as director of the School of Dance. I believe both new directors will bring inspiring leadership of a very high level to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts and the university. It will be my great pleasure to work with them to implement their vision and plans as we move forward. I am very excited about that opportunity.”

ichael Bearden was confirmed as the new director of the OU School of Dance in May. He is the third director in the school’s history, according to a press release.

Bearden’s resume is extensive with work as the artistic director of Ballet Arkansas, assistant professor of ballet at Utah and a performing career as a principal dancer with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“The School of Dance at the University of Oklahoma has a reputation as one of the strongest in the nation,” Bearden said in a press release. “It will be an honor to work alongside the excellent students, faculty and staff of the school as we move the program forward into the current renaissance that our art form is experiencing. I am excited to see how we will continue to contribute to the growth of dance into the future.”

Bearden is replacing Mary Margaret Holt. She worked as the director of the dance department, which under her leadership became the School of Dance since 1990.

Holt served as director of the school and the dean of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts simultaneously for one year.

“We are delighted to welcome Michael Bearden to the position of director of the University of Oklahoma School of Dance,” Holt said in a release. “Michael’s unique combination of professional, academic and administrative experience impressed the search committee along with his perceptive and thoughtful approach to the application and interview process. I am convinced he is highly qualified to provide new leadership for the school, and I greatly look forward to working with Michael.”

Bearden began his position in July.

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ice President and Chief Information Officer Loretta Early resigned from her role after serving OU for more than 15 years.

Early accepted the CIO position at George Washington University where she will be tasked with leading the IT department and developing streamlined services, according to a press release by GWU. She started as an associate vice president for information technology in 2000, and served on the President’s Cabinet and various advisory boards.

Early was tasked with “developing strategic plans” for all three OU campuses. OU was recognized twice as one of Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT and was put on Princeton’s “Most Wired Campus” list during her tenure.

“We are grateful for Loretta Early’s service to the University of Oklahoma and are sad to see her go,” OU President David Boren said in a statement. “Under her outstanding leadership, OU Information Technology has been recognized as one of the finest university IT departments in the nation. We wish Loretta well in her new endeavor, and we respect her decision to be in a better position to meet her family’s needs.”

Early said she appreciated her time at OU and was dedicated to making the transition as smooth as possible.

“It has been an honor to serve OU and OU IT for over 16 years. I am thankful for all of the leadership and support from President Boren and my colleagues,” Early said via email. “Being a CIO in higher education is one of the best jobs. I am surrounded and inspired by reminders of what matters and how to make a difference.

We have competent, experienced IT leaders and an award-winning dedicated team of IT professionals who embrace a culture of trust, collaboration, innovation, and service excellence.”

Early began her position at GWU on July 1.

OU’s associate vice president of technology advancement, Eddie Huebsch, was named interim chief information officer.

“We are fortunate that Eddie Huebsch with his level of skills and years of experience in leadership roles in Information Technology has agreed to serve as interim vice president in this important area,” Boren said in a press release.

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ormer OU Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Kelly Damphousse was introduced as the Chancellor of Arkansas State in May. In a press release, Arkansas State President Charles Welch called Damphousse “an extraordinary individual to lead the Jonesboro campus.”

Damphousse served as the dean and interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2013, and as the Faculty-in-Residence at Headington Hall for four years.

“I know that this sounds sudden — it is sudden to me,” Damphousse said in a statement shared on the college’s website. “I was not seeking to leave OU — the position found me.”

He said working at OU was a blessing to him and his family, calling it “literally our home.”

“Please know that I am not leaving OU because I am unhappy or frustrated here,” Damphousse said. “Just the opposite is true. I have always been treated better than I deserve by my President, my Provosts, my Dean, and the people who I serve — the faculty, staff, and (students) in our college.”

Damphousse said he hopes to serve Arkansas State the same way he has been able to serve OU and make a difference there.

“We are very sorry to lose Kelly Damphousse, who has done an outstanding job at the University of Oklahoma, but we wish him well in his new position as Chancellor of Arkansas State University,” President David Boren said in a statement. “He has a unique ability to relate to students because he genuinely cares about them. I know that he will be a great success at his new position.”

David Wrobel was named interim dean of the college in June and Damphousse began his new position at Arkansas State on July 1.

“He (Damphousse) has a unique ability to relate to students because he genuinely cares about them. I know that he will be a great success at his new position.”

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fter roughly six years at OU’s Gender and Equality Center, Kasey Catlett, associate director of LGBTQ and Health Programs, left OU. Catlett, who received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at OU, announced his departure in a Facebook post on June 21, saying that he accepted a job at the University of Texas Arlington in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. His last day with the Gender and Equality Center was July 27.

“I’ve been at the university since not only my undergraduate years, but the graduate, and now the beginnings of my professional career,” Catlett said. “So, a different set of challenges, and a new scope of experiences can be really important.”

Catlett has been with the Gender and Equality Center since 2012. He is also an OU Advocate, responsible for responding to on-campus gender-based violence, as well as finding resources and support for victims.

Catlett was awarded the 2017 Award for Promising New Professional by the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals and the 2017 Voices of Courage Award by the University of Oklahoma Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

Students such as Stephanie Allred, a former GEC intern, appreciate what Catlett has done for OU in his time here.

“Working with Kasey was always easy and exciting.

Kasey is so knowledgeable and passionate about LGBTQ and health issues, and his energy always made me feel more excited about our presentations and events,” Allred said. “He always struck a perfect balance between guiding and supporting me and trusting me to make decisions and take control. Kasey is never patronizing and always treated me and the other students he worked with like equals and valued our ideas and opinions.”

Catlett will oversee more than 40,000 students at UTArlington, compared to OU’s 31,000. The space of love and affirmation Catlett brought to the OU community will be the same space he brings to the University of Texas-Arlington. He attributes his time at OU to where he’s going now.

“A lot of people at this university have very much influenced my own trajectory,” he said. “I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for OU and the Gender + Equality Center.”

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