Student Affairs Newsletter August 2012
Welcome Back Bronchos! It is time for the annual orientation program for first year students! In addition, the traditional Stampede Week is set to welcome all returning students for the 20122013 academic year. New Broncho Orientation and Parent Orientation will fill campus with new students, eager to learn about UCO traditions and how to succeed in university life. Stampede Week will have some 20 activities and events ranging from both Volunteer and Part-Time Job fairs, to movies and comedy shows. To find out how you can support and take part in Stampede Week, contact the Office of Campus Activities at 405.974.2362, or visit the website at www.uco.edu/student-life/ orientation/stampede.asp.
Student Affairs Welcomes... Sharra Hynes, Director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center
Molly Smith, Executive Office Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs
Robert Howard, Director of Project Management
Ken Elliot, Coordinator of UCO Testing Services
Wendy Joseph, Coordinator of the Violence Prevention Program
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New Additions to Student Affairs Staff Centre for Global Competency Student Accomplishments UCO Chapter of Sigma Nu Wins National Award Student Affairs in the News
Spotlight on Students
Matthew Esch has been awarded the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to participate in an exchange program at Pukyong University in South Korea. Esch will be the first UCO student to attend this partner institution.
Kudos to Nick Carter for receiving a grant from Pukyong University in South Korea to visit this past July. In addition, Carter and Olivia Hutchinson (not pictured) were awarded a scholarship to study abroad in Taiwan for a semester.
Congratulations to Ms. Nicole Gifford for being selected as the UCO Ambassador for the Study in Spain Ambassadors program (SiS). The UCO Centre for Global Competency (CGC) was selected as a part of the SiS program sponsored by the Embassy of Spain-Trade Commission Miami, the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), and EDUESPANA. The goal is to promote the Spanish language and culture in institutions of higher learning in the United States.
Top honors have been awarded to the men of the Mu Tau chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity by national headquarters for quality initiatives undertaken over the past year.
Student Affairs in the News
New Coordinator of UCO Testing Services, Ken Elliott, has hit the ground running as he distinguishes himself with numerous professional accomplishments. Elliott was a guest presenter at this summer’s Oklahoma School Counselor Association (OCSA) conference, where he was tapped to serve as the 2013-2014 President. Elliott comes to UCO after having been named one of the Top Five School counselors of the year by the American School Counselor Association, an honor which netted him a visit to the White House. Additionally he recently published “A Spotlight on School Counselor Intervention,” which is based upon a four year statewide study of the challenges
Kay Robinson, Director of Student Activities won the Oklahoma College Student Personnel Association’s “Impact Award” at the group’s spring conference, which she helped bring to the UCO campus.
Congratulations to UCO’s new Director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, Sharra Hynes, for writing a chapter in the recently published book, “Learning is Not a Sprint: Assessing and Documenting Student Leader Learning in Cocurricular Involvement.”
Kudos to Courtney James, Assistant Director of Campus Activities for being appointed to the 2013 National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) Central Region Committee as the Volunteer Development Coordinator.
Division of Student Affairs
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Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention, Campus Activities, Career Services, Centre for Global Competency, Commuter Student Services, Disability Support Services, Fraternity & Sorority Life, International Services, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Parent and Family Programs, Spirit Teams, Student Conduct, Student Counseling Center, Student Organizations, Student Programming Board, Testing Services, Vice President for Student Affairs, Violence Prevention Project, Volunteer & Service Learning Center, UCO Student Association
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19 Help! Where Are My Classes? 4 p.m.—6 p.m. Library
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Disability Support Services Orienta�on 9 a.m.—11 p.m. NUC Will Rogers Room
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Mul�cultural Student Orienta�on 9 a.m.—3 p.m. NUC Ballrooms
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Stampede Week
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IFC Recruitment UCOSA Joint Orienta�on 6 p.m. Session 1 p.m. NUC Will Rogers NUC Heritage Room Room Panhellenic Recruitment
IFC Recruitment
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18 Non‐Tradi�onal & Transfer Orienta�on 9 a.m. –4 p.m. NUC Cherokee Room Freshman Forge! 8:15 p.m. Wantland Stadium Wake Up in Wantland 9 p.m.—1 a.m. Wantland Stadium
New Broncho Orienta�on 9 a.m.—4 p.m. NUC Ballrooms
Parent & Family Orienta�on 9 a.m.‐4 p.m. NUC Cons�tu�on Hall/Ballrooms
SPB Foam Party Movie on the Lawn 8 p.m. Plunkett Park 8 pm. Suites Courtyard
Broncho Difference Project 7 p.m. NUC Ballrooms IFC Meet & Greet 5‐7 p.m. Broncho Lake UCO Night Out 5‐7 p.m. Broncho Lake Career Services Business & Part‐Time Job Expo 9 a.m.‐1 p.m. Broncho Lake
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SPB: Lunch on the Lake 11 a.m. –1p.m. Broncho Lake FALL SOI/SAB Informational 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. NUC Will Rogers Room
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Broncho Corral Leadership Ins�tute
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Study Abroad: Your Guide Classes Start Volunteer Fair Greek Fair 9 a.m. –2p.m. Broncho to Study Abroad 4 p.m. Troy Smith Aud. BUS 113 9:30 a.m.—2 p.m. Lake Stampede Week Broncho Lake Thumbmania! 8 p.m. Concert 8 p.m. College Dating Coaches Wantland Stauium Plunkett Park 8 p.m. NUC Ballrooms UCOSA Blood Drive 11 a.m.‐4 p.m. NUC Ballroom C
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SATURDAY
OD&I: Ice Cream Social 2‐4 p.m. Outside Office of Diversity and Inclusion
SAF Notebook Distribu�on & Budget Training 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. NUC 304
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Broncho Buddies: Navigating Your Community 1 p.m. Virginia Lamb Room HES 109 Panhellenic Recruitment Orientation 6 p.m. NUC Constitution hall Panhellenic Recruitment
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