A+ schools
Oklahoma A+ Schools has added seven schools to its statewide network.
The University of Central Oklahoma-based school reform group is comprised of 46 schools from diverse communities throughout the state. Member schools commit to a set of “A+ Essentials” that include arts instruction, curriculum mapping and collaboration among teachers, administrators and others.
“I am thrilled to welcome these seven new schools to the Oklahoma A+ Schools family. They are joining 39 other Oklahoma schools that are achieving exciting results in the classroom through an innovative, arts oriented approach to learning,” Jean Hendrickson, executive director of Oklahoma A+ Schools, said in a press release.
According to the release, students in the seven new schools will benefit from the teaching environment, which “strengthens each child’s ability to learn and be successful regardless of the socio-economic, cultural or financial environment in which the school exists.”
Oklahoma A+ Schools provides professional retreats and ongoing, on-site development at no cost to schools, creating a progressive school reform model designed through extensive research, according to the release.
The organization Thursday recognized the new schools in an afternoon ceremony at the Capitol.
For more information about Oklahoma A+ Schools, contact Hendrickson at (405) 974-3779 or visit www.okaplus.ucok.edu.
Schools added to the Oklahoma A+ Schools network are:
Central Elementary Fine Arts Academy
Jenny Chambers Central High School Academy of Fine Arts
Jean Keeton Chouteau Elementary School
Dr. Michael Burke Eugene Field Elementary School
Cindi Hemm Own Elementary School
Angie C. Teas Russell Babb Elementary School
Glendia Warren Whittier Elementary School
Donna Bagwell
Other schools are here.
I sat down with Hendrickson and Susan Webb of A+ Schools to discuss the organization’s mission and success. Click here for the podcast.
Civic values
A study in the upcoming issue of Education Next magazine shows charter schools and private schools often do a better job of boosting students’ civic values than do public schools.
University of Arkansas researcher Patrick J. Wolf examined 21 studies and found “schools of choice” tended to outdo public schools in “steeping their students in seven civic values necessary for democratic citizenship,” according to a press release from the Hoover Institution, which publishes Education Next. The values are political tolerance, voluntarism, political knowledge, political participation, social capital, civic skills and patriotism.
“A majority of the 59 findings from the 21 studies suggest that the effect of private schooling or school choice on civic values (as compared to traditional public schools) is, if not neutral, then mostly positive,” according to the release.
Among the more “rigorous studies,” according to the release:
More than half of the 23 findings (52 percent) show school choice or private schooling as having statistically significant positive effects on civic values.
Ten findings show a neutral effect.
Only one finding showed traditional public schooling arrangements to be better at enhancing civic values.
(Rigorous studies are those that control for selection bias in addition to differences in student backgrounds in the various schools, according to the release.)
“These results suggest that the expansion of school choice is more likely to enhance than diminish the civic values of our next generation of citizens,” Wolf wrote in the study.
Any thoughts on this?
Out of the classroom
Fund for Teachers, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and Tulsa Community Foundation have announced $350,000 in grants to Oklahoma teachers to study volcanoes in Hawaii, attend a writing workshop in New York, study the great artists in Italy and more this summer.
“Teachers pass on knowledge that will be used in ways both they and their students never imagine,” Patricia Albjerg Graham, an FFT board member and Charles Warren Professor of the History of Education Emerita at Harvard University, said in a press release. “Fellows, most of whom will begin their travels this summer, must document their experiences and incorporate them into their classroom curriculum.”
In 2006, Norman teacher Cindy Scarberry traveled to Zimbabwe to participate in a three-way teacher exchange program.
“Our trip to Zimbabwe was a life-changing event that will impact the lives of many students here and abroad,” she said in the release. “The value of the trip is immeasurable as we continue to learn from the experience and strengthen relationships made during our visit.”
In 2007, FFT awarded $1.9 million in grants to more than 500 teachers in markets across the United States.
Teachers and their projects are:
Jason Cole Barnsdall High School “Study Native American culture and history in the Rocky Mountain area, as it existed prior to European settlement.”
Vanessa Wallace Wilson Elementary “Examine and observe the behavior of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sharks in their natural habitat at the Bay of Fundy. [Team Grant]”
Shelly White Woodrow Wilson Elementary “Examine and observe the behavior of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sharks in their natural habitat at the Bay of Fundy. [Team Grant]”
Kathryn Bell Beggs Elementary School “Travel to New York City to attend The Lincoln Center Institute’s workshop, Arts in Education. [Team Grant]”
Cindy Murphy Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Participate in an in-depth study tour of technology and art at the Smithsonian and other points of interests in Washington DC. [Team Grant]
Jean Bundy Bixby Participate in the Fifth Mission to Poland: Study Tour for Holocaust Educators to examine the history of the Nazi occupation. [Team Grant]
Susan Cronk West Intermediate Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Teresa McCain Bixby North Attend the Maui Arts camp; Cultural Center’s Summer Institute to examine integrating the arts with school curriculum to increase literacy acquisition.
Miguel Portillo Glenpool “Participate in educational programs offered through a partnership of the National Park service, the Boston Historical Society, and Colonial Williamsburg.”
Julie Schultz St. Pius X Catholic School Attend a workshop to learn teaching strategies for science and conduct 75 experiments in Denver. [Team Grant]
Kelly Bullock Peters Explore the unique plant and animal life that inhabits the Hawaiian islands; and study the history of Pearl Harbor. [Team Grant]
Pamella Garvin Jenks “Attend a Spanish immersion program in Cuernavaca, Mexico to improve language skills and study the Hispanic culture.”
Mary Griffin Peters “Travel to the United Kingdom of Great Britain to study art, architecture and cultural sights.”
Janet Henderson Grimes “Attend the International summer course, ‘Music and Dance Education: Orff-Schulwerk’ at the University Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria. [Team Grant]“
Therese Iten St. Pius X Catholic School Attend a workshop to learn teaching strategies for science and conduct 75 experiments in Denver. [Team Grant]
Molly Linehan McAuliffe Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Linda Snowbarger Anderson Travel to New York to examine the daily life of children and visit two elementary schools. [Team Grant]
Michele Spencer Elementary School – Rosa Parks Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Beverly Webb Centennial “Travel to St. Petersburg, Russia and Auschwitz, Poland, to research Nazi Germany’s impact in World War II.”
Kim Wolfe Jarman “Travel to Seattle to observe and study volcanoes, tide pools, whales, and the Northwest Native Americans. [Team Grant]“
Kelli Robbins Park Road Elementary Participate with the Yucatan Experience for Educators Tour of Ancient Mayan Sites and study the Mayan culture. [Team Grant]
Jennifer Sayre Park Road Elem. Participate with the Yucatan Experience for Educators Tour of Ancient Mayan Sites and study the Mayan culture. [Team Grant]
Laneta Going Roosa “Travel to Italy to explore Roman ruins, tour museums, and visit the hillsides of Tuscany that are known as the birthplace of the Renaissance.”
Tina Hernandez Washington Elementary School “Travel to Egypt to study the culture and history, gather primary resources, and visit local schools. [Team Grant]“
Diane Jones Washington Elementary School “Travel to Egypt to study the culture and history, gather primary resources, and visit local schools. [Team Grant]“
Joe Thomas Washington Elementary School Participate with the Westward Ho! educational study of the westward expansion of the United States.
Mary Thomas Larkin Bailey “Study our nation’s heritage by visiting the historical sites in Washington D.C., Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA. [Team Grant]“
Marilyn Pineda Comanche Elementary School “Travel to Alaska to ride the rails, explore the landforms, observe culture, gather artifacts, and photograph the region. [Team Grant]“
Lynn Tilley Comanche Elementary School “Travel to Alaska to ride the rails, explore the landforms, observe culture, gather artifacts, and photograph the region. [Team Grant]“
Cindy Hunnicutt Thomas-Fay-Custer High School “Travel to Rome, Italy, and surrounding areas to focus on literature, journal writing, architecture, art, and history. [Team Grant]“
Glenna Raper Davis Middle School Research and observe multi-cultural customs in New York City to educate and promote the importance of diversity. [Team Grant]
Shelly Thompson Davis Middle School Research and observe multi-cultural customs in New York City to educate and promote the importance of diversity. [Team Grant]
Janelle Burns Cimarron Middle School Attend a summer institute to study the Geometer’s Sketchpad; and followed photograph architecture and nature in New York City.
Kelli Kidd Prairie Vale Elementary School “Travel by trailer to explore over ten National Parks and visit the National Marine Sanctuary, and Aquarium By The Bay. “
Mari Pace Deer Creek High School “Tour the Boston, MA, historical area to examine the roots of early American literary authors.”
Alice Pettit Cleveland Elementary School “Participate with a study tour to Italy, Switzerland, France, and England to augment the humanities curriculum.”
Cindy Prince Oklahoma Christian School “Travel to England and Scotland to study the culture, medieval times, Queen Elizabeth I, and William Shakespeare.”
Gretchen Cole-Lade Enid High School Travel to England to observe and study communication technologies and teaching strategies for high school students with disabilities at the Priory Woods School. [Team Grant]
Tana Germundson Enid High School Travel to England to observe and study communication technologies and teaching strategies for high school students with disabilities at the Priory Woods School. [Team Grant]
Martha O’Banion Hoover Elementary “Attend the Hebridean Celtic music festival, a Scottish country dancing class and study the culture in Scotland. [Team Grant]“
Eddie Lou Strimple McKinley Elementary “Attend the Hebridean Celtic music festival, a Scottish country dancing class and study the culture in Scotland. [Team Grant]“
Jason Adams Fletcher Public Schools Participate in an in-depth study tour of technology and art at the Smithsonian and other points of interests in Washington DC. [Team Grant]
Debbie Lee Anderson Travel to New York to examine the daily life of children and visit two elementary schools. [Team Grant]
Lisa Lottini-Wagner Eisenhower “Attend the International summer course, “”Music and Dance Education: Orff-Schulwerk”" at the University Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria. [Team Grant]“
Olivia Lopez Anadarko High School Travel to Paris to study the work of the impressionists and create a series of acrylic paintings. [Team Grant]
Abe Lopez Anadarko Middle School Travel to Paris to study the work of the impressionists and create a series of acrylic paintings. [Team Grant]
Harold McMillen Tahlequah High School “Participate with a historical and cultural study tour of prehistoric, ancient, medieval, and modern sites in England, Wales, and Scotland.”
Amy Ball West Attend an educators’ writing project at Columbia University to enhance literacy development for elementary students. [Team Grant]
Malissa Barker West Intermediate Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Bridget Hailey West Attend an educators’ writing project at Columbia University to enhance literacy development for elementary students. [Team Grant]
Aaron Parsons Darnaby “Explore the Scottish castles the presumed setting for the play Macbeth; and visit the Cornwall, England area to explore the communities and schools.”
Kim Piper Rogers Forge links between American high school students and Irish literature by exploring the literary history of its writers in Ireland. [Team Grant]
Amy Romeros Douglass Learning Center Participate in Project Zero at Harvard University to study teaching strategies utilizing the Multiple Intelligence Model of Gardner.
Susan Smith Edison Elementary “Travel to Alaska to photograph and research the wildlife, geography, geological formations, and historical sites.”
Daniel Dillon Miami High School Travel to New York City attend the Broadway Teaching Lab sponsored by MTI/ADI and tour the theater district.
Amy Smith Wapanucka High School Attend a Costa Rican Spanish immersion institute and study the culture of South American.
Lois Sturch Central Elementary Moore “Travel to Alaska to explore and study its wildlife, geology, environment, and native cultures. [Team Grant]“
Susan Arn “Metro Technology Centers, South Bryant Campus” Travel to Ireland to tour the High Crosses and Fabled Castles to demonstrate the uses of mathematics and engineering to students.
Kathryn Baugher null “Participate with a Kenyan wildlife tour “”Gorillas in the Classroom”".”
Nancy Boudreau Classen School of Advanced Studies “Explore the cultural and linguistic similarities and differences in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany”
Shari Bright Eastlake Elementary “Travel to Alaska to explore and study its wildlife, geology, environment, and native cultures. [Team Grant]“
Janet Clark Park Road Elem. Participate with the Yucatan Experience for Educators Tour of Ancient Mayan Sites and study the Mayan culture. [Team Grant]
Rebecca Gilley Prairie Vale Elementary School “Travel to Costa Rica to establish a student pen pal program, to improve the student writing and language skills, and global awareness.”
Kay Lindley Central Elementary Travel to Australia to experience the culture and observe classroom literacy teaching strategies in local schools. [Team Grant]
Judith Miracle Webster Middle School Travel to Greece to explore and video the historical sites and interview local citizens.
Candace Moon U.S. Grant High School “Participate with a study tour of London, Amsterdam, Paris, Florence, and Rome to examine the cultural and historical sites of the Western Humanities and Literatures.”
Donna Morgret Gatewood Elementary Study the influence of math on China’s culture and learn innovative strategies for teaching math.
James Payne Classen School of Advanced Studies “Attend the International George Bernard Shaw Festival to participate in productions, lectures, and workshops in Ontario, Canada.”
Cathy Pettijohn Brink Junior High Travel to London and Paris to study the life and work of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens .
Alisha Sackett Central Elementary Travel to Australia to experience the culture and observe classroom literacy teaching strategies in local schools. [Team Grant]
Whitney Stafford Brinks Junior High Travel to France to study and observe the French language and culture.
Andrea Stewart Bethany Earl Harris Elementary “Travel from Saratoga, New York to Washington, DC video the Revolutionary War battlefields and historic sites.”
Sarah Wilhite Sequoyah Elementary Participate with a retreat in Ireland studying traditional Irish violin and experiencing elements of the Irish cultural heritage.
Barbara Klaus Beggs Elementary “Travel to New York City to attend The Lincoln Center Institute?s workshop, ?Arts in Education?. Team Grant]”
Catherine Blevins Larkin Bailey “Study our nation’s heritage by visiting the historical sites in Washington D.C., Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA. [Team Grant]“
Regina Driver Owasso Participate in a London Globe and Stratford-upon-Avon summer program to study Shakespeare’s works.
Sharon Ellis Jarman “Travel to Seattle to observe and study volcanoes, tide pools, whales, and the Northwest Native Americans. [Team Grant]“
Mary Hill Larkin Bailey “Study our nation’s heritage by visiting the historical sites in Washington D.C., Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA. [Team Grant]“
Robin Peterson Larkin Bailey “Study our nation’s heritage by visiting the historical sites in Washington D.C., Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA. [Team Grant]“
Elizabeth Swearingen Larkin Bailey “Study our nation’s heritage by visiting the historical sites in Washington D.C., Charlottesville and Williamsburg, VA. [Team Grant]“
Vicki Hall Muskogee 7th & 8th Grade Center Research and examine the social and cultural climate of colonial Massachusetts and its effects on early American literature.
Kenita Lynn Dale Public School “Explore, research, and document areas of Alaska that inspired Jack London’s literary works.”
Denise Ferrell Skyline Elementary “Attend the West End Theatre Teachers’ Workshop, visit a children’s theatre, and explore museums and other sights in London. [Team Grant]“
Heather Newman Skyline Elementary Attend the Summer Fellowship Institute 2007 to study the rainforest and coral reefs in Belize. [Team Grant]
Jeri Seefeldt Stillwater High School “Attend the West End Theatre Teachers’ Workshop, visit a children’s theatre, and explore museums and other sights in London. [Team Grant]“
Elizabeth Shell Skyline Elementary Attend the Summer Fellowship Institute 2007 to study the rainforest and coral reefs in Belize. [Team Grant]
Stacy Gose Thomas-Fay-Custer High School “Travel to Rome, Italy, and surrounding areas to focus on literature, journal writing, architecture, art, and history. [Team Grant]“
George Baker III Owasso Alternative “Study the science, history, art, and culture of southern Italian cities–Rome, Naples, and Sicily.”
Judith Cairl Anderson Travel to New York to examine the daily life of children and visit two elementary schools. [Team Grant]
Nancy Christy Carver “Visit various sites in England to increase my knowledge of William Shakespeare’s life, time, and works. “
Melanie Clouse Elementary School-Rosa Parks Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Gail Foster West Attend an educators’ writing project at Columbia University to enhance literacy development for elementary students. [Team Grant]
Kari Garman Prue Public Schools Travel throughout England touring major landmarks; and attend the Stratford-Upon-Avon to examine the ancient and modern worlds.
Brian Grimm Rogers Forge links between American high school students and Irish literature by exploring the literary history of its writers in Ireland. [Team Grant]
Elisa Heroux Jenks Participate with the Kona Science Project to study active volcanoes in Hawaii.
Aaron Inlow School of St. Mary Study the biology and geology of five biogeographic regions of Arizona; and study astronomy at the Lowell Observatory.
Sonya Neece Jarman “Travel to Seattle to observe and study volcanoes, tide pools, whales, and the Northwest Native Americans. [Team Grant]“
Debra Oakely St.Pius X Attend a workshop to learn teaching strategies for science and conduct 75 experiments in Denver. [Team Grant]
Alycia Pennington Anderson Travel to New York to examine the daily life of children and visit two elementary schools. [Team Grant]
Nancy Pettus Jenks Participate in the Fifth Mission to Poland: Study Tour for Holocaust Educators to examine the history of the Nazi occupation. [Team Grant]
Catherine Sims Cascia Hall Preparatory School Travel to England to explore literary landmarks of famous authors.
Kimberly Sixsmith Peters Explore the unique plant and animal life that inhabits the Hawaiian islands; and study the history of Pearl Harbor. [Team Grant]
Beatrice Stinson-Hoxie Rogers Forge links between American high school students and Irish literature by exploring the literary history of its writers in Ireland. [Team Grant]
Susie Tattershall Booker T. Washington “Attend an advanced Chinese course and stay with a host family in Beijing, China.”
Christy Thompson McAuliffe Attend an educator’s institute at Columbia University to enhance writing instruction and develop student writing skills. [Team Grant]
Sheila Simms Park Road Elementary Participate with the Yucatan Experience for Educators Tour of Ancient Mayan Sites and study the Mayan culture. [Team Grant]
Karen Evans Yukon High School 11-12 Attend the Science of Ecosystems program that explores the unique environmental systems of the Hawaiian islands.
Shelly Mathews Skyview Elementary Attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to enhance literacy skills through art.
Site of a Lifetime
When I was a kid, we had a hardbound set of World Book Encyclopedias that seemed, to me, to hold the answers to EVERYTHING. Or at least everything I’d need to know in third grade.
I loved the colorful graphics in the section on volcanos, and I laughed many times at the drawing of the extinct Dodo bird.
The entry on space travel, however, was useless. The books were published several years before I was born, and I was born about two weeks after man walked on the moon.
But that could be overlooked, because Encyclopedias cost a lot of money and we couldn’t afford to renew them every time history changed.
I doubt many third graders today have ever had the pleasure of picking up a heavy Encyclopedic tome, closing their eyes and opening it to a random page — only to learn about some far away place or animal previously unknown.
But I have to say, I’m pretty jealous of today’s grammar school set. Everything they need to know is merely a mouse click away.
And it’s about to get better.
Scientists this week announced a new effort to create an online encyclopedia of life. They’re pulling information from labs, libraries and museums around the world and aim to make a multimedia Web page for every known species on the planet.
Wow! Imagine having such unlimited space that everything ever known about anything could be accessible to anyone. For free.
Here’s a link to a demonstration of the project. If you’re not amazed, then you must still think man hasn’t been to the moon.
In case you missed it…
…here’s a recap of the week’s public education news
The Oklahoma City Public Schools board voted to allow students at the old John Marshall High School to enroll next year at the New John Marshall.
The decision delighted parents, who wanted their children to remain John Marshall students rather than spend time at Centennial High School, which is scheduled to open for the 2008 school year.
Depending on where their parents live, students will be assigned either to the New John Marshall or to Centennial.
(I haven’t seen the maps, so I’m not sure where the lines are drawn, but I’ll post them on the Education Station as soon as I find out.)
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation to eliminate assistance to illegal immigrants.
Although public schools must allow students to attend under federal law, the bill may have indirect effects, such as keeping parents from enrolling their children in school because they fear deportation.
Schools, universities and the state Department of Education were tight-lipped about the law’s effects, saying they needed more time to study it.
Immigrant-rights advocates question the law’s constitutionality and vow to challenge it in court.
The South came out ahead. A report from the Southern Education Foundation shows the South, which often trails the nation in all sorts of rankings, leads in pre-kindergarten offerings.
Seventy-percent of Oklahoma 4 year olds attend a school district-sponsored pre-k program in Oklahoma, the highest rate in the country, state department of education officials say.
More than 34,000 Oklahoma children attend pre-k programs every day.
Overall, the South provides pre-k at more than twice the rate of the rest of the nation.
Voters in Midwest City-Del City and Dover school districts Tuesday approved spending more than $18 million in bond money.
The money will be used mostly for renovation and passed by a large margin.
Olney voters this week decided to close the school. Coalgate schools will annex the Onley district. The Olney school has 57 students and will close at year’s end.
The Olney superintendent said declining enrollment left the school without enough money to survive.
The state House and Senate education committees met to discuss a report from the U.S. chamber of commerce that gave the state low marks for its education system.
The report was particularly tough on Oklahoma students’ academic achievement and in the truthfulness of reported test scores.
Business leaders told legislators education was part of economic development.
The state received an A in teacher readiness for its certification and examination process for educators.
Also, check out my podcast of the week’s education news and ocassional commentary.
Health fair
On Tuesday, Stand Watie Elementary School will have its annual health fair.
The Oklcahoma City elementary school’s fair will include free eye examinations by an optometrist, free smoke detectors, free childhood immunizations and free dental screenings.
The fair will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Stand Watie is located at 3517 S Linn Ave. For more information, call (405) 681-2266.
Parents must present their children’s immunization records before they may receive immunizations.
Greening Your Thumbs
If you’ve never been to the Horticulture Center at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, then you should definitely check it out. Stroll through tree, shrub and herbaceous gardens and get some ideas for your own property.
And soon it will be even easier to see what the experts at OSU-OKC are doing horticulturally.
The department was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and its Capacity Building Grant program.
The money will go to develop an interactive Web site with photograph of individual plants and information on their characteristics and cultural requirements.
For those of us who can’t tell a weed from a Wisteria, the free site should come in handy!
Trying their luck
In a sports-obsessed state like Oklahoma, students who aren’t athletes deserve recognition as well. The accomplishments of student musicians, debaters and others often lead to scholarships, and their dedication and passion are just as great as those who suit up for games.
So, congratulations to the Ada Senior High School mock trial team, pictured above, for winning the state championship and competing in Dallas Thursday through Sunday at the mock trial nationals.
The mock trial experience teaches students the inner workings of courtrooms. Teams are given a case they prepare throughout the year, taking the roles of lawyers, judges and juries.
More than 800 Oklahoma attorneys and judges volunteer during the year as preparation coaches and competition judges.
The Ada team consists of eight members and one alternate who have trained throughout the season, practicing with Angie Dean, their teacher/coach, as well as numerous attorneys and judges. The team took its case, “Peyton Hall v. The Edge, Inc.,” to the state championship, and is preparing a new case, “Estrella Blanca Lineas, S.A. v. Ewing Shipping Lines, Inc.,” for the national competition.
“Through mock trial, students learn to present logical arguments in a convincing way,” Dean said in a press release. “Many shy students learn self-confidence, and outgoing students often learn focus. While most mock trial students do not pursue a career in law, many of them credit their professional success to skills learned in mock trial.”
Mock Trial is funded by the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.
“Working with Ada’s Mock Trial Team has been wonderful,” Frank Stout, the team’s attorney-coach, said in the release. “It’s always a pleasure to work with the kids, watching their confidence and skill grow throughout the year.”
Whatcha Reading?
Next time you want to browse through Railway Gazette, the Rand Journal of Economics or Ranger Rick, look no farther than the University of Oklahoma library system.
OU stocks thousands of periodicals, many online. Pick a topic — any topic — there’s probably a journal or magazine devoted to it.
That’s the mission of any university — to facilitate study and research. But it comes at a price — Regents tomorrow are asked to spend $6.35 million to subscribe in bulk to periodicals next academic year. Granted, that is cheaper than individual subscriptions. Or at least, that’s what it says in the Journal of Economics.
Want to see what else OU Regents will act on tomorrow? Go to the agenda at http://www.ou.edu/regents/official_agenda/MayFinalAgenda.pdf
What Not to Bring
Headed to OU’s commencement ceremony Friday night?
Here are a few things to leave at home:
Purses larger than 10-by-10 inches
Food and beverages
Explosives (no duh)
Folding chairs or stools (stadium seats without pockets are allowed)
Laser pointers
Pets (other than service animals)
Personal heaters
You can bring cameras, both still and video, and umbrellas. The latter is probably wise considering weather events of late.
