Nutrition Department Recognized
Union Public School’s Child Nutrition Department was recently featured in Food Management, a national publication, highlighting the school’s unique food offerings. The key is a combination of buying fresh and local, a creative and skillful chef, stellar food services management, and student taste tests, says Gretchen Haas-Bethel, executive director of communications.
TU Offers Advanced Degrees to Educators
The University of Tulsa continues to extend its history of support for Oklahoma educators through the Educator Tuition Scholarship.
The Educator Tuition Scholarship is a two-thirds tuition reduction for practicing K-12 educators that offers advanced degree at TU at the cost of state-rate tuitions.
All elementary and secondary teachers and administrators in public or private schools are eligible to pursue advanced degrees in any masters or doctoral program at TU. Current participants include educators taking courses for degrees in Finance, s and doctoral studies in their core subject areas, such as English, History, Math and the Sciences.
TCC Strengthens Ties with Langston-Tulsa; Announces Phys. Therapy Clinic
Tulsa Community College and Langston-Tulsa pledged recently to renew the partnership between the two colleges to help strengthen the transfer path for students from to Langston. The agreement allows graduates with an associate degree to move seamlessly into a four-year degree at Langston-Tulsa and applies to six of the most popular programs: accounting, business, education, human services, management and psychology.
A Message from President Steadman Upham to the TU Community
Dear Friends,
Today, I terminated the employment of TU Athletic Director Ross Parmley. His departure from the university is effective immediately.
Riverfield School Expands While Maintaining Focus
Riverfield Country Day School has been successfully combining education and nature with an emphasis on student leadership for 28 years.
The school sits tucked among the trees on 120 acres just west of Highway 75 on 61st Street. “The goal was to put the school in a field across the river,” says Marketing Director Wes Rowell. “The thought was to have a large campus to explore the environment and develop a love and stewardship with the environment.”
OETA Honors RSU Student
Garrett Powders, a Rogers State University communications senior from Tulsa, was recently named one of four outstanding broadcast students in Oklahoma and received a $1,000 scholarship award from .
Cascia Hall Student Makes Perfect ACT Score
Sam Austin, a senior at Cascia Hall Preparatory School, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent test. Nationally, less than one-tenth of one percent of students who take the earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2012, only 781 of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36.
Tulsa Tech Provides Aerospace Training
In addition to many exciting high school career programs and full-time and part-time adult classes, Tulsa Tech offers excellent customized training for business and industry. By providing the resources and training that companies need to compete cost-effectively, Tulsa Tech’s Business and Industry Services have had a significant economic impact on and formed lasting relationships with many Tulsa-area companies.
TPS Board of Education Votes to Retain Dr. Ballard
The Board of Education, at the close of a special meeting held Monday, Nov.5, announced they have approved a contract with Dr. Keith Ballard to stay an additional year as superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools. Board President Gary Percefull said he and the board voted unanimously to approve a contract with Dr. Ballard to stay through the end of the 2013-14 school year. In May, Dr. Ballard had announced his intention to leave the district at the close of his current contract, which ends on June 30, 2013.
Cascia Christmas Walk is Dec. 2
The Cascia Hall Preparatory School and the Cascia Hall Parent Faculty Association () will celebrate this year’s annual Cascia Christmas Walk, a tour of four beautifully-decorated midtown area homes to kick off the holiday season.
Bishop Kelley H.S. Has 14 National Merit Semi-Finalists
Bishop Kelley’s scholars have demonstrated high achievement. Its 14 semi-Finalists have demonstrated high achievement and now begin the process of becoming National Merit Finalists. In 2010 and 2012, all Bishop Kelley Semi-Finalists were also named Finalists.
ORU Seeks Whole Person Nominations
Oral Roberts University is seeking school counselors, teachers, principals and pastors as well as alumni, faculty and staff to nominate high school and transfer students for the Whole Person Scholarship Program. Those wishing to nominate a student can do so online at wholeperson.oru.edu.
Union Schools and Community Collaborate
The school should be an integral part of the community. That is the belief behind Union Public Schools and its many community partnerships.
One long-time district partner is Asbury Methodist Church. The church donated the land north of the church where adult education courses are held, including G.E.D., personal enhancement and English as a second language courses.
Master of Energy Business Students Converge on Tulsa
Nearly 50 professionals in the energy industry from Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and beyond descended on The University of Tulsa campus for a weekend of activities as part of the August kickoff to the online Master of Energy Business degree.
OSUIT President Awarded for Video
Dr. Bill R. Path, president of Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT), recently won the grand prize from the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association for his video series documenting his first 100 days as president.
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