SCU to Hold First Ever Renaissance Fair
Southwestern Christian University will host its first ever Renaissance Fair Saturday, April 12 from 12:45-4 p.m. The event will take place on SCU’s campus, located at 7210 NW 39th Expressway in Bethany, Okla.
Holland Hall Book Fair
PREVIEW PARTY: Holland Hall kicked off its 48th Annual Book Fair with a Preview Party on Friday, Feb. 22 for members of the Holland Hall community. The theme for this year’s Book Fair was “We Love Books.” From left are Preview Party Co-Chair Toni Moseley, Book Fair Chair Ginger Lucas and Preview Party Co-Chair Rebecca Parrack.
Holland Hall Book Fair
PREVIEW PARTY: Holland Hall kicked off its 48th Annual Book Fair with a Preview Party on Friday, Feb. 22 for members of the Holland Hall community. The theme for this year’s Book Fair was “We Love Books.” From left are Preview Party Co-Chair Toni Moseley, Book Fair Chair Ginger Lucas and Preview Party Co-Chair Rebecca Parrack.
University School to Hold Auction, Dinner
University School at the University of Tulsa will host its annual live and silent auction April 12 at the Bernsen Center. This year’s event is called “Tastes from Around the World” and all proceeds will go towards scholarships to University School and provide assistance to students in financial need. Scholarship fundraising success is made possible through the generous donations of local businesses.
RSU ‘Safari Adventure’ Auction April 25
“Safari Adventure: Roar of the Wild” is the theme of the fourth annual Rogers State University Foundation Scholarship Auction and Dinner, which will feature a festive evening of food and music, a chance to win a trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida and the opportunity to bid on a variety of unique live and silent auction items, ranging in value from five to several thousand dollars.
MCA Launches Anniversary Campaign
Metro Christian Academy launched its 25th Anniversary “Our Time” capital campaign with an exciting campaign announcement and words of encouragement from Paul Thompson, former University of Oklahoma quarterback.
Tulsa Community College Holds Best Thinking Forum
Tulsa Community College hosted the first Best Thinking Forum Feb. 21 and 22. The forum is designed to promote best thinking skills of community leaders and the general citizenry to help shape and sustain the highest level of quality of life in the Tulsa area.
Jenks Superintendent Predicts Major Changes
Dr. Kirby Lehman says American schools have no choice. They have to change.
The 19-year Jenks Superintendent of Schools says competition from abroad, particularly China, will force the American educational scene to change radically. If not, he says, within one to three decades from now America will find itself behind and rushing madly to catch up.
AWC Tulsa Chapter Presents Annual Workshop
The Tulsa Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications will present its annual workshop Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. This year’s event will focus on the topic of new media and using it to enhance communications.
Kaiser Announces $50 Million Gift to OU-Tulsa
The George Kaiser Family Foundation announced a $50 million gift to improve the health of Oklahomans through community-based medicine.
With the gift, the College of Medicine at OU-Tulsa will change its focus and become the first formally named School of Community Medicine in the nation. The OU School of Community Medicine’s explicit purpose will be to improve the overall health status of underserved Oklahoma communities by providing additional community-based medical student education programs and resident training and by increasing the number of physician graduates.
Langston, Community Care, Clary Sage Partner
Langston University, Community Care College and Clary Sage College have partnered to create new opportunities for Community Care College and Clary Sage College graduates and for future generations of career college students wishing to further their educations.
TU Advertising Program Provides Real World Opportunities
The University of Tulsa has launched a new advertising certificate, The Ad Program, that aims to prepare students to enter the workforce by combining the professional aspects of advertising and public relations with the creative applications inherent to the field.
OSU Offering College Courses Geared Towards Senior Citizens
Oklahoma State University’s “Senior College” officially kicked off the spring semester on Feb. 5. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at OSU will present a slate of six academic courses for area seniors, age 50 and up. Tuesday classes include “The Balanced Life for Seniors,” whose topics include: Mind Matters; Brain Boosters; Therapeutic Recreation; Elder Law; Legislative Issues Facing Seniors; Area Services for Seniors; and Seniors and Sexuality.
TCC Holds Transition Institute
For students with disabilities, life after high school presents a whole new challenge. The disABLED Student Resource Center at Tulsa Community College is partnering with the Special Student Services offices at Broken Arrow and Jenks High Schools to host this year’s South Tulsa Regional High School Transition Institute.
TCC President Tom McKeon Honored
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION: Tulsa Community College President Dr. Tom McKeon, pictured here with Oklahoma’s First Lady Kim Henry and Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor at the announcement of “Tulsa Achieves,” will be honored March 4 by the Foundation for Tulsa Schools at the Excellence for Education dinner.
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