On the Record @ Northwestern -- Nov. 20, 2007 -- Newsletter

The Ranger arrives, dedication takes place

An historic event took place on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva campus Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 12-13, 2007. The life and a quarter bronze statue of The Ranger was delivered to campus and dedicated in special ceremonies. For more photos of the statue's arrival, its placement, dedication ceremonies, the reception after the ceremony and other photos of The Ranger, please click here.

November 15, 2007
Northwestern representatives
attend youth conference
Representatives from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Alva Public Schools earlier this month attended the Helping America’s Youth (HAY) regional conference held in Dallas.

Dr. James Bowen, dean of the School of Professional Studies; Dr. Lisa Holder, director of teacher education; Dr. Martie Young, director of student teaching; Dr. Lyle Young, retired superintendent and adjunct professor at Northwestern; and Beverly Owen, principal of Longfellow Elementary School, attended the HAY meeting. Read more...

Alva celebrates state's centennial

Northwestern's Ranger marching band led the parade Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, that kicked off Alva's celebration of Oklahoma's Centennial. For more photos of the celebration, please click here.

November 15, 2007
Political science department
hosting law school representative
A representative from the University of Oklahoma School of Law will be at Northwestern Oklahoma State University Nov. 27 to discuss different aspects of attending law school.

Stanley Evans, dean of the law school, will be in the Struckle Education Center, room 102, from noon to 2 p.m. It also will be broadcast via ITV to Enid 210 and Woodward studio D.

Reception held for Marian Goodwin

Northwestern students, employees and the public attended a reception Tuesday morning in the J.W. Martin Library honoring Marian Goodwin, an artist of Native American and contemporary southwestern themes from Cherokee. Some of Goodwin's paintings have been on display in the library to help celebrate Native American Month.

Wilda Flaming views Marian Goodwin's painting of "Red Earth Dancer," which won first place in painting at the Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City. This painting was reproduced on the cover of an international magazine. Her “Trail of Tears” was purchased by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and an original painting, “Shawl Dancer,” was purchased by Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

November 15, 2007
Pi Sigma Alpha to induct founding members
Northwestern Oklahoma State University will induct four members into Pi Sigma Alpha on Nov. 26 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Jesse Dunn, room 312.

This will be the first year that Northwestern will have a chapter of the political science honor society.

The first inductees are Sandi Privett, Dallas, Texas, senior; Molly Hill, Alva senior; Dean Garber, Ponca City junior; and Brett Murphy, Woodward junior. Read more...

Oklahoma courthouse exhibit still up

The “County Courthouses Across Oklahoma” photographs by John and Margaret Barton continue to be displayed in the J.W. Martin Library for anyone who would like to see it. The Bartons traveled to all 77 of Oklahoma's counties to get photos of every county courthouse in celebration of the state's centennial.

November 13, 2007
Weast is 'Outstanding Theatre Educator'
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Kimberly Weast, assistant professor of theatre, recently was awarded with the “Ruth Arrington Outstanding College Theatre Education” award.

David Washington is top staff member

David Washington, carpenter at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, receives the Thelma Crouch Staff Employee of the Year Award from Crouch. Nominations of non-supervisory personnel are made by students, faculty and other staff members and the recipient determined by the Student Government Association. Criteria include professionalism and dedication to excellence, seeking of innovative ideas to improve services and showing outstanding “Ranger Pride.” Washington was unable to attend last month’s Faculty/Staff Service Recognition Ceremony to receive the award then.

You Should Know
R-UNIT offering goodie bags for finals
R-UNIT, Northwestern's spirit group, is offering Ranger families a chance to reward their Northwestern students with a finals goodie bag. The bags will be delivered to the students on Monday, Dec. 10, with a second delivery on Tuesday, Dec. 11. After that, if the student isn't available in their room, the student will need to pick up their goodie back in Fine Arts room 142.

The goodie bags come in two sizes -- small for $8 and large for $15. The small bag will contain one of each of the following items, and the large bag will contain two of eat item: crackers, candy bar, beverage, popcorn, animal crackers, chips, hard candies and a personalized message from who sent the bag.

Orders should be placed with Alysson Tucker, sponsor, by Monday, Dec. 3. A check or money order for the amount and a personal message to the student must be received prior to delivery.

To place an order or to get more information, please contact Tucker at (580) 327-8439 or amtucker@nwosu.edu. Her mailing address is NWOSU, 709 Oklahoma Blvd., Alva, OK 73717.

It's A Boy!
Efrain and Julie Barraza had a boy Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 8:11 a.m. Endy Miguel was 19.25 inches long and weighed 6 pounds, 2.5 ounces. Julie is employed in the Northwestern Student Services Office.

Share Medical Center seeking help
Kelly Parker, director of marketing at Share Medical Center, has asked the Northwestern community for help in possibly winning a new MRI machine for the hospital. An MRI is a highly sophisticated imaging machine for taking pictures of internal organs and soft tissue, including the brain, heart, muscles, tendons, ligaments and everything else non-bone inside the body. It helps with diagnosing everything from orthopedic injuries to strokes and even cancer. Since many in the Northwestern community might need to utilize equipment such as this at some time, Parker is asking everyone to visit the following link every day to watch a video about the local hospital -- www.winanmri.com. The Share Medical Center video can be found in the drop down menu. Once the video has been viewed, a "submit" button will appear allowing the vote to go through. Press "submit" and one vote will be cast. Only one vote per day from the same computer. If there are other computers in the office or home, Parker is asking that a vote be cast from those as well, and to contact family and friends for additional help. Voting will take place every day through Dec. 31.

At left is the official 110/100 Celebration logo for Northwestern. Through May 2008, Northwestern will have special events and projects to celebrate both the Oklahoma Centennial, as well as Northwestern's 110th anniversary. To keep up with plans for the 110/100 Celebration, visit www.nwosu.edu/110.

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