Feb. 13, 2008

Volume 4, Number 19

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On Tap at Northwestern

* Feb. 13, State of the University Address for NWOSU staff from Dr. Janet Cunningham, 11:30 a.m., Education Center 109 in Alva, Room 208 in Enid and FABA in Woodward

* Feb. 14, OBEA/SPJ meeting with Willie Spears, Student Center Wyatt Room, noon

* Feb. 14, Ranger baseball at Oklahoma Baptist University ( 9-inning), Shawnee, 2 p.m.

* Feb. 14, Ranger basketball doubleheader vs. Lubbock Christian University, Alva, women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m.

* Feb. 15, Third Annual Alumni Basketball Games, women at 6 p.m., men at 7:30 p.m. FREE hotdogs to the first 300 spectators. Admission is FREE.

* Feb. 16, Ranger baseball doubleheader vs. Oklahoma Baptist University, Ranger Field, 1 and 3 p.m.

* Feb. 16, Ranger basketball doubleheader vs. Wayland Baptist University, Alva, women at 2 p.m., men at 4 p.m. (Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies at halftime of men's game)

* Feb. 17, Ling-Yu Kan and Jeffrey Snider Recital, Herod Hall Auditorium, 3 p.m.

* Feb. 18, AAUW Lunch meeting, Student Center Wyatt Room, noon

* Feb. 19, Ranger softball vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Alva Recreation Park, 2 and 4 p.m.

* Feb. 20, Enid Campus Statue Dedication meeting, 2 p.m.

* Feb. 20, Ranger softball vs. Bacone College, Alva Recreation Park, 2 and 4 p.m.

* Feb. 21, Ranger baseball vs. St. Gregory's University (9-innings), Ranger Field, 2 p.m.

* Feb. 21, Ranger basketball doubleheader vs. Rogers State, Alva, women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m.

* Feb. 21, Faculty/Staff vs. Students Basketball game, Percefull Fieldhouse, following Ranger basketball games

* Feb. 21, JD McCarty Fundraiser/Dinner, Pioneer Room, Woodward, sponsored by Social Workers Association of Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.

* Feb. 22-24, Ranger rodeo team at Kansas State University rodeo, Manhattan, Kan.

* Feb. 23, Ranger baseball at St. Gregory's University, Shawnee, 1 and 3 p.m.

* Feb. 23, OERB Workshop, Education Center, 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.

* Feb. 23, Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series presents the Oklahoma City Ambassador's Concert, 7:30 p.m., Herod Hall Auditorium

* Feb. 25, Ranger softball vs. Sterling College,, Alva Recreation Park, 1 and 3 p.m.

* Feb. 25, Project HOPE - Math Discovery Days, Student Center Ranger Room, 3:45 p.m.

* Feb. 26, OSSAA Instrumental Contest, all day on campus

* Feb. 26, Senior Staff meeting, Herod Hall Regents Room, 9:30 a.m.

* Feb. 26, Ranger softball vs. Hillsdale Baptist College, Alva Recreation Park, 2 and 4 p.m.

* Feb. 27, NWOSU Regional Science Fair, all day on campus

* Feb. 27, Ranger baseball at Bacone College, Muskogee, noon and 2 p.m.

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February 12, 2008
Academic building renovations underway;
Students, faculty to experience state of the art facilities

Sidebar Story: Northwestern's physical plant employees busy with renovation

One year from now, students majoring in programs through Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Natural Science and the Department of Health and Sports Science Education, will do so via state of art facilities.

The $4.6 million renovation of the university’s Health and Sports Science Education and Science buildings currently is underway with the first classes back inside these facilities scheduled to be in the Spring 2009.  Read more...


David Pecha, vice president for administration, Dr. Mike Knedler, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Cynthia Pfeifer-Hill, chair of the Department of Natural Science, look at the samples for carpet, tile, cabinets, wall color, etc., for both the Science Building and the Health and Sports Science Education Building.

Photo Gallery -- Various stages of renovation of the Science and Health and Sports Science Education buildings

Photo Gallery -- Industrial Education rooms become working science labs and rooms in the Science and Health and Sports Science Education buildings before demolition began


February 8, 2008
Ashlynn Frey crowned 2008 Miss Northwestern
Ashlynn Frey of Lahoma was crowned 2008 Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University Friday night in Alva. She will represent the university in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant in June.

First runner-up was Courtney Brice, Enid junior, and Eva Woolwine, Ashland, Kan., junior, was second runner-up.  Read more...


Winners at the Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University pageant are (from left) Courtney Brice of Enid, first runner-up; Ashlynn Frey of Lahoma, Miss Northwestern; and Eva Woolwine of Ashland, Kan., second runner-up. For more photos from the pageant, click here.

February 12, 2008
Spears' book 'Keisha's Dilemma'
shares real life situations
Northwestern Oklahoma State University alumnus Willie Spears will be in Alva Thursday and Friday to speak in a few university classes and also promote his first book, “Keisha’s Dilemma.”

Spears, who graduated with a mass communications degree in 2000 and was a member of the 1999 NAIA National Champion Ranger football team, recently ventured into the book writing field after his students in Panama City, Fla., and Kingsland, Ga., told him they didn’t like to read, and there weren’t any books out there they even wanted to read.

Read more...


February 12, 2008
Ranger statue to be dedicated in Enid on Feb. 29
The dedication of “The Ranger” statue at Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Enid Campus will be at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 29. The public is encouraged to attend the ceremony, which will be held on the east side of the campus.

“The Ranger” is a larger than life-sized bronze embodiment of a bucking horse and rider, the university’s most enduring symbol that serves as a focal point for Ranger pride. It was sculpted by noted western artist Harold Holden of Kremlin.  Read more...


February 8, 2008
Oklahoma City Ambassador's Choir here Feb. 23
The Ambassadors’ Concert Choir of Oklahoma City will be the next Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series event. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, in Herod Hall Auditorium at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Tickets for the event are $10 for adults, $5 for students and are available at Holder Drug, Schuhmacher’s, Alva Chamber of Commerce and Northwestern Bookstore or by calling (580) 327-8590.  Read more...


February 12, 2008
Piano, baritone recital Sunday at Northwestern
Dr. Ling-Yu Alice Kan, assistant professor of music at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and baritone Jeffrey Snider will present a recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, in Herod Hall Auditorium. Admission is free.

The duo will present a variety of music from some of the world’s best composers, including “See the raging flames arise” by Handel, “An die Ferne Geliebte” by Beethoven and “Serenada Don-Zhuana,” “Kak naladili: Durak,” “Podvig” and “Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa” by Tchaikovsky.

Read more...



The Northwestern Jazz Band performed in the J.W. Martin Library Tuesday evening during "Jazz in the Stacks," a part of the university's Black History Month celebration.


February 12, 2008
Early pioneer woman's story
to be featured in Winter Chautauqua
The story of an early pioneer woman in Virginia will be featured during Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid’s annual Winter Chautauqua. “Mary Draper Ingles: Woman of Perseverance” is the title of the presentation.

Ingles will be portrayed by Karen Vuranch at a Chautauqua performance at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 1, in the commons area at the Enid campus at 2929 E. Randolph. Admission is free.

Read more...


February 7, 2008
Spring semester enrollment shows slight increase
Enrollment in spring semester classes at Northwestern Oklahoma State University increased slightly from a year ago according to figures in a preliminary enrollment report presented to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Overall headcount enrollment increased by 18 students to 1,907, an increase of almost 1 percent from last year’s figure of 1,889. The number of credit hours generated by student enrollment increased more than 2 percent to 22,462 hours.  Read more...


January 31, 2008
Third annual Alumni Basketball Games Friday
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alumni Association will be holding the Annual Alumni Basketball game on Friday, Feb. 15, in Percefull Fieldhouse.  Read more...



Brian Clothier


Jeff Ellison


Mike Perkins


Willie Tennyson

January 23, 2008
Four to be inducted into Sports Hall of Fame Saturday
The 2008 class of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Sports Hall of Fame will include Brian Clothier of Edmond; Jeff Ellison of Dallas, Texas; Michael Perkins of Quartz Hill, Calif.; and Willie Tennyson of Milledgeville, Ga.

This year’s class will be honored at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, and at halftime of the Ranger men’s basketball game with Wayland Baptist University that afternoon. The women’s game will tip off at 2 p.m. and the men’s game at 4 p.m.  Read more...


February 6, 2008
Student teachers enter area schools
Forty-five education majors at Northwestern Oklahoma State University began their student teaching semester Monday, Feb. 4.

The students will return to campus for seminars on March 28 and April 28, and student teaching will end on May 2. Their portfolio exit interviews will be April 29 through May 2. Graduation is scheduled for May 3.

The students, their hometowns, majors and teaching assignments are as follows:

Read more...



Northwestern's International Students Organization and Spanish Club held the "Festival of Cultures" dinner Feb. 5. For more photos from the event, click here.

You Should Know
The Second Annual Faculty/Staff vs. Students basketball game will be Thursday, Feb. 21, following the Rangers' doubleheader basketball game. Tip-off for the fun event is approximately 10 p.m. The co-ed teams will play 10-minute halves with a non-stopping clock. Anyone, regardless of skill level or gender, wanting to play should contact Dr. Jim Therrell, Dr. Mark Davis or Marc Wallace.



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Print of Oil Painting
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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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