Dec. 21, 2007

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Vol. 4, No. 16

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On Tap at Northwestern

* Dec. 24-Jan. 1, all Northwestern campus offices are closed for the holidays

* Dec. 31, Ranger men's basketball vs. Kansas Wesleyan, Percefull Fieldhouse, 2 p.m.

* Jan. 3, Double-header basketball game vs. Oklahoma Baptist, women at 6, men at 8 p.m., Percefull Fieldhouse

* Jan. 3, Bradley Gilbert Benefit Cake Raffle, Percefull Fieldhouse during the double-header basketball game, 5 p.m. Anyone wanting to help provide baked items to sell at the table is welcome to bring those items to the table at 5 p.m. on this day or contact Angelia Case at (580) 327-8577 for other arrangements. Cash donations also will be accepted.

* Jan. 4-5, Band Camp, 8 a.m., Herod Hall Auditorium

* Jan. 5, Double-header basketball game vs. St. Gregory's University, women at 6, men at 8 p.m., Percefull Fieldhouse

* Jan. 7, Spring semester classes begin

* Jan. 7, Leadership Northwestern Class, Herod Hall Regents Room, 5 p.m.

* Jan. 8, Financial Aid Counselor's Seminar, Student Center Ranger Room and Ballroom, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

* Jan. 11-12, Red Carpet Honor Band, on campus all day

* Jan. 11, Northwestern Oklahoma Conductors' Symposium, Fine Arts Building, all day

* Jan. 11, Northwestern Conductors' Symposium mini concert with the NWOSU Concert Choir and University Singers, Herod Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

* Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Day Holiday, all Northwestern classes and offices will be closed.

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December 11, 2007
$1 million grant awarded to improve public school graduation rates, help college attendance
Northwestern Oklahoma State University has received a $1 million Upward
Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education to work with 10 area public schools to improve high school graduation rates and encourage students to pursue higher education options.

The Upward Bound grant program is part of the Federal TRIO Programs that provide educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Northwestern’s grant will be funded for four years.

This is the second TRIO grant received by Northwestern this fall. Earlier, the University received a $1.25 million Upward Bound Math and Science grant.  Read more...


December 19, 2007
Spring enrollment open
Time is growing short for students to enroll for the spring semester at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Classes begin on Jan. 7, and prospective students are encouraged to complete the enrollment process as soon as possible, said Dr. Steve Lohmann, executive vice president.

Enrollment for the semester ends Jan. 18.

Printed copies of the course schedule are available at all of Northwestern’s campuses, and a PDF version of the booklet is located on Northwestern’s web site at www.nwosu.edu/schedule. At the top of that web page is the link “Updated Course Schedule” that will allow the user to find courses in all programs. This location will keep everyone aware of what courses have been closed or canceled or if any changes have been made to course times, locations or instructors.

Read more...


USDA Rural Development grant received


Dr. Janet Cunningham, president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, is joined by Hugh Jones (center), chairman of the Woodward Industrial Foundation, in receiving a check from Brent Kisling, state director for USDA Rural Development, for a distance learning and telemedicine grant awarded by USDA to Northwestern. The University will use funds from the grant to help purchase state-of-the-art distance learning equipment for its new Woodward Campus.


December 21, 2007
Garlough paper presented at Iraqi
higher education conference
Dr. Katherine Garlough, director of assessment and institutional effectiveness at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, is co-author of an academic paper presented last week at the International Conference on Higher Education in Iraq. The meeting was held at Erbil, Kurdistan-Iraq.

The paper was co-authored by Dr. Beriwan Khailany, currently deputy minister in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Kurdistan, Iraq. Beriwan was a visiting professor in micropaleontology at the University of Oklahoma and was a guest speaker at Northwestern in October. Beriwan attended the Conference and presented the paper, titled “Emerging Trends in Evaluating Faculty Effectiveness: An Inclusive Model of Assessing High Education in Kurdistan.”

Read more...


December 20, 2007
Music group collects toys, clothing
for New Beginnings center in Alva
The Lambda Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has collected and delivered toys and other items to the New Beginnings transitional living center in Alva.

Chapter president Yvonne Colle-Burden, Medicine Lodge, Kan., senior, said the members had collected a variety of games such as Battleship and Candyland, books and recorders for children, as well as a selection of clothing.  Read more...



Ice glazes over "The Ranger" statue and the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus recently. It also was blanketed with snow this past week and most likely will see more snow over the weekend.

December 19, 2007
Alumnus performs well at NFR
Stockton Graves, 2002 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University and former member of the Ranger rodeo team, competed in the recently completed Professional Cowboys Rodeo Association’s National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas.

The NFR features the top 15 money earners in each event in a 10-day competition that ended Saturday, Dec. 15.  Standings are determined by how much money each cowboy wins during the year in each event in some 700 PRCA rodeos in 41 states and four Canadian provinces.

Read more...


December 3, 2007 
Special spring semester incentive
package offered to transferring students

A one-time only offer is being made to students at other colleges and universities who are thinking about transferring to Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Those students who transfer for the spring 2008 semester will be eligible for a $500 special transfer award, said Brad Franz, dean of student affairs and enrollment management.

Full-time undergraduate students who transfer to Northwestern for the start of classes in January and live in Alva will receive $500 to use as partial payment of tuition costs. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required.  Read more ...



Northwestern Oklahoma State University's fall commencement exercises took place as scheduled on Dec. 9, but the number of graduates, family and friends were reduced somewhat because of the bad winter weather. Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, also served as the commencement speaker for the ceremony because the scheduled speaker, Larry Claflin, was unable to make the trip over from Enid because of hazardous traveling conditions.

December 7, 2007
Weast appointed to regional theatre position
Kimberly Weast, assistant professor of theatre at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, has been selected as Oklahoma vice chairman on the Region VI committee of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

Region VI includes university theatre programs from New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.  Read more...


November 28, 2007
Centennial, statue items available for gifts
Northwestern Oklahoma State University has a number of different items available to fulfill any Ranger’s Christmas or graduation wish list.

Besides the traditional Northwestern merchandise available in the university’s bookstores in Alva and Enid, there are special Centennial items developed to celebrate Northwestern’s 110th anniversary during Oklahoma’s Centennial year.  Read more...


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More than 60 items of merchandise using the
"Ride with Pride" theme now available online at
www.cafepress.com/
nwridewithpride


 

 


Above 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.


NWOSU 110/100 Centennial Throw for Sale -- $50.00
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"Ride with Pride" merchandise now available online -- more than 60 items including shirts, clock, mouse pad, tile coasters, mugs, car stickers and more

NWOSU 110/100 Centennial items available online

Centennial, 'The Ranger' & Ride with Pride items available for gifts or memorabilia

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