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Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - June 2006 Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - June 2006 IN OTHER NEWS JUNE 28, 2006 EVENTS Professors named 2006 State Regents allocate record appropriations August 5-13 - World DaVinci Fellows premiere of 'Te Ata' set throughout state system for USAO Scholarship honoring Henry Bellmon Most of higher education’s $130 million in new state appropriations for Faculty art on exhibit at announced at OSU-Tulsa fiscal year 2007 will be used to shore up the operating budgets of Redlands CC Oklahoma’s 25 public colleges and universities, the Oklahoma State UCO to become state's Regents for Higher Education announced recently. Read more. OSU-OKC Farmers' Market only Green Power moves to downtown OKC Partner Oklahoma colleges to enter 2006-07 with new Four Redlands graduates presidents serving together on Clinton police force Several key appointments have taken place recently across the state system with the announcement of three new college OU receives historic presidents who will lead their respective institutions into the estate gift 2006-07 academic year. Long-time employee Dr. Terry Britton has been named the CAMPUS next president of Rose State College, Midwest City, PHOTO NEWS LINKS* while long-time senior administrator and accounting professor Dr. GALLERY Janet Cunningham was recently named the next president of Northwestern Oklahoma State College, Alva. Ardmore H.E.C.* Cameron* Dr. Richard Rafes, a long-time university attorney, Carl Albert administrator and educator, has been named president Connors of East Central University, Ada. East Central* Eastern Oklahoma The three new presidents will begin their new duties Langston effective July 1. Read more. Murray NEO A&M Cheyenne-Arapaho tribal college being Nation's best Northeastern* established at SWOSU Northern Northwestern* OCCC* Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the Cheyenne-Arapaho OPSU* Tribal College Board have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a tribal college on the Weatherford campus. OSRHE* OSU* SWOSU President John Hays and Tribal College Board Chairman OSU-CHS* Lawrence Hart signed the agreement that is effective through May 31, OSUIT, Okmulgee* 2009. The College Board is affiliated with the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of OSU-OKC* Oklahoma. Read more. OSU-Tulsa* OU* OUHSC* Cameron improves campus safety with addition Redlands of security call boxes Rogers* Rose State* Out of thousands of colleges and universities in Seminole United States, Cameron University ranks among the Southeastern* top 35 safest campuses. This week, Cameron officials SWOSU* added a safety measure that will provide CU students TCC* even more security and services. Catching some rays UCO USAO* Cameron’s physical facilities crew, working with the Western university’s Office of Public Safety, installed 13 call boxes across campus. The self-contained, solar- powered units stand 10 feet tall and enable students immediate contact with the Office of Public Safety by pressing a button. Read more. http://www.okhighered.org/newsletter/Archives/index-062806.html[8/20/2013 3:06:59 PM] Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - June 2006 Northeastern State announces plan to find a new mascot A little more than a year from now, Northeastern State University will be sporting a new mascot. NSU President Dr. Larry Williams announced in May that the state’s oldest institution of higher learning will begin the process of finding a new mascot this summer. Williams’ decision to form a task force charged with guiding the selection and implementation of a new mascot to represent NSU’s athletic teams follows an extensive study of how logos and the name Redmen are used throughout the university. Read more. OK CAMPUS E-CLIPS ARCHIVES Volume 5, Number 5 ©2002-2010 Campus E-Clips is published by the Communicators Council, an advisory group to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education comprised of Oklahoma higher education public information officers. All stories are submitted to a review panel of council members for editing and selection. To submit a story, please contact the participating council member from your institution. Stories must meet newsletter submission guidelines. Click here to view the Guidelines. For additional information, email [email protected]. ~ Site hosted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Disclaimer http://www.okhighered.org/newsletter/Archives/index-062806.html[8/20/2013 3:06:59 PM] Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - June 2006 JUNE 28, 2006 HOME Professors named 2006 DaVinci Fellows The DaVinci Institute of Oklahoma has recognized some well-deserving college professors for their outstanding accomplishments. Dr. George Acquaah, Langston University; Dr. Wei R. Chen, University of Central Oklahoma; Audrey Schmitz, Northern Oklahoma College; and Dr. Kippi Wyatt, Northeastern State University have been named the state's first DaVinci Fellows. Acquaah, professor of agriculture and applied sciences, was selected for his creative use of leadership and scholarship to implement a comprehensive, integrated and sustainable mechanism for enhancing the participation of minorities in agricultural education and related professions. Under his leadership, the Langston Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been transformed and recognized both nationally and internationally. The author of seven textbooks, one of which has been translated into Chinese, Acquaah holds a Ph.D. in plant breeding and genetics from Michigan State University. From left, Audrey Schmitz, Northern Oklahoma Chen is professor of biomedical engineering at UCO. He has worked for more College; Dr. George Acquaah, Langston than a decade on research in pursuit of a solution to the treatment of metastatic University; and Dr. Kippi D. Wyatt, melanoma. Northeastern State University, share the spotlight during a recent banquet where they Through a combination of drug and laser treatments, focusing specifically on were recognized by the DaVinci Institute of using a 25-watt near-infrared laser that produces a beam of heat not visible to the Oklahoma as 2006 DaVinci Scholars. At far naked eye, Chen and his research partner have achieved complete remission in two right, University of Central Oklahoma professor out of three patients treated thus far. Dr. Ron Miller stands in for UCO colleague Dr. Wei R. Chen, who was also named a DaVinci Chen’s expertise was instrumental in helping the UCO Department of Physics and Fellow but was unable to attend the banquet Engineering establish the first and only Biomedical Engineering undergraduate and receive his award. program in Oklahoma in 2001, of which he serves as director. He also continues to teach in the classroom and has directed dozens of UCO undergraduate students in research, many of whom have helped Chen co- author his research publications. Chen earned his bachelor’s degree from Shandong University in China, and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Oregon, all in physics. Schmitz, a full-time instructor of ceramics, sculpture and art history and director of the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery, has developed and/or coordinated more than 55 exhibits to bring national and local artists to Northern and surrounding communities since the opening of the gallery in 1997. Exhibitions include “Meet the Artist” gallery talks to educate patrons and students. These diverse exhibits and related programs appeal to all ages with content ranging from themes of cultural heritage to faith and spirituality, outsider art and humor. Schmitz considers the gallery as an alternative learning space and utilizes it as an extension of the classroom for students in Appreciation of Art, Art History and studio art courses, creating class assignments that focus on the gallery experience and reinforce learning objectives. Through this venue she has expanded curriculum, increased enrollment in the Art Department, widened the audience for the visual arts and impacted the lives of Oklahomans in a manner rarely accessible to a rural community. In addition to her responsibilities at NOC, Schmitz pursues a professional career, specializing in ceramics, sculpture and fine art photography. Wyatt is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians and the American Optometric Association. She has served as a consultant item writer for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. She has also received the Oklahoma Higher Education Conference Excellence in Teaching Award for NSU, and the Outstanding Professor Award from the first-year optometry class. In the classroom, Wyatt has made her courses more student-centered, so she can facilitate learning for her students. One program she has instituted is the keypad response system, which allows students to type answers to questions asked in class. She has also introduced software animations of physiological principles, extensively uses digital images, and promotes group research projects - a favorite project of students in her classes. http://www.okhighered.org/newsletter/stories/Archives/06-06-nsu-uco-davinci.html[8/20/2013 3:07:00 PM] Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - June 2006 Wyatt has also sponsored research projects, such as the “Reading Comprehension of Text Presented at a Distance of 6 Meters Compared to 40 Centimeters,” and “Designing an Educational Program for Estimating Cup/Disc Ratios using the Direct Ophthalmoscope.” The DaVinci Institute aims to nurture the arts, sciences, humanities and education in Oklahoma as these fields undergo
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