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Issue 7 - Fall 2018/Spring 2019 The Only Constant By Dr. James Bell, Dean of Faculty the lion’s share of prep work for Ellucian, breathless students hanging on my every The old cliché is that change is the but we have been (or will be) forced word, then free associating about the text’s only constant. Cliché or not, many of us to face the disorientation that comes significance, but teaching is no longer (Was live that reality. I think about some of the with change to outmoded but familiar it ever?) that. Our students often bring changes that currently impact me: new systems. As for my heel, the phrase “re- elevated expectations and diminished windows for the Fine Arts building, the anchor the tendon to the bone” probably preparation to the classroom; demands implementation of a new information says all it needs to say about discomfort. for “accountability,” some well-intentioned system for the entire campus community, A second and maybe significant and others driven by political concern, and a new (or vastly improved) Achilles theme of these recent changes is shape the university environment; and if Tendon and spur-free heel for me later inevitability. In each case, the simple we are honest, it is hard to keep up with this week. Though the installation is reality is that things have worn out or technological and cultural change. still in progress, the new windows have no longer meet the needs they were And yet those changes are here. already made a significant improvement intended to meet. Time has taken its Discomfort aside, they have become to the appearance of Fine Arts. The new toll, and change—however unsettling— inevitable. Of course we don’t submit to information system, Ellucian, is showing cannot be avoided. every change without careful thought and great potential. As for my heel and tendon, I was invited to be the breakfast reflection. After all, we are academics. the surgeon is promising good things. speaker at the Conference of College However, we do have to recognize that These changes have made me Teachers of English last March, and my the “traditional experience” is simply not reflective, seeking to find a theme in all talk was called “Trickle Up and Trickle going to be had by most students. We this flux. One obvious common factor Down: Recent Forces at Work in the can long for it nostalgically, but longing is discomfort. Anyone who has been in English Classroom.” I spoke about doesn’t change the historical moment in Fine Arts this summer knows that the the ways in which transformations in which we teach. change has brought its share of dust and education, student expectations, and What we can hope for, and perhaps upheaval. The contractors, our physical teaching modalities have reshaped the (if we dare to hope) a constant as reliable plant staff, and our building custodian, enterprise of English teaching in ways as change is the impact that one good LesLee, have worked diligently to that I never could have anticipated when professor can have on students. Many minimize the impact of the renovation, I began teaching in 1986. still come to us with curiosity and the but they have not been able to eliminate My early, naïve notions of what it desire to have their worlds expanded. the discomfort entirely. Similarly, various meant to be an English professor—shaped We can certainly hold on to that reality academic support offices have taken on by movies from The Paper Chase to Back as we let go of expectations—however to School, and by novels such as Lucky reluctantly—that reflect a past that is Jim and Small World—have given way familiar but gone. to the realization of what it means to be As we start the new year, I wish you a professor today. It would be wonderful great pleasure in the fulfillment that Change and Growth if it were reading dog-eared and over- comes when good teaching and eager annotated pages to a room of eight learning coalesce. Spotlight 1 Seven new faculty members welcomed Northwestern welcomed seven both from Texas A&M University. University of Texas at Austin and the new faculty members to campus to She also earned a Master of Science University of Central Oklahoma. begin the school year. degree in agricultural economics and Garret Lahr, instructor of Two faculty members werehired a Doctor of Philosophy degree in crop business, holds a Bachelor of in the School of Arts and Sciences and and soil sciences, both from Michigan Business Administration degree two in the School of Education, while State University. She previously served from Northwestern and a Master the remaining three work in the School on the faculty at Oklahoma Panhandle of Business Administration degree of Professional Studies. State University. She also worked with from Southwestern Oklahoma State Short biographies of each faculty the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension University. He served as an adjunct member are listed below: Services, was an adjunct professor at instructor of business at Northwestern Michael Seth Cudd, instructor of Wayland Baptist University (Texas), during the 2018 spring semester. music and director of bands, holds a and was a soil scientist with the World Dr. Joseph Sundarraj Paul, Bachelor of Music degree in theory Agroforestry Center in Kenya. associate professor of business, holds and composition from Southwestern Dr. Jason Ferrell, assistant professor a Master of Business Administration Oklahoma State University, and a of psychology, holds a Bachelor degree from Texas A & M University- Master of Music degree in composition of Science degree in psychology Commerce, and a Doctor of from the University of Oklahoma. He and a Master of Science degree in Business Administration degree in is on track to complete a Doctor of psychology, both from the University international business management Philosophy degree in composition of Central Oklahoma. He has a Doctor from Argosy University (Fla.). His from Rutgers University (N.J.) in of Philosophy degree in psychology previous work experience includes May 2019. His prior work experience from the University of Texas at serving as an assistant professor at includes serving as a professor at Austin. Ferrell has previously taught Oklahoma Christian University, and Southwestern Christian University at St. Edward’s University (Texas), the Continued to Page 3 and as director of bands at Okemah Public Schools. He also has served as assistant band director for several public schools. Douglas Davidson, research and instructional services librarian and assistant professor of library science, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from Oregon State University, a Master of Arts degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Library Science degree from Emporia State University (Kan.). He served as a field staff archaeologist with Ethnoscience, Inc., and was a clerk for one year with the Newton Public Library (Kan.). He has held numerous archaeological positions New faculty members begin the 2018-2019 academic year at Northwestern Oklahoma State with various companies. University. Pictured left to right in the front row are Heidi Ritchie, instructor of nursing; Dr. Tracy Beedy, assistant professor and Dr. Tracy Beedy, assistant professor of agriculture. Second row left to right, Douglas Davidson, research and instructional services librarian and assistant professor of library of agriculture, holds a Bachelor of science; Garret Lahr, instructor of business; Dr. Joseph Paul, associate professor of business; Science degree in agronomy and a Dr. Jason Ferrell, assistant professor of psychology; and Michael Seth Cudd, instructor of Master of Science degree in soil science, music and director of bands. 2 Spotlight 33 new staffers welcomed to campus Northwestern also welcomed 33 employed at several businesses in psychology from Northwestern. She new staff members to campus in the Cherokee. has been employed at several Alva fall. Short biographies of each staff Erin Davis, university relations and Cherokee businesses. member are listed below: specialist, has a Bachelor of Science Dian Frey, printing services Renae Acker, Bill Johnson in mass communication from assistant, holds a Bachelor of Science in Correctional Center treatment Northwestern. She has assisted with law enforcement from Northwestern. counselor, has a Bachelor of the Northwest Oklahoma Concert She has held multiple positions with Science degree in psychology from Series and in the university’s print the Department of Human Services Northwestern. She has worked at shop. and other family and youth initiatives. several local Alva businesses. Zach Doyle, sports performance Danae Hagelberg, development Sharon Batchelder, Enid campus coach, earned a bachelor’s degree in officer with the Northwestern police officer, has a bachelor’s degree in health and sports science education Foundation and Alumni law enforcement from Northwestern. from Northwestern. He previously Association, has a bachelor’s degree She retired after a 25-year career with assisted the football program with in early childhood education from the Enid Police Department. strength and conditioning. Northwestern. She has worked Jacob Boggess, hall supervisor Katie Draschner, assistant athletic for the Oklahoma Department of at Coronado Hall, holds a bachelor’s trainer, has a Bachelor of Science Corrections and the Alva Public degree in health education and degree in athletic training from the Schools. promotion from the University of University of Nevada and a Master of Pamela Hess, secretary for the Arkansas at Little Rock. He has been Education degree from Northwestern. division of nursing, has served as a a student assistant in the athletic She previously served as a graduate paraeducator for the South Barber department. assistant at Northwestern and as a (Kansas) Public Schools and as Callie Campbell, loan coordinator student assistant at the University of bookkeeper for several Kiowa, Kansas, with financial aid services, has Nevada at Las Vegas. businesses. previous work experience at Alva Giana Evans, BJCC treatment Jackie Kephart, payroll State Bank and has been a student counselor, has a bachelor’s degree in Continued to Page 4 assistant in the financial aid office. Andrea Corr, custodian, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Northwestern. She has been Continued from Page 2 ...New faculty members as an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University. Heidi Ritchie, instructor of nursing, holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Her prior work experience Northwestern’s new staff members who attended a recent staff orientation session include (left to right, front row) Julia Lee, financial aid assistant; Erin Davis, university relations includes serving as assistant chair and specialist; Pamela Hess, secretary for the division of nursing; and Cathy Schmitz, financial instructor of nursing at Northwestern, aid counselor; (second row, left to right) Andrea Corr, custodian; Taylor Wilson, director of and instructor of nursing at Northern counseling and career services; Rachel Kraus, coordinator of graduate studies; and Emmy Oklahoma College. McNeal, ITV/events coordinator at the Woodward campus. Spotlight 3 Continued from Page 3 33 new staffers welcomed... clerk, earned a Master of Business and Master of Education degrees from operator with Cain’s Coffee. Administration degree from American Northwestern. She served as a music Cathy Schmitz, financial aid InterContinental University (Illinois). teacher with the Sharon-Mutual and counselor, previously worked as the She has worked for several oil and gas Woodward public schools. financial-insurance coordinator for companies. Candace Moore, assistant for Hulling Orthodontics in Wichita. Rachel Kraus, coordinator of registry/financial aid at the Enid Eric Scott, assistant athletic graduate studies, has a Bachelor campus, has worked for the City of director for communications, has a of Science degree in biology from Enid and the Enid Public Library. Bachelor of Science degree in mass Northwestern. She previously has Leslie Nation, communications communications from Northwestern assisted in the J.R. Holder Wellness and marketing manager with the and a Master of Education degree Center and worked for several local Northwestern Foundation and in sports administration from East businesses. Alumni Association, has a Bachelor Central University. He has served as a Jill Lancaster, head coach of of Arts degree in journalism from the financial aid counselor and as sports cross country and track and field, University of Central Oklahoma. She writer for Alva Review-Courier. has served as cross country coach was sports editor for the Alva Review- Marlene Swenn, administrative at Northwestern, but has added the Courier. assistant with the BJCC Project, holds a duties of head coach of the women’s Haylie Pegelow, admissions Bachelor of Science degree in criminal track and field program. She holds a counselor/recruiter, earned a Bachelor justice management and ethics from Bachelor of Arts degree in recreation of Science degree in agriculture from Mid-America Christian University. and a Bachelor of Arts in fashion Northwestern. She has worked as She is retired from the Oklahoma and textile design, both from the a surveyor for the United States Department of Corrections (BJCC). University of Oklahoma. She was Department of Agriculture. Taylor Wilson, director of formerly head track and field coach at Jodie Randels, admissions/ counseling and career services, OU, Troy University (Alabama) and records assistant, started as a payroll earned a Bachelor of Science degree Toledo University (Ohio). clerk for Northwestern. She also has in psychology from Northwestern Timothy Lavoie, project held several staff positions at Baker and a Master of Human Relations coordinator with the Upward Bound University (Kansas). degree from OU. She was employed program, has a Bachelor of Science Eric Reames, assistant bursar, at Northwest Center for Behavioral degree in exercise and sports science has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health as a triage specialist. from Bluefield College (Virginia). He business administration from Touro Nicholas VanLandingham, has served as an assistant soccer coach University (California). He started custodian, worked as a wireless for Northwestern and Northern at Northwestern as a financial aid technician for BancCentral and has Oklahoma College (NOC). assistant. He is retired after 22 years of experience as an electrician and Julia Lee, financial aid assistant, service in the U.S. Army. HVAC apprentice. previously worked as a teller at Alva James Ross, head women’s soccer Brandon Wallis, custodian, has State Bank. coach, holds a Bachelor of Arts been a shift manager with McDonald’s Jonathan McAlpin, custodian, degree in business administration of Alva. has Bachelor of Arts in history management from Park University Jennifer Wolf, administrative from Northwestern. He has been (Missouri). He has been an assistant assistant for the Doctor of Nursing a department manager with coach at Cloud County (Kansas) and Practice program, has owned and McDonald’s of Alva and a CMA/CNA Maple Woods (Missouri) community operated her own daycare, served for Share Medical Center. colleges. as a paraprofessional with the South Emmy McNeal, ITV/events Huldah Sanders, custodian at the Barber (Kansas) Public Schools, coordinator at the Woodward campus, Woodward campus, has worked as a and worked as an EMT with Barber holds Bachelor of Music Education professional painter, and as a machine County EMS.

4 Spotlight Grant provides support for single parent students Seeking to provide support for experience of single parents attending single-mother students, the Women’s college,” said Teresa Rose Crook, WFO Foundation of Oklahoma has awarded Executive Director. “Our goal is to a $2,850 grant to Northwestern. eliminate barriers that may be in the The grant supports the Single way of degree completion and create Parents’ Network on the Woodward better quality of life for these families.” campus, an official university The WFO, in its effort to create organization serves as a resource economic self-sufficiency for to assist single parents in securing Oklahoma women and girls, awarded childcare, healthcare and other needs. grants to 14 Oklahoma higher Kristin Mravinec, administrative education campuses. assistant to the dean, serves as the The WFO initiative began in 2015 campus resource officer. when the Women’s Foundation of “We are thrilled to work with Oklahoma awarded its first seven grants Northwestern to help improve the to Oklahoma educational institutions. Northwestern is 8th Ranked Online School in Oklahoma Northwestern has been To determine quality, which was listed among the Top 18 online the most important consideration colleges in Oklahoma by for all AS Online rankings, the most AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org, sitting impactful data points were acceptance at the No. 8 position. and graduation rates; for affordability, The organization sorted through tuition and grants; for flexibility, part- more than 7,500 postsecondary time enrollment offerings; and for institutions to determine which ones program, degrees conferred in that met the criteria for this list. Schools program area. had to be regionally or nationally In the description on its website, accredited, hold a not-for-profit status the organization states: Cover of new Single Parent Resource in the United States, and offer at least “Known for its combination of Directory. Services are being provided at the one online degree. They also were quality and affordability, Northwestern Woodward Campus. Full information can be then ranked based on their quality, Oklahoma State University is a public found here: https://www.nwosu.edu/uploads// affordability, flexibility, and degrees university that receives incredible campus-cabinet/single-parent-resource- directory.pdf or at the Woodward Campus granted to students. financial support from the community. “We wanted to highlight schools like There are 4 online undergraduate Northwestern Oklahoma State University options, the most unique being the who are providing exceptional online bachelor’s of applied arts and sciences education experiences for their students,” with a focus on technical management.” said Doug Jones, CEO and founder of “Our online programs consistently the Community for Accredited Online rate among the best in the state Schools. “These schools continue to and region because of a unique uphold rigorous accreditation standards combination of academic quality and and show an overall commitment to affordability,” Dr. Janet Cunningham, maximizing student success.” university president, said. Spotlight 5 Tilley, Hawkins complete doctorates Two Northwestern faculty members, “When I graduated nursing hospice. Krista Tilley, assistant professor of school 21 years ago, I was a part of a Hawkins’ dissertation is titled nursing, and Joshua Hawkins, assistant brand new nurse residency program “Figuring It Out: A Qualitative Case professor of education, have earned their that impacted me positively as a Study Exploring the Development doctoral degrees. nurse,” Tilley said. “It was at Central of Novice, Alternatively Certified Tilley earned a Doctor of Nursing Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Special Educators in Oklahoma.” Practice degree in nursing administration Wash. The program focused on He explained that teacher support with an educator concentration in areas that new nurses need to feel (environmental and personal) and August 2017 from Samford University in comfortable in order to be successful systematic professional development Birmingham, Ala. in the profession of nursing. “It was are critical factors determining the Hawkins earned a Doctor of neat to remember my experience as a new likelihood of retention. Philosophy degree in educational nurse, and then compare it to the accredited Hawkins said he was interested psychology in December 2017 model as well.” in how novice, alternatively certified from Oklahoma State University in Tilley is an Eastern Washington special education teachers (a group Stillwater. University graduate who earned particularly at-risk for attrition) Tilley’s dissertation is titled a Master of Science degree from in Oklahoma perceived their “Transition-to-Practice Nurse the University of Oklahoma. Prior development and if these factors Residency Program: A Gap Analysis.” to joining Northwestern’s nursing contributed to their intention to Her research focused on new graduate faculty in 2014, she served as the continue in the profession. He said he nurse retention. Tilley explained that Ketterman Lab Coordinator for found that despite the evident lack of research has shown new nurses leave Northwestern’s division of nursing. systematic support, my participants organizations between 18 and 24 As a Northwestern assistant professor were “figuring it out.” That is, they months due to multiple factors. When of nursing, she teaches courses in the were finding ways to overcome new graduates leave prematurely, the traditional baccalaureate program their professional deficits despite new nurse and the organization are and the RN-BSN program. She has the evident lack of intentional and impacted. nursing experience in orthopedics, systematic support. Tilley performed a gap analysis obstetrics, post-surgical, cardiac, Hawkins said the point of intention for a hospital comparing the medical/surgery and home health and Continued on Page 7 organization’s nurse residency program to the accredited American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program. The accredited model focuses on areas that have been proven to retain new graduate nurses and uses Patricia Benner’s novice-to- expert theory to guide the stressful transition that new graduate nurses experience. Many organizations have residency programs, but few are accredited. Tilley said her research opened her eyes to specific components necessary for nurse residency programs to be successful, ultimately increasing retention of new graduate nurses. Dr. Krista Tilley Dr. Joshua Hawkins 6 Spotlight Continued from Page 6 Tilley, Hawkins.... for development was found to rest experiences as novice teachers, the me to continue to do the work I primarily with the participants. He said nature of their roles, and, ultimately, most enjoy—teaching and helping key formative experiences occurring their commitment. The organicteachers.” before or during development were quality of development and the need Hawkins is a Southwestern found to be influential in shaping for individualization of support are Oklahoma State University participants’ perspectives and discussed. graduate who earned a Master of practice. Hawkins explained that “It was, of course, satisfying to Educational Leadership degree relatedness, competence development, complete a project representing the from Southwestern as well. Prior to developmental awareness, professional culmination of four years of intense joining Northwestern’s education identity formation, and growth work,” Hawkins said. “The process faculty in 2015, he worked as a public orientation were recognized as was enjoyable and growth inducing. school teacher and administrator. As integral emergent features. He said an Further, I had excellent academic and a Northwestern assistant professor underlying sense of “care” emerged and personal support. of education, he teaches courses appeared fundamental to participants’ “Ultimately, however, the in special education, educational motivation and perceptions of their finishing was valuable in that it allows psychology and leadership. Grand Tour of Italy a hit in summer 2019 A trip of a lifetime was taken by Tour of Italy without seeing the tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain. 24 Northwestern students, faculty, and Leaning Tower of Pisa. From Florence There are many benefits to community members from May 20- they sojourned to the lovely town of traveling and studying abroad 29. Departing from the OKC airport, Assisi to visit the Basilica of St. Francis. beyond seeing the sites, visiting great Northwestern Study Abroad is embarked From Assisi the group will moved on museums, and sampling regional upon on a Grand Tour of Italy. to Pompeii and then to the Sorrento food. Travel gives us a perspective that The group began its trip in Venice, region, where they dined overlooking helps us understand and appreciate the “Floating City,” home of the Grand the Bay of Naples. others. Canal, St. Mark’s Square, and the pink After ex-ploring lemon groves For students, study abroad and white Doge’s Palace. From Venice and the coastline of Sorrento, provides a new outlook on culture, they traveled to they headed off provides immersive language skills Florence, the to Rome. The opportunities, and cultivates a birthplace of the time in Rome was willingness to try new things. These Italian language, short but amazing are attractive traits to graduate schools opera and the as they took a and future employers. Renaissance. sightseeing tour The Northwestern Study Abroad In Florence of Vatican City Program continuously strives to they visited the followed by a provide a global perspective for the Duomo, the sightseeing tour NWOSU community through globally Piazza della of Rome. They aware curricula and internationally Signoria, and the walked through focused student programs. Ponte Vecchio, a the Colosseum If you were not able to sign-up medieval bridge and the ruins for the Study Abroad trip this year, where many of Florence’s famed leather of the Roman Forum, visited the just wait. The committee will make and gold artisans still keep shop. Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, and the an announcement regarding its 2020 Of course, it wouldn’t be a Grand Piazza Navona, and ended the tour by destination soon! Spotlight 7 Catanecci offers artist talk, workshop Philadelphia native Kelly Catenacci about her work and how it has evolved downtown at the Graceful Arts Center was the September Artist-in-Residence through the years. The workshop and Runnymede Hotel from 6-8 p.m. with the Visual Arts program at involved a large-scale collaborative During her stay in Alva and thanks Northwestern. She presented an artist drawing using just sheets of paper. to the downtown art shop, Gallery talk and workshop on Sept. 25. A free “It’s a really fun, interesting way to VIP, Catenacci said she discovered a workshop followed the talk. approach drawing without your normal new form of painting using walnut Catenacci, who earned a Bachelor pencil, markers, etc.,” Catenacci said. ink. Most of her work for First Friday of Fine Arts degree from Moore Catenacci also showed the work was done with this new obsession of College of Art & Design in 2008 and she created while on campus during walnut ink, some of which she made a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the First Friday Art Walk on Oct. 5 in herself. Boston University in 2015, spoke Jesse Dunn Annex from 3-5 p.m. and “I think it’s kind of cool to make some drawings with ink that’s made from the earth here in Oklahoma,” Catenacci said. Cattenaci explained that sometimes her artwork is made up as she goes. “It’s really a process of just layering shapes and colors,” Cattenacci said. “I may not have a clear direction, but I’m constantly looking around at what I see, what I am surrounded by and the experiences I have. I try to really go with my gut on everything and afterwards pinpoint what made me go with what I did.” This was Catenacci’s first Artist- in-Residence experience, but said she Kelly Catenacci plans to attend more in the future.

Several art students and members of the NWOSU Art Society along with a few others had a great time making this large-scale art piece at Kelly Cettenacci’s workshop following her artist talk on Sept. 25. At right is a detail for a section of the large-scale piece. 8 Spotlight Hardaway featured on European Radio Network Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of Another has been prominently days,” Hardaway continued, “she sent history, was interviewed for a news displayed for several years on the web- me an audio link so that I could listen article that was broadcast on a state- site of the Public Broadcasting System to it. The interesting part for me was run radio network in Europe. The in conjunction with its series called that a French speaker translated what story was produced in Switzerland in “Texas Ranch House.” I was saying as I was speaking. That conjunction with the release of a CD “A programming director from was neat! I’ve never had my voice of folk songs about black cowboys. the Swiss National Radio network dubbed before.” Hardaway, who has been a emailed me,” Hardaway said, “wanting This is not the first time that Northwestern faculty member since to know if I would be willing to talk Hardaway has been asked to discuss 1990, has published three books and to her on the phone. I was, of course, his research in a major media outlet. several articles about the experiences delighted to do it!” Last year he was quoted as an expert of African-Americans who have lived The intercontinental phoneon black cowboys in the Smithsonian in the American West. In addition, he conversation lasted about 20 minutes, and Pacific Standard magazines. He has presented papers on the subject at Hardaway said. “She had done her has also been cited as an authority on several academic conferences in both homework and knew some important African-Americans in the American Europe and North America. questions to ask. She taped the West in numerous other publications One of his journal articles about conversation and used it in a story for including the Dallas Morning News, African-American cowboys was French speakers in Switzerland and Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, recently reprinted in a book published other parts of Europe.” Los Angeles Times, and The Chronicle by the University of Oklahoma Press. After the story aired for several of Higher Education. Campbell earns GE-Reagan Foundation scholarship Northwestern freshman, Kylee Foundation and Institute and GE. career in nursing. Campbell of Jet, is one of only 20 Campbell will receive $10,000 The scholarship is awarded based students nationwide to receive the a year for up to four years while on leadership, drive, integrity and GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship pursuing a bachelor’s degree at citizenship. For more information, from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Northwestern. She plans to pursue a go to www.reaganfoundation.org/ scholarships.

Kylee Campbell Spotlight 9 Ag department gets new lounge, study room

Students in the agriculture department use a brand new space on the first floor of Jesse Dunn. The area opened in September.

With the help of the everything was finished early affairs; Dr. James Bell, associate vice administration, the agriculture during the fall semester. president for academics and dean department was able to convert The new lounge/study room of faculty and several division and JD 113, formerly occupied by the was officially dedicated and opened department heads across campus. Upward Bound Program, into an on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The space is intended to provide Agriculture Student Lounge. Many students attended the an area for students to study and/or Some work (painting, metal opening, along with Dr. Janet visit between classes (or anytime). A art work, etc.) was completed Cunningham, president; Dr. Bo television was installed so students can during the summer 2018, but Hannaford, vice president for academic view agricultural and market news.

10 Spotlight Enid, Woodward campuses play host to Teach Oklahoma students Teach Oklahoma classes from Enid partner for our program.” During that time, the high school students and Woodward high schools visited the EHS Teach Oklahoma had opportunities for in-depth questions Northwestern Enid and Woodward students involved in the event about college life and teacher preparation. campuses last fall to learn more about include Alexandria Barron, Raven WHS Teach Oklahoma students the teacher preparation program. Conyers, Ashli Davis, Katherine involved in the event include Alecia Teach Oklahoma is an initiative Donaldson, Emmily Edwards, Daisy Benton, Cassey Collins, Caitlyn Crawford, sponsored by the Oklahoma Regents Flowers, Halee Gamble, Kira Higgins, Carmen Gonser, BriAnne Green, Carli for Higher Education, with a goal Kayla Kelley, Alison Moore, Emma Hensal, Patricia Lira, Brayden Love, Xiclali to encourage students to consider Stewart, Natasha Stocks, Axton Villa and Ty Wiggins. pursuing teaching as a career. The Teach Thurman and Breanna Trammell. Northwestern education majors Oklahoma curriculum focuses on Northwestern education majors who assisted in the Woodward event teaching, observation, and professional involved in the Enid event include Emily include Tanner Bowman of Cherokee, development, while engaging students Ceniceros Bellinger of Enid, Caitlin Megan Brown of Blackwell; Elise in clinical teaching exercises. Evans of Enid, Kelcie Hainley of Enid, Foss of Tonkawa; Clinton Shelton Kirstie Hoffman of Ponca City, of Woodward; Lindsey Smith of Brannon Robinson of Enid, and Woodward; and Riley Wakefield of Morgan Webb of Enid. O’Neill, Nebraska. A Regents’ grant, Kyle Reynolds, superintendent which was written of Woodward Public Schools, was b y Northwestern associate dean in attendance in addition to JoLynn of education and professor of Love, teacher for the Teach Oklahoma education Dr. Christee Jenlink, Woodward students, and Michelle made the Enid visit possible. McDonald, curriculum specialist for Enid High School students from Dusty Hugaboom’s The grant also provides similar Woodward Public Schools. Teach Oklahoma class assist with a literacy/art opportunities to students at “Collaborations such as these project in the Enid Public Schools/Northwestern pre- Woodward High School. are essential for ensuring we are able kindergarten classroom. Woodward High School’s Teach to meet the needs of students in our Enid High School’s Teach Oklahoma class visited the Northwestern- classrooms in the future,” Jenlink said. Oklahoma class visited the Woodward campus on Nov. 9. “This project is a positive approach to Northwestern-Enid campus on Oct. 30. The event included a resolving the teacher shortage.” The field trip included speaking “Kahoots” game with current Northwestern students in which the high about the requirements of becoming a school learned facts teacher candidate as well as visiting the about attending Enid Public Schools/Northwestern college and Pre-kindergarten classroom to help Northwestern. The with a literacy/art project. game also featured “Our students had a great time at information about NWOSU, and they learned so much the Northwestern about the university’s education teacher Woodward High School Teach Oklahoma students visited program,” Dusty Hugaboom, EHS preparation Northwestern’s Woodward campus to learn more about the teacher Teach Oklahoma sponsor, said. “It is program. After preparation program. Back Row (left to right) Elise Foss, Ty Wiggins, our hope that students in my class will the game, the Brayden Love, Rylie Wakefield, Clinton Shelton, Tanner Bowman, choose to be teachers in the future. Teach Oklahoma Kyle Reynolds, Dr. Henry Trabuc, Dr. Christee Jenlink; Middle Row (left to right) Dr. Deena Fisher, Megan Brown, Lindsey Smith, NWOSU is an excellent option for students joined Carmen Gonser, JoLynn Love, Michelle McDonald; Front Row (left to them to continue their education, and Northwestern right) Alecia Benton, Xiclali Villa, Caitlyn Crawford, BriAnne Green, we feel fortunate to have them as a students for lunch. Cassey Collins, Patricia Lira and Carli Hensal. Spotlight 11 Two in psychology earn doctorates Leigh Kirby, instructor and statistical significance, but provided Community in Online Courses.” She interim chair of the psychology insight on the usefulness of multiple explained that the aim of the study department, and Stephanie Widick, evaluators when determining if a was to determine the relationship of instructor of psychology, have earned counselor-in-training struggles with student online readiness to student their doctorate degrees. impairment,” Kirby said. perception of teaching presence and Kirby earned a Doctor of Kirby is a Stephen F. Austin State sense of community in fully-online Philosophy degree in counselor University graduate who earned undergraduate courses. education and supervision in a Master of Science degree from Widick said online courses December 2017 from Texas A&M Texas A&M/Commerce. Prior to are becoming a mainstay in higher University in Commerce, Texas. joining Northwestern’s psychology education. Online classes offer Widick earned a Doctor of faculty in 2012, she served as the college student independence, Philosophy degree in educational a community based counselor freedom and attendance options not psychology in May 2018 from for Services to at-Risk Youth available in attending a schedule of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. (STAR) and worked as a licensed college courses on campus. These Kirby’s dissertation is titled professional counselor (LPC) for offerings allow the student to feel in “Utilization of Counselor Education Lakes Regional Community Center. control of the course and learning, faculty and Doctoral-Level As Northwestern’s psychology making online courses more Counselor Education Students for department interim chair, she appropriate or an ideal option for Gatekeeping Purposes in Master’s- teaches courses in counseling some students. Less is known about Level Counselor Education strategies and techniques, family how individual student differences, Programs.” Kirby explained that, systems and abnormal psychology. mainly the variables associated when becoming a professional She is the treasurer of the Oklahoma with online readiness, play a role counselor, there are many checks Counseling Association and the in student perception of teaching and balances the individual must secretary/treasurer on the Youth and presence and sense of community. meet before gaining a license and Family Executive Committee. “Examining the relationship will working with clients. A student Widick’s dissertation is titled help students and instructors prepare must complete a master’s program, “Relationship of Student Online for and formulate courses to provide which includes multiple supervisors. Readiness to Student Perception the best learning experience possible Once the student graduates, they of Teaching Presence and Sense of Continued to Page 15 must also complete a 3,000 hour internship before they can become fully licensed. Kirby said she wanted to know who was responsible for the gatekeeping procedures of these students. At this time counselor educators and licensed supervisors monitor a counselor-in- training’s progress, but she believed that a doctoral-level student would also provide good insight on a counselor- in-training’s progress. Kirby compared counselor educators and doctoral-level students’ fitness/ performance evaluations of master’s level counselors-in-training. “My study resulted in no Dr. Leigh Kirby Dr. Stephanie Widick 12 Spotlight Hardaway presents in Greece Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of in attendance for paper and poster states with all-black colleges included history at Northwestern, presented at presentations, workshops and Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, the 25th International Conference on interactive sessions. Oklahoma and Kansas. Learning at the University of Athens, Hardaway gave his presentation Hardaway said several of the all- Greece. on “Historically Black Colleges in the black colleges established by private The 2018 internationalAmerican West.” organizations went broke and have conference had a special focus on Hardaway, who has been a long since ceased to exist. Others, education in a time of austerity and Northwestern faculty member since however, are still in operation. social turbulence. 1990, has published three books and They are joined by several all- The International Conference several articles about the experiences black colleges that are funded with on Learning began in Sydney, of African-Americans who have lived taxpayer money. Australia, in 1989, focusing on genre in the American West. In addition, he “Today, of course, these institutions approaches to literacy. Since then, has presented papers on the subject at are no longer segregated and anyone the focus of the conference has several academic conferences in both can attend them,” Hardaway said. broadened to encompass as one of its Europe and North America. “Educators universally refer to these themes “Multiliteracies,” or a broader Hardaway said that during the era schools as being ‘historically black range of communications than of slavery, state laws prohibited people colleges and universities’ (or HBCUs). conventionally understood under from teaching slaves to read and write. Langston University, which is public, the rubric of alphabetical literacy. “This was done to make it difficult is Oklahoma’s only HBCU still in The conference has also extended its for slaves to forge papers indicating that existence. Studying the impact these interest into learning more generally, they were free instead of in bondage,” schools have had (and continue to and particularly, the question of Hardaway said. “Consequently, when have) on the African-American “new learning,” or the necessary slavery ended in 1865, most ex-slaves communities in these states gives transformations underway in teaching were illiterate.” us additional insight into one major and learning in contemporary social, He said to remedy that aspect of the African-American cultural and technological conditions. unfortunate situation, several religious experience in the American West. The International Conference and philanthropic organizations along I hope to do more research on this on Learning is built upon four with the federal government (aided topic in the future.” key features: internationalism, somewhat by state governments) interdisciplinarity, inclusiveness and began to establish schools for African- interaction. Conference delegates Americans from the elementary include leaders in the field as well as through the college levels. emerging scholars, who travel to the “Not surprisingly, the literacy conference from all corners of the rate for African-Americans increased globe and represent a broad range dramatically in the decades following of disciplines and perspectives. A the Civil War,” Hardaway said. variety of presentation options and Hardaway said while slavery is session types offer delegates multiple often associated with “The South”, opportunities to engage, to discuss the so-called “peculiar institution” key issues in the field, and to build also existed in several states west of relationships with scholars from other the Mississippi River. Eventually, all- cultures and disciplines. black colleges existed in every state The conference had more than that still sanctioned slavery when the 350 delegates from all over the world war started (as well as a few that had -- 36 countries were represented -- abolished it years earlier). Western Roger Hardaway Spotlight 13 Program gets grant for virtual reality lab, resource center Northwestern’s social work program experience of students at Northwestern of Alva, Mirissa Branine of Woodward, has been awarded a $40,000 grant by the and will result in more qualified and Jordan Cremers of Alva, Elizabeth Child Welfare Professional Enhancement professionally skilled social workers in Fox-Shipley of Laverne, Jessica Program (CWPEP) Student Payback the field.” Goodballet of Mooreland, Alicia Fund Grants to construct a social work Jennifer Pribble, director of social James of Woodward, Jordan Koehn virtual reality lab and resource center on work field education, will serve as the of Alva, Keilah Pool of Woodward, the Enid campus. virtual reality lab coordinator and Marsellia Rael of Woodward, Emma This grant project will create a direct all experiential and simulations Reed of Freedom, Jennifer Ruppel of state-of-the-art virtual reality lab in experiences for social work students. Woodward, Madeline Turner of Enid, which social work students will wear a “Virtual reality in social work Denise Tyrell of Enid, and Katelyn Van headset or goggles transporting them education will not only enhance Vickle of Woodward. into various virtual environments to the core curriculum, but will also “It was an amazing opportunity to learn professional practice skills. The enhance field experiences by allowing be able to apply classroom knowledge virtual reality curriculum will center us to guide and strengthen students’ to a real life project,” Turner said. “I’m upon experiences such as home visits, skills before their placements in Continued on Page 15 assessing child risk, social worker practicum settings,” Pribble said. “I safety, interviewing skills, courtroom am excited to see the testimony, cultural awareness and overall increase in disaster response. Dr. Kylene Rehder, confidence students chair of the department of social work will have related to and program director, authored the the implementation grant and will serve as the project’s of core competencies. principal investigator. Strengthening “This is one of the most exciting skills and practice projects I have ever worked on,” Rehder confidence is my said. “The opportunity to educate social ultimate goal with work students with this technology the development is limitless, as we have the abilities to of the social work change the practice environment and virtual reality lab and the nature of the clients.” resource center.” Simulation training is a well- The social work established feature in most professional seniors enrolled practice programs; therefore, the in Rehder’s Social department of social work is proud to Research and provide a safe environment for students Evaluation course to practice skills in an accelerated served as contributing format, better preparing them for the partners during the field experience and “real world” social grant development work practice. process by gathering “The social work virtual reality background research lab will provide students with an on the effectiveness The social work program has been awarded a grant to construct immersive learning experience, of virtual reality a virtual reality lab on the Enid Campus. (left to right) Dr. combining visual, auditory and training. Students Wayne McMillin, Enid campus dean; Professor Jennifer Pribble, kinesthetic learning modalities,” included Rhema director of social work field education; Dr. Kylene Rehder, Rehder said. “The integration of this Abercrombie of Enid, chair of the department of social work; and Linda Smith from the University of Oklahoma, Child Welfare Professional technology will transform the learning Heather Bettencourt Enhancement Program. 14 Spotlight Career and Internship Fair held in November Employers seeking employees prepared to provide copies of resumes Contact her at [email protected]. had an opportunity to go right to the and cover letters. For career service information or source at the fall 2018 Career and Taylor Wilson, director of to schedule an appointment visit www. Internship Fair in November. counseling and career services, is located nwosu.edu/student-services/office-of- Job seekers were encouraged to be in FA 208 if students need assistance. career-services.

Jennifer Page (left) hands a bag of clothes to a grateful student at a recent Dr. James Bell (right) gives a lesson to student Teacher’s Closet giveaway event. The Teacher’s Closet makes professional attire teachers on how to tie a tie at a recent Teacher’s available to students who need clothing for jobs and job interviews. Closet event. Continued from Page 14 Social Work program earns... grateful to be a part of a program where experience with only textbooks or lab will be in preparing students for faculty value students and integrate them lectures,” Fox-Shipley said. “Technology real world practice. Northwestern into professional social work practice.” has transformed every facet of our Oklahoma State University continues Linda Smith, from CWPEP at lives, and university education is no pushing into the future by staying on The University of Oklahoma Anne and exception. As a social work student, I top of cutting edge technology such as Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, know how valuable this virtual reality this. delivered the grant news to social work Continued from Page 12 students in person on the Enid campus on Thursday, Nov. 1. “It was so cool to hear the news Two in psychology... in person for the first time that we for all parties,” Widick said. perceive presence and community earned the grant we had all invested Widick said she wanted to differently than the student with so much time in,” Reed said. “After the know if the readiness (preparation, lower readiness? announcement, we busted into cheers motivation and self-confidence) Widick is a Northwestern and had an afternoon of celebration.” a student had when entering the graduate who earned a Master of This grant is being administered course had a relationship to the Counseling Psychology degree from by the University of Oklahoma on perception of the course instructor’s Northwestern as well. Prior to joining behalf of the OKDHS in order to assist psychological presence. She said she Northwestern’s psychology faculty in the department in retaining quality also wanted to know if the readiness 2015, she worked in the registration professional social workers in the had a relationship to the community office at Northwestern-Enid. As a public child welfare system. the student felt in the online Northwestern psychology instructor, “An excellent, well-rounded classroom. If the student entered the she teaches courses in motivation, education is not a one-dimensional class with higher readiness, did they statistics and research. Spotlight 15 13th annual Ranger Research Day winners announced

Northwestern played host to classes. All presenters were Athletes Performance through the 13th annual Ranger Research encouraged to attend Oklahoma Mental Imagery.” Randolph was Day in the Student Center Research Day on March 8, 2019, Gunther’s sponsor. Ballroom, where 31 projects which Southwestern Oklahoma Third place for psychology were entered with 47 participants State University hosted in went to Pabitra Tamang, having the opportunity to display, Weatherford. senior psychology major from share and discuss their research Student poster entries were Kathmandu, Nepal, for her critiqued and eligible project titled “Bullying and for awards. Winners Depression.” Randolph was with classification, Tamang’s sponsor. hometown, research First place in the category project name and of History was a tie and went sponsor include: to Timothy Atakora, senior Psychology history major from Edmond, for category first place his project titled “Realism vs. went to Cynthia Idealism.” Jana Brown, instructor A. Conrad, senior of history, was Atakora’s psychology major sponsor. Also receiving first from Hillsboro, place was Jacque Ruhl, junior Psychology Winner: Cynthia A. Conrad won first place Missouri, for her political science major from in the Psychology category of poster presentations on her project titled Alva, for her project titled “The research topic, “Bereavement Support Group Involvement: “Bereavement Support Legacy of Emperor Constantine Its Impact on the Healing Process.” Group Involvement: Its (c. 272-337).” Dr. Eric Schmaltz, with peers, professors and the Impact on the Healing Process.” professor of history, was Ruhl’s Alva community. Taylor Randolph, instructor of sponsor. Graduate and undergraduate psychology, was Conrad’s sponsor. In the Biology category, first students created poster Second place for psychology place went to Taylor Munsell, presentations or prepared oral went to Britani Laken Gunther, senior health and sports science presentations of academic research senior psychology major from Enid, major from Arnett, for her project papers initiated in one of their for her project titled “Enhancing titled “Rapid, Simple, and Non- invasive Screening for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.” Dr. Cynthia Pfeifer-Hill, professor of biology, was Munsell’s sponsor. For the Chemistry category, Maxwell Archer, sophomore chemistry major from Tulsa, and Katrina Betz, senior chemistry major from Norman, History Winners: Timothy Atakora (left) tied vs. Idealism.” Jacque Ruhl (right) also won first won first place for their for first place in the History category of poster place with her research project titled “The Legacy project titled “Study presentations on his research project titled “Realism of Emperor Constantine (c. 272-337).” Continued on Page 17 16 Spotlight Continued from Page 16... Ranger Research Day winners... of an Iodine Distribution in Western Oklahoma Brine Waters.” Dr. Jason Wickham, professor of chemistry, was their sponsor. Nursing category first place went to Teirna Adair, senior nursing major from Carmen, and Cheney Bird, senior nursing major from Chemistry Winners: Maxwell Archer (left) for their project titled, “Study of an Iodine Alva, for their project and Katrina Betz (right) won first place in the Distribution in Western Oklahoma Brine titled “No Nits, Ands, or Chemistry category of the poster presentations Waters.” Buts.” Dr. Jennifer Mahieu, assistant professor of nursing, was of nursing and assistant chair of who are interested in pursuing a their sponsor. the division of nursing, was their graduate degree should participate Second place in nursing went sponsor. in Ranger Research Day as well as to Sandra Colby, Oklahoma Research Day because senior nursing research is an integral part of major from graduate studies. Enid; Mallory For more information on Stubbs, senior Ranger Research Day, visit www. nursing major nwosu.edu/ranger-research-day or from Enid; contact Holliday at (580) 327-8589 and Jessica or [email protected]. Weidner, senior nursing major from Enid, for their project titled “Stress and Coping Nursing Winners: Teirna Adair (left) and Cheney Bird (right) won in Nursing.” first place in the Nursing category of poster presentations for their Dr. Krista project titled, “No Nits, Ands, or Buts.” Tilley, assistant professor of nursing, was their Patricia Pixler, senior sponsor. psychology major from Waynoka, Third place in nursing went gave an oral presentation on her to Penny Bice, senior nursing research paper. She won first major from Enid; Savannah place for her paper titled “Human Hill, senior nursing major from Darkness: Montresor in the ‘Cask Lucien; and Rylee Spencer, of Amontillado.’ ” Dr. Roxie James, English Winner: Patricia Pixler won first senior nursing major from Enid, assistant professor of English, was place in the English category of academic for their project titled “Pitocin Pixler’s sponsor. paper presentation for her project titled Rates for Laboring Mothers.” Dr. Holliday said he believes “Human Darkness: Montresor in the ‘Cask Leslie Collins, assistant professor students and community members of Amontillado.’ ”

Spotlight 17 Rose is October Artist-in-Residence October Artist-in-Residence, in which one organism Natana Rose exhibited an is unaffected but the installation of the work she created other is damaged or at Northwestern in the Artist-in- killed by a chemical Residence Studio located in Jesse secretion.” Dunn Annex. In her body of Rose lives and works in work, she explores Sacramento, California. She her relationship to the received her MA in Painting environment. How do her from California State University, actions harm the planet Sacramento in 2011. Her artwork she loves? In the end, will is inspired by concern for the her choices damage not environment. just the world, but her In her recent work, Natana own body? has explored the concept of Along with amensalistic symbiosis: developing a body The Encyclopedia Britannica of work in the Jesse states, “Amensalism, association Dunn Art Annex, Rose between organisms of two assisted in teaching different species in which one is visual arts classes and inhibited or destroyed and the providing feedback other is unaffected. There are two and advice to students. basic modes: competition (q.v.), On Oct. 24, Rose held an artist talk in which a larger or stronger and workshop for the Northwesern organism excludes a smaller or and Alva. weaker one from living space or To view more of Natana Rose’s deprives it of food, and antibiosis, work, visit: nrrium.com

18 Spotlight Social Work students attend state board meeting Northwestern social work Jim Marks and my fellow board required for the practice of social students recently attended an members for their willingness to work, every U.S. jurisdiction and Oklahoma State Board of Licensed welcome students, provide them Territory, including Oklahoma, has Social Worker (OSBLSW) board with the rules and regulations of the in place a “Social Work Practice Act” meeting held at the Oklahoma State profession and offer insights into the to regulate the practice within their board’s role and respective jurisdictions. functions.” “The Oklahoma state licensure Social work meeting was an amazing experience,” is a professional James said. “It was a great educational and academic experience to grasp the professional discipline demeanor of the licensure board committed to members and to understand the the pursuit of dynamics to receive a license for social justice myself in the near future. I am looking and human forward to next year’s meetings and Social work students are pictured with Oklahoma State Board rights which learning more.” of Licensed Social Worker executive director Jim Marks prior to works towards The practice of social work in the beginning of the meeting. Front Row (left to right) Katelyn addressing the state of Oklahoma is declared a Van Vickle, Ashley Neal, Marsellia Rael, Alicia James; Middle Row (left to right) Kathryn Hess, Jamie Metcalf, Reba Finley, individual, professional practice and is subject Madeline Turner, Mirissa Branine, Elizabeth Fox-Shipley, group and to regulation by the OSBLSW under Jessica Goodballet; Back Row: Jim Marks community the Oklahoma Social Work Practice needs. Social Act (O.S. Title 59). The purpose of Board of Medical Licensure and workers perform interventions Continued on Page 20 Supervision in Oklahoma City. through Social work students attending research, policy, the meeting included senior Mirissa community Branine of Woodward; junior Reba organizing and Finley of Arnett; senior Elizabeth direct practice Fox-Shipley of Laverne; senior with research Jessica Goodballet of Mooreland; often focusing sophomore Kathryn Hess of Enid; on areas such senior Alicia James of Woodward; as human senior Jamie Metcalf of Blackwell; development, senior Ashley Neal of Enid; senior social policy, Marsellia Rael of Woodward; senior public Madeline Turner of Enid; and senior administration, Katelyn Van Vickle of Woodward. program “Since social workers at the evaluation and bachelor’s level can obtain a community professional license to practice, it is development. imperative students understand the Due to academic, standards of the profession and high professional levels of accountability associated expertise, with it,” Dr. Kylene Rehder, chair of competencies, the department of social work, said. ethical and “I am grateful to executive director legal thresholds Spotlight 19 Nurse practictioner program is tops in state, top 50 in U.S. Northwestern’s online For affordability, the mostareas. It is our hope that this nurse practitioner program has impactful data points were tuition recognition will attract more men been named the 31st best in and grants; for quality, graduation and women to the nursing program the country out of 763 online and acceptance rates; for flexibility, at Northwestern.” nurse practitioner programs in part-time enrollment options; and As of fall 2019, Northwestern the United States evaluated by for program, degrees granted in that had 47 students in the BSN-to-DNP AffordableCollegesOnline.org. specific program area. Each score family nurse practitioner program. Criteria used for the ranking was then weighted, The BSN-to-DNP included affordability, quality,with affordability program for Family flexibility and program. being the most highly Nurse Practitioners Northwestern is the only weighted factor for all has received Oklahoma nursing school in this ACO rankings. provisional approval listing. “Anytime North- from the Oklahoma “In our seventh annual survey western nursing is Board of Nursing and of online learning programs across recognized regionally is a new applicant the nation, we wanted to honor or nationally, it for accreditation by the colleges and universities that acknowledges the hard the Commission on are providing innovative ways for work of our students Collegiate Nursing students to complete a degree,” said and the devotion of Education. A CCNE Dan Schuessler, CEO and founder our faculty to the accreditation site of AffordableCollegesOnline.org.profession of nursing,” visit is scheduled for “These schools are going above and Dr. Shelly Wells, November 2019. beyond the industry standard to help professor of nursing and chair of For more information on make online education programs the Division of Nursing, said. “The Northwestern’s nursing degree more accessible and affordable.” Division of Nursing has worked programs visit www.nwosu.edu/ tirelessly to address the health care school-of-professional-studies/ needs of the citizens of Northwest nursing or contact Wells at (580) Oklahoma and the surrounding 327-8489 or [email protected].

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Oklahoma’s Social Work Practice self-awareness not only in practice, Act is to promote, preserve, and but also in our personal lives. protect the public health, safety and Being able to represent the social welfare by and through the effective work department at Northwestern control and regulation of the practice Oklahoma State University was of social work and the licensure of an honor, and I look forward to social workers. attending future board meetings.” “Attending the Oklahoma State The OSBLSW consists of board Board of Licensed Social Workers chair Sharolyn Wallace, PhD., LCSW; board meeting allowed me to gain board vice-chair Beverly Coon, LMSW, a better understanding on policies LCSW; board secretary Rehder, and procedures in relation to social Ed.D., LCSW; board member Connie work practice,” Neal said. “This Schlittler, LCSW; board member Kelly experience furthered my knowledge Harmon, LMSW; and board member of the importance of developing Durand Crosby, JD, PhD. 20 Spotlight Nursing faculty members keep busy with professional activities Nursing faculty have been active Oklahoma NP Professors Who Teach Drs. Courtney Ballina and in their professional organizations Online” by NursePractitionerSchools. Pat Thompson attended the and in professional development com. Dr. Wells continues her work American Association of Nurse activities! as the nursing representative for the Practitioners annual conference Dr. Shelly Wells was elected Governor’s Council for Workforce in Denver. There were over 5000 president-elect of the Oklahoma and Economic Development’s attendees. Nurses Association at the October Subcommittee for Health Workforce. Dr. Ballina has a special interest convention and will take over full duties She chaired the subcommittee’s in nurse-owned clinics and attended as ONA President in October 2020. interdisciplinary “Nurse Work a national conference for nurse She had served as the membership Group” that has published a report on entrepreneurs: Midwest Region NP development director. She was the Nursing Workforce in Oklahoma, Entrepreneurship Dual Track Confer- also named one of the “Influential a one-page summary report on the ence, sponsored by the National current nursing Nurse Entrepreneur Network. workforce in Drs. Leslie Collins and Ramona Oklahoma Bartlow attended the ExamSoft and a Brief Assessment Conference in Ft. Complication of Lauderdale, FL, in June 2019. Dr. Issues, Barriers and Collins says, “We learned a lot Recommendations about using ExamSoft and also for Oklahoma’s how to improve our exams and Nursing Workforce assessments in our curriculum.” Ponca City students gave flu vaccines at the Alliance that are found on the The Nursing Division students all Health Ponca City employee reorientation on October 3 Oklahoma Works test online, and this software will and conducted BP screenings as part of stroke prevention website (https:// enable testing with fewer glitches in awareness at the Kay County Farm Bureau Banquet in oklahomaworks. the software, affording a smoother Blackwell in October 4. Sixty-five flu vaccines and about 40 BP checks were completed! gov/) . testing experience for students and better test analyses for faculty Nursing division lists student committee reps to use in continuous quality improvement in the curriculum. Student representation on The Academic Affairs nursing division committees is Committee Student Rep from the very important. Student feedback Online RN-to-BSN Program was is truly valued and the students Nora LeVere, and the traditional who are willing to represent their BSN program reps were Stephanie peers on the committees are Ediger (Jr Class Rep) and Brian appreciated. Moran (Sr Class Rep). The DNP Last year’s student rep on the rep was Courtney Campbell. Nursing Faculty Committee for the The Student Committee focuses Online RN-to-BSN program wass on student service and fundraisers, Angela Carroll. The traditional planning the White Coat and Pinning BSN program reps were Kaitlin ceremonies, and has undergraduate Jones (Jr. Class Rep) and Shalyn BSN program representatives: Julia Farrington (Sr. Class Rep). The Buckingham (Jr. Class Rep) and Tilly 2017 cohort DNP reps are Christi Braddock (Sr. Class Rep). Erford and Keeley Morgan. The The DNP Rep to the University 2018 cohort DNP reps are Carrie Graduate Studies Committee was Abbott and Shannon Dunn. Martha Royster. Spotlight 21 Three awarded Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship Three seniors were awarded the with children with language and/ For more information on the Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship or reading disorders. Recipients Guthrie Scottish Rite scholarship or given by the Guthrie Scottish are chosen by members of the the Division of Education contact Rite Charitable and Educational Teacher Education faculty who Dr. Christee Jenlink, associate Foundation. have reviewed all applications and dean of education and professor Those awarded last fall were voted for the candidate they felt of education, at (580) 327-8450 or Jamie Barber-Sutherland of Enid, was the best choice. email [email protected]. elementary education; Tricia Franke of Covington, special education; and Ethan Kennedy of Watonga, health and sports science education. Each semester the scholarships are awarded to teacher candidates who are completing their professional semester. Dr. James Bell, associate vice president for academics and dean of faculty, and Dr. Martie Young, professor of education, presented the students their scholarship. Dr. James Bell (far left) and Dr. Martie Young (far right) recently awarded three The Guthrie Scottish Rite students with the Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship. The recipients are (left to right) Charitable and Educational Jamie Barber-Sutherland, Ethan Kennedy and Tricia Franke, all senior education Foundation works primarily students at Northwestern. Fall student teachers get hands-on experience Students leave Northwestern – Kate Anderson of Enid, Taft Blackwell, Newkirk Elementary with the knowledge to succeed in Elementary School (Enid); School (Newkirk); Ethan a particular field. In their final Heather Armbruster of Burlington, Kennedy of Watonga, Washington semester, 14 senior education Waynoka Elementary School Elementary School (Alva); students received their student (Waynoka); Jennifer Gilbreath of Kelsey Schumpert of Anadarko, teaching assignments and entered Enid, Garfield Elementary School Washington Elementary School area schools to gain hands-on (Enid) (Clinton) experience. Elementary Education – Ryann History Education – Cole The students returned to Blackburn of Balko, Horace Mann Ward of Kennedale, Texas, Alva campus for seminars in November Elementary School (Woodward); Middle School (Alva) and their portfolio exit interviews Katie Couey of Hill City, Kansas, Music Education – Adrianna in December. Graduation was held Eisenhower Elementary School Tibbetts of Beaver, Woodward on Dec. 9. (Norton, Kansas); Jamie Sutherland High School (Woodward) Listed below are the students, of Enid, Hayes Elementary School Special Education – Tricia their hometowns and teaching (Enid) Franke of Covington, Pioneer- assignments. English Education – Bailie Pleasant Vale School (Enid) Agriculture Education – Jared Hollingshead of Woodward, Teacher candidates also Fast of Newkirk, Drummond High Waller Middle School (Enid) were able to take part in the School (Drummond) Health and Sports Science Teacher’s Closet premiere event Early Childhood Education Education – Jessica Butzback of Continued on Page 23

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In Alva, the Big Cruise and Car Show was held Sept. 14-16. Nursing students wanted to participate, so a booth for free blood pressure and blood glucose checks was provided. Drs. Leslie Collins, Mary Brune, and Pat Thompson were present to supervise the army of nursing students that volunteered to provide this service to the community.

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that helped each student get up to three, free and “new” professional outfits to help transition their wardrobe to professional dress. For more information or to donate gently used or new clothing to benefit young professionals contact Dr. Jen Oswald, assistant professor of education, at (580) 327-8451 or [email protected], or Dr. Jennifer Page, assistant professor Senior education majors completed their fall student teaching assignments in area of English, at (580) 327-8473 or schools. The students along with education faculty include (front row, left to right) Dr. Martie Young, Jamie Sutherland, Adrianna Tibbetts, Heather Armbruster, [email protected]. Find “The Tricia Franke, Dr. Christee Jenlink; (second row) Bailie Hollingshead, Jessica Teacher’s Closet” on Facebook Butzback, Jennifer Gilbreath, Cole Ward, Ethan Kennedy, Jared Fast, Katie Couey, for updates. Kelsey Schumpert, Katlyn Anderson, and Ryann Blackburn.

Spotlight 23 Schmaltz presents at Fifth International Genocide Conference Dr. Eric J. Schmaltz, professor and impact of Stalinist mass terror to mean any of the following acts of history and global studies at and deportations of the 1930s and committed with the intent to destroy, Northwestern Oklahoma State 1940s carried out against this large in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, University and co-executive director ethnic minority group inside the racial, or religious group: killing of the endowed NWOSU Institute Soviet Union. members of the group; causing for Citizenship Studies, presented “In the decree of April 26, 1991, serious bodily harm or mental harm at the Fifth International Genocide the Russian to members Conference at California State Soviet Federative of the group; University, Sacramento, in early Socialist Republic deliberately November. (RSFSR), the inflicting on the Schmaltz said the late Dr. largest of the group conditions Alexandre Kimenyi of the Ethnic Soviet Union’s of life calculated Studies Department at Sacramento, republics, to bring about a native of Rwanda who lost his admitted to its physical entire family in the 1994 genocide conducting destruction against the Tutsis, established this ‘genocide’ in whole or in interdisciplinary conference. and waging part; imposing Much of Schmaltz’s research ‘slanderous measures and publication work over the past attacks’ on intended to 20 years, which overlaps into ethnic several deported prevent births and nationality studies, concerns the and repressed within the group; various responses to and the legacies national minority and forcibly Eric Schmaltz of mass repression, mass terror, and populations under transferring genocide perpetuated by both Soviet Stalin during the Second World War, children of the group to another Communism and Nazism. including ethnic Germans as the group. Schmaltz’s talk, “Soviet (Ethnic) largest of the targeted groups at the Schmaltz said this formal Germans after Stalin: Reform, time,” Schmaltz said. “More than 1.2 definition is based on legal scholar Rebirth, and Regret,” examined the million ethnic Germans in the USSR Raphael Lemkin’s understandings of long-term, post-1950s responses to faced forcible resettlement at the this deadly phenomenon in 1944 in time, with about direct response to the Nazi Holocaust 20 percent of the that was still taking place at the time. group’s population “The UN pronouncement killed in the concentrates on the intentional process or shortly physical destruction of a targeted thereafter.” group, usually that of unarmed He explained that civilians, though Lemkin’s original the United Nations definition also emphasized both (UN) General the deliberate physical and cultural Assembly ratified destruction of targeted groups,” the Convention on Schmaltz said. “This year also marks the Prevention and the 70th anniversary of the adoption Punishment of the of the UN Genocide Convention.” Crime of Genocide Schmaltz said numerous on December 9, conference panels in Sacramento 1948. Article II discussed what happened in different of this document genocides, why they took place, and defines genocide Continued on Page 25

24 Spotlight Holiday store, photos with Santa offered The ninth edition of the sponsor this event annually. ones, friends, teachers and even Holiday Gift Store for Kids and Angelia Case, NAS sponsor, pets. Photos with Santa event was held said that the Holiday Store “We hope that by providing this on Saturday, Dec. 15. Members of provides children an inexpensive store the children get to experience the NWOSU Art Society (NAS) and fun way to shop for loved the thrill of ‘secretly’ buying gifts, as well as learning the practical lessons of budgeting, handling money and making decisions, but most of all, the pride and joy of gift-giving,” Case said. “If you’re waiting to come into the store, take advantage of a visit with Santa Claus, who will be right next door ready to visit and take photos with kids of all ages,” Case said. Several photos were taken during visits with Santa and then Helpers at the 2018 Holiday Store and Photos with Santa event were: Front - Dena downloaded to a laptop computer Walker, Tiffany Willson, Amanda Metcalf, Angelia Case, Santa Bill, Megan Moore, Kylea Amerin and Valarie Case; Back - Christopher Carpenter, Rita Castleberry, for immediate viewing, Case said. Rylan Castleberry, Shawna Gilbert, Mary Riegel, Brady Marston, Jennifer Marston, Photos can be selected, and for a Lorraine Case, Cheryl Metcalf, Alanna Negelein, Lois Hudgins and Jenny Sattler. flat fee of $5 for each photo, the purchaser receives the original Continued from Page 24 digital negative file(s). Club members had three Santa Schmaltz presents.... Photo viewing stations to help speed what might help to prevent similar both Dr. Pohl and Dr. Schmaltz serve. up the selection process. future occurrences. Other conference In September 2015, the three Several university students and panels considered the impact of scholars collaborated on the special employees along with community genocide on individual and group topic panel “Ethnic Germans in members assist with events of the memory. Central Asia” at the University of day in the store and with photos in Schmaltz’s talk was part of Ghana in Accra for the Inaugural and Santa Land. the special topic panel, “Soviet First Biennial Conference of the Pan- Genocide against Its Ethnic German African Association for Asian Studies Population: Forms, Consequences, in Africa (A-ASIA) in cooperation and Responses.” Also contributing to with the International Convention the panel were his longtime colleagues of Asian Scholars (ICAS): “Asian Dr. J. Otto Pohl of the Department Studies in Africa: The Challenges and of Social Sciences at the American Prospects of a New Axis of Intellectual University of Iraq in Sulaimani, Iraqi Interaction.” Kurdistan, who organized the panel, Schmaltz said that next year the and Dr. Brent Mai, Dean of Libraries event organizers in Sacramento have and University Librarian at Fairfield indicated that they intend to procure University in Fairfield, Connecticut. the genocide conference presentations Dr. Mai also directs the Volga German as articles to be included in a book Institute at Fairfield University, on compilation published by Routledge whose Board of Academic Advisors Press. Spotlight 25 First-time freshman enrollment up in fall, overall count dips

An increase in the number only 2.3 percent. Enrollment at the main of first-time freshmen Concurrent enrollment of campus in Alva held steady at highlighted the fall 2018 high school seniors and juniors 1,324 students, a decrease of preliminary enrollment report contributed significantly to 19 students. at Northwestern. the enrollment decline, with Enrollment at North- The number of newcomers fewer than 50 students taking western’s other locations rose 7.5 percent to 372 advantage of the program. declined, with the Enid students, compared with last “We are certainly pleased site falling 23 students to year’s number of 346. that more freshmen have a headcount of 201, and Overall headcount enroll- made Northwestern their Woodward down 21 students to ment for the semester was college choice,” Dr. Janet a total of 258. At outreach sites, down 4.9 percent with 1,993 Cunningham, president of including the University Center students enrolled, compared Northwestern, said. “We have of Ponca City, enrollment fell with 2,095 in fall 2017. identified some areas where 15 students to 135. Students are taking more enrollment has declined and The University’s online credit hours, as enrollment will implement strategies to offerings saw a small enrollment in that category was down by improve in those areas.” increase of four students.

2018 - 2019 Freshman Class 26 Spotlight Elsey serves as White Coat speaker The nursing division’s traditional in the Birthing Center White Coat Ceremony was held on of Alliance Health August 24. Senior nursing students in Woodward, is placed a white jacket on the junior an International nursing students, signifying their Board Certified entrance into the profession of Lactation Consultant nursing. for inpatients and The event was held in the Student outpatients, and is a Center ballroom and was attended Child Birth Class and by nursing students, faculty and Prenatal Instructor. administrators. This past summer, The speaker was current NWOSU Elsey founded the Sierra Elsey, current Northwestern DNP nursing student, DNP student Sierra Elsey, also a Northwest Oklahoma was the featured speaker at the White Coat Ceremony Northwestern BSN alum. She works Breastfeeding Coalition. during the fall semester. Student nurses learn at Camp Barnabus By Nancy Wilder-Pierce Dr. Mary Brune from the NWOSU needs and chronic illnesses, along Being a Ranger Nurse means nursing faculty to be a mentor for us with their siblings. The campers that giving back and being of service to as well as many other nursing students attend this camp wouldn’t be able to others and that’s exactly what we did and staff from various schools and attend traditional camps because of this past summer. For one week in employers from across Missouri. the various medical conditions they July, two of my senior classmates and Camp Barnabas is a camp have. As nursing students, we were I served on the 2018 Camp Barnabas located in Shell Knob, MO on Table assigned to an RN and assisted them Medical Team. Additionally, we Rock Lake. They provide camping throughout the week by overseeing were honored and privileged to have experiences to people with special Continued on Page 28 Conference brings awareness to group on preparedness Nurse faculty members and all junior and senior students attended the Caring across Cultures: The Culture of Disaster conference in Oklahoma City on Sept. 28. This year’s focus was on emergency preparedness. There was a panel composed of personnel from hospitals in Florida that received the victims of the Pulse Orlando shootings. Both faculty and students said it was a worthwhile presentation and provided food for thought in terms of preparedness Dr. Mary Brune, left, served as mentor to students from Northwestern at Camp for mass casualty and disaster needs in Barnabus in Missouri. Senior nursing students, left to right, include: Nancy Oklahoma and other states. Wilder-Pierce, Tilly Braddock and Jessica Weidner. Spotlight 27 Continued from Page 27 Student nurses learn at Camp... medications for the campers as well as any medical care they needed. This care ranged from taking care of everyday bumps and bruises to changing colostomy bags. This was by far one of the greatest experiences of my life. I gained knowledge not only from my mentor nurses but from the campers themselves. The experience November Artist-in-Residence, Madelein Bialke, gives an artist talk (left) and really hit home to me during the monotype workshop (right) on Nov. 28 in the Visual Arts department. closing party. One of the campers got up and said that he felt normal, just Bialke is November Artist-in-Residence like a regular kid during his time at Artist-n-Residence Madeleine in the evolving identity of America. the camp. Bialke presented an Artist Talk on her As climate change and ecological According to Jessica Weidner, a work, its evolution, and artists who devastation wreak havoc on a local senior nursing student from the Enid have helped inform her practice. A and national scale, and an expanding campus, “Camp Barnabas for me monotype workshop followed. population continues to build an was an opportunity to learn about A monotype is a single print taken urban sprawl while looking inward children with intellectual disabilities. from a design created in oil paint or into screens-- nature simplifies. I Little did I know those children would printing ink on glass or plexiglass. use flat, shallow spaces to discuss teach me so much more about myself. Students learned this fun and flexible natural limits. The colors are derived I was able to learn from other nurses process that melds painting and from clothing catalogues and house and nursing students as well as be a printmaking while utilizing the paint swatches and do not reference servant to these kids. They are in a visual arts printing press. the directly perceptual world. Color safe place and want to be recognized Bialke lives and works in is used to create uneasy, unsettling as everyone else. At Camp Barnabas Brooklyn, NY. She received associations with its subjects they are just that. I hope to stay her B.F.A. in Studio Art from to suggest a world changed by involved and to continue to serve on Plattsburgh State University of chemicals, pollution, and integral the med team for years to come.” New York in 2013, and her MFA in man-made alterations to the fabric Tilly Braddock, senior nursing Painting from Boston University of the natural world. The loopy, student from Alva, also attended Camp in 2016. Bialke has exhibited her slightly humorous treatment of Barnabas. She says, “Camp Barnabas work extensively in New York and each scene evokes the American was a life-changing experience for Boston, and has also participated in comic. Iconic landscape imagery, me. Nursing is about giving and care exhibits in London and Portland, such as conifers and cumulus for others. This experience was truly Maine. clouds, in this sense function as an humbling and was the motivation I About her work, Bialke stated: expression of national iconology needed to head into senior year strong. “As a cultural convention, landscape and ethos. My representation of Without volunteers this camp would is used in America as an exploration nature is codified in a set of mythic not function, as these children have of national identity. The painted narratives, spatial conventions, medical needs and disabilities that landscape more often reveals the and communal symbols, removing require continuous medical oversight. artist’s learning than it does the itself from the original experienced I plan to volunteer in the future as an experiences of the natural world. place into cultural arenas.” RN and would encourage others to My work sets an imaginary stage on To view more of Bialke’s work, take part in this amazing experience”. which to explore the role of nature visit: mbialke.com 28 Spotlight SWAT completes dignity drive The Social Workers Assoc- concerning the Compassion in of social work and director of field iation of Tomorrow (SWAT) Action Dignity Drive, contact experience, in Enid at (580) 213- organization completed its Jennifer Pribble, assistant professor 3148 or [email protected]. “Compassion in Action Dignity Drive” for personal hygiene Students pass NCLEX-PN exam supplies at all Northwestern locations in December. Donations Once an NWOSU student Amber Gooch-Buchanan, Kylee of personal hygiene products successfully completes the junior Loustaunau, Brian Moran, and were collected and distributed year of our traditional BSN program, Nancy Wilder-Pierce. through a local church in Enid at he or she is are eligible to take the This will enable them to work its weekly soup kitchen offerings national NCLEX-PN exam, which in area nursing homes and facilities during the holiday season. enables him or her to apply to be that staff with LPNs. It boosts their “The Compassion in Action licensed as a practical nurse (LPN). earning potential and affords them Dignity Drive allows us to give back This year, we have had the most lots of good experience, not only to our own communities in a small students who have taken and passed in taking and passing the national yet meaningful way by providing the NCLEX-PN! Those passing are: exam, but also in providing excellent basic necessities for personal Cheney Bird, Shalyn Farrington, nursing care to the residents of OK! hygiene,” Katelyn Van Vickle, social work senior and SWAT vice president for the Woodward campus, said. “All donations collected go straight to families in need in Oklahoma, and that is what putting compassion into action is all about.” This year SWAT gathered donations for United Methodist Circle of Care, a foster care agency serving Northwest Oklahoma. The agency identified hygiene product needs for their families that assist children currently in foster care. “Foster parents often have little notice when a child is coming to their home, and children usually come to homes with very little items,” Raquel Razien, regional program director for United Methodist Circle of Care, said. “Being able to provide these basic hygiene products is one way we can help support these amazing families and children.” For more information

Spotlight 29 Campus food pantry is now open Northwestern students and some data from recent years, he found web address above should also be employees struggling with food that Northwestern has a large number submitted prior to each visit. insecurity now have a place to go for of students who are identified as These two forms will also be help – the Campus Cabinet Food low-income (Pell grant eligible) and/ available at the pantry location, but Pantry in SH 108, on the Alva campus. or first-generation students (those for faster service Case requested the The pantry is providing non- whose parents or perishable foods and some personal grandparents have hygiene items to Northwestern not attended college.) students and employees in need “Back when every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. we completed our Those unable to visit on Wednesdays application for our may make an appointment by Student Support contacting Angelia Case, academic Services Program, project assistant/media specialist and a federal Trio coordinator of the pantry, at (580) Grant program, we 327-8577 or [email protected] or found that nearly Andrea Lauderdale, Student Success 40 percent of our coordinator, at (580) 327- 8606 or students were either [email protected]. low income, first- Volunteers Mary Riegel and Jake Boedecker fill a food Case had the idea for a campus generation or disabled request at the Campus Cabinet food pantry. food pantry last year and mentioned or receiving ADA it to Calleb Mosburg, dean of Student accommodations,” Mosburg said. forms be turned in a few days prior Affairs and Enrollment Management, “This was a head count of 912 to visiting the pantry. Students and as well as to the officers of the students.” employees may visit the pantry once NWOSU Art Society, which she Northwestern’s senior staff soon per week. sponsors. A survey of students and was on board, the Alva Wesleyan Upon their first visit all employees was conducted to help Food Bank provided its support students must show verification determine the degree of need. of the project, and the Campus of enrollment at Northwestern, Case said that the survey found Cabinet Food Pantry became and employees must show proof that 44 percent of the students a reality. Northwestern joins a of employment at Northwestern. answering said there had been a group of at least 725 colleges and A current Northwestern photo ID time when they did not have enough universities across the nation that also is needed. Once enrollment/ food. More than 50 percent of the have seen this growing need and employment is verified, and the First respondents said they knew of another have registered their food pantries Time User Application is submitted, student who didn’t have enough food with the College and University users will be issued a Campus Cabinet and that they, personally, would use Food Bank Alliance. User’s Card. Upon subsequent the food pantry. An overwhelming Case said that for Northwestern visits to the pantry, all clients will 62 percent said a pantry was needed. students and employees to use the then show this user’s card and their Case said that 55 percent of the pantry, they must fill out the First Time current Northwestern photo ID. employees answering the survey User Application available online at “We’re so happy to finally be open agreed that a food pantry is needed www.nwosu.edu/campus-cabinet. A to help our students and employees with some indicating they, too, could web version and a PDF version of this who need a little assistance with use the help. application are available and should meals,” Case said. “We started our To further support the need for be submitted prior to visiting the non-perishable food drives on Dec. the campus food pantry, Mosburg pantry for the first time. 1, 2018, and are so thankful to our said as he began to look further into A Food Request Form at the Continued to Page 31

30 Spotlight Continued from Page 30 Campus food pantry..... Northwestern family and local Foundation with “Campus Cabinet” toaster pastries, breakfast bars and community for their help in providing noted in the memo. drinks, instant oatmeal, etc., peanut this needed food, as well as monetary Case said that it is her hope that butter, jelly, crackers, packaged fruit, donations. The pantry will continue several organizations across campus, individual rice meals, heat and eat to need support to keep its shelves as well as in the community, will meals, canned chicken/ham/turkey, stocked on a weekly basis. become involved in helping with the canned meals like spaghetti, ravioli, “We also know that we are pantry whether by volunteering in chili, etc., sports drinks and snacks. learning as we go with this new some capacity or organizing their There also is a need for vegan and venture, so we ask that those visiting own food donation drive. vegetarian food items. Pop top canned the pantry, as well as our volunteers, “If anyone is interested in items are perfect, but not required. be patient with us as we find our best volunteering or holding a food drive A number of paper products way of handling things,” Case said. this semester, just let me know so I can also are needed like toilet paper and Food collection boxes currently get it on my calendar and help promote tissues, as well as various men’s and are available on campus on the first it via our social media outlets,” Case women’s personal hygiene products, floors of the Fine Arts Building and said. “We also have a volunteer form including smaller packages of Vinson Hall, as well as in the library on our web page, as well as an 8.5 x 11 tampons/pads, etc. and at the west entrance of the generic food drive poster if that could Additional information on the Student Center. be useful to anyone.” Campus Cabinet may be found at Food donations as well as tax Case noted that some of the www.nwosu.edu/campus-cabinet deductible monetary donations also most needed “dorm-friendly” non- or via the Facebook page at www. will be accepted by Case. Checks perishable food includes: facebook.com/campuscabinetnwosu or should be payable to NWOSU Breakfast items like cereal, on Twitter at @CampusCabinetNW.

Dr. Josh Hawkins presented on “Special Education in Oklahoma: Diverging Aims” at the Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education conference. Spotlight 31 24-hour livestream raised funds for Child’s Play The Computer Science Child’s Play works in two children to enjoy age-appropriate program once again sponsored ways: first, with the help of entertainment and interact with a 24-hour livestream raising hospital staff, the organization their peers, friends, and family, approximately $200 for Child’s sets up gift wish lists full of video providing vital distraction from Play Charity on Nov. 30 - Dec. 1. games, toys, books, and other fun an otherwise generally unpleasant Members of the program stuff for kids, and second, Child’s experience. The organization has gathered in the Bill and Billie Play also receives cash donations raised nearly $45 million since 2003. Buckles Computer Science and throughout the year. With those For more information about Robotics Labs in Shockley Hall to cash donations, they purchase new Northwestern’s Computer Science play a mix of video games as well consoles, peripherals, games and program, contact Evan Vaverka as have a few group activities while more for hospitals and therapy at (580) 327-8587 or epvaverka@ live broadcasting the whole event facilities. These donations allow for nwosu.edu on Twitch. As the students worked in teams and as solo players, their goal was to help generate content to be watched during the livestream as viewers gave donations. The event was available by watching and sharing the students’ livestream and/or through giving donations to the Child’s Play Charity. Child’s Play Charity seeks to improve the lives of children in more than 100 hospitals worldwide and domestic violence shelters through the generosity and kindness of the video game Jacob Marr, front, and others work inside the Bill and Billie Buckles Computer industry and the power of play. Science and Robotics Lab in Shockley Hall. Bank It awards $1,000 to Campus Cabinet Food and monetary donations community and to help people and member, presented the check to from individuals, organizations, projects in need. The organization Case and NWOSU Art Society local business people and approved a mini-grant for $1,000 president Alanna Negelein at the more continue to be made to to help the food pantry become pantry. Northwestern’s Campus Cabinet better established for university “Our board felt strongly about Food Pantry. students and employees in need. this project, so we awarded [the One significant monetary Angelia Case, academic Campus Cabinet] this mini-grant,” donation came from the projects assistant/media specialist, Martin said. “We have helped “Northwest Oklahoma Bank It: found the application at www. support many local organizations A Habit of Helping Foundation,” ahabitofhelping.com, sent it in and with mini-grants through this which is a 501 ( c ) 3 charitable was notified that the board voted application process.” organization in Alva formed to to award the campus food pantry Besides the mini-grants, bring citizens together in support the mini-grant. Bank It also funds up to four of the northwest Oklahoma Kelsey Martin, Bank It board Continued on Page 35 32 Spotlight Those who attended the barbeque had the unique opportunity to get acquainted with animals they wouldn’t normally see. This NOC student had NWOSU Enid students welcomed NOC students at the Bridge Barbeque on Sept. the opportunity to hold this little 26. Left to right, are: Madison Green, Madeline Turner, Ryan Gantt, Ashley kangaroo from the Extreme Animals Neal, Morgan Lopez, Kelsey Hainley and Brannon Robinson. Northwestern also Petting Zoo provided by NOC Jets provided food and Northwestern-related prizes. Activities. Club gives Christmas joy The Enid Psychology Club decided to spread the Christmas Joy by adopting six ladies and four children for Christmas. These ladies participate in the Transitional Living Program through Youth and Family Services. When children are placed in the foster system, they are provided necessary housing, clothing, and items they need. Once they turn 18, Department of Human Services is no longer considered guardians of the individual. These young men and women no longer have things they need to live. Youth and Family has a Transitional Living Program The Bridge Program Barbeque is an opportunity for Northwestern to recruit NOC students and share information for these young adults, providing them with a place to live, about the program. While at the barbeque, NOC students filled food to eat, and assistance with transportation. out contact cards to play the Spin-It-To-Win-It Game. In December, there were six ladies living in the Transitional Living Program. The club wanted to help them and their children have a Merry Christmas.

Dr. Leigh Kirby is pictured with her son, Ben (far left) and with Northwestern psychology students holding the snake at the NWOSU-NOC Bridge Program Barbeque. Students, from Enid Psychology Club members, kneeling: Heidi Clark and Baily left, are: Apera Thorn, Lauren Keller, Alicia Green and Britani Stoll; standing: Rafaela Avila, Jerod Clark, Apera Thorn, Lauren Gunther. Keller, Alicia Green, Sharmon Pitts and Anahisa Aguilar. Spotlight 33 Social Work plays host to CWPEP Session The Northwestern Oklahoma obligation is $7,876. This program of the U.S. Students accepted State University department of is funded by OKDHS, Children into the CWPEP Program are social work recently played host and Family Services Division required to take child welfare- to a Child Welfare Professional through Title IV-E of the Social related courses, to attend the Enhancement Program (CWPEP) Security Act. OKDHS CORE Training Program informational session to educate To be eligible to apply to the and to have a field placement in social work majors about an program, undergraduate students OKDHS Child Welfare county opportunity to work in public must be fully admitted to the social offices. Upon completion of the child welfare. work program and demonstrate BSW degree, social workers enter The presentation was held via through an application and a OKDHS employment as Child ITV and was attended by 27 social written essay a career interest Welfare Specialists. work students from Enid, Alva, in the field of child welfare. All To learn more about the Woodward and Ponca City. applicants are required to have a CWPEP program, contact the The presentation was conducted criminal background check and a program’s coordinator, Dr. Kylene by Linda Smith, CWPEP program driving records check. Applicants Rehder, chair of the department of coordinator from the University must be citizens of the United social work, at 580 (327) - 8135 or of Oklahoma’s Anne and States or legal permanent residents [email protected]. Henry Zarrow School of Social Work. CWPEP is a Title IV-E partnership between the University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work coordinates the contract with Northwestern and other participating accredited undergraduate social work programs including East Central University Linda Smith from the University of Oklahoma is presenting information on the Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program (CWPEP) to social work majors. and Oral Roberts University. The purpose of this partnership is to enhance and support Oklahoma’s public child welfare workforce. It affords interested students financial support by covering books, fees and in-state tuition in return for a specified employment obligation in a Child Welfare position with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) or a tribe with which DHS has a Tribal/State Agreement. The stipend amount for a 12-month employment 34 Spotlight Continued from Page 32 Bank It awards... “CommUNITY Vision projects” Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in campus-cabinet to find forms and each year and also provides help SH 108. Those needing help are other pertinent information needed for families in crisis situations. encouraged to visit www.nwosu.edu/ prior to a visit. All of the funds come primarily from donations of citizens within Woods County with a large portion of those funds being matched by participating local banks. “We appreciate the board members of Bank It reviewing our application and finding what we’re doing to help our students and employees as a worthy project to support,” Case said. “We are so thankful and dependent upon groups like this, as well as individuals and businesses like ENJ Financial and Walmart, who have seen the need to donate to Students from Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Woodward campus our service project.” participated in the Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) “Self-Defense The Campus Cabinet Food Night” at the RYSE Academy of Mixed Martial Arts in Woodward to learn more Pantry continues to welcome about self-defense techniques. Taking part in the event are (Left to Right) SWAT sponsor Jennifer Pribble, Tyann Purvis, Reba Finley, Chanel Martin, Katelyn Van food and monetary donations Vickle, Alicia James, Marcy Rael, Jennifer Ruppel, Angelica Jaquez and RYSE MMA throughout the year in order to instructor Michael Wickware. keep food and personal hygiene products on the shelves and available to university students and employees who need them. The pantry is open each

Northwest Oklahoma Bank It board member Kelsey Martin presents a Students from Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Enid campus participated in the Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) “Self-Defense Night” at check for a $1,000 mini-grant to Family Martial Arts in Enid to learn more about self-defense techniques. Taking the Campus Cabinet Food Pantry. part in the event are (left to right) Rhema Abercrombie, Denise Tyrell, Isabella Accepting the check are Alanna Abercrombie, Family Martial Arts instructor Alex Evers, SWAT sponsor Jennifer Negelein and Angelia Case. Pribble, Madeline Turner, Ashley Neal and Quin Newman. Spotlight 35 Fine Arts Steinway piano is restored During fall 2017, Fine Arts faculty to the pianist but would still show wear and Louis attended Northwestern for two began discussion on the need to work tear of more than 25 years of use; the money years. Later in his life, he provided his gift of on the Steinway grand piano in FA 200. and work put into the piano would not be tickling the ivories at several Northwestern Conversations with Northwestern’s visible. Therefore the possibility of a complete Foundation & Alumni Association events. piano tuner and NWOSU alum Charles restoration including refinishing the piano On May 11, 2018, the Steinway went Belknap identified James Markes of JME case and bench was investigated. The new to Edmond to begin the restoration Works as an excellent piano technician estimate was received and the request for process. During the summer work was to give the piano new life. funding began. accomplished, and on Oct. 2 the piano An initial estimate was received to Professor Kimberly Weast talked with arrived back in Alva. It was carefully taken repair\replace the “action” of the piano; the Northwestern Foundation & Alumni up the front stairs of the Fine Arts Building hammers, tuning pins, strings, etc. All would Association about the possibility of finding and placed on the FA 200 stage. greatly improve the sound of the piano. As a donor for the project. Thankfully, a donor This gift of new life for this wonderful discussions continued, the fact that the piano’s was identified quickly. The generous gift instrument will serve the students of look woudn’t change became a topic. The received from the family of Louis Schupbach Northwestern and provide beautiful music instrument would sound better and respond allowed the restoration to become a reality. for years to come.

Moving back in with student assistance.

Putting it back together was a process.

36 Spotlight Education Fair held in November Education employers seeking Schools, High Plains Educational Taylor Wilson, director of employees had an opportunity to Cooperative, Putnam City Schools, counseling and career services, go right to the source by attending Timberlake Public Schools, and encourages job seekers to dress well the fall 2018 Education Fair at Waynoka Public Schools. and to stop by her office in FA 208 if Northwestern-Alva in November. Kansas area education they need any help prior to fairs. She Oklahoma education organizations organizations attending were Garden may be reached at tawilson@nwosu. attending were Alva Public Schools, City Public Schools, Hugoton Public edu. El Reno Public Schools, Enid Public Schools, Southwest Kansas Area For more information or to Schools, Epic Charter Schools, Cooperative Area 613, Unified schedule an appointment visit www. Fairview Public Schools, Guthrie School District 470 in Arkansas nwosu.edu/student-services/office- Public Schools, Guymon Public City, and Wichita Public Schools. of-career-services. DNP program accepts 45; inaugural residency week held Forty-five new students were and faculty members Drs. Wells, fingernails, ear wax removal, well accepted into the DNP program Ballina and Thompson stayed in women exams and lesion biopsy and started Orientation in July 2018. Fryer Hall. Students put in long Learning how to bill for nurse Nineteen students from the 2017 days, some until 10 or 11 p.m., practitioner services provided cohort progressed in the program. practicing their skills. Highlights of Roundtable discussion with The nine full-time students the week included: nurse practitioners from Oklahoma participated in Residency Week. Checkoffs on physical and Kansas When Dr. Shelly Wells designed assessment skills Visiting with PA students from the DNP Program, she envisioned a Learning procedures such as WSU and teaching them how to week of intensive residency for the checking cow eyeballs for corneal use the knee injection, pelvic exam, students after their first year in the scratches, suturing, knee injections, prostate exam, and intrauterine program. The inaugural residency splinting, incising and draining device insertion models week was held Sunday, July 15 infections, wart removal, trigger A cut-throat Jeopardy game through Friday, July 20. Students point injections, treating smashed to review for the final. Winners: Courtney Campbell, Abigail Degan, and Desiree Powell

Meet the first residency class in Northwestern’s DNP program. Members are: Front Row L-R - Rebecca Reilly, Christina Erford, Courtney Campbell, Desiree Powell; Back Row L-R - Angela Skousen, Martha Royster, Andrew Skousen, Kim Trekell and Abigail Degan. Spotlight 37 $1,250 grant awarded to Campus Cabinet January 2019 brought very welcome semester, a community grant from need for the pantry,” Angelia Case, news to the organizers of the Campus Walmart was approved, and a check academic projects assistant/media Cabinet Food Pantry at Northwestern for $1,250 was sent to the university specialist, said. “This new service project Oklahoma State University as the group for food pantry use. wouldn’t be possible without support continues to establish a place that will be “We are so grateful to Walmart- from friends like you.” helpful to the university’s students and Alva for believing in our work and Mark Davis, the manager of employees. awarding the Campus Cabinet food Walmart #178 in Alva, as well as several Just prior to the start of the spring pantry with a $1,250 community associates in the local store, were grant as we on hand Jan. 18 to make the formal work toward presentation to Case, NWOSU Art purchasing food, Society president Alanna Negelein, personal hygiene Pawnee junior, and Sponsored products and Programs director Tandy Keenan, other supplies we who submitted the grant proposal.

Alva Walmart #178 manager Mark Davis and a number of store associates make a formal presentation of a $1,250 community grant to the Northwestern Campus Cabinet Food Pantry. Accepting the check are Alanna Negelein, Angelia Case & Tandy Keenan.

Students and employees at Northwestern’s Enid Campus participated in the All Sports Chili Bowl: 31st Annual United Way Chili Cook-Off. Those manning the booth were: Madison Green, Madeline Turner, Ryan Gantt, Ashley Neal, Morgan Lopez, Kelsey Hainley, Brannon Thank you to all the clubs and organizations who decorated Robinson, Tiffany Misak and Dr. Wayne McMillin. wreaths and to everyone who donated money for this event. Total funds raised for the United Way of Enid was $311.13. 38 Spotlight Northwestern plays host to concert series Northwest Oklahoma Concert Center. Anyone needing tickets Series (NWOCS), an organization can contact Kimberly Weast, chair that seeks to bring cultural of the Department of Fine Arts, by performances and entertainment email at [email protected] or at to northwest Oklahoma, began (580) 327-8462. its 2018-19 season on Sept. 4 with Stay up-to-date with Dawson Hollow. NWOCS by liking the Facebook Missouri native Dawson Hollow page at www.facebook.com/ is an indie-folk band based out of NorthwestOkCS/ or on Twitter at the Ozark Mountains. Their music @NorthwestOkCS. Keep an eye encompasses the nostalgia of folk out for the hashtag #NWOCS. while channeling the urgent and The Northwest Oklahoma intoxicating energy of indie-rock. Concert Series is supported by The second act in the series, Northwestern, the Oklahoma Arts VOX Audio was born as “Toxic Council, the National Endowment Audio” at the 1998 Orlando Fringe for the Arts, the Charles Morton Festival. The concept was simple: Share Trust and the generosity of create a fun, interactive theatrical local contributors. show, where the star was the human voice. Next, Tulsa Camerata a Longhursts welcome twins! professional mixed-instrumentation Karsten and Danielle Longhurst and Caleb William (6 lbs, 14 chamber music ensemble dedicated welcomed healthy twins to the oz) were born at 8:48 and 8:50 to enriching the community through world on Sept. 30. p.m. concerts and educational outreaches Chloe Danielle (5lbs, 14 oz) Welcome to the world! that foster artistic excellence and Newly born 4 months innovation performed. For more than 30 years Riders in the Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing Western music. And while remaining true to the integrity of the genre, they have themselves become modern-day icons by branding it with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit, and all along encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!” Riders in the Sky closed the series Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the 2019-2020 season may be purchased online at www.nwocs.ticketbud.com or from Holder Drug or Graceful Arts Spotlight 39 Declan is first MGP graduate Francis Declan, international student from Ghana, was the first Masters of General Psychology student to graduate from Northwestern. He completed the degree in December 2018. The masters degree in general psychology was first offered in the fall semester of 2017. Declan was the first student accepted into the program. He graduated from Northwestern in December 2015 with a bachelor of science in biology. He continued his education and completed his master’s degree in the area of psychology. Dr. Stephanie Widick was his committee chair and helped Declan with his capstone project which was Francis Declan (right) with Dr. Stephanie Widick at Ranger presented at Ranger Research Day in November. Research Day. Enid campus Fall Fest is fun for all Northwestern’s Enid Campus played host to Individuals were able to purchase tickets for 25 Northwestern’s Fall Fest in October sponsored cents each and could play games at various booths. by the Enid Leadership Council along with SNA, Approximately 400 people attended. There were 35 SWAT and the Enid Psychology Club. different booths and games with 19 organizations This event gives an opportunity for charitable participating. events to provide a carnival that keeps kids off the The event raised more than $1,700, with more streets and helps the community at the same time. than $1,000 being raised for on-campus clubs and Fall Fest also serves as a fundraising event for non- organizations. profit organizations.

Enid Psychology Club booth, Halloween Tattoos Dr. McMillin at the Enid Psychology Club Photobooth

Leadership Council Booth, Pick a SNA Booth, Ski Ball Leadership Council Booth, Bull’s Eye duck, win a prize Game

40 Spotlight University contributes significantly to local, state economies A study released in January “This important study validates contribute to the stability of their by the State Chamber Research the message that we have delivered communities,” said State Chamber Foundation shows Northwestern has a to policymakers and the public that Research Foundation Executive significant impact on local, regional and Oklahoma’s public universities and Director Dr. Jennifer Lepard. “The state economies. colleges drive economic development, study shows what we’ve known to be The study showed Northwestern but more importantly drive economic true for a while—increased higher supported approximately $58.1 million success,” Dr. Janet Cunningham, education is an underlying source of in total economic output for FY2016, university president, said. “It is economic growth, both in the U.S. and including direct expenditures of $43.8 important that Oklahoma views public internationally.” million by faculty, staff and students. funding of higher education as an Despite the benefits of a strong Included in direct expenditures are investment in future success, not just a public higher education system, $6.8 million in spending from non- line-item expenditure.” state funding for higher education Oklahoma students. Cunningham’s point was supported in Oklahoma has been cut by $274.3 The study concluded thatby the study’s findings that for every million, or 26 percent, since FY2008. Oklahoma’s system of higher education dollar in state appropriations provided A recent study by Illinois State plays a large and increasingly important to Northwestern, the school generated University showed Oklahoma led the role in Oklahoma’s ongoing economic $6.50 in economic output. nation in percentage cuts to higher development efforts through developing “Oklahoma’s public colleges and education from FY2012 to FY2017. an increasingly skilled and competitive universities serve as an anchor in “By next year nearly 40 state labor force. their cities, towns and regions as they percent of all new jobs created in Oklahoma will require a college degree,” Cunningham said. “It is imperative that Oklahoma have a qualified workforce ready to support new industry and encourage entrepreneurship. Only higher education can accomplish this task.” For more information on the State Full Story here: https://newsok.com/article/5622776/oklahoma- Chamber Research Foundation Report, college-students-advocate-for-more-higher-education-funding visit okresearchfoundation.org.

Spotlight 41 Mish is 2019 Visiting Writer On Monday, April 1, the Press. Her 2009 poetry collection, about her writing. Department of English, Foreign Work Is Love Made Visible, won Before and after the Language, and Humanities held an Oklahoma Book Award, a Monday reading, Mish spoke its annual Visiting Writer event Wrangler Award, and the WILLA to four classes about her series. The department welcomed Award from Women Writing the poetry, writing, and publishing 2017-2018 Oklahoma Poet West. experiences. That evening, the Laureate Jeanetta Calhoun Mish During the lunch-time reading, department hosted a gathering to campus. Dr. Mish read poetry from her for English majors, minors, The event brings Oklahoma works, and even introduced some and the Writer’s Roundtable to writers to Northwestern and Alva of the poems she is planning to meet with Dr. Mish and discuss every spring. Dr. Mish is Director include in her next collection. more about writing, publishing, of The Red Earth Creative Writing The reading was well-received, and literature. Altogether, MFA at Oklahoma City University and afterward Mish signed books Mish’s event had more than 100 and Editor of Mongrel Empire for the attendees and spoke more participants.

Dr. Jeanetta Calhoun Mish speaks at Northwestern as part of the annual Visiting Writer series. The department of English, Foreign Language and Humanties sponsors the event each year.

Above: Dr. Mish autographs a book.

Dr. Mish meets with English majors and the Writer’s Roundtable. 42 Spotlight Third Guitar Festival held on campus Northwestern played host to the Third Annual they performed again for everyone. NWOSU Guitar Festival on April 5 between 9:30 a.m. “We were excited to host the third annual and noon in the Fine Arts building. NWOSU guitar festival,” Cudd said. “We look The festival’s purpose is to provide young guitarists forward to hearing the guitar players from this an outlet to perform and receive constructive are a .” feedback. In the future, Northwestern may put together “Guitar players do not get to compete within a piano contest where students may compete and the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Association,” perform. The piano is another instrument that the Seth Cudd, assistant professor of fine arts, OSSAA band district does not allow to perform at director of instrumental music and music the solo and ensemble contest. education, said. “Our Guitar Festival provides Contact Cudd for more information at (580) students a unique opportunity to perform on 327-8191 or [email protected]. guitar and receive feedback. Max Ridgway, our guitar teacher, is a phenomenal musician, and the festival gives students a chance to get to know him as well.” The students who participated were mainly from the northwestern region of Oklahoma. The contest is for middle school and high school students only. The youngest students allowed to perform were from the sixth grade, and the oldest allowed to perform were high school seniors. An awards ceremony was held after the festival at 11:30 a.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 200. The judge picked the top three performers of the day, and

Participants in the Third Annual NWOSU Guitar Festival get together for a group photo in front of the Fine Arts building.

Spotlight 43 Campus beautification event adds color to campus Northwestern’s Staff Council name from Campus Clean-Up Day “The original intent of the once again sponsored Campus to Campus Beautification Day to staff council was to beautify our Beautification events in Alva, Enid help entice more participation campus, not just clean up from and Woodward in April. from students and employees. winter’s havoc. By the time fall rolls On the Alva campus, many “Campus Beautification has a around, the campus is so beautiful students and university employees more positive connotation than with full trees and flowers all over. volunteered their services to help Clean-Up,” Janet Valencia, Staff The more people who help, the give the campus a facelift prior to Council member, said. “It is more more we can plant and make our welcoming alumni and guests back than just picking up trash and facilities the most beautiful places to campus for the annual Spring raking leaves. We are providing in Alva, Enid and Woodward. Reunion Day events on April 27. color and interest to our campus When visitors come to campus, The Staff Council changed the with flowers, plants and trees.” Continued on Page 45

Dr. Christee Jenlink (red shirt, left) and Dr. Colleen Golightly (far right) work with students planting flowers Volunteers on the Woodward campus plant flowers around the during Alva Campus Beautification event. entry signage during Campus Beautification activities in April.

Volunteers on the Enid campus plant Dr. Mindi Clark and her horticulture class grow the plants used in the annual flowers around the Ranger statue during Campus Beautification events. Above are plants used on the Alva campus. The Staff Campus Beautification activities in Council and the university appreciate the efforts of this class. April. 44 Spotlight Continued from Page 44 Campus Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie beautification... alumni event held in Enid in April they are impressed at how our Northwestern alumni, friends were available. The Greater Enid campuses look, and it takes a team and community were invited to the Northwestern Alumni Task Force effort to get it looking fabulous.” annual “Baseball, Hot Dogs and and the Northwestern Foundation Staff Council members joined Apple Pie” on Tuesday, April 16 at & Alumni Association played host student and employee volunteers the David Allen Memorial Ballpark to the event. at the Woodward campus April 24 in Enid as the Rangers played Free “Baseball, Hot Dogs & and at the Enid campus April 25. Oklahoma Wesleyan University Apple Pie” T-shirts were provided Staff Council appreciates all Eagles. for the first 120 youth league who volunteered for these events “Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple baseball players and a limited because they could not do it Pie” is an annual opportunity for number were available for children without them. alumni and friends of the university in attendance. The Northwestern The Staff Council appreciates to don their Ranger gear and bookstore was also will be on site Dr. Mindi Clark, assistant professor cheer the Northwestern baseball selling Ranger merchandise. of agriculture, and her students for team. Free hot dogs cooked by Unfortunately, the Rangers lost growing and providing the plants the Rowdy Rangers and free apple the game, but the event was a win to be planted on the campuses pies provided by McDonald’s for all. during these events. A record of the number of hours volunteered by employees and students was kept so it can be reflected in service learning reporting.

The Ranger baseball team had fun meeting members of a local youth league team.

The Enid Leadership Council helped with hospitality in the Alumni section at the annual alumni event. Student volunteers on the Alva campus spread mulch after planting flowers This little Ranger crosses home around the Ranger statue during Campus plate during Baseball, Hot Dogs Beautification activities in April. and Apple Pie event. Spotlight 45 Three academic departments to see new leaders Three academic departments Distinguished Teaching and work at the University of Texas will have new leadership beginning Service Award. at Austin in 2017 and joined the on July 1. The Department of Psychology Northwestern faculty in 2018. Most The Division of Business will will see Dr. Jason Ferrell assume of his research/teaching interests welcome Dr. John Stockmyer as its new the chair position, replacing Dr. intersect psychology, education, chair, replacing Dr. David Hawkins, Leigh Kirby, who has served as language, communications, statistics, who will remain on the faculty. interim chair since 2018. measurement, computer science and Stockmyer joined the Division Ferrell completed his doctoral technology. at Northwestern in 2013 and specializes in marketing-related studies. He previously led the business department at Eastern New Mexico University. Stockmyer earned his doctorate from the University of Missouri in 1999. In the School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Social Sciences will see Dr. Eric Schmaltz replace Dr. Kay Decker. Decker will continue teaching in the John Stockmyer Eric Schmaltz Jason Ferrell department. Schmaltz has a doctorate in history from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and is an expert in modern European history. He joined the Northwestern faculty in 2005. In 2010, he co-founded the NWOSU-Institute for Citizenship Studies and currently serves as its co-director. In 2014, Schmaltz was awarded the John Barton

Vanessa Adams- Harris is featured in an article in the Enid News and Eagle for her portrayal of ‘Big Mama Speaks’ during the Winter Chautauqua on the Enid campus. The chautauqua topic was the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. 46 Spotlight Division of Nursing, new doctoral program named Officials at Northwestern “Today marks the first time The Wisdom Family announced the naming of the in Northwestern history that Foundation followed with an Division of Nursing and its an academic department and equal gift to the nursing program, doctoral program in nursing program have been named, and it allowing Northwestern to enroll its practice (DNP). is reflective of the extraordinary first class into the DNP program The Charles Morton Share support provided by the Charles in the fall of 2017. Trust Division of Nursing and Morton Share Trust and the “The support of the Wisdom the Wisdom Family Foundation Wisdom Family Foundation,” Dr. Family Foundation solidified the Doctoral Program in Rural Janet Cunningham, university DNP program and allowed us to Nursing Practice will honor the president, said. establish a program that rivals any contributions of the two area Both groups provided in the country,” Cunningham said. philanthropic entities. leadership gifts creating 20 In addition to its support of the endowed faculty chair positions used to support faculty positions and operational needs in nursing. Northwestern began work to create a doctoral program in nursing practice in 2014, securing final approval from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in January 2016. The Share Trust was the first entity to back the program, providing significant momentum. “In discussions leading up to the approval of the program, the State Regents noted that having funding in place was an important factor in their decision,” Cunningham said. “I am convinced that without the support of the Share Trust, program approval would have Division of Nursing, the Wisdom been much more difficult, if not Family Foundation previously impossible.” provided major support for the The Share Trust has been establishment of the baccalaureate a longtime supporter of program in agriculture education, Northwestern students. The including scholarships and the organization also has established construction of the Wisdom an endowed chair in education Agriculture Education Center. The and provided leadership gifts for Foundation also has supported several building projects, including two endowed chairs in visual arts, the J.R. Holder Wellness Center, allowing Northwestern to offer a and the renovation of Ranger minor in that area. Field, including the construction The first class of graduates from of the Dean Linder Press Box and the DNP program is expected in the football complex. spring of 2020. Spotlight 47 “Joseph” production includes more than 80 More than 80 people were Cassidy and Jason Donovan. the children’s choir director. in rehearsals, building set, and It has been staged numerous Erin Davis, university relations getting costumes and stage props times in the decades since; a new specialist, served as choreographer ready for the Fine Arts Department production recently toured the while Mickey Jordan, Iowa Park, ‘s production of “Joseph and the U.S., directed and choreographed Texas, graduate student, served Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” by ‘Hamilton’ Tony winner Andy as the assistant choreographer in April. Blankenbuehler.” and designed the set and props. According to The Musical Director of the musical was Alica Hall, Northwestern speech/ Company website, the following Kimberly Weast, professor of theatre alumna; Maleah Schmitz, is part of the show’s history and theatre arts and Department freshman speech/theatre major; awards: of Fine Arts chair; Karsten and Chloe Nutley, Elk City “This musical was first written Longhurst, director of choral junior; joined Weast in working by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd studies and instructor of music, on costuming. Michelle Penner, Webber at the request of a friend of served as the music director Northwestern speech/theatre Weber’s father for the school’s 1968 while Kiley Feely, second through alumna, was the Stage Manager end of term concert. The children’s fifth grade music teacher for while Tiffany Willson, senior early concert proved so successful that Alva Public Schools, served as Continued on page 49 the piece, originally 15-minutes long, continued to expand until it became a full-length professional Adams republished on blog musical. The Broadway opening Dr. Richmond Adams, assistant article was “a great piece” and was in 1982 and garnered six Tony professor of English, had an article “was surprised that it didn’t nods, including Best Musical. The republished by the cultural blog have the visibility it deserves.” title role has been played by a “Scraps from the Loft.” Read Adams’ article by visiting succession of stars including Gary The article is titled https://scrapsfromtheloft. Bond, Donny Osmond, Patrick “Faithfulness: A ‘Vision’ of Stanley com/2018/11/14/faithfulness-a- Kubrick’s Last Three Films.” Adams vision-of-stanley-kubricks-last- first explored these three films – three-films-richmond-adams/. “The Shining” (1980), “Full Metal “Such recognition, I believe, Jacket” (1987) and “Eyes Wide brings positive attention to our Shut” (1999) – in a graduate class university and will assist in our at Southern Illinois University. recruiting as well as retention The article addresses how these efforts,” Adams said. films are linked through notions Adams joined the faculty at of “faithfulness” and, in Kubrick’s Northwestern view, how that term is explored in 2014. within the post-1945 experience He has a of the Western world. doctorate The editor of the blog with an indicated the article, which was emphasis in originally published in 2006 on the late 19th now-defunct website “The Film century Journal,” was found by chance by American going back to the archive of one literature of Stanley Kubrick’s Newsgroups. from South- Richmond Adams The editor indicated that Adams’ ern Illinois University - Carbondale. 48 Spotlight Continued from page 50 “Joseph”... childhood education major, served “Our elementary students Kansas, freshman; Blake Mieser, as the House Manager. Members were excited to collaborate with Alva freshman; Dakota Nusser, of the theatre production class Northwestern,” Feely said. “Their Alva senior; Aaron Pierce, Alva helped build the set and prepared sweet voices are being challenged senior; and Precious Ramos, by this music. They can’t Waynoka freshman. Full Cast Photo wait to perform it!” Members of the band included Members of on trumpet – Dr. Tim Maharry, Northwestern’s professor of mathematics University Chorale took and chair of the math/science part in the production department; horn – Jessica Wallis, as did members of the Northwestern business alumna; university band who alto saxophone – Chris Davis, provided live, musical Enid High School senior; flute accompaniment. – McGuire; clarinet – Dineo A few members of Heilman, adjunct instructor of Northwestern’s faculty music; piano – Meichen Hou, and members of the local adjunct instructor of music; and area communities keyboard – Jewel Conner, Alva also played in the band. middle/high school choirs lighting. University Chorale members in accompanist; drummer – Darin “The thing I’ve most enjoyed about the production included Katelyn Kearns, pastor of the Alva Friends the musical is the choreography,” Cutsinger, Vici senior; Jayden Church; percussion – Katherine Laura Kay Reed, Sweetwater junior Dillon, Jet freshman; Emmanuel Blair, Waynoka junior; guitar – cast member, said. “I love singing, Fragosa, Alva freshman; Zach Max Ridgway, adjunct instructor but I can do that whenever I want. I Henson, Checotah sophomore; of music; and bass guitar – Kyle also love dancing, so getting to do so Madison Hofen, Dacoma senior; Newland, former instrumentalist in a fun and inviting environment is Taylor Lusk, Follet, Texas, junior; and singer at Northwestern really great.” Cali McGuire, Cunningham, originally from Blackwell. Alva Public Schools students participating in the children’s chorus throughout the production included: Longfellow Elementary School – Isaac Anton, Lydia Bushman, Graham Goss, Merritt Mantz and Elijah Newton Lincoln Elementary School – River Cunningham, Lincoln Feely, Avery Goss, Myah Graves, Christina Jenlink, Taylor Kline, Skyler Longhurst, Nickolas Miller, Kendra Ruwaldt, Madeline Ryerson, Kaycie Shelton, Trinity Stevens, Harlee Taylor and Kaylen Woods Twenty Alva Public Schools elementary students along with many from the university community participated in the children’s chorus throughout the high- Alva Middle School – Toby Anton energy production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Spotlight 49 RN-to-BSN student is published in nursing magazine Dr. Shelly Wells proudly announced that one of Northwestern’s RN-to-BSN students, Angela Archer, BSN, was published in the Jan. 14 edition of Oklahoma’s Nursing Times. The article “Finding My Voice” emphasized the importance of nurses being politically active. “Why is Winners of the of Pi-themed Jeopardy game at the Pi-Day using and finding our voice so celebration are: Dr. Steve Maier, Maier’s daughter, Kayla, important to our profession, to Chris Chauncy and Nick Wygle. The Northwestern ourselves and to each other? Math Club and the Red Hot Chili Preppers sponsored the Pi Day Trophy Because this is important to event. Free pie was available for all who attended. our future as professionals, as leaders, and as human beings helping other human beings. Nursing faculty members We are called to advocate every day, and we have a duty to serve in the communities fulfill that obligation. Whether on a small or larger scale, we Dr. Leslie Collins has been Board for Autry Tech Center in Enid. can use our voice to make a meeting with the NWOSU Study Dr. Hicks is active as a member of change.” Abroad Committee. She is very the Pioneer Tech Advisory Board. In the article, Archer hopeful that some Dr. Thompson identifies three steps: Vote, of the trips will attended the Write (to legislators), and start to include Association of Join (professional nursing nursing students. Oklahoma Nurse organizations). She states Dr. Wells stated Practitioners that there are over 74,000 that she has been annual conference licensed nurses in the state approached by a in October. It of Oklahoma, and that is a couple of different Leslie Collins was an excellent Nikole Hicks significant block of voters! colleges to join in conference with “If you don’t vote, you are not their medical trips a lot of great using your voice, and yes, our in other countries information. votes as nursing professionals that would take Current advanced can make a difference.” place in the placement The complete article can summers. student Margaret be accessed on p. 5 at: https:// Dr. Bartlow Rosales is oknursingtimes.com/wp- has been asked to the outgoing content/uploads/2015/02/ Ramona Bartlow be on the Advisory Pat Thompson President. January-14-2019-issue-r-1.pdf 50 Spotlight Business students compete at Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup Northwestern business students of Business. “They scored in the much about what it means and truly Callie Campbell and Crystal Keeler top eight in their division across takes to be an entrepreneur,” said won the High Growth Interview the state of Oklahoma, which is Crystal Keeler, accounting freshman award in the Positive Energy a great success. They represented from Alva. “I learned to work with and Environmental category Northwestern and the Division of other types of personalities, and sponsored by OG&E at the Love’s Business very well, and I was proud to work with group members to Entrepreneur’s Cup held recently to be their adviser. I look forward establish a consensus within our in Oklahoma City. to working on next year’s project.” group. I learned to take myself out As a team, they received $1,000 The Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, of the decision-making process and for their concept, SeePay, which formerly known as the Governor’s to focus on the success of the group is a home electrical monitoring Cup, is a statewide collegiate as a whole.” device that measures and displays business plan competition now In addition to their team the amount of energy consumed in its 15th year. Hundreds of success, Campbell, a business with the cost of the electrical usage college and university students administration senior from Alva, in real-time. Featuring paying throughout Oklahoma participate received the $5,000 undergraduate capabilities from the wall-mounted in the competition. The Love’s Paulsen Award Scholarship. Three device in the home, SeePay allows Cup gives teams experience with $5,000 Paulsen Award scholarships consumers to save money by seeing four separate judging panels were awarded this year to an which areas of their home electrical of professionals from diverse undergraduate, graduate and small usage is most costly. industries and professions. business participant. “Crystal and Callie worked Every team that enters a business “From competing in the Love’s very hard and put in a lot of hours plan has a sit-down interview Entrepreneur’s Cup, I have learned on their project,” said Dr. David with experts from the industry that entrepreneurship is about Hawkins, associate professor of represented by their business plan. being confident enough to take a business and chair of the Division The second round of judging is the leap of faith, but humble enough written business to admit what you don’t know,” plans, which feed Campbell said. “Our presentation into the two-day went very well. The judges felt like round of business we were really on to something, plan presentations. but we needed to do a little more Six finalists from research to be able to compete each of the three with ideas that were a year into divisions — high the making. I enjoyed getting to growth graduate, network with other successful high growth upcoming business students as undergraduate well as established professionals. and small business “The Love’s Entrepreneur’s — then present to Cup allows students a real determine the first-, world opportunity to have a Northwestern was well represented at the Love’s second- and third- breakthrough moment into their Entrepreneur’s Cup award banquet. Back row (left to right) place winners in each future careers. The intensity of the Doug Van Meter, alumnus; Dr. Bo Hannaford, vice president division. competition mirrors an extremely for academic affairs; Brittney Buckendorf, accounting junior; Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. Front “The recent competitive work force. I think that row (left to right) Dr. David Hawkins, associate professor experience at kind of environment is something of business and chair of the Division of Business; Callie t h e L o v e’s that all business students should Campbell, business administration senior; and Crystal Entrepreneur’s Cup experience sometime in their Keeler, accounting freshman. has taught me so college career.” Spotlight 51 15 social work majors begin practicum Fifteen senior social work majors in Woodward; Emma Reed of Freedom, in Enid; Denise Tyrell of Vancouver, British started their spring semester entering Northwest Family Services in Alva; Jennifer Columbia, Oklahoma Department of Human Ruppel of Woodward, Northwest Domestic Services in Tulsa; Katelyn Van Vickle of practicum agencies in Northwest Crisis Services in Woodward; Madeline Shattuck, United Methodist Circle of Care in Oklahoma to complete 420 contact Turner of Enid, Youth and Family Services Woodward. hours, demonstrate 31 practice behaviors and master the program’s nine core competencies as outlined by SWAT collects, gives donations the Council on Social Work Education. “The signature pedagogy ofto Methodist Circle of Care the social work program is the field Students in the Social Workers C are .” experience component,” said Jennifer Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) SWAT members would like to thank Pribble, assistant professor of social chapter at Northwestern held its everyone who assisted with putting this work and director of social work field Compassion in Action Dignity Drive in event together and those who were able education. “By allowing students the fall. to donate from all three Northwestern to immerse themselves into field SWAT is a student-run organization locations. practicums, they are able to develop that seeks to enhance the social work “Giving back to our communities the skills to become a generalist social learning experience. One of SWAT’s is something the SWAT organization worker upon graduation.” purposes is to employ community loves being able to do,” Morgan Lopez, Each student in their field practicum service projects while supporting SWAT Enid campus vice president and is assigned to a field instructor, someone community partners and their Goltry senior, said. “This would not with specific credentials in the agency, consumers. The Compassion in Action be possible without the great students, to reinforce social work ideas, practice Dignity Drive is one of the community faculty and staff that all participated behaviors and competencies. service projects SWAT students during this drive. Thank you all for “The Field Instructors are crucial host to give back to the community. making this such a success.” to the educational development of these Approximately $500 worth of donations SWAT plans to have another social work students,” Pribble said. included feminine hygiene products, donation drive on all campuses next “Without them volunteering their time toothbrushes, body wash, shampoo and year - November through the beginning to contribute to the education of social conditioner, lotion, mouthwash, lice of December 2019. work students, field practicums would kits, deodorant and more. not be possible.” “The Dignity Drive was Students completing their field practicums once again a success and has with hometowns and their practicum agency placements are: Rhema Abercrombie of allowed SWAT to provide Mulhall, 4RKids in Enid; Heather Bettencourt basic needs to children of LaHarpe, Kansas, Bill Johnson Correctional and families in Northwest Center in Alva; Mirssa Branine of Woodward, Oklahoma,” Jennifer Pribble, Big Five Headstart in Woodward; Jordan SWAT sponsor and assistant Cremers of Ponca City, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services – Vocational professor of social work, Rehabilitation in Alva; Elizabeth Fox-Shipley said. “This year’s donations of Laverne, Woodward Public Schools in are being given to the Woodward; Jessica Goodballet of Mooreland, United Methodist Circle of Western Plains Youth and Family Services Care, which provides safe, United Methodist Circle of Care receives donations in Woodward; Alicia James of Laverne, from the SWAT Compassion in Action Dignity Western Plains Youth and Family Services temporary homes for children and youth in crisis. If you are Drive. Pictured (left to right) are Morgan Lopez, in Woodward; Jordan Koehn of Hooker, SWAT Enid campus vice president; Raquel Razien, Utica Park Clinic in Tulsa; Keilah Pool of interested in becoming a Circle of Care regional program director; Keli Woodward, United Methodist Circle of Care foster parent you may contact Caffey, Circle of Care family specialist; and in Woodward; Marsellia Rael of Woodward, United Methodist Circle of Jennifer Pribble, SWAT sponsor. Oklahoma Department of Human Services 52 Spotlight Spring Bridge Barbecue Enid

Enid Leadership Council Members (L to R) Kelcie Hainley, Lainey Coldren, Morgan Lopez, Morgan Webb, Brannon Robinson

Northwestern students Lainey Coldren & Brannon Robinson enjoying a little friendly competition

NOC students having fun on the inflatables

NOC students entering to win prizes and discussing the Bridge Program

A friendly boxing match is about to take place between two NOC students

Spotlight 53 Seniors awarded Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship Three Northwestern seniorsEducation advisory board member, and/or reading disorders. Recipients were awarded the Guthrie Scottish presented the students their scholarships. are chosen by members of the Teacher Rite Scholarship given by the Guthrie The Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable Education faculty who have reviewed all Scottish Rite Charitable and Educational and Educational Foundation works applications and voted for the candidate Foundation. primarily with children with language they felt was the best choice. Those awarded this semester are Haleigh Brown of Yukon, elementary education; Caitlin Evans of Enid, English education; and Karlton Riffel of Dr. James Bell (far left) and Tampa, Kansas, agriculture education. Karen Koehn (far right) awarded Each semester the scholarships are three students with the Guthrie awarded to teacher candidates who are Scottish Rite Scholarship in the spring. The recipients are (left completing their professional semester. to right) Karlton Riffel, Caitlin Dr. James Bell, associate vice Evans and Haleigh Brown, all president for academics and dean of senior education students at faculty, and Karen Koehn, Division of Northwestern.

Dr. Tony Woodlief (center), Executive Vice President at the State Policy Network, was presented the Outstanding Service Award for the Annual Enid Entrepreneurship Seminar Series at the Sponsors and Speakers Dinner. Thank you for your continued support! Others pictured (left to right) are Dr. Wayne McMillin, Enid Campus Dean, and Dr. Jerry Gustafson, Professor of Business.

Many students enrolled in the Entrepreneur shipSeminar (top of photo). Several community members, faculty, and staff also Northwestern’s Enid campus played host an attended (botom entrepreneurship seminar in February. of photo).

54 Spotlight 19 student teachers begin assignments Students leave Northwestern School (Ponca City); Ryan Gantt Villalobos of Beaver, Turpin High with the knowledge to succeed of Enid, Pioneer Pleasant Vale School; J.C. Wells of Laverne, in a particular field. In their final Elementary School (Enid); Morgan Burlington High School semester, this spring 19 senior Glover of Ringwood, Aline-Cleo Special Education – Deserae education students received their Elementary School; Braylyn Graybill McDermott of Enid, Emerson student teaching assignments and of Alva, South Barber Elementary Middle School (Enid) have entered area schools to gain School; Emily Harris of Alva, Teacher candidates also were hands-on experience. Burlington Elementary School; able to take part in the Teacher’s The students returned to campus Brittney Miller of Drummond, Closet premiere event that helped for seminars in April and their Hennessey Elementary School; each student get up to three, free portfolio exit interviews in May. English Education – Macey and “new” professional outfits to Listed below are the students, Alexander of Woodward, Alva help transition their wardrobe their hometowns and teaching Middle School; Amanda Beam of to professional dress. For more assignments. Mooreland, Woodward High School; information or to donate gently Agriculture Education – Karlton Caitlin Evans of Enid, Chisholm used or new clothing to benefit Riffel of Tampa, Kansas, Fairview High School (Enid); Kelsie Lauer of young professionals contact Dr. High School Buffalo, Ft. Supply High School; Jen Oswald, assistant professor of Early Childhood Education Health and Sports Science education, at (580) 327-8451 or – Heather Russell of Hennessey, Education – Jason Alexander of [email protected] or Dr. Jennifer Hennessey Elementary School Woodward, Lincoln Elementary Page, assistant professor of English, Elementary Education – (Alva); Tyler Beasley of Cordell, at (580) 327-8473 or jkpage@nwosu. Jacey Bales of Morrison, Frontier Longfellow Elementary (Alva) edu. Find “The Teacher’s Closet” on Elementary School; Haleigh Brown Math Education – Paola Ponce Facebook for updates. of Yukon, Enid Hoover Elementary School; Jackie Burden of Belmond, Iowa, 1st Lutheran Elementary

Senior education majors completed their student teaching assignments in area schools. The students along with education faculty include (first row, left to right) Jason Alexander, Emily Harris, Morgan Glover, Jackie Burden, Brittney Miller, Caitlin Evans; (second row) Macey Alexander, Braylyn Graybill, Heather Russell, Ryan Gantt, Deserae McDermott, Jacey Bales; (third row) Dr. Christie Riley, Kelsie Lauer, Paola Ponce-Villalobos, Haleigh Brown, Dr. Martie Young; (fourth row) J.C. Wells, Karlton Riffel, Tyler Beasley and Dr. Christee Jenlink. Not pictured Amanda Beam. Spotlight 55 Choirs have busy spring The NWOSU Choirs had a Max Ridgway on classical guitar, busy semester of collaboration! demanding difficult avant garde On April 12 and 13 the techniques. The highlight of Concert Choir, Chorale, and the concert in Alva ended with Singers performed a concert Alva High School’s Electric Gold entitled “Music and War” at joining the NWOSU Choirs the Enid Symphony Building singing a Gaelic Blessing, “As the in Enid and at the Church of Rain Hides the Stars.” the Nazarene in Alva. The first In April, the production masterwork performed was of “Joseph and the Amazing The University Chorale and Singers based on children’s poems from Technicolor Dreamcoat” by performed in “Joseph and the Terezin, one of the main Nazi Andrew Lloyd Webber showed Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in work camps during World War collaboration with a select April. II. children’s choir among the Alva Two years ago, the Chorale and School District, the Chorale in the space and showcasing the Singers visited Terezin on their and Singers from Northwestern, versatility of the human voice and European tour and incorporated and the theatre students and the artistry of the Northwestern their photographs into the slide alumni. Choirs. presentation of artwork drawn by The tradition of Soundscapes The Singers rounded out the children who were imprisoned at in the Old Armory, now Bus year with a mini-tour to Enid, Terezin. Barn, was presented for the Newkirk, Ponca City, Chandler, The other masterwork fourth year in a row with guest Guthrie, Ardmore, Plainview, and performed was a twenty-minute artist, composer, and conductor Lone Grove. The tour culminated work called “A Procession Dr. Matthew Nielsen. The sounds with a concert in collaboration Winding Around Me” based on inside this beautiful, historic with organist Samuel Bachman at four Civil War poems by Walt building continue to inspire the the Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Whitman with music composed by singers and amaze the audiences. OK. guitarist and Canadian composer The choirs are looking Jeffery Van. The work was entirely forward to celebrating accompanied by our own Professor our fifth year of concerts

The choirs performing at Soundscapes IV The University Chorale and Singers performing “A at the Alva Public Procession Winding Around Me,” accompanied by Max Schools Bus Barn, Ridgway on classical guitar. the former armory. 56 Spotlight Glen begins work in DNP program Dr. Pat Thompson, DNPCombat Support Hospital. She agents. She believes it starts with Program Director, announced has also held consulting roles in how we educate and socialize that the DNP Program added a evidence-based clinical decision nurses. She is excited to be part of third full-time faculty member, Dr. support software development. a new DNP program shaping the Jennifer Glen, DNP, Her academic future of nursing. APRN-CNP, FNP- background includes a BC in January. part-time faculty role DNP cohort Dr. Glen as a Clinical Assistant holds a DNP in Professor at the begins primary organizational University of Kansas leadership from the School of Nursing. care courses University of Kansas, She was part of a Nine full-time students of MSN in family nurse KU inaugural cohort the 2017 DNP cohort have made practitioner and spearheading a BSN it to the primary care courses BSN in nursing from campus extension in ,according to Dr. Pat Thompson, Research College of Salina, Kansas. Dr. Jennifer Glen DNP Program Director. Nursing, and an AS Dr. Glen currently They are now learning how to in histology and BS in biology from lives in Salina and continues to take care of patients in the clinical Bethel University. practice as a Nurse Practitioner in setting. Preceptors in a variety of Her experience as a nurse an occupational health clinic one settings have been recruited to practitioner includes family day a week. If you ask her why she supervise these students, who are medicine, combat medicine, chose a DNP in Leadership, she excited about applying what they emergency medicine, urgent care, will emphasize the dire state of have learned to taking care of “real and occupational health. healthcare and the pressing need patients!” She served as an Army Officer to bridge the gap between research, Students are also using new (Major) in the U.S. Army as a practice, and technology. Further, simulation technology called Nurse Practitioner and deployed nurses have an opportunity to lead iHuman, which takes a student to Afghanistan as the Director of the way in translational research through an entire case of a patient Outpatient Services for the 31st efforts as system-wide change in the clinic, and then provides expert feedback regarding the students’ decisions and thinking processes. The students had an online orientation meeting with the primary curriculum developer, Dr. Judy Kalinyak, an endocrinologist. Many graduate advanced practice nursing programs use this technology as a safe environment to practice assessment and clinical decision-making skills. This class is expected to attend commencement in May of 2020 and will complete their final courses in July 2020. Spotlight 57 Student presents paper at Chicago conference Northwestern junior Ethan pedagogy and network in a fun Northwestern allowing me this Sacket presented his research and familiar setting.” Its website opportunity,” Sacket said. “This paper at the Midwest Business is mbaainternational.org. The experience has opened my eyes to Administration Association conference brings in individuals how exciting research can be no (MBAA) International Conference from around the United States matter the topic. Listening to the in Chicago recently. and other countries in the world, other presenters, professors and The Aline native authored meeting once a year in Chicago. doctoral candidates, discuss topics the paper titled “The Impact The event in March brought in that they’ve spent years researching of Marshallese Migration on more than 600 attendees. was truly inspiring and motivates Northwest Oklahoma.” He “Ethan started working on this me to explore endless possibilities presented the paper within the presentation last December,” said within the world of research. It’s Business, Society, and Government Dr. Wei Zhou, associate professor all about finding something that division. of business. “It took him about resonates and taking passionate Sacket said that when he first three months to collect data from steps to learn more.” learned about the opportunity to Enid private and public sources. Many division of business present at the conference, he knew I think his presentation was well- faculty members actively exactly what topic he wanted to organized and professionally participate in the MBAA research further. The Emmanuel delivered at the conference.” International program, even Baptist Church in Enid, which Sacket said Zhou and several serving in various leadership Ethan attends, has been serving the other department of business positions throughout the years. Dr. Pacific Islanders located in Enid faculty mentored him throughout Ralph Bourret, associate professor through their outreach program the process and helped him of business; Dr. Steven Palmer, for several years. develop the structure and content professor of business; and Zhou “Not too many people are that would be appropriate for the have all served as the professional aware of the Marshallese and conference. division chair of the Business, their journey to Enid, Oklahoma,” “I am extremely grateful for Society, and Government division. Sacket said. “Throughout the years, I’ve become fascinated about this topic.” Sacket said the paper focuses on the mutual, social, economic and educational impact of Marshallese migration on northwest Oklahoma and the challenges faced with this migration. MBAA International is a multidisciplinary business conference founded in 1964. The conference consists of 12 program divisions all representing a different business discipline. The MBAA defines itself as a “gathering of leaders from around Northwestern junior Ethan Sacket presented his research paper at the Midwest the world to present and receive Business Administration Association (MBAA) International Conference in Chicago useful research, share effective recently.

58 Spotlight Festival of Cultures held in April International food, culture and said, “The trivia segment was a dishes and performances/ performances were enjoyed on crowd favorite from last year and presentations from countries campus Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. will be included this year as well including Bangladesh, Nepal, in the Student Center Ballroom with even more questions and South Africa and more. The event during the annual Festival of prizes. See you there!” is sponsored by the International Cultures. The festival had 12 different Student Association. This event brings Northwestern international students together with campus and community members to share food and information about the students’ home countries. The public is encouraged to attend and learn about different cultures that have come together at Northwestern. Students performed ethnic dances, songs and more. “With the decreasing number of international students due to strict visa requirements, this event is even more precious to us, and I am excited that we are able to host Members of the International Student Association with adviser, Becca Cook, after this event at Northwestern again,” the Festival of Cultures event concluded in April. Becca Cook, international student adviser, said. “We are thrilled to have the help of SGA and our new Culinary Club, who are cooking a few dishes to add to the variety and fun. “We are grateful to have the support of our fellow Rangers and community members.” Proceeds for the event go toward next year’s event, and 15 percent of the proceeds are placed in a scholarship fund to help future international students at Northwestern. “This year featured performances from Nigeria, Nepal, South Africa, and others, as well as food from countries never featured before at Northwestern,” Joseph Allotey, a sophomore from Accra, Ghana, and secretary of the International Student Association,

Spotlight 59 Holliday has article accepted for publication Dr. Shawn Holliday, is essential to an understanding of discussions, keynote talks, art associate dean of graduate how Indian Territory functions in exhibitions, performances and a studies and professor of English the novel, and clarifies the ending.” deep dive into the newly-established at Northwestern Oklahoma Holliday also presented his paper Bob Dylan Archive in Tulsa. State University, recently had “‘Make it New!’: Bob Dylan’s “While Northwestern is not an article accepted for Embodiment a research university, I find that publication by the journal of Ezra Pound’s research is important since it “Southern Studies: An Modern Artistic informs much of my teaching,” Interdisciplinary Journal Aesthetic” at the Holliday said. “Through the of the South.” inaugural World research I conduct, I am able to pass The article is titled of Bob Dylan on information to students that “The Importance of conference held they normally wouldn’t encounter Indian Territory to in Tulsa from just by reading textbooks and the Ending of Mark May 30 to June 2 anthologies; thus, my research Twain’s Adventures of this year. The strengthens the educational of Huckleberry Finn.” organizers noted experience for all involved.” Holliday’s article is that the conference Holliday joined the faculty at Shawn Holliday scheduled to appear in the “received far more Northwestern in 2009. He has a journal’s first issue of 2021. proposals than we had space doctorate in literature and criticism One peer reviewer stated, to accommodate, and the with an emphasis in American “the account of social conditions selection committee believed that realism and naturalism, literary and demographics within Indian [Holliday’s] work stood out thanks modernism and new historicism Territory is something seldom to its depth and originality.” The from Indiana University of discussed in Twain studies, and this conference consisted of panel Pennsylvania.

60 Spotlight Northwestern is certified as a healthy campus Northwestern has been supports health policies and a free statewide certification that awarded Certified Healthy individual health decisions that recognizes entities going above and Campus status at the excellence ultimately will improve Oklahoma’s beyond to make health and wellness level for 2018. health outcomes,” Julie Dearing, a priority for all. The program is Certified Healthy Campus state programs coordinator, said. open to businesses, campuses, was created in 2011 to recognize “We applaud all Certified Healthy communities, congregations, early both public and private post- Oklahoma recipients for making childhood programs, restaurants secondary campuses and career and schools. Northwestern has technology centers that promote received certifications from health and wellness for their Certified Healthy Oklahoma every faculty, staff, students and visitors. year since 2012. The program is administered “It is always my goal to create a by the Oklahoma Turning Point culture of wellness on our campus Council and the Oklahoma State and in our community,” Richard Department of Health, Center for Burdick, J.R. Holder Wellness the Advancement of Wellness. Center director, said. “I am very “Northwestern recognizes proud to be part of an environment the value of healthy employees here at Northwestern that supports and is committed to providing positive health choices.” opportunities to promote wellness the healthy choice, the easy choice All award winners were and healthy lifestyles,” Dr. Janet and for helping to create a culture acknowledged at a ceremony and Cunningham, university president, of wellness in their communities.” luncheon at the Embassy Suites in said. “Having healthy employees Certified Healthy Oklahoma is Norman on March 7. increases productivity and can lower insurance premiums. Healthy employees are usually happy employees. That’s why a culture of promoting wellness is so very important.” Certifications are awarded at the basic, merit, and excellence levels, depending on the number of criteria fulfilled. A smoke-free policy is required for Basic, and a tobacco-free policy submitted with the application is required for Excellence. The Certified Healthy Oklahoma Campus Program 2018 received 48 applications and certified 42 campuses at the basic, merit or excellence level. Northwestern earned the excellence certification. “This certification provides opportunities for Northwestern to create an environment that Spotlight 61 Social sciences holds induction ceremony Northwestern’s social sciences honor society dedicated to Northwestern chapter is Dr. Eric department inducted new promoting the study of history. Schmaltz, professor of history. members into the Phi Alpha Theta, Requirements for membership This year’s seven inductees Pi Sigma Alpha and Pi Gamma Mu include a minimum 12 hours include history majors Randal international honor societies May of history, a cumulative grade Bishop, Ponca City senior; Austin 1 during a ceremony in the Jesse point average of at least 3.0 Booth, Fairmont junior; Jack Dunn building. and a grade point average of at Servis, Woodward senior; Logan Phi Alpha Theta is least 3.1 in history. Watkins, Lahoma junior; Madison an international history The sponsor for the Wilson, Enid junior; Rochelle Wright, Alva junior; and political science major Jacqueline Ruhl, Alva senior. Pi Sigma Alpha is an international political science honor society dedicated to promoting the understanding of politics, democracy and citizenship throughout the world. Requirements for membership include a minimum 12 hours of political science, a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 Northwestern Phi Alpha Theta history honor society sponsor (far left) Dr. Eric and standing be in the top third of Schmaltz, with inductees (left to right) Randal Bishop, Jacqueline Ruhl, Madison the graduating class. Wilson and Rochelle Wright, will work to promote the study of history. Not Pictured are inductees Austin Booth, Jack Servis and Logan Watkins. Continued on Page 64

62 Spotlight SWAT participates in prevention initiatives In April, Northwestern Social the 11th year in Oklahoma that figurine is approximately 2- to 3- feet Workers Association of Tomorrow communities have been encouraged high and was cut out by volunteers from (SWAT) members took part in Child to display a “Blue Ribbon Tree” Vance Air Force Base. Once the forms Abuse Prevention Month initiatives during the month of April for Child were cut out, the Junior Welfare League including the “Wooden Children” Abuse Prevention Month. Blue and other individuals painted on the project sponsored by the Garfield ribbon trees are registered with faces and hair. County Child Advocacy Center. They the Oklahoma State Department Organizations, businesses, also designed a blue ribbon tree on the of Health, and photos of the groups and individuals were asked Northwestern-Woodward campus. trees are displayed at the Annual to “foster” a wooden child for $25. Blue Ribbon Trees are sponsored Oklahoma Child Abuse and Neglect The group sponsoring the child by The Child Abuse Prevention Conference, hosted by the Center dressed and displayed it where they (CAP) Action Committee, led by the on Child Abuse and Neglect. chose throughout March. On April 1 Oklahoma State Department of Health. “Being able to grow our activities for the Wooden Children were taken to The blue ribbon is anChild Abuse Prevention Month to other the courthouse lawn to be displayed international sign for child abuse campuses shows that we are growing through the month of April for prevention and is a constant in the area of awareness of child abuse Child Abuse Prevention Month. reminder that all individuals have and neglect in the state of Oklahoma,” “This is a subject not many a duty to protect children. This is Jennifer Pribble, SWAT sponsor and enjoy discussing, but is a subject assistant professor of social that all individuals need to be work, said. aware of as mandated reporters of The “Woodenchild abuse in this state,” Pribble Children” project is said. “Visual reminders of this act designed to bring brings the awareness that there awareness to the number are children experiencing child of child abuse cases that abuse and neglect in this state, and are investigated each year. it takes all of us to protect these In 2018, 332 confirmed vulnerable children.” c a s e s of child abuse were r e p o r t e d in Garfield County. E ach wooden

(Above) The 332 wooden characters displayed on the northeast corner of the Garfield County Courthouse are being used to increase community awareness of children Northwestern Social Workers Association of Tomorrow abused or neglected in Garfield County. (SWAT) members took part in Child Abuse Prevention Month initiatives including designing a blue ribbon (Left) Standing with examples of the tree on the Northwestern-Woodward campus. Pictured Wooden Children are: (left to right) Kallie are (left to right) Alicia James, Laverne senior, SWAT Jones, Enid junior; Jennifer Pribble, SWAT secretary; Reba Finley, Arnett junior, SWAT member; and sponsor; and Morgan Lopez, Goltry senior, Jennifer Pribble, SWAT sponsor, with the blue ribbon tree SWAT Enid vice president, at the Garfield at the Northwestern-Woodward campus. County Courthouse. Spotlight 63 Dr. Jennifer Mahieu and Dr. Leslie Collins hosted a pediatrics assessment day for junior nursing students from the Alva, Woodward, and Enid campuses enrolled in OB and Peds: Nursing Care of the Community. The students conducted Dr. Mariann Braten-Hall served as a physical assessments on children of NWOSU faculty and staff and in the Alva guest speaker at Northern Oklahoma community. This activity prepared students for upcoming pediatric clinicals in College in April. the community.

Continued from page 62 Social Sciences... The sponsor for the international social sciences honor at least 3.0 and standing in the top Northwestern chapter is Dr. Aaron society dedicated to promoting third of the graduating class. Mason, professor of political excellence in social sciences and The sponsor for the science. upholding scholarship, leadership Northwestern chapter is Jana This year’s inductee was and service. Requirements for Brown, instructor of history. Clarence Wilson of Woodward, membership include a minimum This year’s 21 inductees include senior political science major. 20 hours of social science, a social work majors Reba Finley, Pi Gamma Mu is an cumulative grade point average of Arnett junior; Elizabeth Fox- Shipley, Laverne senior; Kathryn Hess, Enid junior; Morgan Lopez, Enid senior; Chanel Martin, Mooreland junior; Ashley Neal, Enid senior; Marsellia Rael, Woodward senior; Jonathan Wales, Woodward junior; criminal justice majors Austin Luker, El Reno junior; Miranda Sanders, Goltry junior; Hannah Williams, Thornton, Colorado, senior; social Northwestern Pi Gamma Mu social sciences honor society members will science majors Clinton Shelton, encourage service, scholarship and leadership. Back row (left to right) Jonathan Woodward senior; Caitlyn Wales, Randal Bishop, Jacqueline Ruhl, Rochelle Wright and Hannah Williams. Shortnacy, Enid senior; history Front row (left to right) Austin Luker, Reba Finley, Marsellia Rael, Madison majors Bishop; Booth; Servis; Wilson, Chanel Martin and Jana Brown (sponsor). Not pictured are inductees Austin Booth, Elizabeth Fox-Shipley, Kathryn Hess, Morgan Lopez, Ashley Neal, Watkins; Wilson; Wright; and Miranda Sanders, Jack Servis, Clinton Shelton, Caitlyn Shornacy, Logan Watkins political science majors Ruhl and and Clarence Wilson. Wilson. 64 Spotlight Larson named to Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Board Kyle Larson, assistant Northwestern and through “OVAC performs a crucial role professor of art in Northwestern’s various arts events. He said he of helping support and showcase visual arts program, has been learned of an opening artists and their named to the board of directors on the board and endeavors, providing for the Oklahoma Visual Arts discussed the possibility platforms for Coalition (OVAC), a non-profit of joining them after cultural exchanges organization that supports visual meeting a few of the and experiences artists living and working in board members at a throughout the state. Oklahoma. The organization is reception for his solo I am looking forward celebrating its 30th anniversary exhibition in November to collaborating this year. 2018 at the TAC Gallery with other fellow Larson said that he had in Tulsa. Kyle Larson artists and arts correspondence with OVAC “I am excited to be administrators in members and board members a member of such an important Oklahoma. It is also an honor throughout his four years at organization,” Larson said. to be an advocate for the visual arts in northwest Oklahoma.” Larson said his hope is to support artists and cultural events in northwest Oklahoma with the goal of having more participation and involvement in the arts from Northwestern, the community and region. He said he plans to attend meetings and events when possible as they primarily take place in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. “I will be working closely with the Programs Committee,” Larson said. “OVAC has a number of fantastic reoccurring programs that all Oklahoma artists and community members can attend, participate in and benefit from.” These programs include one for Oklahoma artists ages 30 and younger, honorariums to selected artists to create new bodies of work, volunteer opportunities, internships and more. Information about these programs and others can be found on OVAC’s website at http://ovac-ok.org.

Spotlight 65 Ink, toner recycling just got easier Northwestern employees can Enid campus. Donations will be remanufactured for use up to three now recycle used toner and ink accepted year-round. times and toner cartridges up to cartridges by dropping them in “I am an avid supporter of five times. Once the cartridge has campus mail. ‘reducing, exhausted its reusability, it then will T a n d y reusing and be turned into other sustainable Keenan, director recycling’ products. Keenan said the plastic of sponsored whenever from those that can no longer be programs and possible,” remanufactured will be broken Alva campus Keenan said. down into pellets to be turned into cartridge collector, “Thank youplastic materials that have nothing started collecting to everyone who to do with ink or toner. cartridges in 2016 has donated Keenan said it’s important while working at their printer for Northwestern to commit to the Northwestern ink cartridges recycling ink and toner cartridges Foundation and for recycling. I because of their effect on landfills. found out through estimate we have Cartridges can take 500-1,000 her sponsored recycled 185 plus years to decompose in a landfill program job cartridges so far. and may leak printer ink into the duties that there Ultimately, we environment. was no place for others to recycle, are preventing all of these cartridges All Northwestern employees, so she announced the program from going to the landfill.” students and community members university-wide. Ink cartridges can only be can utilize this recycling program. The recycled ink and toner cartridges are taken to the Northwest Center for Behavioral Health’s Regional substance abuse Prevention Coordinator’s office in Alva. The RPC office sells the cartridges to the recycler and uses the funding to pay for meals and other expenses for their underage volunteers, who assist with alcohol compliance checks. The RPC receives between 10 cents and $2 for each cartridge. Those who want to participate should place used toner or ink cartridges in the box for the new cartridge — or the old box, if they saved it — and put it into the campus mail as if it were outgoing mail addressed to Keenan. Keenan will accept Alva campus donations in Vinson Hall 311. Dr. Steven Mackie, professor of education, will collect donations for the

66 Spotlight Years of research, fine-tuning lecture notes leads to new book It may have taken 25-plus years of they may have missed while gone. And, images used are in the public domain continuous research and the fine-tuning because it’s available on Kindle, he said and that he created nearly all of the of lecture notes as he prepared his students can download it and read it on musical examples. He notes that all of information to teach students in a music their phones. the recommended listening examples appreciation class at Northwestern “My second objective was simply mentioned in the book are readily Oklahoma State University, but doing to tell an interesting story,” Ridgway available on the Internet. And, he so has now resulted in a new book for said. “To be perfectly honest about encourages readers not to skip through one of the Department of Fine Arts’ it, I find most music the footnotes as he has adjunct instructors of music. appreciation and music provided “little gems too Alva native Max Ridgway has history textbooks good to leave out.” taught various music classes at the to be bland and “Musical Traditions university through these 25-plus years. uninteresting. This is in Western Culture” His classes have included World Music, partly because they tend has been available at Applied Guitar, Music Composition to whitewash the lives Amazon.com in a and a strings class, but it’s his Music in of the great composers, Kindle and paperback Life humanities class and his endless covering up their flaws, version since Dec. search for the best stories to tell his bizarre behavior, and 29, 2018. But, it’s the students that prompted him to finally in some cases, their third format of the turn his “ever-evolving notes” into his political incorrectness. book that has Ridgway second book, “Musical Traditions in As far as I’m concerned, particularly excited as Max Ridgway Western Culture: A Concise Survey.” these are exactly the it’s now available as an Ridgway said that while teaching the things that make for a audiobook via Audible. class, he has “endeavored to study the entire good story. com and Amazon.com. subject from scratch each time I teach it, “What I endeavor to do is to simply “I found a fabulous voice actor in the searching through old music history texts, tell the story, including as much of the UK (Fergus Nicoll) who really makes the biographies and any other source I can morbid, strange and quirky information text come alive,” Ridgway said. find, looking for the best stories about the as I can uncover, slipping in the technical The undertaking of turning the composers and for the clearest and most aspects of the music incidentally as it book from print to audio proved to be a interesting musical examples to play for becomes necessary in the narrative.” longer process, Ridgway explained. my class,” Ridgway said. Some of those “interesting little “I first had to edit the text, removing “I made use of all of this research tidbits” that Ridgway writes about in references to diagrams or photos,” by upgrading my notes each semester, this book include “the story of Bach’s Ridgway said. “Then I had to audition fine-tuning my lectures along the way. time in jail, the strange disappearance readers. It then took several weeks for During the most recent Christmas of Haydn’s head (after his death, the chosen reader to make the recording. break (2018), I decided to write out thankfully), the bizarre ‘stalker’ behavior Finally, it took several more weeks for what I was teaching and publish it in of Hector Berlioz, an amusing first- Audible.com to do a quality check. The book form, both as a low-cost resource hand account of a stone-deaf Beethoven approved audiobook became available for my students and as a stand-alone attempting unsuccessfully to conduct on March 27.” book that anyone could read and enjoy.” an orchestra, and another first-hand Another feature of the book Ridgway explained that he basically account of Tchaikovsky’s ‘conducting- Ridgway pointed out is the cover, as it had two objectives in mind when fail’ due to a neurotic fear that his head allowed him to switch from author to writing the book with the first being, as might fall off.” proud father. mentioned, how it could be of use to his In the Preface to the book, Ridgway “The book cover was created by students. He said he doesn’t require his explains that he doesn’t use elaborate my oldest son, Elliott,” Ridgway said. students to use it, but knowing they can diagrams or colorful photographs, “For the photo, he arranged my violin, be absent from class for various reasons, so this helped to keep the cost of the some of my music books and one of my it can be a helpful resource to find what book low. He writes that all of the Continued to page 69

Spotlight 67 Hundreds of dresses given away at event Hundreds of free dresses were given away to student volunteers; Social Workers Association of students from 20 high schools during the annual Tomorrow (SWAT) campus organization; Woodward Primp for Prom event held in the Woodward High High School employee volunteers; Venture Foods School Practice Gym. of Shattuck; Dillard’s; LJ Creations; and all the This year more than 400 dresses and nearly 100 generous dress and accessory donors from across pairs of shoes were donated to the Northwestern northwest Oklahoma. A very special thanks goes to Oklahoma State University Department of Social the administration of Woodward Public Schools for Work and Woodward High School Key Club, who hosting the event and to Miss Oklahoma Teen USA co-sponsor the event. Abigail Billings. “Primp for Prom is an event that always “The Department of Social Work and the Key highlights the generosity of others and the Club is always honored to sponsor this event,” kindness that exists in our local communities,” Dr. Rehder said. “This event is about more than dresses Kylene Rehder, Department of Social Work chair, for us; we see it as a means to embody our university said. mission to build a sense of community and an Appreciation from members of the Department opportunity to serve others.” of Social Work to those who helped with the event’s success goes to Woodward High School Key Club members and sponsor Beth Baker; Stefanie Alexander; Woodward High School; Woodward Leadership Advisory Board; Tom and Dr. Deena Fisher, Woodward campus dean; Drs. Steven and Angela Pharris; Northwestern social work

68 Spotlight Northwestern plays host to regional science fair Students from seven different The fair services the northwest schools earned top awards during counties of Oklahoma and is the Northwest Oklahoma Regional a feeder fair for the Oklahoma Science Fair held at Northwestern State Science & Engineering Oklahoma State University Fair (OSSEF) held March 28-30 recently. in Stillwater at Oklahoma State Since 1957, Northwestern University (OSU). has played host to this science At the regional fair, Grand Champions of the Northwest fair. The program has evolved judges have the capability of Oklahoma Regional Science Fair are over the years to become one of advancing a project to the (left to right) Carter McGaha from Vici outreach and service learning, and International Science and Public Schools in Division II; Kirstin Parkhurst from Northwest Technology has served as a springboard for Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Center (Fairview) in Division I; and aspiring students. Phoenix, Arizona. Garrett Killman and Turner Killman from Alva Public Schools in Division III.

Continued from page 67 Years of research, fine-tuning... orchestral scores to set up the image.” The book also is dedicated to his mother, a Northwestern alumna who is the organist at the First United Methodist Church and teaches State qualifiers from the Northwest Oklahoma Regional Science Fair held at private piano lessons in Alva. He Northwestern Oklahoma State University competed at the Oklahoma State Science writes: “For my mother, Alycen & Engineering Fair March 28-30 at Oklahoma State University. Ridgway Yoder, my first and best music teacher.” Ridgway is a 1990 graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and holds a master’s degree in music education from Northwestern Oklahoma State. In addition, he curates a YouTube page with nearly 17,000 subscribers called NewMusicXX, which promotes modern music and contemporary composers. He also is a musician with wide-ranging experience, from avant- garde free improvisation and ambient music to blues-infused jazz. His first book is titled “Modernism: The Strange Story of Art and Music in the Twentieth Century” and is available exclusively through Amazon. Spotlight 69 Research presented at conference Two Northwestern faculty awarded a $40,000 grant to the lab is currently underway, and members gave a presentation on construct a virtual reality lab on full implementation is expected virtual reality technology within the Enid campus. Construction of in the fall 2019. social work education at the National Technology and Social Science Conference in Las Vegas. Dr. Kylene Rehder, chair of the department of social work, and Jennifer Pribble, director of social work field education, co-presented “Virtual Reality: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Skills in Social Work Education.” Rehder and Pribble’s research presentation was connected with a grant project they are working on to integrate virtual reality technology into the training and Northwestern social work faculty members Dr. Kylene Rehder (left) and Jennifer education of social work students. Pribble recently co-presented “Virtual Reality: Bridging the Gap between This year, Northwestern’s Knowledge and Skills in Social Work Education” at the National Technology and department of social work was Social Science Conference in Las Vegas. Riders in the Sky make appearance Northwestern played host With all of the original nightspot “Phranks & Steins.” to the final performance in the members, Riders in the Sky have This sparked a blazing future. The Northwest Oklahoma Concert been keepers of the flame passed on group has chalked up more than Series 2018-19 lineup with Riders by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene 6,100 concert appearances in all 50 in the Sky on Tuesday, April 23. Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving states and 10 countries, appearing Four men from different walks and revitalizing the genre, for more in venues everywhere from the of life came together for their first than 35 years. While remaining true Nashville National Guard Armory performance in 1977 to become to the integrity of Western music, to Carnegie Hall, and from county America’s favorite cowboys: Ranger they have themselves become fairs to the Hollywood Bowl. Their Doug, Too Slim, Woody Paul modern-day icons by branding the cowboy charisma and comedic flair and Joey. These men make up the genre with their own legendary made them naturals for TV, landing entertaining group Riders in the wacky humor and way-out Western them their own weekly show on TNN Sky. Together they are a theoretical wit, and all along encouraging as well as a Saturday morning series plasma physicist and wildlife buckaroos and buckarettes to live on CBS. They have been guests on manager; a galvanizer, Life Scout life “The Cowboy Way!” countless TV specials, documentaries and English major; shot putter and As a classic cowboy quartet, and variety shows, appearing with Bluegrass Boy; and a Polka Hall of the trail has led them to heights everyone from Barney to Penn & Fame member. Riders in the Sky are they could have never predicted. Teller. Their animated likenesses the only exclusively Western artist Riders in the Sky’s first official have shared the screen with Daffy group to have won a Grammy, and public performance was Nov. 11, Duck on the Cartoon Network, and these entertainers have won two. 1977, at the erstwhile Nashville Continued on page 71 70 Spotlight Continued from page 70 Riders in the Sky.... the Disney Channel’s Stanley. the Internet cartoon show “Thomas Up” in Toy Story 2. The album In addition to penning award- Timberwolf” by renowned Bugs garnered the Riders in the Sky their winning songs for their own albums, Bunny creator Chuck Jones, but the first Grammy Award in 2001 for Best they wrote the score for Pixar animated character that history will Musical Album for Children. Two Animation’s 2002 Academy Award- most certainly link to Riders in the years later, Riders roped their second winning short “For the Birds.” They Sky is the loveable cowboy Woody, as Grammy in the same category, for also composed the theme song for Riders performed “Woody’s Round “Monsters Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites,” the companion CD to Pixar’s award-winning movie. The Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series serves residents of northwest Oklahoma and the surrounding area by providing cultural experiences in the performing arts presented by professional musicians with regional, national and international acclaim. The concert series is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Charles Morton Share Trust, Oklahoma Arts Council and Northwestern. To learn more about the Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series and next year’s lineup, follow the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ Riders in the Sky performing in Herod Hall Auditorium on April 23 during NorthwestOkCS and Twitter at @ the final event for the Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series this year. NorthwestOkCS.

Spotlight 71 Social Work group attends ‘LEAD’ event Many social work students Social work students, alumnae provides an opportunity for social and practitioners from across the and faculty from Northwestern work students to engage in macro- state gathered this month at the Oklahoma State University were level social work and learn effective Oklahoma Capitol for the 2019 among the attendees ready to ways to advocate for populations National Association of Social learn about current legislation they will potentially serve. It also Workers, Oklahoma Chapter impacting the profession of social allows students to understand how (NASW-OK) Legislative Education work and the populations they to access public policy and interact and Advocacy Day (LEAD). serve. Participating in LEAD with their legislators. “Legislative Education and Advocacy Day provides an opportunity for participation in public policy issues and social justice advocacy, both key components of social work education and practice,” Dr. Kylene Rehder, associate professor of social work and chair of the department of social work, said. The day started with a welcome message from NASW- OK Executive Director Steven Pharris, LCSW, JD, followed by a legislative update from NASW- OK board member Deborah Johnson, PhD. Cathy Costello, National Mental Health Advocate, presented, as didNASW-OK board Social work students, alumnae and faculty attending the National Association of Social Workers, Oklahoma Chapter (NASW-OK) Legislative Education and Advocacy Day member James Smith on the basics (LEAD) were (left to right) department chair Dr. Kylene Rehder, Denise Tyrell, Jennifer of advocacy. The day concluded Ruppel, Jordan Koehn, Keliah Pool, Alicia James, Elizabeth Fox-Shipley, Jessica with a visit to the Oklahoma State Goodballet, alumna Sierra Miller, alumna Annie Moss, alumna Dana Kausek, and Capitol building and opportunities director of field education Jennifer Pribble. to engage with legislators. Department celebrates Social Work month The NWOSU Social Work of the profession. This is troubling, considering there department celebrated Social Work The theme has created a is a rising need for social workers month in March by decorating platform for a conversation to in the United States to help us their main office in Alva. This year’s help social workers get better cope with societal problem. The theme, “Elevate Social Work,” has compensation for the work they goal is to elevate the public image provided an opportunity for social do. Despite the invaluable services of the profession and explore ways workers around the nation and their social workers give to others, social to boost compensation for one supporters to educate the public work salaries tend to lag behind of our nation’s fastest growing about the invaluable contributions those of others helping professions. professions. 72 Spotlight Ranger Rocketry competes at Argonia Cup Members of the Northwestern “It took a fair amount of time included the University of Oklahoma State University to prepare for launch,” Maier said, Colorado-Denver, Kansas State Ranger Rocketry team competed explaining that team members University, Mississippi State alongside 10 other teams from were working on motor assembly, University, a second team from nine universities during the third packing the parachute and arming Oklahoma State University, annual Argonia Cup Collegiate electronics. Western Michigan University Rocketry competition March 31 at “During ascent, the rocket College of Engineering and the Rocket Pasture near Argonia, became unstable with vibrations Applied Sciences and the Kansas. (we think it began hinging where University of Wyoming. Although the team did not sections were coupled together),” place in the competition, Dr. Steve Maier said. “The motion became Maier, chair of the department too much, and the upper portion of natural science, professor of folded down onto the lower physics and co-sponsor of the portion before apogee. We were team, is proud of their efforts. able to recover all of the parts of the “I would like to congratulate rocket, but did not recover some the team on their work this of the electronics (the onboard year,” Maier said. “Even though altimeter and the GPS tracker, the results were not what we’d which became disconnected from hoped for, the Ranger team took its power source).” charge with scheduling meetings, Team members working on leading the building effort, getting the project included Sharon the word out to potential new Boeckman, Hitchcock freshman, members, and saw the project rocket construction and painting; through to the end. I am looking Joshua Calder, Okeene senior, forward to next year.” team captain who worked on According to the Argonia Cup the rocket’s design and payload website, its mission is “to provide construction and is Level 2 a competition that challenges certified; Capri Gahr, Carmen teams of collegiate students to junior, payload construction design, construct and execute a and photography; Colton Reed, multi-disciplined rocketry project Sweetwater sophomore, rocket utilizing innovative engineering construction; Osamu Sakamoto, and technology concepts.” Northwestern alumnus, video; and This year’s competition Claire Theis, Kingman, Kansas, challenge was to fly a rocket to an junior, payload design. Dr. Jason altitude of at least 8,000 feet using Wickham, professor of chemistry, a Level 2 motor, then recover it at is a team co-sponsor. a predetermined location. Oklahoma State University Maier explained that the Senior Capstone team won the Ranger rocket was 2.56 inches event with Southern Illinois in diameter and stood about 7 University placing second, the Joshua Calder (left) and Sharon Boeckman feet tall. It was designed to fly to University of Oklahoma at third (right) show off their 7-foot rocket for the Northwestern Ranger Rocketry team, an altitude of 8,600 feet before and Wichita State University, which competed in the Argonia Cup deploying a glider to return a golf fourth. Collegiate Rocketry competition near ball near the launch site. Other schools competing Argonia, Kansas, recently. Spotlight 73 23 inducted into Red and Black Scroll Northwestern inducted 23 new Wynter Standridge of Woodward, social Red and Black Scroll officers were members into the Red and Black Scroll work major; Siona Walsh of Forgan, elected the same evening. New Honor Society April 1 during a ceremony biology major; Ryan Willingham of officers are: Harris, president; in the Student Center Wyatt Room. Reseda, California, psychology major; Nutley, vice president; Allotey, Red and Black Scroll recognizes and Michelle Willson of Conway secretary/treasurer; Willson, Springs, Kansas, mass communication outstanding scholarship and service reporter; and Sacket, historian. major. among sophomore students at Northwestern. Requirements for membership include completion of 40-59 hours of college credit, a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, participation in two or more campus organizations or activities, attendance at Northwestern for at least two semesters and non-failure of a college course. Sponsors are Dr. Dena Walker, assistant professor of mathematics, and Dr. Sheila Brintnall, professor of mathematics. This year’s inductees include Joseph Allotey of Accra, Ghana, biology major; Benjamin Baker of Kerrville, Students who were inducted into the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society are (back row, left Texas, chemistry major; Lindsey Ball of to right) Jacob Fuller, Siona Walsh, Garyn Batchelor, Bailie Gooch, Brittany Cirnigliaro, Guthrie, biology major; Garyn Batchelor Damon Doss Jr. (middle row, left to right) Mikayla Carpenter, Mary Berntsen, Dezereè of Cheyenne, mathematics education Sawyer, Lindsey Ball, Emma Sporleder (front row, left to right) sponsor Dr. Dena Walker, major; Mary Berntsen of Conway Jordan Harris, Chloe Nutley, Joseph Allotey, Michelle Willson, Ethan Sacket, and sponsor Springs, Kansas, social science education Dr. Sheila Brintnall. Not pictured are Benjamin Baker, McKenna Carlton, Peyton Lucas, major; McKenna Carlton of Lakewood, Kenzie Mize, Caitlyn Pray, Wynter Standridge and Ryan Willingham. Colorado, nursing major; Mikayla Carpenter of Clinton, vocal music major; Brittany Cirnigliaro of Hudson, Florida, early childhood education; Damon Doss Jr. of Denver, Colorado, mathematics major; Jacob Fuller of Guthrie, biology major; Bailie Gooch of Stroud, health and sports science major; Jordan Harris of Enid, health and sports science education major; Peyton Lucas of Fairview, psychology major; Kenzie Mize of Fort Gibson, nursing major; Chloe Nutley of Elk City, mathematics major; Caitlyn Pray of Caldwell, Kansas, mass communication major; Ethan Sacket of Aline, business administration major; Dezereè Sawyer of Enid, accounting major; Emma Sporleder of Northwestern students Austin Morton, Buffalo freshman, and Rylee Johnson, Bristow, mass communication major; Amarillo, Texas, freshman, during the interactive murder mystery, “Death and Deceit on the Nile” Feb. 21-23 in Herod Hall Auditorium. 74 Spotlight Summer JumpStart program starts Members of Northwestern’s students obtain a brief sample sophomore Adriana Guel of Student Support Services of college life, complete one Los Angeles, California, and began their summer or two developmental courses freshman Michelyn Hurrieta JumpStart program on the and learn the skills necessary of Longdale. Alva campus June 3. This is for university success. Instructors this year the third year for the summer During the program, include: Beginning Algebra – program, which will finish the students also attend Keenan Meeker, instructor of on July 24. workshops addressing mathematics at Northwestern; The students from Alva, stress management, test Composition I with a lab – Blackwell, Cashion, Choctaw, preparedness, financial Dr. Jennifer Page, assistant Cleo Springs, Fort Supply, literacy, time management, professor of English at Longdale, Midwest City and Blackboard, studying skills, Northwestern. Turpin attend classes Monday university life and more. The students are staying through Wednesday. Six Student Support Services in university housing while students are attending the staff working with the on campus and eating their June math session, and nine summer program include meals in Coronado Café. students are attending the program advisers Rosa For more information July English session. All of Guel and Demetri Wilson, on Northwestern’s Student these students will be college administrative assistant Support Services program, freshmen at Northwestern in Rachael Richardson, and please contact Angle at the fall. serving as student peer [email protected] or (580) “I couldn’t be more coaches are Northwestern 327-8119. pleased about the progress and success of JumpStart,’” Dr. Dennis Angle, Student Support Services director, said. “This program is a collaborative effort – the instructors (Keenan Meeker and Dr. Jennifer Page) along with their department heads (Dr. Tim Maharry, professor of mathematics and Dr. Kathryn Lane, associate professor of English), Dr. James Bell (associate vice president for academics and dean of faculty), Calleb Mosburg (dean of student affairs and enrollment management) and Student Support Services summer JumpStart program June participants our office make it happen.” and staff are (back row, left to right): Dr. Dennis Angle, Demetri Angle said the summer Wilson, Collin Zink, Isaiah Sumlin, Arturo Cisneros, Tra’Mon Jackson; JumpStart program is (front row, left to right): Autumn Roberts, Klaycie Rauch, Michelyn an attempt to help first- Hurrieta, Rachael Richardson, Rosa Guel. Not pictured is Adriana generation, low income Guel.

Spotlight 75 Ruhl named Newman Civic Fellow Jacqueline Ruhl, senior serve as a role model for young her best in her studies,” Dr. Kay political science major at p e op l e .” Decker, chair of the department Northwestern Oklahoma State Ruhl completed a cosmetology of social sciences, said. “As a University, has been named a 2019 program after high school. Four non-traditional student, Jacque Campus Compact Newman Civic years later, in the fall of 2007, has worked hard to manage Fellow. Ruhl first started multiple demands on Campus Compact is a Boston- as a student at her time and energy. based non-profit organization Northwestern. We applaud her efforts working to advance the public She completed and wish her all the purposes of higher education. nine hours of best as she makes plans The organization’s 2019 cohort developmental to apply to law school of Newman Civic Fellows is zero credit courses upon completing comprised of 262 students, in English, reading her undergraduate including Ruhl. and mathematics program.” “It’s an honor to be named and three hours The Newman Civic a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow,” of credit. She Fellowship, named Ruhl said. “I am looking forward was enrolled for Jacqueline Ruhl for Campus Compact to what this experience has to the spring of 2008 co-founder Frank offer and discovering what kind semester, but had to withdraw Newman, is a one-year experience of contributions I can make to the because life got in the way. She emphasizing personal, professional program, and playing my small worked for several years as a and civic growth. Through the part in making the world a better delivery driver and parcel carrier, fellowship, Campus Compact place. As Bigweld, from the kids’ but decided she wanted something provides a variety of learning movie ‘Robots’ would say, ‘See a more. and networking opportunities, need, fill a need.’” In the fall of 2015, Ruhl including a national conference The Alva native is an active re-entered Northwestern and of Newman Civic Fellows in member of the university’s Pi pursued her degree with passion partnership with the Edward M. Sigma Alpha Honor Society, the and dedication. Every semester Kennedy Institute for the United Leviathan Society and the Red since that first one more than 10 States Senate. The fellowship and Black Scroll Honor Society. years ago, Ruhl has been listed on also provides fellows with access She has volunteered in numerous the President’s or Vice President’s to apply for exclusive scholarship capacities with her church and her Honor Roll. She and her husband and post-graduate opportunities. children’s activities. have a blended family with 13 The Newman Civic Fellowship “I nominated Jacqueline children, nine of whom still live at is supported by the KPMG for the potential I see for her home. Foundation and Newman’s Own future,” Dr. Janet Cunningham, “Jacque is a dedicated Foundation. university president, said. “She is student who always strives to do a nontraditional student, a mother and someone who wants to make a difference in the world. She intends to become an attorney and pursue a career in family law, assisting families in crisis. She understands public service, and I think her personal story gives her an extraordinary opportunity to

76 Spotlight Ruhl named Newman Civic Fellow 16th art show is in the books The entries came in, the “Our students had artwork has been submitted entries in almost every and judged. The 16th annual category in the painting Northwestern Art Society Art and works on paper area,” Show is in the books. The show Case said. took place during the month of All artwork that earned March in the J.W. Martin Library an award in this show was on the Alva campus. moved to the Winners’ A wide variety of art was on Show that took place in display from current students and downtown Alva during employees, retired employees and the First Friday Art Walk alumni including paintings and April 5 at the Runnymede drawings depicting abstracts to Hotel. realism to theatrical art. There Student Brieanna were also wood carvings and a McClure’s painted portrait, number of photographs. “Maxwell,” was judged as “I’m excited that past art student best of show on society president Kristy San Soucie campus as well as being mailed in paintings to show all chosen as People’s Choice the way from Washington state,” at the Winner’s Show. Angelia Case, art society sponsor, Moore’s piece titled Brieanna McClure’s painting of “Maxwell” was said. “We are always excited when “Point of View” was judged judged as Student Best of Show at the annual art society alums participate.” as non-student Best of campus art show. Her work was also chosen by Show and was chosen by those attending the Winner’s Show during the Case also noted that Kristy April First Friday Art Walk event as People’s Benson, who was an art minor those attending the on- Choice. Pictured are McClure, left, and Maxwell and speech/theatre major at campus show as People’s Archer. Northwestern, also displayed a few Choice. very large pieces of art including a If you’d like to see a list of all winning pieces or the 2019 6x8 foot “full-scale scenic NAS Art Show in Photos, visit drop” created as part of this link, then follow the NAS Art her work as the resident Show Winners tab: www.nwosu. scenic designer in the edu/art/nas-art-show University of Central “The Art Society doesn’t Oklahoma theatre have many members, but the department. group works hard on fundraising Connie Moore, throughout the year with our a Waynoka artist, Photos with Santa event and businesswoman and Goodie Giveaways at basketball Northwestern alumna, games so we can provide this also submitted four opportunity for our Ranger paintings for the show, family to showcase their talents,” and students in the mass Case said. “We also appreciate communication and the support of the Student visual arts programs have Government Association for its submitted work. co-sponsorship of the show.” Spotlight 77 Outdoor tennis, basketball courts have new look While January was not an ideal red and gray paint scheme that is said. “I hope students and time for an outdoor tennis match unique to Northwestern. community members take or a pickup game of basketball, “It is a great look,” Cunningham advantage of the courts.” students at Northwestern have refurbished courts to play on now that the weather has turned warmer. Thanks to a lead gift from the Esther Blessington Testamentary Trust of Alva, the courts were resurfaced and new nets were installed at the tennis court. Upgraded lighting will be installed later this year. “This project gives our students Northwestern Oklahoma State another opportunity to have some University’s outdoor tennis recreation time outdoors,” Dr. and basketball courts have been refurbished, and updated Janet Cunningham, university lighting will come later this president, said. “Northwestern has year. The courts are open to the the only public tennis courts in public, free of charge. Alva, so this is welcome news for those who enjoy the game.” The courts feature a striking Diversity workshop held

The annual Diversity Training Workshop for all Northwestern employees took place March 12 in the Student Center Ranger Room on the Alva campus. The topic was “Understanding Financial Aid: Challenges and Restrictions for Faculty Advisors.” Calleb Mosburg, dean of student affairs and enrollment management, and Tara Hannaford, director of financial aid and scholarships, shared important information to assist faculty and staff with advising. Information was also shared about the new Ellucian system, a centralized administrative and information management tool for day-to-day operations at Northwestern. Students, staff and faculty will experience more efficient service and processes related to financial aid, purchasing, human resources, enrollment and advising, and reporting. A link to a recorded version of this workshop was shared via Zoom Recording and a link placed on the Diversity webpage this spring.

78 Spotlight Enid Spring Recognition honors students The Enid Campus community gave recognition to honorees and Leadership Council Pins - got together to celebrate awards information about their area. Caitlin Evans, Ryan Gantt, and graduation on May 8 at Spring One student graduating and Madison Green; Psychology Recognition. with a master’s degree attended, Club - Lauren Keller-President, The event allows families of and 23 bachelors graduates Apera Tobiason-Vice President; students to meet instructors, staff attended. Approximately 170 SWAT Members - Denise Tyrell and academic advisors. attended the event. & Madeline Turner; Social Work Certificates were given to each Award Recipients: Emily Pins - Denise Tyrell, Madeline graduate, with his or her degree listed, as Bellinger - C.O.R.E.’s Outstanding Turner, & Rhema Abercrombie. representatives from each department Senior Graduate; Leadership Council Members- Madison Green, Lainey Coldren, Morgan Lopez, Caitlyn Shortnacy, Brannon Robinson; -Leadership Council Members (Left to Right) Madison Leadership Green, Lainey Coldren, Morgan Lopez, Brannon Robinson, Council Officers Caitlyn Shortnacy, Caitlin Evans, Ryan Gantt, Tiffany - Ryan Gantt - Misak (Sponsor), Dr. Wayne McMillin (Sponsor) Darrel Ring, left, receiving his Master of Secretary, Caitlin Counseling Psychology certificate from Evans-Reporter; Dr. Wayne McMillin.

Graduates receiving Bachelors Degrees

Enid Nursing Graduates with Dr. Krista Tilley and Heidi Ritchie Spotlight 79 Lopez accepted into leadership institute Northwestern social work N.E.W. Leadership is an intense, that advances societal well-being,” senior Morgan Lopez of Goltry has five-day program that takes place each Dr. Kylene Rehder, social work been accepted into the National year on the department chair, said. “The Education for Women’s (N.E.W.) University of department is excited for her Leadership Institute. She is a student Oklahoma’s opportunity to learn from some of the at Northwestern-Enid. N o r m a n state’s most prominent women.” Each year, about 35 students campus and The award-winning program are selected for the institute is designed educates and empowers under- through a competitive application specifically for graduate women to participate process. Lopez was chosen based undergraduate actively in politics and public service. on numerous factors including, but women from The program connects students not limited to, individual leadership colleges Morgan Lopez to policy makers and community potential, maturity, ability to deal and universities across the state of activists to engage them in shaping with challenges, capacity to reflect Oklahoma. Participants reside at the public agenda. Launched in 2002, on one’s own personal strengths the Alpha Phi House, and the entire the program is part of the N.E.W. and weaknesses, special interests, experience, including housing Leadership National Network at the unique characteristics or diverse and meals, is offered at no cost to Center for American Women and experiences that contribute to the students. This year the event was held Politics at Rutgers University. N.E.W. Leadership learning goals, from May 17-21. For more information visit www. interest in politics, public service or “Morgan is an exceptional ou.edu/carlalbertcenter/womens- public policy, and a commitment student who is focused on public leadership/new-leadership.html to participate fully in the N.E.W. service and policy Leadership institute. development Decker, Kelsey offer lecture on windows Two members of the Northwestern faculty presented a cultural heritage lecture titled “The Significance of Church in Oklahoma’s Settlement Patterns: The Lincoln Windows Projects in Oklahoma” on Thursday, Jan. 31, in Alva’s First United Methodist Church. The church is located at the corner of Sixth and Church streets. Kay Decker Dr. Kay Decker, chair of social sciences and professor of sociology, and Ken Kelsey, instructor of history and humanities, presented this lecture. Northwestern students and employees, as well as the general public were welcome to attend this free presentation and discussion. Ken Kelsey 80 Spotlight Pfeifer-Hill establishes natural science scholarship The Loyd V. Hill and Cynthia based positions, obtaining seven In 2019, Cynthia retired after 24 A. Pfeifer-Hill Natural Science patents. years at Northwestern. Scholarship was established in May Dr. Cynthia Pfeifer-Hill Cynthia and Loyd first met at 2019 to support students majoring earned a bachelor’s degree in Northwestern in 1995 as biology or minoring in any natural science biochemistry at Pennsylvania faculty colleagues and soon field and who also demonstrate State University in 1985. She found their common passion a love of learning in any of these obtained her Ph.D. in veterinary for teaching and the biological fields. physiology and pharmacology sciences. They married on May “Both Loyd and Cynthia at Purdue University, Ind. 23, 1998. made significant contributions She conducted postdoctoral Applicants for the Loyd V. to Northwestern during their research at New Mexico State Hill and Cynthia A. Pfeifer-Hill teaching careers, and their University and the University Natural Science Scholarship impact will continue through of Pittsburgh Medical School. must be full-time continuing this scholarship,” said Dr. Cynthia began her Northwestern students pursuing a Biology, Janet Cunningham, President career in 1995 in the Department Chemistry or Physics major of Northwestern Oklahoma of Natural Science, teaching or minor with a minimum 3.0 State University. “It is a fitting Human Anatomy, Physiology, cumulative grade point average. legacy for two outstanding Pathophysiology, Biochemistry Applicants must also be active in educators.” and Cell and Molecular Biology. a science club. To be considered, Dr. Loyd Hill earned a She also served as interim dean students must complete the bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma for several years and department scholarship application form A&M College through the in Stillwater Financial Aid before serving Office on any as a Flight Northwestern Navigator in campus. This the U.S. Air scholarship Force. After can be used his honorable for University- discharge from r e l a t e d the Air Force, expenses he obtained including his master’s tuition, books, and Ph.D. fees, and room degrees in plant and board. science and For more agronomy from information Loyd Hill Oklahoma State Cynthia Pfeifer-Hill on the Loyd University. While working chair of the Department of V. Hill and Cynthia A. on these degrees, Loyd began Natural Science for 10 years. She Pfeifer-Hill Natural Science his teaching at Northwestern oversaw a major science building Scholarship, or about investing Oklahoma State University as renovation and helped start in Northwestern students, an instructor in the Department the Heartland BEST Robotics contact Skeeter Bird, CEO, of Agriculture. Following his program. Cynthia also holds the Northwestern Foundation & time at Northwestern, Loyd Dr. Anna B. Fisher Endowed Alumni Association, at 580- worked in several agricultural- Biology Chair at Northwestern. 327-8598 or at [email protected] Spotlight 81 Weigand Family establishes fund to enhance biomedical science Dr. Dennis and Janet Weigand been a member of many medical and a retired physician, I hope this fund will of Edmond recently established the dermatological societies. Weigand was help inspire students to become doctors, Weigand Biomedical Science Fund at a diplomat on the American Board of whether in practice, research or both.” Northwestern Oklahoma State University Dermatopathology and the American “The Weigands are passionate and to provide funding for equipment, Board of Dermatology. committed to students and health care,” training and faculty development. Weigand has spent much of his said Skeeter Bird, CEO, Northwestern Weigand graduated with a Bachelor’s practice time in service to the public. He Foundation & Alumni Association. of Science degree from Northwestern has been honored by the Department “They have chosen a great place to in 1960 and a year later married Janet of Veterans Affairs Medical Center invest with Northwestern’s natural White, formerly of Alva. In 1963, in Oklahoma City, recognized on the science program. Because Northwestern Weigand earned his Doctor of Medicine Healthgrades Honor Roll, and holds prepares so many students for different from the University of Oklahoma. the position of professor emeritus at the careers in health care, we cannot imagine After interning in Wichita, Kansas, University of Oklahoma. a better place for them to impact our he was a resident in dermatology at the The Weigand Biomedical Science community and the state’s future with University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Fund exists to elevate biomedical science this generous endowment.” Center for three years before serving pedagogy within the Department of For more information on the as a major in the United States Army Natural Science at Northwestern. Weigand Biomedical Science Fund until 1970. Weigand has contributed “The purpose is to enhance the or about investing in Northwestern to many professional journals, taught teaching of science, specifically biomedical students, contact Skeeter Bird, at 580- at the University of Oklahoma, and sciences,” said Weigand about the fund. “As 327-8593 or at [email protected]. Math, Science Academy successful, fun Elementary students who Kynlee Murrow, Dayton Murry, Zachary Tim Maharry, Dr. Steven Maier, have completed second through Nickels, Hope Olsen, Dominic Olson, Keenan Meeker, Dr. Aaron Place, Dr. fifth grades had the opportunity Jordan Pannell, Matthew Pannell, Tatum Jenny Sattler, and Dr. Mary Riegel. Ricke, Trendon Ricke, Pedro Rodriquez, to engage in hands-on math and Taytum Schlarb, Conner Shafer, Cooper Northwestern students that science activities with faculty at Shafer, Payton Smith, Hunter Stauffer, helped were Derek Blow, Willow Northwestern in June. Brooklyn Stewart, Demy Stewart, Jadyn Gahr, Madeline McIntrye, and Elementary students were able Welsh, and Skyler Wickham. Chloe Nutley. to participate in fun and engaging Math & Science Academy is Others who helped with the activities that are designed to help organized by Northwestern faculty activities were Cindy Goss, Emma build math and science skills. The members Dr. Sheila Brintnall, Dr. Place, and Leah Maier. academy was held during Friday mornings at Northwestern-Alva in the Student Center and Science buildings. The group finished with car races in the Student Center Ballroom on campus. Elementary students that participated were Isaac Anton, Sage Baird, Asia Blackledge, Donivan Bryant, Aubrey Bryant, Jordan Carpenter, Scott Church, Emma Eckhardt, Eloy Estrada, Sam Garrett Jr, Graham Goss, Avery Goss, Parker Grimsley, Whitney Hanks, Tucker Hannaford, Paislerieny Jackson, Sykler Longhurst, Gavin Lowenstein, Lucas Maharry, Elim Meeker, Aden Moreno, Attendees and staffers at the 2019 Math and Science Academy 82 Spotlight Fine Arts building windows being updated

Above and right: Fine Arts from past years. Fine Arts from 1916 yearbook.

The window arches on the north side will be full windows again. The second floor arched windows will be installed a little later.

First window comes out on May 8, and the first new window is in on May 9.

A window comes out. (Left)

We’ve had campus staff (left) and contractors (above) involved with the window update. A new view. (Right)

New windows and doors on the north side. (above)

Sandblasting the north entry. (right) Fine Arts as it is today, Tuesday, July 9. Spotlight 83