A partnership between Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Lincoln Elementary has provided several teacher education students with an authentic teaching experience.

Teaching a room of fifth graders at Lincoln Elementary has given Northwestern Oklahoma State University education students a taste of what their lives will be like as educators. They spent a portion of their spring semester in the Alva elementary classroom teaching science.

Lydia Scalise, Geneva (Ill.) senior; Danielle (Dani) Litzenberger, Waynoka junior; Misti McCullough, Capron junior; Megan Boone, Lacygne (Kan.) senior; Stefanie Dixon, Woodward senior; Breanna Gossen, Alva senior; Jacey Ford, Mill Creek senior; and Jessica McDow, Woodward senior, participated in this collaboration through taking Elementary Science Methods.

Instructing the Elementary Science Methods class, Dr. Carlos Minor, assistant professor of education, said they taught three lessons in pairs.

“Their lessons were aligned to the material that would be covered on the yearly standardized tests,” Minor said.

“This was a symbiotic relationship – Northwestern students got to teach three lessons to actual students – which provides great preparation for their impending student teaching experiences and their careers, and the students get reinforcement on the material that they are tested on near the end of the school term.”

Litzenberger and McCullough both agreed that they gained a real-life teaching experience because of this partnership.

“I feel I gained the most by seeing how the students responded to my lesson and how my modifications improved the lesson,” McCullough said.

“I believe the more time spent in the schools with real students is beneficial because it provides us with an authentic teaching experience.”

“I feel this experience has helped me better understand the mind set of fifth graders,” Litzenberger said.

“What they expect from the teacher and what holds their interest is important to fifth graders and to any student.”

Minor thought Northwestern’s teaching students presented engaging lessons and pushed the fifth graders to where they needed to be from an academic standpoint.

“They dealt with classroom management issues and were more than up to the task in that regard,” Minor said. “They faced the inevitable need to modify their lessons, and they handled that admirably as well.

“Working with actual students gave these prospective teachers the opportunity to assess their strengths and weaknesses as educators, and in my opinion, it reinforced their desire to continue along their chosen career path.”

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Brad Franz, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, has announced his resignation from Northwestern Oklahoma State University effective July 1.

Franz will leave Northwestern to accept the position of Vice President of Instruction at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colo.

Franz has been the chief student affairs officer at Northwestern since 2006, first as Dean of Student Services and Enrollment Management, and then becoming Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management in 2008.

“Northwestern provided me with a great opportunity and I am appreciative of the support given to me by President (Janet) Cunningham, the faculty and students, and our staff, especially those who have worked so hard with me in Student Services,” Franz said. “There are so many great people and staff at Northwestern. I will miss the personal and professional friendships made at Northwestern and Alva, as both are tremendous places to live and work, but also look forward to the new challenges and opportunities I will have at Otero.”

Franz spent 15 years at Otero in a number of capacities before coming to Northwestern.

Cunningham praised Franz for his work, especially in strengthening the University’s student recruitment and retention strategies, along with efforts to improve student life.

“I want to thank Brad, and his wife, Lisa, for their contributions to Northwestern,” Cunningham said. “While we are sad to see them go, we wish them great success in their new endeavors.”

Cunningham said Northwestern will immediately begin the process of finding a new leader for the student affairs area.

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Delta Farmer recently was named a Brad Henry International Scholar.  The Woodward native is a senior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and will spend a semester at Swansea University in Wales.

Among 10 students from Oklahoma’s regional universities, Delta Farmer, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior from Woodward, will spend a semester studying at Swansea University in Wales as a Brad Henry International Scholar.

The international study program, which was established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in June 2008, provides a $10,000 stipend for students to participate in a semester-long study abroad program affiliated with Swansea. Academic credit for these programs will be awarded by Oklahoma regional universities. Students are nominated for the program by their institutions.

“Serving as a Brad Henry International Scholar gives students the opportunity to gain new experiences and a practical understanding of today’s global economy,” said Chancellor Glen D. Johnson.

“We congratulate each of these students for this honor and recognize the academic achievements and leadership skills that will make them outstanding representatives of our colleges and universities.”

Farmer is studying psychology with a minor in biology. In the future, her plan is to become a licensed counselor. Farmer has been on the vice president’s honor roll and the recipient of the Delta Zeta academic honor. She also has been a member of the Red and Black Scroll Honor Society, Psychology Club and Wesley House.

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The Division of Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University has been awarded a grant that will allow the implementation of a local conference directed toward improving the skills of alternative certified teachers in northwest Oklahoma.

The conference will be open to all educators and will be designed to meet the specific needs of alternatively certified educators in northwest Oklahoma. The conference will address the “Top 10 Qualities of a Great Teacher,” presented by educational experts in various areas. A summer conference date will be determined at a later time.

“This conference will be huge for educators in northwest Oklahoma,” said Dr. Bo Hannaford,” School of Professional Studies dean.

“Many have to travel to Oklahoma City or Tulsa for professional development, so to have something in our own backyard will be wonderful. Also, any time we can get together to improve our craft, it not only benefits the teachers, but also our students.”

Participants will receive a certificate for professional development.

Research has proven that educators who hold a teaching position via alternative certification may lack the necessary qualities of an effective teacher that would have otherwise been obtained if the educator would have received their certification through a traditional teacher education program.

Educators are encouraged to provide feedback on alternate certification at www.surveymonkey.com/s/NWOSUaltcertsurvey.

The conference will be constructed according to the results of a survey completed by local administrators identifying the strengths/weaknesses of the alternatively certified educators in their school system.

“Collaboration, listening and learning from one another is what education is all about,” Hannaford said.

“Across the country, many are taking jabs at education right now, and Northwestern will always be an institution that will look for opportunities to help our public school partners. We will stand side-by-side to find solutions and to continue to give back to our teachers and students in northwest Oklahoma.”

For more details about the conference, contact Dr. Beverly Warden, Division of Education chair, at (580) 327-8450 or bjwarden@nwosu.edu.

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Spring honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs listing more than 800 students on the honor rolls for the semester.

Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all As, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Those on the Vice President’s list had grade averages of 3.5 or better in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours.

Undergraduate students on the honorable mention lists had 4.0 or 3.5 GPAs, respectively, in a minimum of three to a maximum of 11 semester hours. Graduate students on those rolls were enrolled in a minimum of three to a maximum of eight semester hours.

To be listed on any of the rolls, students could not have any incomplete work.

Listed by hometowns, those students on the various honor rolls are as follows:

PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL
Graduate & Post-Graduate Students

OKLAHOMA

ALVA – Diane Hall, Gary Harley, Brenna Heaton, Leslie Hebert, Tiffani Kilgore, Ngalula Mutsipayi, Ivelin Stoychev.
AMES – Camerann Johnson.
BLACKWELL – Micah Corn, Jaimie Pryor.
BROKEN ARROW – Ashton Ghaemi.
CHOUTEAU – Kirk Emerine.
DRUMMOND – Stephanie Nance.
ENID – Sean Byrne, Teresa Byrne, Katelyn Earl, Aranda Gulick, Alex Hammock, Amy Hartling, Keith Karber, Beth Kelly, Kelli Osburn, Tonya Schlecht, Dustin Swartwood.
FORGAN – Russell Leisher.
GARBER – Brenda Wells.
GOLTRY – Brianna Stephens.
GOODWELL – Connie Butler.
HELENA – Trent Spade.
JET – Paige Fischer.
MENO – Marsha Cusack.
MOORELAND – Sarah Crouch.
NEWKIRK – Jenny West.
PONCA CITY – Kyrie Crippen, Crystina Fisher, Elisabeth Hargraves, Mary Radka, Kara Smith, Tim Williams.
PRYOR – Patricia Davis, Amy Wingard, Anthony Wingard.
SEILING – Crystal Lovinggood, Kayla Mclain.
WAKITA – Tiffany George.
WAUKOMIS – Michael Felder.
WOODWARD – Teresa Jensen.
KANSAS
KIOWA – Mary Grace Schurter
OLATHE – Lauren Vanderloo
WICHITA – Kelsey Loop.
PENNSYLVANIA
SUMMERVILL – Ricardo Haynes.
SOUTH CAROLINA
KNOXVILLE – Kristen Caluag.

Undergraduate Students

OKLAHOMA

AFTON – Macy Gibson, David Markes.
ALINE – Lori Sacket.
ALVA – Braden Bettencourt, Ryan Brandt, Lindsey Burns, Rance Castleberry, Amanda Clepper, Drew Cunningham, Austin Garner, Mason Lindquist, Jessica Ortiz, Cody Rader, Matthew Thomas.
ARNETT – Michael Brown, Janel Mitchell.
BEAVER – Jeremiah Campbell, Kyler Mcdonald.
BERNICE – Coy Crane.
BLACKWELL – Brittany Gregson.
BLANCHARD – Bailey Trammell.
BOISE CITY – Morgan Biaggi.
BUFFALO – Dakota Buckhaults, Yesenia Estrada.
BURLINGTON – Sarah Armbruster.
BYRON – Elizabeth Guffy, Clay Reed.
CANYON – Kaitlin Hostetler.
CAPRON – Misty McCullough.
CARMEN – Keyton Byrd.
CHEROKEE – Tiffany Diefenbach, Kathi Jenlink, Kohannah Hess, Michelle Penner, Audrey Richmond, Katelyn Roberts.
CHESTER – Caitlin Nichols.
CHICKASHA – Jay Lee.
CHOCTAW – Kaitlin McAllister.
CORN – Breanna Gossen.
CUSHING – Morgan Helms.
DACOMA – Vanessa Miranda.
ENID – Brenda Alvarado, Mallory Atchley, Jessica Blanchard, Angela Bryan, Ryan Bush, Concetta Cline, Gabriel Dunbar, Ana Gomez, Courtney Goodwin, Alissia Hart, Ashley Hutchcraft, Brooke Lee, Stephanie Martin, Alexandrea McBee, Austin Miles, Chad Mittelstet, Ragen Newman, Ashley Ross, April Swinnea-Ogg, Jessica Waller, Amy Yankech.
FAIRFAX – Rhonda Fosnight.
FAIRVIEW – Adam Brinson, Stephanie Thomas.
FARGO – Raquel Conway, Amanda Hamaker, Stephanie Hamaker.
FREDERICK – Cheyenne Harper.
GAGE – Taylor Bates.
GOLTRY – Jordan Severin.
HASKELL – Raymond Purdom.
HELENA – Kendra Frech.
HENNESSEY – Alicia Ender, Evan Vaverka.
HOOKER – Michael Collins, James Faulkner.
HUNTER – Jacqueline Boss.
JET – Drew Fischer.
KINGFISHER – Laura Heidlage.
KREMLIN – Jacob Streck.
LAHOMA – Hayley Pitts, Jacob Williams.
LAMONT – Lacey Vaughan.
LAVERNE – Carol Carnagey, Jaden Crocker.
LEEDEY – Logan Craig.
LUCIEN – Micah Keith.
MEDFORD – Nathan Kilian, Janelle Przybylski.
MOORE – Patricia Mitchell.
MOORELAND – Robin Cline.
MUSTANG – Emily Witty, Sarah Witty.
MUTUAL – Berk Long.
NEWKIRK – Melani Cassady.
NORMAN – Tengi Allison.
OKEENE – Brock Wardlaw.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Laura Haftman, Talytha Williams.
ORLANDO – Thomas Decker, Jeremy Kenaston.
PAULS VALLEY – Patrick Driskill.
PERRY – Brayley Running.
PONCA CITY – Kara Ailey, Mark Bean, Michael Degan, Hallie Larue, Doralyn Mears, Connie Miller, Kaitlyn Perry, Christopher Satterfield, Mary Schlaudt, Matthew Weers.
SEILING – Carmen Sander.
STILLWATER – Taylor Craig.
TURPIN – Rachelle Keene, Amy Mikles, Rhiannon Sherrill.
TYRONE – Kylea Copeland.
VICI – Jackson Cunningham.
WAUKOMIS – Brett Bingham, Katelyn James.
WAYNOKA – Crystal Bryant, Larry Hagelberg, Sabrina Miller, Leah Wyatt, Michaela Zook.
WOODWARD – Mackenzi Bodin, Kyle Brewer, Kevin Charmasson, Cayla Deviney, Elizabeth Gay, Delta Farmer, Jose Martinez, Kayla Peters, Jennifer Steiner, Jason Thompson, Wendi Vanderhorst, Matthew Weber.

CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES – Renee Golliday.
MISSION VIEJO – Jessica Tellez.

FLORIDA

MIAMI – David Daniel.

IOWA

TIPTON – Ashley Neville.

KANSAS

ASHLAND – Kelsey Konrade.
ATWOOD – Anthony Vrbas.
COLDWATER – Lauren Herd.
CONWAY SPRINGS – Mark Hemberger.
MCDONALD – Robert Holliman.
MCPHERSON – Abigail Daniel.
OVERBROOK – Karley Kile.
PRATT – Aleta Nolan
VIOLA – Jordan Pauly.

NEBRASKA

WALLACE – Josi Hasenauer.

SOUTH DAKOTA

DUPREE – Trey Young.
PUKWANA – Kari Cable.

TEXAS

ARLINGTON – Anthony Moffa.
BURKBURNETT – Alexandria Skinner.
DALHART – Morgan Biaggi.
FOLLETT – Charisse Alag.
HALLETTSVILLE – Jeremy Gutierrez.
LEWISVILLE – Denise Rangel.
MESQUITE – Kathryn Montes.

WISCONSIN

LACROSSE – Chelsey Kleinvachter.

BRAZIL

SAN PAULO – Fernanda Tomazini.

CANADA

ONTARIO – Jeffrey Davis.

CHINA

DUJIANG – Wei Wu.

GHANA

ACCRA – Francis Declan, Yeboah Gyening.

JAPAN

KYOTO – Tomoyo Inoue.

NEPAL

KASKI – Bimala Gurung.
KATHMANDU – Shekhar Adhikari, Teris Dangol, Jugmen Sherpa, Sapana Kadel.
POKHARA – Anjeela Shrestha.

NEW ZEALAND

FEILDING – Kris Foster.

VICE PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL
Graduate & Post-Graduate Students

OKLAHOMA

ALVA – Corie Kaiser, Brett Story, Carly Williams.
BEAVER – Nathan Jones.
ENID – Ana Ciudnaiamelrose.
FAIRVIEW – Jamie Fortner.
KINGFISHER – Tamra Tollefson.
LAVERNE – Brice Gibson.
NEWKIRK – Kayla Johnston.
PONCA CITY – Allison Brown, Ashley Davis, Courtney Lowe, Katy McNew, Jamie Roller, Debbie Stewart.
PRYOR – Tamara Bryan, Heather Burroughs, Melinda Thornton.
TYRONE – Charlie Osborn.
WOODWARD – Kristan Bell, Glenda Lawless, Brandon Wheelock.

CALIFORNIA

RANCHO CUCUAMONGA – Joshua Lange-Casillas.

FLORIDA

LITHIA – Erika Haynes.

PENNSYLVANIA

PALMYRA – Kelsey Gingrich.

Undergraduate Students
OKLAHOMA

ADA – Hunter Berglan.
AFTON – Ashley Carroll.
ALINE – Nathan Sacket.
ALVA – Megan Beard, Dalton Beeler, Paul Belisle, Anisha Bhakta, Amanda Callender, Michael Figueiredo, Garret Lahr, Kristina Mackereth, Caitlyn McOsker, Dalton Moser, Ashley Murray, Jennetta Murry, Isileli Ofiu, Ryan O’Neal, Peter Phillips, RaLyssa Taylor, Cari Theademan, Karolyn Thompson, Bradley Trekell, Erica Welch.
ARNETT – Taylor Hamilton.
BARNSDALL – Danna Bickford.
BEAVER – Tatum Hansen, Ryan Nelson, Zach Nelson, Kristy Noble.
BENTLEY – Angela Hasenbank.
BETHANY – Shayla Gleave.
BLACKWELL – Felicia Smith, Dakota Wickham.
BOISE CITY – Zachariah Prather.
BRADLEY – Glenn Heffington.
BUFFALO – Lance Owens, Dayona Smith.
BYRON – Delissa Hoffman.
CANTON – Silvia Gaines.
CALUMET – Emily Eaton.
CARMEN – Coty Green.
CHANDLER – Linsey Mattheyer.
CHEROKEE – Carrie Bowers, Deann Lanman, Blythe McMahan, Carli Richmond, Kyle Spade, Stetson Vore, Chelsea Wallace, Taylor Waugh.
CHESTER – Amy Quesada.
CHEYENNE – Colby Thrash.
COLLINSVILLE – Angelo Majike.
DACOMA – Cade Johnson, Koy Koehn.
DEL CITY – Kenneith McIntosh.
DRUMMOND – Christina Watkins.
DUNCAN – Keziah Cook.
EDMOND – Christian Coffey, Ronita Coleman, Seth Garlitz, Erin Little.
ENID – Robert Akins, Katy Alcorn, Cecilia Baldwin, Misty Beckner, Zechariah Burdg, April Burshik, Christopher Campbell, Dawn Cooper, Robert Cossin, Jennifer Craven, Edward Cumpston, Eric Emerson, Shawna Gilbert, Devin Horton, Justin Hosey, Shelby Jackson, Shalene Jones, Stormy Jordan, Nerum Karben, Tobikle Lomwe, Dakota Martin, Richard Mooers, Mikayla Morgan, Mary Patocka, Aaron Pierce, Loni Pitts, Matthew Schneider, Katie Smith, Georgia Spoon, Matthew Stambaugh, Brittany Stewart, Nicole Stone, Emily Vanscoy, Amy Walls, Cally Winburn.
FAIRFAX – Sasha Sepulveda.
FAIRMONT – Kaeli Kaiser.
FARGO – Amber Lane, Michael Shepherd.
FORGAN – Rhett Radcliff, Ryan Radcliff.
FORT SUPPLY – Destrye Keith, Trevor Long, Griffin Steele.
FREEDOM – Taylor Devine, Kelsey Harper, Harley Wares.
GAGE – Colton Green.
GOLTRY – Jennifer Pekrul, Tyler Severin.
GUTHRIE – Michael Harmon.
HINTON – Tanner Hansen.
HOLDENVILLE – Kelsey Ingram.
HOMINY – James Fairweather.
HOOKER – Arthur Bohlmann, Jennifer Edwards.
HULBERT – Jaden Disheroon.
ISABELLA – Allison Foster.
JET – Leah Burchfiel, Matthew Ridgway.
KREMLIN – Bailey Craig, Bryce Gannon.
LAHOMA – Amanda Hatch, Janae Shafer, Kimberly Ward.
LAMONT – Jillian Hobbs, Janise Hohmann.
LAVERNE – Molly Freeman, Ashley Schmitz, Catelyn Smith.
LINDSAY – Shawn Blough.
MEDFORD – Malarie Cline, Samantha Soper.
MENO – Austin Detrick, Michael Hiebert.
MILL CREEK – Jacey Ford.
MOORELAND – Brooke Dewald, Mary Matthews.
MUTUAL – Audra Hopper.
NEWKIRK – Tessa Odette, Samantha Shrewsberry.
OKMULGEE – Ashley McGovran, Joseph McGovran.
PAWNEE – Kristin Dickerson, Kasey Miller.
PONCA CITY – Whitney Anthony, Ashton Bright, Ashley Eddinger, Holly Hermes, Casey Hicks, Magon Mayhall, Regan Miles, Sage Wojcik.
POND CREEK – Alanna Morris.
PRAGUE – Austin Maly.
RALSTON – James Hadlock.
RED ROCK – Julia Conneywerdy.
SEILING – Whitney Jones, Kylie Pethoud, Kassea Sander, Chelsea Tate.
SHARON – Dalton Lamberth, Elizabeth Stanley.
SHATTUCK – Kayla Murray.
SHAWNEE – Kristi Jarvis.
SHIDLER – Miranda Fields.
STERLING – Gretchen Jones.
THOMAS – Darcey Kliewer, Allyson McFeeters.
TONKAWA – Brittany Allen, Ethan Huff, Dustin Lindsey, Tony Stierwalt, Manuel Vazquez, Jake West.
TUTTLE – Nitasha Long, Katlyn Teachman, Kyle Ward.
TYRONE – Janessa Ruback, Joanna Ruback.
VICI – Charity Hickman, Misty Moore, Joshua Ross.
WAKITA – Jennifer George.
WAUKOMIS – Melissa Arnold, Dalton McFarland.
WAYNOKA – Justin Ashton, Byrne Beck, Danielle Litzenberger, Hanson Long, Ariel Simpson, Zachary Zook.
WOODWARD – Chelsay Adams, Chaunce Carrico, Nichole Chase, Joshua Cook, Jase Day, Hannah Dirks, Stefanie Dixon, Joseph Espinoza, Jennifer Floyd, Linda Hise, Christian Lares, Ashley Malone, Bobbie Matthews, Jessica McDow, Hannah McKay, Gilda Palacio, Ulises Palacio, Karlie Parker, Stacie Pettigrew, Kristyn Price, Benjamin Smith, Leah Tindell, Kelsey Yarbrough, Daryn Zollinger.

CALIFORNIA

LA QUINTA – Jamey Alvarez-Braxton.

COLORADO

FLEMING – Daniel Joos.
LITTLETON – Jennifer Pollmiller.
THORNTON – Courtney Herian.

FLORIDA

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS – Elizabeth Ingram.

HAWAII

HONOLULU – Kaydee Yukawa.

IOWA

CLARINDA – Nevada Turner.

IDAHO

EAGLE – Samantha Smith.

KANSAS

ANTHONY – Nathan Nulik.
ASHLAND – Arasely Quintana.
COLBY – Kayla Cozza.
CONWAY SPRINGS – Jason Carl, Lucy Fisher, Logan Huff, Alexa Osner.
GARDEN CITY – Brenda Bribiesca.
HARDTNER – Lacey Volker.
KIOWA – Adrienne Davis, Staci Stewart, Olivia Yandel.
KINSLEY – Tabitha Carothers.
LACYGNE – Megan Boone.
NEWTON – Jacob McGuire.
NORWICH – Rachel Henson.
PRATT – Whitney Austin, Scotti Ross.
TOPEKA – Collin Domer.

MICHIGAN

MOUNT PLEASANT – Bethany Andrews.

MISSOURI

BRIDGETON – Isaiah Spears.
ODESSA – Clara Morris.

MISSISSIPPI

SALLIS – Dierra Gilmore.

NEW MEXICO

FARMINGTON – Kellie Mason.
TIJERAS – Brenda Hearn.

NEVADA

YERINGTON – Hannah Vaughan.

NEW YORK

WALTON – Wade Hammond.

OREGON

BEAVERTON – Jennifer Hilgeman.

SOUTH DAKOTA

FAITH – Trisha Price.
WHITE OWL – Tee Hale.

TEXAS

ARLINGTON – Joseph Thomas.
FORT WORTH – Blake Cochran, Tiffany Santistevan.
HIGGINS – Justin Jordan.
LEWISVILLE – Rachel LUgendo.
PAMPA – Latigo Collins.
PERRYTON – Merilee Stelling.

WISCONSIN

LACROSSE – Amy Kleinvachter.

CANADA

ARNPRIOR – Ryan Meek.
SASKATCHEWAN – Megan Bourdan.

GHANA

ACCRA – Edem Attor, Jonathan Dwamena.

INDIA

NEW DELHI – Sugandha Aggarwal.

NEPAL

KATHMANDU – David Lakhay, Dipti Lohani, Dipesh Sharma.

SPAIN

BARCELONA – Patricia Iranzo.

PRESIDENT’S HONORABLE MENTION HONOR ROLL
Graduate & Post-Graduate Students

OKLAHOMA

ALVA – Mark Bagley, Emilee Beard, William Theademan, Chesnei Thomas, Alysson Tucker, Jennifer Tyree, Tia Whitely.
ARNETT – Sharon Stuckey.
BISON – Kimberly Stafford.
BLACKWELL – Melissa Corn.
BROKEN ARROW – Justin Porterfield.
CLAREMORE – Gregory Pate.
CLEO SPRINGS – Jana Brown.
COVINGTON – Garrett Cline, Rustin Donaldson.
CUSHING – Debbie Barnes.
DACOMA – Amy McClure.
DEER CREEK – Kellan Hohmann.
DOVER – Amanda Matthews.
ENID – Renna Bowers, Carissa Cowen, Karen Curtis, Karen Davis, Karen Haymaker, Craig Liddell, Rita Lyons, Kurt Myers, Wukyoung Song, Mark Sontag, Misty Taylor, Melissa Weber.
FAIRFAX – Matthew Hunt.
FREEDOM – Ken LaFon.
GAGE – Audra Olive.
GUTHRIE – Jeffrey Ball, Lesley Cotton, Patsy Ritter, MarshaTodd, Contessa Wallraven.
GUYMON – Nicole Ramon, Sherry Stonecipher, David Woodard.
HELENA – James Loerke, Kasya Spade.
HINTON – Brooke Taylor.
KAW CITY – Robyn Armstrong.
LAHOMA – Krystal Roggow.
LOCUST GROVE – Daryl Heston.
MANCHESTER – Leah Lanie.
MEDFORD – Matthew Lebeda.
MIAMI – David Gilstrap.
MOORELAND – Patricia Burrow, Tammy Covalt.
MULHALL – Dani Watson.
OILTON – Rebecca Hankins.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Daniela Mello de Almeida.
PONCA CITY – Whitney Edens, Deborah Kingston, Kevin Larue, Audra Mason, Nathan Mayer, Charles Nix, Jennifer Pena, Santana Venturino.
PRYOR – Tim Gwartney, Mikkel Stump.
RED ROCK – Julie Case.
RINGWOOD – Gina Bohlen.
SHARON – Michelle Ham.
STILLWATER – Deleah Poe.
TONKAWA – Lorrie Hazard.
WATONGA – Bryan Pope.
WAUKOMIS – Blanca Schmitz-Cole.
WOODWARD – Brittney Moore, Amanda Whitewater.

GEORGIA

CLARKESVILLE – Kathryn Palmer.

IOWA

ESTHERVILLE – Molly Bates.

KANSAS

PROTECTION – Susan Jarnagin.
VALLEY CENTER – Madison Malone.

TEXAS

STRATFORD – Chad Thies.

Undergraduate Students
OKLAHOMA

ALVA – Earl Bell, Jacobi Collins, John Cropp, Cecely Franz, Anna Keigley, Fawn Kingcade, Pearlyn Lindquist, Courtney Mapes, Tanner McGehee, Kamal Poon, Zachary Rebarchik, Philip Ridgway, Makena Sherrell, Aimee Slaughter, Rachel Smith, Ralyssa Taylor, Carrie Wallis, Kasha Werve.
AMES – Lori White.
ARDMORE – Stephanie French.
BISON – Emily Frakes.
BLACKWELL – Darrin McGuire.
CARMEN – Mackenzie Flowers
CARMEN – Mackenzie Flowers.
CHEROKEE – Joshua Argraves, Grant Dewitt, Alexa Goodwin, Jim Hoos, Connor McGee, Derek McKinnon, Jessica Unruh.
COVINGTON – Joshua Dickson.
DACOMA – Traci Maul.
DRUMMOND – Taylor Black.
EDMOND – Mirian Payne.
ENID – Stacy Arndt, Patricia Alford, Ryan Baldwin, Kimberly Beegle, Hillarie Burgess, Audrey Buss, Kyla Canchola, Mallory Eulberg, Darryl Gaddis, Gregory Hill, Madison Howard, Deborah Kleis, Liesl Maloy, Teila Mikel, Sarah Owens, Claudia Perez Marshall, Jacob Roberson, Tanner Schantz, Lori Shearer, Sharon Snow, Erin Webb, Robin Zornes.
FAIRFAX – Melissa Renfro.
FARGO – Whitney Benson, Tyler Foale.
GARBER – Gayle Bachman.
GOLTRY – Naira Eckert.
HELENA –Stanley Armstrong, David Epperson, Michael Gilbert, Jason Jones, Johnnie Pyle.
HENNESSEY – Levi Hill, Evangeline Jones, Ashlyn Mead, Clay Moery, Jessica Sanchez, Cole Shimanek, Christian Solis, Connor Strickland.
LAVERNE – Mikel Gibson.
MOORELAND – Julia Crawford, Corby Covalt, Alex Smith, Kayla Wilson,
PERRY – Hayden Workman.
PONCA CITY – Jazmyn Ammons, Cheryl Chanslor, Tommie Dehn, Demetrice DeLeon, Jared Evans, Amber Helms, Amanda Lauffer, Walter Northcutt, Brenda Pollak, Loren Quiram, Lori Rau, Ashlee Seaton, Traci Renbarger, Kim Scholey, Denise Tyson, Kimberly Wyckoff.
SEILING – Richard Berry, Courtney Peters, Grant Taylor.
SHATTUCK – Lorrie Corbin.
TALOGA – Elizabeth Bailey.
TONKAWA – Julie Levings, Steven Pfluger.
TUTTLE – Braden Williams.
VICI – Shayna Hamilton.
WAUKOMIS – Mercedes Key.
WAYNOKA – Andrew Baird, Shawn Hinderliter.
WOODWARD – Desiree Best, Larry Brittain, Joshua Brooks, Courtney Cook, Garrett Gaster, Roxanna Gonzalez, Tessa Forrest, Jennifer Johnson, Madelyn Messenger, Travis Mitchell, Ashley Reeves, Haley Reidlinger, Kody Shoff, Toni Stine, Harlie Taylor, Drew Pearcy, Terri Priest, Jill Weidemann, Clint Whitewater.

ARIZONA

AVONDALE – Jalen Roebuck.

KANSAS

GREENSBURG – Jordan Little.
KIOWA –Courtney Roark.

NEBRASKA

BINGHAM – Shaley Millsap.

TEXAS

AMARILLO – Cydney Ledoux.
FOLLETT – Claressa Carter.
WICHITA FALLS – Anayo Chukwueke.

NEPAL

KATHMANDU – Prakash Sapkota, Lakpa Sherpa, Jebin Subedi.
LALITPUR – Tripti Lamsal.

VICE PRESIDENT’S HONORABLE MENTION HONOR ROLL
Graduate & Post-Graduate Students

OKLAHOMA

ALVA – Matt Sutter.
CACHE – Emily Williams.
ENID – Melissa Bell.
GOODWELL – Dianna Ramon.
GUYMON – Leslie Barajas.
MIDWEST CITY – Laura Hopkins.
PONCA CITY – Analesa Beets, Adriana Benson, Brooke Fredricks, Jeremy McBride, Kim Turner.
TULSA – Ryne Wilson.
WOODWARD – Jeremy Jones, Jannie Hegwood, Alison Weiszbrod.

Undergraduate Students

OKLAHOMA

AMES – Kyler Patterson.
BUFFALO – Amanda Bowles, Kadi Leonard.
CHEROKEE – Vicki Harmon, Shanley Russo.
DRUMMOND – Jason Burch.
ENID –Juliam Bunglick, Aaron Clickner, Jennifer Diener, Tiffany Martin, Caleb Ellington, Miriam Cerezo, Ty Stroble, Raymond Williamson, Sarah Rodriguez, Cassaundra Webb, Marvin Elmore, Juliana Sismon Cooley, Jessica Tatro, Jo Vogt, Justin Crane.
FAIRMONT – Kevin Wilhite.
FAIRVIEW – Ryan Bohan.
FORGAN – Tanner Jones.
GARBER – Lindsey Terpstra.
HENNESSEY – Larin Davis.
MOORELAND – Jack Nickelson, Stacy Pack, Erin Tate.
PONCA CITY – Rachael Fredrick, Vanessa Peck, John Thiry, Mike Arnold, Monique Canaday, Rachel Sottilo, Kara Polito, Morgan Wolfe.
SHARON – Rebecca Gaskill.
TONKAWA – Chance Brotherton, Phillip Erwin.
WATONGA – Kaitlyn Darst.
WAYNOKA – Shelly Wingo.
WOODWARD – Justin Bilbo, Lacie Ferguson, Leslie Chandler, Maria Aceves, Leanna Matthews, Mario Perez.

CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES – Alonzo Frederick.

KANSAS

HAZELTON – Dustin Stefan.

MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS – John Hatlestad.

TEXAS

MANSFIELD – Taylor Marsh.

NEPAL

JHAPA – Raj Giri.
KATHMANDU – Aaditya Aryal.

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“Ranger Vacation: It’s A Family Tradition” is the theme for the 2013 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Homecoming celebration set for Oct. 24-26 in Alva.

“The theme centers on family and community, conveying the idea that Northwestern is calling back all alumni and interested persons to Alva to renew their ties to the university,” said Dr. Aaron Mason, who chairs the Alva/Northwestern Homecoming Committee along with Dr. Eric Schmaltz.

Student and community groups are encouraged to create floats that incorporate this theme for the Homecoming parade that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26, starting at 10 a.m. on the downtown square. Student groups and offices also are encouraged to create spirit sheet signs depicting the theme, as well as decorate their office spaces, doors and windows.

To follow with the family tradition theme, co-parade marshals have been named – Dr. Brock Schnebel and his mother-in-law, Thamazin Harrison.

Schnebel, a renowned orthopedic surgeon, earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern in 1977, and later earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. In addition, he has completed a number of distinguished fellowship training programs in such diverse places as San Antonio, Texas, Los Angeles, Calif.,, Basel, Switzerland, and Vienna and Graz, Austria. He also served as the U.S. Olympic Team Physician in the 2000 Sydney Games. Schnebel’s wife Kelli also is a 1977 Northwestern graduate.

Harrison is the wife of the late Richard (Dick) Harrison of Alva. She and Dick have been longtime supporters of Northwestern. Among their many notable efforts in this regard, the Harrisons were instrumental in 2008 in supplementing a Northwestern scholarship that Schnebel and his wife Kelli had helped establish, becoming the Dick and Thamazin Harrison Scholarship through the Northwestern Foundation.

Also, for many years Thamazin has devoted herself not only to Northwestern, but to the Alva community. In 1972, the Harrisons became charter members of the Act I Theater, and Thamazin continues to provide the community with opportunities to enjoy the arts. Other community involvement includes the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic youth organization, which they actively have assisted since the 1960s. Dick was a Rainbow Dad since 1966, and Thamazin has been a Rainbow Mom since 1970. Together, they embody Northwestern’s family tradition.

To learn more about Homecoming plans as they develop, please visit www.nwosu.edu/homecoming.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University today announced that Calleb Mosburg has been appointed as Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Mosburg will begin his duties July 1.

Mosburg will replace Brad Franz, who will resign as the school’s chief student affairs officer on June 30.

“We were fortunate that we had a number of internal candidates who were qualified for the position,” said Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. “Mr. Mosburg offered experience and a successful record in a number of areas that are critical to serving students. I’m confident in his ability to lead the student services team and build upon our success in this important area.”

Mosburg joined the student services team in 2008 as Retention Coordinator and then moved to Assistant Director of Recruitment. In January of 2010, Mosburg was named to his current position as Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

“I appreciate the confidence that President Cunningham and other members of the executive team have placed in me to lead the outstanding people in our student services area,” Mosburg said. “I know what Northwestern was able to do for me, and I want more students to be able share in that experience. Northwestern is a great place, and I’m proud to call myself an alumnus.”

Mosburg played a key role in developing and implementing strategies that has led to near-record enrollment numbers
A native of Beaver, Mosburg earned a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing from Northwestern in 2007 and later completed a master’s degree in education.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) invite all local and area residents to donate blood on June 19 in the Student Center Ranger Room. The blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is sponsored by Upward Bound.

By donating blood, donors can feel good about helping to save someone else’s life. As an added bonus, all blood donors will receive a Feel Fierce T-shirt and two zoo admissions.

To volunteer or ask questions about the drive, contact Rachel Stewart, special events coordinator, at (580) 327-8178 or rsstewart@nwosu.edu.

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The Division of Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to a conference directed toward improving the skills of alternative certified teachers in northwest Oklahoma on July 17 in the Joe J. Struckle Education Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline for enrollment is July 1.

The conference will be open to all educators and will be designed to meet the specific needs of alternatively certified educators in northwest Oklahoma. The conference will address the “Top 10 Qualities of a Great Teacher,” presented by educational experts in various areas.

Guest speakers include: Adria Smith from the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA); Christie Riley and Roxann Clark, both instructors of education at Northwestern.

“This conference will be huge for educators in northwest Oklahoma,” said Dr. Bo Hannaford, School of Professional Studies dean. “Many have to travel to Oklahoma City or Tulsa for professional development, so to have something in our own backyard will be wonderful. Also, any time we can get together to improve our craft, it not only benefits the teachers, but also our students.”

Participants will receive a certificate for professional development.

“Across the country, many are taking jabs at education right now, and Northwestern will always be an institution that will look for opportunities to help our public school partners,” Hannaford said. “We will stand side-by-side to find solutions and to continue to give back to our teachers and students in northwest Oklahoma.”

For more details about the conference, contact Dr. Beverly Warden, Division of Education chair, at (580) 327-8450 or bjwarden@nwosu.edu, or Brenna Heaton at lbbeeler68@rangers.nwosu.edu to receive an enrollment form.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be closed July 4-5 to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

All offices will be closed, and no classes will be in session during this time. Normal summer business hours will resume on Monday, July 8.

Summer hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. will officially end on Friday, July 26. Normal Monday-Friday business hours will start Monday, July 29, at all campus locations.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education today approved the fiscal year 2014 institutional budget for Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The 2014 fiscal year begins July 1.

Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, appeared before the Regents to outline Northwestern’s budget proposal. Northwestern’s governing board, the Regional University System of Oklahoma, gave its approval to the budget last week.

Northwestern’s primary operating budget for next year is $25,176,787, about 4.2 percent larger than the current budget.

University officials were faced with several mandatory cost increases in next year’s budget, including a 13 percent increase in health insurance premiums for employees. Other mandatory cost increases were seen in risk management premiums, unfunded pension liability and rising costs in information technology.

To produce a workable budget that provided for appropriate levels of academic and student services, a tuition increase of $9.50 per credit hour was approved, bringing the cost of tuition and mandatory fees to $173 per credit hour.

“Decisions to raise tuition are difficult,” Cunningham said. “Unfortunately, operational costs continue to far outpace state allocations. In order to maintain academic quality and an appropriate level of services to students, the only option was to change tuition rates.

“We are operating today on fewer state dollars than we were in fiscal year 2007. Virtually everything needed to operate a university costs more today than it did back then. We have and will continue to look for methods to operate more efficiently. An example of that is our Rent-A-Text program that saves many students hundreds of dollars per year in textbook costs.”

Despite the increase, tuition and fee costs remain well below the peer limit for regional universities. Northwestern also increased room rates on university housing by $50 per semester and approved a $40 per semester increase in its most popular meal plans to cover the rising cost of food.

In the fall of 2012, U.S. News and World Report credited Northwestern with having the most affordable campus living rates in the nation.

For the average student who enrolls in 30 credit hours of courses per year, lives in a semi-private room in campus housing, and has a 15-meal per week campus dining plan, the cost of attendance for an academic year is $9,150. Scholarships and other forms of financial aid can lower that cost significantly.

“For most families, college costs come down to a bottom line,” Cunningham said. “When you compare all of the costs associated with college attendance, we are clearly a value.”

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University is inviting students to attend Ranger Round-Up. This event will present an opportunity for students to take a Residual ACT, enroll, take a tour of campus, and get a free T-shirt. Ranger Round-Up will be Wednesday, July 10 and July 17, at the Alva campus. The test starts promptly at 9 a.m. in the Industrial Education building, room 105.

Ranger Round-up is for students who are planning on coming to Northwestern, and need to take the Residual ACT. Northwestern will accept Residual ACT scores, so long as they were taken at Northwestern. If a student has taken the Residual ACT this year, they are not eligible for this event.

The Residual ACT is equivalent in content and structure to the National ACT, but individual test questions are different. Both tests consist of four parts: English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning. The Residual ACT is not a replacement nor is it a practice test for the National ACT.

The cost of the Residual ACT at Northwestern is $40. Payment should be made at the Business Office before coming to the testing room.

More information can be found at www.nwosu.edu/act-test, or contact the Recruitment office at (580) 327-8546 or recruit@nwosu.edu.

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Registration is now open for the sixth annual Picture My Weekend digital photography workshop and show Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, in the Student Center on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva.

Picture My Weekend, a part of the Northwestern Creativity Project, will feature a public showing of participants’ photos on Friday evening in the Ranger Room with entertainment by Fred Riggins of Alva, Photo Booth photographs and two workshops. Saturday will have a variety of workshops, along with a shooting session around Alva. At the end of the day on Saturday, photographs from the “shooting assignment” will be featured in a slide show at the Graceful Arts Center in downtown Alva. A special photography exhibit currently is on display at the Center that participants will be able to view prior to the slideshow and announcement of awards.

“We can’t wait to see our friends who have joined us during past workshops, as well as all the new people who are interested in learning more about their cameras and photography,” said Valarie Case, Picture My Weekend committee member. “We’re also hoping that members of the Alva and surrounding communities will attend the Friday show to view our participants’ photographs, and enjoy entertainment and refreshments.”

Registration is free until Tuesday, July 23, and is limited to 60 persons. All donations are welcome, however. After July 23, there will be a registration fee of $25 per person, if space permits. Participants younger than 13 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration may be accomplished online at http://www.nwosu.edu/photog-registration.

Each participant may bring up to four photographs to be displayed in the Friday show that is set from 7 to 9 p.m. This year’s special photo category for display is a “tree.” All the tree-related photos will be hung together in a featured display.

“The last couple of years we’ve asked participants to bring creative shots of one kind or another, and that seemed to be well-received,” Case said. “We had so many great photos of faucets and photos showing off the participants’ individual communities over the last couple of years that we thought we’d just keep that tradition going. Should be interesting to see how all of the photos will have different interpretations of trees.”

Something new this year to the event will be a Photo Booth, provided by session leader Kayla Waldrop of Enid PhotoOp.

“For only $2 per photo our guests Friday and Saturday can have fun photos taken, with or without any of the props Kayla is bringing,” Case said. “So gather up your friends for an enjoyable evening of talent, and before you leave, have some fun getting your photo taken in the booth.”

This Photo Booth is a traditional style, sit down unit with touchscreen technology that produces high quality 2x6 inch prints.

“Users can choose from color or black and white prints,” Waldrop said. “The print is ready in seconds using a professional dye sublimation printer, and the prints are water resistant.Lots of fun unique props will be available, so you can rock your photo! Also, photos will be uploaded on the web so you can share your experience from the Photo Booth with the world.”

Besides the Friday photography show, two workshop sessions also will take place. One will compare Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom, and the second will talk about focusing on subjects and depth of field.

Saturday’s sessions will kick off with tips to help participants create better photos, as well as taking photos of subjects that won’t stand still.

Following this first session, participants will be sent out into the Alva community to take a series of photographs that will be turned into a slideshow video and be shown at the Graceful Arts Center. Past slideshow videos may be seen at www.nwosu.edu/pmw-videos-photos.

“These photos could be taken inside or outside, so residents and business people may see a number of our participants asking to take photos of various subjects,” Case said.

Other topics on tap for the day include composition, gadgets, posing people, photos as fine art, choose lenses and a more in-depth look into Lightroom software.

This year’s session leaders are Waldrop and Kayte Anton of Enid; Ken Kelsey, Ringwood; Brody Schmidt, Nash; and Andrew Lauffer, Alva.

More information may be obtained at www.nwosu.edu/picture-my-weekend.  Questions may be sent to picturemyweekend@gmail.com.

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Dr. Roger Hardaway, professor of history at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, presented his research paper, “African American Policemen on the Western Frontier,” at an academic conference in Budapest, Hungary.

“Attending academic conferences like this one make me a better professor by exposing me to the research in which my colleagues all over the world are engaging,” said Hardaway when asked how these travel endeavors impact him as a professor. “In addition, visiting historic sites like those in Budapest gives me first-hand knowledge of some of the places and events that I discuss in my history classes. For example, the hotel in which I stayed, the Astoria, was the Hungarian headquarters for the Nazi Gestapo in World War II and for the Soviet invaders in 1956. The more knowledge I have of European History, the better I understand U.S. History—which is what I teach at Northwestern.”

The conference, held on the campus of the Eotvos Lorand University, is the 11th annual New Directions in the Humanities Conference, held from June 19-21.

It brought together scholars from more than 30 countries, with almost one-third of the participants being from the United States.

“My session included people from Bulgaria and Great Britain,” said Hardaway, “and I met other university professors from Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, Canada and other countries. It was a truly international conference. It was an honor and a privilege to be able to share some of my research with such a diverse audience in an international setting.”

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Summer hours at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will end on July 26, meaning offices will return to regular hours, beginning Monday, July 29.

The Alva and Woodward campuses will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Enid campus will be open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.

Each summer the university opts for extended daily hours Monday through Thursday so that employees have Fridays off.
Employees return to normal business hours in preparation for faculty and students to return to campus to begin the fall semester, which starts Monday, Aug 19.

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A PhotoBooth will be a new attraction on Friday during the Photography Show portion of the 6th annual Picture My Weekend event in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Student Center in Alva. The show and workshops are free and open to the public.

Photography workshop session leader Kayla Waldrop, who owns Enid’s PhotoOp, is bringing her PhotoBooth, along with several props, to make for a fun atmosphere during the annual Photography Show from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Student Center. Each 2x6 inch PhotoBooth photo will be $2. Waldrop also said that photos will be uploaded to her website at www.enidphotoop.com so they may be shared online.

Guests will have total privacy inside the booth, which measures 7 feet tall, 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. The photos are printed instantly and are water resistant and tear proof.

Friday’s Photography Show guests will be able to view images taken by those who have registered for Saturday’s workshops. Entertainment for the evening will be provided by Fred Riggins, and refreshments will be served.

There is still time to register to attend any of the workshops. Two sessions will take place Friday evening with several others taking place throughout the day Saturday. The entire event is free; however, all donations are welcome. Online registration is available at www.nwosu.edu/photog-registration.

“Donations from our guests and workshop participants are how we continue to bring this event to Alva,” said Valarie Case, event committee member. “We continue to see people participating from our local communities, but also from other states and other further away communities within Oklahoma.

“We also rely on the generosity of our session leaders who volunteer their time and knowledge to come to Alva to help interested photographers learn more about their cameras and making better photographs,” Case said. “We’re always looking for people to help be our leaders, and welcome them to contact us if they are interested to lead sessions in the future.”

Besides the workshops, participants will take part in the annual photography assignment on Saturday, which they will learn more about on Saturday morning.

“The assignment is always a surprise part of the day,” Case said. “Whatever the assignment is, its mission is to make the photographer think outside the box when it comes to their photography. We hope that our sessions will help them to see things differently, produce better photos than what they were achieving prior to attending, and boost their creativity.”

More information is available at www.nwosu.edu/picture-my-weekend, and questions may be directed to picturemyweekend@gmail.com.

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“Day on the Hill” is a vital advocacy event for American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Deans and faculty from across the country gather to meet with their members of Congress and take the opportunity to showcase their programs with their representatives.

Warden and other leaders of Oklahoma Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (OACTE) met with Congressman James Lankford.

“Education is a commonality, and everyone spoke of the importance of education promotion,” Warden said. “The congressman graciously gave us his time and really seemed to listen to our concerns.”

Warden and her peers brought to Lankford’s attention one of the most pressing issues with education in Oklahoma: the Residency Year Program. Due to budget cuts this program has been put on hiatus. Warden said the Residency Year Program is important for first year teachers with alternative certificates because it provides these teachers with mentors from a higher education mentoring team.

“It was rather exciting to be a part of the process,” Warden said. “It was a humbling experience to be in the presence of those who are holding the reins to our country and feel we were actually heard.”

For more information, contact Warden at (580) 327-8450 or bjwarden@nwosu.edu. 

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A steady crowd of participants and community members attended the Friday night Photography Show where they were entertained by Fred Riggins, who sang and played guitar.

The top winners in the Photography Show included Konya Martin of Carmen, first place; Laura Radford of Alva, second; and Teresa James of Vici, third.

The best photo in the special photography category themed “Trees” was Radford’s, which also was voted as the People’s Choice winner.

Every year at Picture My Weekend during the Saturday portion of workshops, time is set aside for the participants to complete a photography assignment. Photos from the assignment are placed into a slideshow that is viewed at the end of the day. That slideshow is then converted to video, and a link to it is placed online for everyone to view. Once it is finished, it will be available at www.nwosu.edu/pmw-videos-photos. All of the winning photos will be identified in the slideshow video.

This year’s photography assignment was a Photo Scavenger Hunt of more than 100 words or phrases that could be found in Alva to photograph. Participants weren’t expected to get all of the photos on the list taken, but were encouraged to be as creative as possible with the images they were able to create, rather than merely taking a snapshot and moving on.

Participants Becky McCray of Hopeton received the certificate for The Most Photos Taken during the assignment, and James was awarded The Most Creative Photos Taken during the assignment. Their efforts were rewarded with free photo editing software donated by SmartPhotoEditor.com.

While participants viewed this year’s slideshow at the finale of the event, they were asked to write down one photo they liked the best. The photos with the most votes would then become the top three photos of the day, and will possibly be used on the cover of next year’s Alva Chamber of Commerce directory. The winners also received Chamber Bucks.

Erika Birk of Duncan won first with a shot of a Zebra taken at The Menagerie – Bradt’s Mammals and More, and second and third went to Radford with photos of a grasshopper on a flower and a cowboy.

Chamber Bucks also were awarded to the People’s Choice winner. SmartPhotoEditor.com software also went to the overall first place winner and tree photo winner.

“We’re thankful to the Alva Chamber of Commerce and SmartPhotoEditor.com for providing prizes to our winners, and we hope to continue finding prizes each year to give to our participants,” Valarie Case, event committee member, said.

“We’re also so thankful to session leader Kayla Waldrop of Enid who provided the fun PhotoBooth through her business Enid Photo Op,” Case said. “We also thank our other outstanding session leaders Brody Schmidt, Ken Kelsey and Andrew Lauffer.”

To keep up to date on future news about Picture My Weekend, look for the established group on Facebook, and send emails to picturemyweekend@gmail.com.

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Current and prospective students are encouraged to enroll soon at Northwestern Oklahoma State University for the fall semester beginning on Aug. 19 before classes fill up and close.

Enrollment for the semester ends Aug. 27.

Printed copies of the course schedule are available at all of Northwestern’s locations, and a PDF version of the booklet is located on Northwestern’s web site at course-schedules.

At the top of that web page is the link “Updated Course Schedule” that will allow users to find courses in all programs. This location will keep everyone aware of what courses have been closed or canceled or if any changes have been made to course times, locations or instructors.

The site also provides color-coded lines to show closed or canceled classes, graduate courses, or if permission of an instructor is required before enrollment in the class can be processed.

All students must obtain a class schedule and enrollment form, have the form signed by an adviser and process the form at the registrar’s office. Currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate students, pre-approved by their academic advisers, may enroll online or at the registrar’s office.

New students—both transfers and first-time students—and those returning after being out at least one semester, must enroll in the registrar’s office.  The Office of Financial Aid is available to help with scholarship payments, work study contracts, grants and student loans.

Hours for the Alva campus business, financial aid and registrar’s offices will be extended to 6 p.m. and the Alva Bookstore will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 19-22.

Enrollment at Northwestern-Enid, 2929 E. Randolph, will be processed at the registration office during regular business hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday. The bookstore will be open the same hours.

Northwestern-Woodward will process enrollments during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its campus office located at 2007 34th St. Office hours will be extended to 6 p.m., Aug. 19-22. Books for fall classes may be ordered online at www.efollett.com. Students may have the books sent from Alva to the Woodward campus at no additional charge, or shipped to a specified address for an additional shipping charge.

Northwestern offers a service provided by Rent-a-Text. This option will allow students to rent their textbooks and save up to 50 percent on the cost of textbooks. Students must first register and open a Rent-a-Text account. To save time and money, students can sign up for a free account at www.rent-a-text.com. The Rent-a-Text option is available now.

Freshman Orientation activities will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 17, on the Alva campus. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in Herod Hall. The session is required for all freshmen. All first-time freshmen also must enroll in a Ranger Connection class. Ranger Connection classes are listed under University Studies in the fall schedule and serve as an orientation to the university and college life.

Transfer Student Orientation activities will take place from 1 to 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, on the Alva campus.

Payment for fall tuition and fees is due on or before Aug. 19. Students expecting financial aid funds to cover fall costs must have an award letter on file in the financial aid office by that date.

Students with enrollment questions may call the Alva registrar’s office at (580) 327-8554, the Enid registration office at (580) 237-0334 or the main office in Woodward at (580) 256-0047.

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An information session on what is necessary to be a part of the Miss Northwestern and Miss Northwestern’s Outstanding Teen Pageant will take place Wednesday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ranger Perk.

The Miss Northwestern Pageant committee encourages full-time students who are women 17-24 years of age, to attend the informational meeting to gather details about the pageant and pick up essential documents to participate.

More than $2,000 in scholarships, cash and prizes are available to the winner.

The Miss Northwestern Pageant will include a Miss Northwestern Outstanding Teen for individuals 13-17 years of age.

Contact Chesnei Thomas, Outstanding Teen director, at cdthomas@nwosu.edu or (580) 327-8543 with questions regarding the teen pageant.

Contact Rachel Stewart, pageant director, at (580) 327-8178 or rsstewart@nwosu.edu with Miss Northwestern Pageant questions.

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