July 10, 2008

Volume 5, Number 1

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On Tap at Northwestern

* July 13-19, StuCo Basic Camp on campus

* July 14, Community Band Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m., Fine Arts 310

* July 28, Final exams for eight week classes and last four week classes

* July 28-Aug. 1, Schools Attuned, Enid campus 127, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

* July 29, Grades due in Registrar's Office by 5 p.m.

* July 30, Co-Curricular Retreat, Student Center Ranger Room, 8 a.m. to noon

* July 30, Vance Air Force Base Education Fair at Vance, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

* Aug. 1- 2, Northwestern Creativity Project presents a Photography Show and Workshop, Runnymede Hotel. Friday evening Photography Show, Saturday -- all day photography workshops. Contact Dr. Rod Murrow at rcmurrow@nwosu.edu for more details.

* Aug. 9-15, Band Camp, all day

* Aug.  14, 2008 Transfer Orientation, Enid Campus Boardroom, 5:30 p.m.

* Aug. 15, Transfer Orientation, Education Center 101 and 109, 3 p.m.

* Aug. 16, Freshman Orientation, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Student Center

* Aug. 16, Transfer Orientation, Education Center 101 and 109, 1 p.m.

* Aug. 18, Fall classes begin

* Aug. 18, Nursing meeting, Enid campus 127

* Aug. 24, Student-Athlete Orientation, Herod Hall Auditorium, 2 p.m.

* Aug. 25-26, Bio-Touch Training, Enid Campus 127, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Aug. 25, Welcome Back Cookout-Enid Commons, 5 p.m.

* Aug. 27-29, Advanced Bio-Touch Training, Enid Campus 127, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Progress continues on the new university signs being created at the north entrance to campus, as well as at the northeast corner of campus.

July 10, 2008
Northwestern signs exchange agreement with Chinese university
Administrators from Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently enjoyed an eight day excursion to China for the signing of an educational exchange agreement with SIAS International University in Xinzheng City, Henan.

This agreement opens doors for a multitude of educational opportunities.  It includes development of a variety of exchange programs such as the exchange of faculty, students, academic information and materials.  Read more...


July 8, 2008
Regents approve budget for FY2009
With state appropriations for higher education at a standstill, Northwestern Oklahoma State University administrators will deal with a tight budget outlook for the 2009 fiscal year that began July 1.  Read more...


July 10, 2008
Northwestern to be site for Student Council Camp next week
Nearly 240 Oklahoma high school juniors and seniors and 35 staff members will be on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus next week for the BASIC Student Council Camp and Workshop.           

Staff members today began preparations for the campers, who arrive on Sunday, July 13, for the week-long camp that ends Friday, July 18.

This marks the first time for the camp to take place in Alva. The Oklahoma Association of Student Council’s Board of Directors and Workshop Directors were looking for a change of venue and asked Northwestern to submit a bid, which the university eventually won.  Read more...



Erica Kopf, Adriene Phillips, Dalton Cheshire, Susan Stone and Tanner Ward, students in Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Upward Bound program, take part in a tug-of-war during the group's day-long physical and academic decathlon on Wednesday. The program is winding down on Northwestern's campus. A banquet and dance for the students will take place tonight, and the students will leave for a trip to Denver, Colo., on Monday. In Colorado, the group will go to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Colorado Rockies baseball park where they will take in an evening ballgame, river rafting, Six Flags and possibly a visit to the Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver, which is a tri-institutional campus. For more photos of some of the decathlon physical activities, click here.

June 30, 2008
Franz promoted to Vice President
for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Northwestern Oklahoma State University has announced the promotion of Brad Franz to Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, according to Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president.

Franz’s appointment was approved by the Board of Regents for the Regional University System of Oklahoma at its June meeting and becomes effective July 1. With the new change, the student affairs and enrollment management areas will now report directly to the president’s office.

Read more...


July 1, 2008
Local Creativity Project planning photography show, workshop
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s “Creativity Project” committee is playing host to its first event Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2, at the Runnymede Hotel in downtown Alva.

A free Photography Show and Workshop titled “Picture My Weekend” will take place for participants at all digital photography skill levels and for varying types of digital cameras.

Special guests at the show and workshop are professional photographers Mike Klemme of Enid and Jim Richey of Alva.  Read more...



Fireworks light up the night sky in Dacoma on July 3. For more fireworks from Dacoma and Alva, click here.

July 8, 2008
Claflin honored on Foundation billboard
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation has changed the billboard to feature another outstanding alum, Dr. Jim Claflin. The billboard is on the west side of Interstate-35 about two miles south of the Kansas-Oklahoma border and can be read traveling southbound. Janet Valencia, Northwestern printing services coordinator, designed the billboard.  Read more...


June 24, 2008
Alumni Association plans fan bus to Ranger football game in S.D.
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni Association is taking reservations from Ranger football fans to ride a chartered bus to the Saturday, September 13, regular season football game against Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D.

Alumni director Lizabeth Richey said that on Friday, September 12, the bus will begin loading on the east side of Ranger Field at 4:30 a.m. with departure from Alva scheduled for 5 a.m. The bus will arrive at Mount Rushmore around 6 p.m. for an hour of exploration at the national monument. We will arrive in Deadwood, S.D. around 8 p.m. and stay the night at the First Gold Gaming Hotel.

Read more...


July 2, 2008
Ryan Hintergardt places in NAIA competition
Ryan Hintergardt, sports information director for Northwestern Oklahoma State University, won two awards at the annual publication contests of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA).  Read more...


June 12, 2008
Northwestern offering summer historical workshop
“Oklahoma Character, A Summer Institute for Oklahoma Teachers, Students and Interested Historians” will be offered July 14-17 at Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Enid campus. The workshop will meet each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Topics will include “Pre-History, Cherokee Outlet and Chisholm Trail,” “Land Run and Transportation,” “Early Enid History and Government” and “Territory and Statehood.”

The intensive four-day course will be divided between classroom lectures, hands-on training and field trips. Lectures and re-enactments will be led by individuals from the Oklahoma Historical Society, Northwestern-Enid and the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, as well as by regional historians, authors and local craftsmen.  Read more...


You Should Know
Minimum wage increases
The United States Department of Labor has increased the minimum wage to $6.55 per hour beginning July 24. The administration at Northwestern Oklahoma State University decided to begin the wage increase on July 1. Therefore, all work study, E&G and part-time employees need to be sure and turn in their time sheets for July using the new version of the time sheet with the wage increase.

Use this link: Excel Part-time Time Sheet FOR WORK 7-1-08 AND AFTER.

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Al Hunt reaches 1,000 career point mark in AF2
Former Northwestern Ranger and Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz wide receiver Al Hunt became the third person in Arena Football 2 history to score 1,000 career points June 28 in the team's 74-62 win over the visiting Lubbock Renegades. Hunt scored five touchdowns in the contest and was named Schutt Offensive Player of the Game for his efforts. Read More...



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