Article: Couric urges University of Oklahoma graduates to be persistent, stay connected

Article: LOCAL EDMOND BUSINESSES HONOR UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 9, 2007 ;     356 words ...The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: University of Central Oklahoma graduates Dana Redd, Julie Bennett-Jones and Kyle Thompson recently received awards from Womack Investment Advisers and Outback Steakhouse ...

Article: U. Oklahoma graduates more athletes, but still lags ...
University Wire;  September 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Ryan Chittum University Wire 09-11-2001 (Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma athletes' graduation rate improved this year but is still second-to-last in the Big 12 Conference. OU's graduated 49 percent of its athletes, tied with Nebraska, and far ahead of Oklahoma

Article: NATIVE DRESS OUTFITS OKLAHOMA GRADUATES FOR ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 24, 1996 ;     477 words ...Byline: Washington Post TULSA, Okla. -- When Garrica Johnson chose to wear a multicolored African Kente cloth on her graduation gown last weekend, she expected to be prevented from walking across the stage at her high school ceremony. But she did not expect the call she received two days later.

Article: Edelman challenges U. Oklahoma graduates
University Wire;  May 16, 2001 ;     677 words ...Deborah Benjamin University Wire 05-16-2001 (Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was filled with pomp and circumstance on Saturday, as football helmets and shoulder pads were replaced by caps and gowns. A procession of students in full academic regalia marked the

Article: Teach for America chooses 7 U. Oklahoma graduates ...
University Wire;  January 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Sarah Waldrop University Wire 01-26-2005 (Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Heather Wong knew she had made a difference in a child's life when one of her students finally hit a softball. The OU graduate teaches at a low-income school in New Jersey through the Teach for America program and

Article: Aerospace a lucrative field for new Oklahoma ...
THE JOURNAL RECORD;  December 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Graduating aerospace engineers have a lot to look forward to in Oklahoma, according to educators and employees. Harve Allen, spokesman for the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, said the state is probably 200 to 300 engineers short. That bodes well for students, said Jamey Jacob, professor of

Article: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to address University of ...
THE JOURNAL RECORD;  March 15, 2007 ;     334 words ...New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the University of Oklahoma's 2007 commencement speaker. The commencement program is scheduled at 7 p.m. May 11 at The Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Bloomberg earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins