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1. 2017 Vision Dinner Honoring Alison Anthony Sets Fundraising Record

   The 2017 Vision in Education Leadership Award Dinner set a new fundraising record as the evening honored Alison Anthony, the newly named chief operating officer of the Tulsa Area United Way. In addition to honoring Anthony, the event also marked the 10th anniversary of Tulsa Achieves, a program that served as a nationwide model for public higher education.

   Published

   Sep 20, 2017

   Topics

   • Fundraising & Community Support

2. OpenStax Saves 91Ó°ÊÓ Students Thousands of Dollars in Textbook Costs

   An initiative to help 91Ó°ÊÓ students with the cost of textbooks expands this semester to reach an estimated 2,500 students. 91Ó°ÊÓ partnered with OpenStax, a Rice University-based nonprofit publisher, in the summer of 2016 to boost the use of free online and low cost textbooks across 91Ó°ÊÓ courses.

   Published

   Sep 12, 2017

   Topics

   • Student Experience & Achievement

3. 91Ó°ÊÓ Corrections Education Program Sees Largest Graduation Ceremony

   Cody Zimmer is one of 57 individuals at Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, Oklahoma graduating with a certificate or degree from 91Ó°ÊÓ. The commencement ceremony was held on Thursday, July 20 and was the largest group since the 91Ó°ÊÓ Corrections Education program started in 2007 as a partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Dick Conner Correctional Center and 91Ó°ÊÓ.

   Published

   Jul 21, 2017

   Topics

   • College News & Campus Development

4. 91Ó°ÊÓ Partners with Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office to Offer New Certificate

   91Ó°ÊÓ is offering a new Corrections Certificate beginning fall 2017 for individuals who work in corrections facilities or prisons. The program is the result of a partnership between 91Ó°ÊÓ and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office.

   Published

   Jul 19, 2017

   Topics

   • Workforce Readiness & Career Services

5. Tiffany Verlander

   Tiffany Verlander didn’t know that coming to 91Ó°ÊÓ was going to give her skills that would extend out of this world and connect her to real rocket scientists. “Growing up I always loved science, but...

   Published

   Jul 14, 2017

   Field of Study

   Biology

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