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EDITORIAL

OPINION, p. 2

Staff Writer Christy Johnson has some some advice for President Obama: Stand up for yourself. Read more inside.

BOEHNER THE BULLY; OBAMA THE PUSHOVER

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CAMPUS LIFE

NEWS, p. 7

Learn how OCCC’s Richard Steere is helping automotive students get ahead of the curve — and how it earned him Employee of the Year. More inside.

STEERINGSTUDENTSRIGHT

Keeping in shape is tough during holiday foodfests. It can also be expensive. Luckily, OCCC has every budget type covered. Exercise your eyes, read on.

FITNESS, WELLNESS FOR ALL

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CAMPUS LIFE

COMMUNITY, p. 10

Campus clubs and organizations recently held a student fair, hoping to get your attention. Did it work? Find out inside.

CAMPUS CLUBSSEEK MEMBERS

OCCC site set for redesign

See WEBSITE page 9

DIRECTOR KEY IN BRINGING PROGRAM TO OCCC

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Design major Emily Cooper picks up her backpack from security student employee Megann Kroenert, at a security check-in station Aug. 31, outside the Bookstore. The security office offered this service free of charge for individuals who leave items outside of the Bookstore while they shopped inside.

In good hands

Plan is to make college’s onlinepresence more ‘welcoming’

SPORTS, p. 8

Program exclusive to collegeThere are students and patients

that need services and there are a limited number of providers.”

—Kathy J. Wheat Speech-Language pathoLogy program Director

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ThedigitalpresenceofOCCCisgettingacomplete makeover, said John Richardson,onlinemarketingcoordinator.

Thecollege'snewwebsitedesignhasaten-tativelaunchdateofNov.15,andisintendedtostreamlinethecurrentsite,makingitmorenavigabletoincomingstudentsandcurrentstudents,aswellasfacultyandstaff.

Richardsonsaidalthoughthesitewasup-datedroughlysevenyearsago,theupdatedidn’tchangeanyofthebasicdesignorstructuralelements.

“Whenwebuiltthesite,itwasonepage,andwedidn’texpecttoeverdoanythingwithit,”Richardsonsaid.

But that’sall changed,as the Internethasbecomeoneoftheforemostportalsforinfor-mation.Andasthewebsitehasgrowninsize,its increasing complexity has made it moredifficulttouse,Richardsonsaid.

BehrangAllahyar,OCCCstudent,saidhelikes the current design, but acknowledgesthatitdoeshaveproblems.

“Itseemslikeit’sallcrunched,andit’snotassimpleasitcouldbe.(And)Iwouldthinkabetter,morewelcominginterfacewouldbegood,”Allahyarsaid.

Richardsonsaidobtaininga“better,morewelcominginterface”isoneofthemajorrea-sonsbehindtheredesign.

But the team behind the redesign hasn’tstoppedatjustupdatingtheinterface.

Inordertoupdatethetechnology,andsolvemultipleissuesatonce,theteamdecidedtobuildthenewwebsitefromthegroundup.

“Ithinkitwouldbefairlyeasytousethenew

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Oklahoma’sonlySpeech-Language Pathology As-sistant program has nowenrolleditsfirstclassof25studentsatOCCC.Thepro-gramblendson-siteclinicalexperiencewithpredomi-nantlyonlinecoursework.

One of the individualsinstrumental in develop-ingtheprogramatOCCC,in partnership with theOklahoma Speech andHearing Association, isnewSpeech-LanguagePa-thologyProgramDirectorKathyJ.Wheat,whobeganher tenure on campus inJune.

Wheat has 18 years ofexperienceworkinginthefield of speech-languagepathologyservices.

Wheat said right nowthere are severe and per-

sistentshortagesofspeechpathologistassistantsinthestateandthenation.

“There are students andpatientsthatneedservicesand there are a limitednumber of providers,” shesaid.“Sojobopportunitiesareabundant.”

Wheat said speech-lan-guagepathologyassistantsworkunderthesupervisionand licensureofaspeech-language pathologist. To-gether they work to treatadults and children withcommunicative impair-ment.

“Thefieldisbroad,withlots of opportunities,” shesaid. Speech-language pa-thology assistants might

work with a patient whohas had a stroke, mightworkwithapatientwhohashadswallowingdifficultiesorissues,mightworkwithstudentsinpublicschoolswho have had difficultieslistening,speaking,readingorwriting.

Wheat said students inthe program are partici-patinginthreespeechlan-guage pathology assistantcourses this fall, targetingtheirdegreeprogram.

“Thereare61creditswith18 of general educationcoursesand42inspeech-languagecontentwork.Ofthat, they will have two

See LANGUAGE page 9

HouseSpeakerJohnBoehnerhasdissedthePresi-dentoftheUnitedStatesagain.

For those who are unaware, President BarackObama wanted to make a speech before the joint

sessionofCongresstounveilhisneweconomicplaninregardstocreatingmorejobs.

Obama sent a message toHouseSpeakerBoehnerinre-gardstoaspeechObamawantedtooriginallymakeSept.7,butwasrescheduledforSept.8.

Boehnerandhisofficewerenoted as saying the denial ofthepresident’srequesttospeakonSept.7wasbecausehedidnotwantthespeechtointerferewiththeGOPdebate,whichwas

scheduledforthesameday.Thistypeof“politicaldissing”isleadingmanyto

ponderanumberofquestions inregards to thesetypesofissues.

WouldBoehnerhavedonethistoanyotherpresi-dent?

Former Presidents George Bush Jr. and GeorgeH.W.Bushwouldnothavebeentoldto“kickrocks”byBoehner.

AccordingtoanarticlefromFoxNews,Rep.SteveIsrael(D-NY),theheadoftheDemocraticCongres-sional Campaign Committee, declared Boehner’s

Political war of words doesn’t benefit citizensEDITORIAL | Politicians should stop playing games and focus on the people

YOUR VIEW | Professor Robertson recommends her own in-depth discussion

move “disgraceful” and accused Republicans of“playingpoliticalgames.”

ManyfeelBoehnerisgoingabittoofarwiththisandfeelheisbecomingpartoftheprobleminsteadofthesolution.

According to The Huffington Post, an Obamaadministration aide told the website, “The wholethingissilly.

“WearefinewithThursday[Sept.8]andwouldhave proposed that to begin with if Boehner hadtoldusWednesday[Sept.7]didn’twork…Whyhedidn’tisjustamystery.”

People make up their own minds and in somecases,understandably,havetoagreetodisagreeinordertokeepthepeace,buttotellthePresidentof

theUnitedStates“no”toaspeechonaneconomicplanthatcouldimpactanout-of-workcountryyouclaimtolovemaybegoingtoofarinthepoliticalgrandstandingbyBoehner.

IsBoehnerblatantlybeingdisrespectfulbydeny-ingthePresident’srequesttospeak,orisheplayinghardballforagreatercause?

Boehnerneedstostandfirmwithhisbeliefsifhefeelsheisrightonanissue—butheneedstocutout95percentofhispoliticalbullying.

Also,manyObamasupportersarewondering ifthepresidentislyingdownforBoehner,orifheissimplytakingthehighroadinthissituationinordertokeepthepeace.

Some of those supporters have been saying, al-thoughtheystilllikethepresident,theyfeelheneedstobemoreforceful.

Heneedstostopaskingpermissiontobepresidentandjust”be”thePresidentoftheUnitedStates.

Obama needs to realize he is the president andstopbeing“politicallypunked”byBoehnerortherestofCongress.

NomatterwhereU.S.citizensstandontheissues,itgoeswithoutsayingprettymuchallsidesfeelthatthe people who are put in office to represent thepeopleofthiscountryneedtogettheiracttogetherorgivetheirjobstosomeofuswhoareinneedofemployment.

—Christy JohnsonStaff Writer

To the editor:Regarding Ms. John-

son’s review of “TheHelp,” I would like tomakeseveralcorrections.

The character Skeeterwas not raised by Aibi-leen.ConstantinewasthenameofSkeeter’snanny.

Skeeter did not selecther topic for a story in

the newspaper as yourreviewerimplies.

The newspaper jobwasasimplecolumnonhow to clean and cook.The book project wasunrelatedtoSkeeter’sdayjobasacolumnistforthenewspaper,andhertopicfor a book project wasselectedafterwitnessing

thepoortreatmentofthedomestics by Skeeter’sownpeers.

Therehasbeenagreatdeal of interest in “TheHelp,”(bothpositiveandnegative.)

In August, the (web-site)OralHistoryH-Net(www.h-net.org) pub-lished an official state-

ment by the Women’sAssociation of BlackHistorians which con-demned the movie foritsnegativeportrayalofBlackAmericanmaids

Inresponse,OralHis-toryH-Netpublishedmyalternativeview.

Ifyourreadersarein-terested in an in-depth

discussionofthemovie,theymaysendarequestfor my article to [email protected].

Regardlessofsomeofthe Hollywood libertiestakenin“TheHelp,”thestory gives an excellentportrayaloftherealities

History prof corrects mistakes in ‘The Help’ reviewofJimCrowin1960sMis-sissippi.Irecommendthebookandthemovie.

AssoonasitcomesoutonDVD,I’llbeshowingittomy#1493U.S.His-toryclass.

—Claudette Robertson

Adjunct History Professor

Christy Johnson

No matter where U.S. citizens stand on the issues ... the people

who are put in office to represent the people of this country need to get their act together or give their

jobs to some of us who are in need of employment.”

—chriSty JohnSon

Staff Writer

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DreamRift presents a monstrous ‘Tale’

SALON REVIEW | Déjà Vu serves up enough style to make the Kardashians jealous

VIDEO GAME REVIEW | ‘Monster Tale’ reminiscent of ‘Megaman’ games

Salon visit anything but a repeat

DreamRift’s“MonsterTale” is a fairly newgame with a messagethat’s been around forthousandsofyears.

The message is thatpeoplesetrulesandtellyou what to do for areason.

Why is a moralitytale in a video gamethough? Classically,moralitytalesweretoldtoimpartalesson.

What I got from thegameisthatyoushoulddo your chores, don’tplay so rough withyour toys,andthatyouaren’t the center of theuniverse.

There is one morelesson, though, and

Students!PleaseputWednesday,Oct.5,onyourcalendars.TheOCCCJobFair&HealthJobFairwillprovideagreatopportunitytotalkwithoverone-hundredemployersfromacrossOklahoma.

Traditionally, close to 4,000 job-seekersattend this largest employment event in theOklahomaCitymetroarea,anditisopentothepublic!Nopre-registrationisrequired.

Approximatelyseventygeneralemployerswillbe located intheGeneralDiningareaof theStudentUnionfrom10a.m.to2p.m.andthirtyhealthemployerswillbeavailable inCollegeUnionRooms1and2fromnoonuntil6p.m.Ican’tthinkofabetterprocessforinvestigatingfuturecareerfieldsthanactuallytalkingwithpotentialemployers.Manyemployerswillbehiringonthespotandseveralareconductinginterviewsthedayoftheevent.

Job Fair Success Tips:•Dressprofessionally•Turnoffyourcellphone•Nevertextwhiletalkingwitharecruiter•Covertattoosandremovedecorativebody

piercings•Bringextraresumesprintedonresumepaper•Planyourstrategyandtimetotalkwithas

manyemployersaspossible• Prepare your 15-second “Who I am” in-

troduction•Smileandexhibitapositive“Cando”attitude•Utilizeafirm,notcrushinghandshake• Research the employers that will attend

thejobfair•Becourteousanddon’tover-stayyourvisit

withtherecruiter•Pick-upthebusinesscardoftherecruiter•Thanktherecruiterfortalkingwithyou• Step away from the recruiter’s table and

makeanoteofthevisit•Ifinterestedinemployment,sendathank-

youemailtotherecruiter•Removenon-professionalphonemessages

fromyourcellandhomephonePleasevisittheofficeofStudentEmployment

andCareerServices,MainBuilding,firstfloor,Room1G7foradditionalinformationandre-member,studentsmayprintuptotenresumesperdayonfreeresumepaper.Youmayalsopickupacurrentlistofparticipatingemploy-ers.Goodluck!

—Debra VaughnStudent Employment & Career Services

Director

Arecentvisit toDéjàVuSalon&Spalocatedoff Interstate-240 andWalkerleftmereminis-cent of my past experi-encesinhairsalons,andthatfeelingwasanythingbutdéjàvu.

Too often my experi-encewithhairstylistshasbeenabeautydisaster.

Either they cut toomuchofforhavestyleditintosomethingthatre-sembledaFrenchpoodle.

Never a good combi-nation when you are ayoung woman aimingtohavestylethatwouldmake the Kardashiansenvious.

DéjàVuisyourstereo-typicalhairsalon:stylistssportingthelatestinhairtrends,thearomaoftop-of-the-line professionalhair products, and thesound of blow dryersmixed with the uselesschatterofsalongossip.

All of the things that

give you warm fuzzyfeelings.

Beyond the commonhaircutsandcolors,thissalonalsooffersproductsand services such asan infrared sauna, hairextensions, permanentmakeup, massages, fa-cials, hair straighteningtreatmentsandsoon.

DéjàVushowcasestal-entedstylistswhoappeartobepassionateandquiteskilledintheircraft.

ThestylistsatDéjàVuall had clients in theirchairs that appeared tobequitepleasedwiththeworkbeingdone.

Thestylistwhoworkedonme,Tammy,gavemeabriefconsultationbeforeshebeganherwork.WediscussedthehaircutthatI desired, and she gaveme input on what shethoughtwouldworkwellwithmyfacialshapeandstylepreference.

Tammy, who also

worksforbighaircom-panies such as CricketandBionic,hasthebestprices for the skills sheperforms.

Withthisinmind,myonlycomplaintwouldbethatIwasundercharged.

Though I didn’t par-ticipateinanyofthespatreatments, my initialimpressionhaswonmeoverasarepeatclientandwalkingadvertisement.

With an increased

boost in confidence, Iwalked away loving myhair and feeling sexierthanIhadinawhile.

Alas, I could finallygive the Kardashians arunfortheirmoney.

ThoughIcanbecyni-cal and critical withmost places of businessand products, Déjà VudeservesanArating.

Rating:A—Casey R. Akard

Videographer

this is a big one: Thereare some things thatyoucan’tdo,nomatterhow badly you want todo them. And, while itlookslikeyoucoulddoit, it’s probably a badideatotryit.

The concept of themorals in the gameweren’t lost on me.However, the moralof the story isn’t whatmakesthegamefun.

The game itself playslike “Super Metroid”,andnewer“Castlevania”games.There isa lotofbacktracking involved,lots of upgrades andgeneral itemcollection,aswellasapet.

The pet is Chomp,

and he’s your ownpersonalguard.

He gains experienceforhelpingkillenemieswhile he’s on the topscreen and uses food,toys,andequipment.

You can improvethe effectiveness ofhis fighting throughlevelingandgivinghimitems.

He also evolvesdepending on if youfeedhimcertain foods,though the maximumlevelforhimis30.

Some things arebetterforevolvingthanothers though,sogototheevolutionpagewithselectfrequently.

The graphics remind

me of some of thelater “Megaman”games, especiallyas the protagonist’sranged attack involvesshooting energy fromanarmband.

The action isentertaining, and theabilities Chomp picksup from his evolutionsare fairly good, thoughonce you get “Musashisomersault,” you won’tbe using much else. It’sthatawesome.

There is even apercentage completedby the end of it, soyou can set quirkychallenges for yourselflike with most“Metroid”games.

Overall, I reallylikedthegame.Ithasaclassic feel to it,evenifitdoes looka lot likea“Megaman”copy.

I would suggestplayingthegame.

Rating:A—Robert Bolton

Online Writer

Stacy Mckinley, Déjà vu stylist, cuts a client’s hair.

Photo by casey akaRd

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COMMENTS AND REVIEWS


Disneyhasalwaysbeensynonymouswithfamily-friendlyfun.

Inrecentyears,however,thatfamily-friendlyfunisnowheretobefoundinflickslike“HighSchoolMusical”and“HannahMontana,”whichamusethetween crowd but leave the rest of uscringing.

Andthen,therewas“Prom,”releasedonDVDandBlu-rayAug.30.

Assimpleas that titlemightseem,don’tletitfoolyou—foramoviere-volving around a high school dance,thisonesurehasalotofheart.

Afterafiredestroysthepromdecora-tionsshepouredherheartintocreating,overachieving senior Nova Prescott(Aimee Teegarden) is saddled withanunsympatheticbadboytohelpherrebuild.

ThatbadboyisJesseRichter(ThomasMcDonell), whose character goesmuchdeeperthanhisleather-wearing,motorcycle-ridingpersonafirstletson.

AnyonewhohaseverseenaromanticmovieorheardthestoryofRomeoandJulietcanprobablyguesshowNovaandJesse’sstorywillend,but it’sasweet,enjoyableride.

Evenifyou’renotasappyromanticatheart,don’tworry:“Prom”isn’tallrainbowsandbutterflies.

While the movie may focus onNovaandJesse’sbuddingrelationship,“Prom”alsoincludesahandfulofsidestoriesaboutothercharacters.

Theseb-storiesrangefromthesilly,such as blissfully clueless Rolo (JoeAdler) preparing for a date with asupermodel, to the serious, like pre-sumptive prom queen Jordan (KylieBunbury)strugglingwithherlongtimeboyfriend’sinfidelity.

Suchtopicsaren’tthenormforDis-ney—andthat’swhatmakes“Prom”standout.

It’sgreatforparentsseekinghealthyalternativestoshowslike“GossipGirl”and“PrettyLittleLiars”—showsthatare marketed towards teenagers butcontainsex-soaked,booze-ladensto-rylinesthatmightaswellbelonginanR-ratedhorrorflick.

Buteventhough“Prom”issuitablefor teens and tweens, it is perfectlyenjoyableforadults,too.

Especiallyifyou’resickofhoweverymovie nowadays is full of smut that

Movie offers family-friendly fun

Music venue adds color to college town Astheweekend iscoming toanendandSundaynightapproaches,peoplearewindingdownandgettingreadyfortheweekahead.ButnotthepeopleinNorman—forthem,it’sjustanothernightatTheDeli,309WhiteSt.

ItisnotarulethatapersonhastobeastudenttopartakeinwhatTheDelioffers.Therearemanylocalsthatareat The Deli every Sunday night. It isnotevenarulethatyouhavetobeanOUstudenttobeallowedin:Thereareoftenstudentsfrommanymetro-areacollegesatTheDeli.

Don’t be discouraged with the oc-casionallonglineatTheDeli,becauseitwillmovequicklyandthereisaviewtoeverythinggoingonintheinside.

Thecost is$5at thedoorand it is21toenter,butthosewhoareunder-age have been known to watch fromoutsidethroughthewindow.

Onceinside,thepopulardrinkTheDelioffersisthelegendary“RedCup,”essentiallythreedraftsworthofbeerinasinglecup,forareasonablylowprice.

MikeHostyisastapleatTheDeli

everySundaynight“until theendoftime,” so says Big Bill Mulligan, TheDeli’sbartender.

Hosty’smusicisfunandfunny,and

letsthemindwonder.Titleslike“EatYer Mac and Cheese” and “FraidyHole”bringout the laughterandthedancing of the crowd. While titles

like “Took the Train” and “ MarriedMan”getalittlebluesy.Thenthesongs“Chewbacca”and“Pterodactyl”comeonandthecrowdjustscreamsrandomsounds.

ThemaintreatoftheentireSundaynight Deli experience is “The DeliLight Show.” Hosty begins playing“OklahomaBreakdown”andnomatterwherepeopleareinthebar,everyonecomes running to the stage. It is thepointinthenightthatcommemoratesa “Deli Night” for most. The songplaysandthenitgoesintoachant,“abreakdown,”“acrescendo,”“ascream,”and“alightshow”fourtimesover.Thered,yellowandgreenlightsofTheDelibegintoflashandthecrowdgoeswild.

It might not sound like much, butbeingcaughtupinthemomentwithaRedCupandsomegreatfriendswillbeaSundaynightthatyouwillwanttorepeatoverandoveragain.

HostyplayseverySunday.Rating:A+

—EMILY SCHORRSENIOR STAFF WRITER

producerstrytopassoffasaworkofart.Sosavethedate—oratleastanhour-

and-a-halfofit—andgrabacopyof“Prom” at your local Blockbuster orRedbox.

Don’tworry:Nobodybreaksoutintoamusicaloncethecreditsroll.

Rating: A—WHITNEY KNIGHT

ONLINE EDITOR

TOP 20 MOVIES weekend of Sept. 2 through 4

www.yahoo.com

1. The Help 2. The Debt3. Apollo 184. Shark Night 3D5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes6. Colombiana7. Our Idiot Brother 8. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark9. Spy kids: All the Time in the World10. The Smurfs11. Crazy, Stupid, Love12. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 213. Captain America14. Cowboys & Aliens15. 30 Minutes or Less16. Final Destination 517. One Day18. Fright Night19. Cars 220. Bodyguard

MUSIC REVIEW | The Deli offers the legendary ‘Red Cup’ and local music for a five dollar cover

FILM REVIEW | ‘Prom’ is a movie with a lot of heart and isn’t all rainbows and butterflies

Courtesy Mike HostyMike Hosty plays at 10 p.m. every Sunday at The Deli, located at 309 White

St. in Norman.


atedwithanassociatedegreeinbroad-castingandlaterreceivedabachelor’sdegree in public relations from theUniversityofCentralOklahoma.ShecontinuedhereducationatOklahomaState University where she earned amaster’sdegreeinSpeechCommunica-tionConsulting.

CorffgotherstartasaneducatoratUCOwhensomeonesheworkedwithsuggestedshelookintoteaching.

“Iimmediatelyresearchedthediffer-entuniversitiesandprogramsoffered,andappliedatOSU,”Corffsaid.“Iwasoffered the speech teaching assistantjob for two years while I was in theprogram.Ifellinlovewithteachingandbeingwithmystudents.”

OnethingCorffsaidshelovesishercommunicationclasses.Recently,shedesignedanewtechnologyusingheriPad,andshe’susingthattechnologyinherpublicspeakingcourses.

“TheInterpersonalCommunicationclassisnearanddeartomebecauseitchangeslivesforthebetter,”Corffsaid.

Laterthisyear,Corffwillshareherideas and technology at the NISODConference, The National Institute

Julie Young voted OCCC Employee of the Year

Speech Communications professor wins award

ACCOUNTING LAB TUTORIAL ASSISTANT HONORED AT THE COLLEGE’S OPENING YEAR CONVOCATION

EDUCATOR JULIE CORFF GOES THE EXTRA MILE

SARAH [email protected]

Julie Young, OCCC’s accountinglab tutorial assistant, received theEmployeeoftheYearAwardforhourlyworkers at the school’s opening yearconvocation.

“Ifeltveryhonoredandgrateful[towin the award],” Young said. “Someof this award belongs to the greatpart-timestudenttutorsthathelpmeevery day in here. Their hard workanddedicationmakeme‘lookgood.’”

Fellow faculty and staff membersnominateemployees.Thereareformsavailable online for nominating anindividual.

Young said, though accountingclassesdonotrequirelabtime,manystudentsusethefacility.

“We help students understand theconceptsthatthey’relearningintheiraccounting class,” Young said. “Wehelpthemwiththeirhomework,createpracticetests,wejusthelpthemdowellintheiraccountingclasses.”

PRISCILLA [email protected]

Speechandcommunicationsprofes-sorJulieCorffsaidsheissurprisedanddelighted to receive the Elven GrayAward.

“AsIreadaboutwhat typeofmanElven Gray was, I am humbled any-onewouldperceivethatIemulatehischaractertraits,”Corffsaid.

Thoseeligible to receive theawardmusthaveservedatleastfiveyearsatOCCCandbenominatedbyapeer.

Human Resources RepresentativeElaineSvecsaidanElvenGrayrecipientmustembodythedevotionandspiritthatgainedhimrecognition.

AllwhomethimrecognizedGray’stotaldevotion to the institution.Thecriteriasays:

“TherecipienthasdisplayedthespiritofElvenGrayby:Consistentlygoingtheextramile;Displayinga friendly,positiveattitude;ExhibitingdevotiontotheCollege;Becominganinspirationtoothers.”

CorffisOCCCalumna.Shegradu-

forStaffandOrga-nizationalDevelop-ment, an organiza-tionwithamember-ship of more than700 communitycollegesaroundtheworld.

Attendingclasseshere, and meetingher husband of 22years in an OCCCsummertheaterpro-ductioninspiredhertoteachhere.

“I have always desired to teach atOCCCsothatI could givebackwhatsomanyprofes-sors pouredinto my life,”Corff said,“Especia l lyD r. L i n d aT h o r n t o n ,P r o f e s s o rGwin Faul-c one r- L ip -

pert, and Professor SueHinton.”

The veteran educatorhas taught for more than22years.She taughtasanadjunctprofessorfor14ofthoseyears,andisgoingonher sixthyearas full-timefaculty.

“[Winning this awardmeans] that my motto inlifeprovestrue:“If it is inyourpowertodogoodtosomeone,alwayschooseto

begood.Peopleareimportantandweshouldtreatthemassuch.”

Julie Young

“I try to do more than what is required of me, a lot of the

things I do is not listed in my job description.

—JuLie young

accounting Lab tutoriaL aSSiStant

“

Julie Corff

Young has helped many studentswhohavecomeintothelab.Shesaidsherunsintothemyearslaterandtheyrememberher.

“Iamalwayspleasedwhenaformerstudentrecognizesmeandsays‘hello’and‘howareyou?’Ifeellikewemusthavemadeagoodimpressiononthem.”

OCCC student Erick Almaguer iscurrentlyenrolled inaccountingandsaidhehasusedthelabahandfuloftimes.AlmaguersaidYoungisalwayshelpful.

“Shechecksonyoueverytwoorthreeminutes,shewalksaround,youdon’thave to get up to ask her anything,”hesaid.

“Inaccountingtherearealotofstepsandshe’sbasicallythereeverysteptocheckonyou.”

Young has worked at OCCC forsevenyears.

Prior toOCCC,Youngworkedforseveral certified public accountingfirmsandcorporations.

“WhenwemovedhereIleftyetan-otherjob.…Accountingmovesbetterthanmyhusband’sjob.Whenheretired

IdecidedIwantedtogobacktoworksohereIam,”Youngsaid.

Youngsaidsheencouragesstudentstobecomeproficientataccounting.

“[Inthelab]weareveryprofessional,weteachthemthisisaverygoodskilltohave.It’sveryrelatedtoabusinessdegree.”

“Itrytodomorethanwhatisrequiredofme.AlotofthethingsIdoarenotlistedinmyjobdescription.

“Itrymybest.Justcheckinghome-work is not going to teach you whatyou’resupposedtoknow,”shesaid.

MyraDecker,accountingandbusi-nessprofessorandfacultyadvisertotheaccountinglab,hasworkedcloselywithYoungsinceYoungarrivedatOCCC.

Deckersaidstudentshavelikedtheir

experienceswithYoung.“Iknowthatanumberofstudents

do take advantage of the accountinglab, [and] they typically offer veryhighpraisedtoJulieforherassistance,”Deckersaid.

“Julie is very professional, veryknowledgeable and very student-oriented,soshehasdoneaveryfinejobinhelpingstudents.”

For more information, visit www.occc.edu/Business/AccountingLab.html.


MIKE [email protected]

ThisLaborDayweekendap-proximately23,700peopleandover320vendorsgatheredonOCCC’sgroundsforthe33rdAnualArtsFestivalOklahoma.Spiritswerehigh,thedisplayswere vibrant, and the foodwas reminiscent of old-timecountyfairs.

The crowd’s kinetic en-ergy mellowed into an auraofrelaxationastemperaturesleveledoffontheseconddayand welled up again for theperformancebytheOklahomaPhilharmonicandthemulti-mediaexperiencethatwasthefireworksextravaganza.

Manyoftheartistssaidtheywere positive about the im-pactoftheirworksandsomeof them would comment onindividualpieces.

“That’s White Rock Lake,”saidClarkCrenshaw,photog-rapher from Garland, Texas,aboutthepieceofhisthatwonapurchaseaward.

Festivalgoers pack OCCC campus Labor Day Weekend

“Iwentout thereonarealfoggyday,whichI liketodobecause it makes everythinglooksodifferent.”

Crenshawsaidhehasbeenshowingatthefestivalforthelast10yearsbecause“usuallybythetimeallthesmokeclearssaleshavebeengood.”

BradW.Fostersaidhisworkis“doodlingtotheextreme.”

“I’macartoonistwith illu-sionsofbeinganartist,”saidFoster,penandinkartistfromJabberwockyGraphix.

Henotedthatbeingablackandwhiteartistallowedhimtostickoutofthecrowdwithfestivalgoers.

Something that also stoodoutwithfestivalgoerswasthefood. In the foodcourtwerevendorspreparinganassort-mentofdishesincludinggyros,pulled pork, Indian tacos,gelato,cinnamonrolls,fajitas,andmuchmore.

“Roasted corn, anywherethere is roasted corn I showup,” said Doug Swope fromEdmond.

AmongthoseattendingwereOCCCstudents.

“ThisisoneofthegoodonesinOklahoma,”saidJacobNiles,festivalgoer and diversifiedstudiesmajorwhofrequentlyattendsartshows.

Stephanie Jackson plays the guitar and entertains a jovial crowd of fairgoers on Sept. 3. Jackson announced that she also enjoys performing for weddings.

Arts Festival Oklahoma another success

JaimeRodriguez,visualartsmajor,saidArtsFestivalOkla-homawasimportanttohim.

“Itendtogetalotofinspi-rationwhenI’maroundotherartists. So seeing their workgives me ideas for my ownwork,”Rodriguezsaid.

Overalltheeventwasamajorhit with artists, visitors, andvolunteersalike.

For more information onArtsFestivalOklahoma,con-

A panda-faced Lacy paints her small pot at the Paseo Pottery booth Sept. 3 during the Arts Festival. Individuals paid a small fee to paint their pottery and have it fired in an onsite kiln.



ARTS FESTIVAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNERSFINE ART 1 – CAROLYN MEJSTRICK

FINE ART 2 – RUSSEL COOPERFINE ART 3 – KIM NORTON

FINE ART 4 – C. J. BRADFORDFINE CRAFT 1 – DALE ROBBINS


Regina (left) and Rebecca Samual of Oklahoma City admire the hand-carved, southwestern art showcased by artist Ron Martin. Many of Martins pieces included Native American depictions. Over 23,700 people gathered on OCCC campus to enjoy art, food, and enertainment.

tact the Arts Festival Okla-homaOfficeat405-682-7576or at artsfestivaloklahoma@

occc.edu.ForvideocoveragevisitthePioneeronlineatwww.occc.edu/pioneer.


Director honored with OCCC Leadership AwardSHELLEY BRANUMNewsWritingStudent

This year’s recipient of the

college’s annual leadershipaward directed a multi-yearproject to move the ChildDevelopmentCenterandLabSchool to its current loca-tionaboutonemilenorthofcampus.

Dr. Mary McCoy, directorof the CDCLS, was recog-nizedwiththeRobertP.ToddLeadershipAwardatthe2011Convocation and EmployeeAwardsCeremonyoncampusinAugust.

The CDCLS was formerlyhoused on campus but re-located to larger quarters atthe Family and CommunityEducation Center in January

afterWesternHeightsschooldistrictdonatedanoldelemen-taryschoolthroughtheCityofOklahomaCity.

McCoysaidshewasinvolvedineveryinchoftheplanningand designed the best use ofthenewfacility.

“I was very surprised andpleasedtoreceivethisaward,”McCoysaid.

“I have a tremendous staffandtheydoanamazingjobofmakingmelookgood.”

Theprocessofmovingtookseveralyearsandapproximate-ly20staffmemberstoplanandcoordinate,McCoysaid.

Originated in 2006, thisaward is named for the lateRobertP.Todd,whoservedasOCCC’seighthpresident,saidMarionPaden,vicepresident

ROBERT P. TODD AWARD GOES TO MARY MCCOY

Prof recognized for teaching tech

Dr. Mary McCoy

DREW HARTNewsWritingStudent

ThemostrecentrecipientofOCCC’s Faculty Employee oftheYearaward,RichardSteere,hashelpedhundredsofstudentsget off and running on a newtechnologicalfrontier.

Steere,AutomotiveTechnol-ogy coordinator/professor, isteaching his students how toconvertautomobilesfromgas-guzzling combustion-poweredmachines, to cost-efficientnatural gas-powered wondersoftheroad.

Compressed natural gas(CNG)conversionmayberela-tivelynew,butSteerebringswithhimalifetimeofexperience.

Armedwithnearly40yearsoftechnicalexpertise,16yearsofteachingexperience,andaclass-room brimming with cuttingedgetechnology,itbecomeseasytoseewhysuchanhonorwasbestoweduponSteere.ThoughSteerewasacknowledgedforhisteaching,heremainshumble.

“If you do something longenough,youareprobablygoingtogetrecognizedforit,”Steeresaid. “Not to downplay it, butIdon’tfeellikeIdomorethan

of Enrollment and StudentServices.

Thisaward isgiven toem-ployeeswhodisplayoutstand-ingleadershipintheirwork.

Candidatesforthisawardarenominatedbytheirpeersandselected based on leadership

qualitiesincludingexcellence,respect,honestyandintegrity.

Paden spoke to some ofthequalitiesthatshebelievesmadeMcCoyperfectforthisrecognition.

“Dr. McCoy made this asmoothtransitiontothenewfacility and provided leader-shipforthefamilies,staffandsupporters of the CDCLS,”Padensaid.

But the move was not theonlyaccomplishmentMcCoydeservescreditfor,Padensaid.

“Dr. McCoy accepted thechallengeoffindingawaytoprovidehigh-quality,low-costchild care to the students of

OCCC.Shedevelopedwhatwenow

refertoasStudentScheduledChildCare.”

As a result of McCoy’sdevelopment of the StudentScheduled Child Care pro-gram,studentsatOCCCmayenrolltheirchildintimeblocksof three hours for $5 to $8,dependingonwhethermealsareservedduringtheirsession.

This program has creatednewopportunitiesforstudentswithchildrentobeabletoat-tendschool,Padensaid.

McCoyisinherninthyearservingasdirectoroftheCD-CLSschool.

anybody else in the college.I was just very pleased to berecognized.”

Though Steere may feel asthoughhe’sdonelittlemorethanhis coworkers, his friend andcolleague Brad Walker woulddisagree.

“Ithinkit’smuchdeserved,”Walkersaid.

AsaformerstudentofSteere’s16yearsago,WalkerwasabletoseefirsthandwhatmakesSteereemployee-of-the-yearmaterial.

“Anytime I had a question,Rich was right there for me,”Walkersaid.“Comingintothefirstyearoftheprogramishard,butRichwasalwaystheretogivewordsofencouragement.”

The accolades are nice, butit’s what’s taking place in theclassroom that has Steere andWalkerreallyexcited.TheCNGconversion course they teachhasgainednationwidesupportand reach, attracting studentsfrom nearly every state in theU.S. These classes are in highdemand,fillingupasquicklyastwomonthsinadvance.

Sowhatisitthatmakesnaturalgas-powered vehicles the nextbig thing on the road? Steeresaid natural gas is the future,

becauseitcouldquitepossiblybe an answer to the growingconcernsaboutdwindlingfossilfuels.Steeresaidnaturalgasisgoing to stick around because“it’splentifulandcheap.”

How cheap is it? So cheapthatSteerecanfilluphisownconverted‘59Fordpickuptruckforamere78centspergallon.His tank is 10 gallons, so itcostshimlessthan$8tofillup.Though it cost Steere roughly$2,000toconverthisvehicle,itquicklypaidforitselfandthensome, saving Steere $22 everytimehefillsup.

While combustion enginesbellow out tons of pollutantsintotheatmosphere,naturalgashas a cleaner burn with fewerharmful emissions. Not onlycouldnaturalgasvehiclespro-videananswertoaworldwidefuel shortage, the implicationsfor a greener tomorrow arestaggering.

That’swhySteereenjoyswhathedoessomuch.It’snotaboutthe money or the acclaim forhim,butratherhisloveoftech-nology,hisloveofteachinganda45-year-oldloveofcars.

“IstillgettodowhatIlovetodo,andthat’sworkonthecars.”

RICHARD STEERE RECEIVES AWARD

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Sept. 17: Pepsi Punt, Pass, and Kick Competition — girls and boys age groups from 8 to 15. For more information, call the Wellness Center at 405-682-1611, ext. 7310.

Sept. 17: OCCC Youth Soccer. Ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 10. For more information, call the Well-ness Center at 405-682-1611, ext. 7310.

Oct. 15: OCCC will be spon-soring a Zumbathon. For more information, call the Wellness Center at 405-682-1611, ext. 7310.

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EMILY [email protected]

Theholidaysarejustafewmonthsaway and that usually means goodhome-cooked meals with the family.Andwiththatcomesthedifficultyofstayinginshape.

GoodthingOCCC’sWellnessCen-terisaroundtohelp.

For a nominal fee, there are manydifferent types of fitness classes of-feredinarangeoftimeslotsdesignedtoworkwithstudentschedules.

The facility offers a group fitnesspass for $50. Jessica Hughes, occu-pationaltherapyassistantmajor,saidthepassisgoodfortheentiresemes-ter and allows students to take anyaerobicsclassOCCCoffers.

Thegroupfitnesspassallowsastu-denttoparticipateinasmanyclassesas desired while avoiding additionalfee.

All of the classes are available forthe group fitness pass. Classes rangefrom$20to$30each,sothepassal-lows students to get more for their

money.“It’sabetteroptioninsteadofpay-

ingindividually,”Hughessaid.“Thegrouppasspaysforitselfafter

justtwoclasses.”Kaitlyn Rider, physical therapy as-

sistant major, said the best aspect oftheWellnessCenterisit’salreadypaidfor.ThefeesatOCCCsupportthefa-cilities.

“I think [the facilities have] goodequipment,” Rider said, about theequipmentintheWellnessCenter.

The center offers different ways tostayhealthyatavarietyoftimes.

TheWellnessCenterisopen6a.m.to8:30p.m.MondaythroughThurs-day,and6a.m.to6p.m.Friday.

Thecenteroffersacardioareawiththree treadmills, two elliptical crosstrainers, and recumbent bikes. Theweightroomhasavarietyofmachineand free weights. The center alsofeatures a gymnasium and aerobicsroom.

The classes offered in the centerrangefromthenewaquaZumbaandsilvercardiotobodysculpting,cardiokickboxing,andPilates.

In addition to the classes and ser-vices offered, OCCC also operatesan Aquatic Center, which featuresan Olympic-sized swimming pool,which is available for recreationaluse.

The Aquatic Center offers recre-ationalswimhoursfrom6:45p.m.to8:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday andFriday.TheAquaticCenteralsoofferswaterfitnessclasses.

ForafulllistandschedulevisittheOCCCrecreationandfitnesswebsite.

MeganWoody,occupationalthera-pyassistantmajor,saidsheenjoysthefactthattheWellnessCenterisopenmost of the year, only closing whentheschooldoes.

“The center’s accessibility duringwintertime is key to its involvementinstudents’health,”shesaid.

“Ithinkit’sgreatthateverythingisinside.Winterisnottoofarawayandit’snice tohaveaplace to swimandworkoutduringthewinter.”

For further information aboutevents, hours and class schedules,visit www.occc.edu/RF/, or call 405-682-1611,ext.7860.

Stay fit on a budget with group passes

Improving motor fitness

Political science major Christine Phung uses the elliptical machine in the college gym Aug. 31. The facility is available to students with valid ID and community members with a valid membership card.

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in the Arts and Humanities building.

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designedsite,”saidJessicaHughes,occupationaltherapyassistantmajor.

Hughessaidwhileshe’sneverhadanissuewiththesite,she’slookingforwardtothenewone.

Amongtheissuesaddressedbythenewsiteis the increasing need for web content to bemobilefriendly,Richardsonsaid.

“Everyday,youseemoreandmorepeopleus-ingtheirphonesortabletsinsteadofdesktops,orMacs.Weneedthesitetoreflectthosechanges.”

Thenewsitewillhaveafreshlook,makingitacleanbreakfromtheold.

“Wewantthatvisualcue,”Richardsonsaid.“Wedon’twantpeoplewho’veusedtheold

sitetocomein,seewhatlookslikethesamesite,andnotrealizethattherehavebeenchanges.”

Language: Program mostly online, contains hands-on clinical component

semesterswheretheywillcompleteaclinicalexperience,”Wheatsaid.

“Theprogramisallonline,exceptfortwosemestersofclinicalexperience.”

This entails 50 hours of clinicalexperience with a speech-languagepathologist either in a public schoolorahealthcaresetting.

Wheathasherbachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofSciencesandArtsofOklahoma, her master’s degree fromthe University of Oklahoma’s HealthSciences Center and her doctoratefromOU.

Associate Vice President for Aca-demicAffairsGregGardner said theSpeech-LanguagePathologyAssistantProgramwasdevelopedattherequestof the Oklahoma Speech-LanguageHearingAssociationafterOCCChad

beenlookingtodeveloptheprogramforseveralyears.

“The Oklahoma Speech-LanguageHearingAssociationcametouswithaneedinthisstateforspeechpathologyassistants,”Gardnersaid.

GardnersaidtheclinicalcomponentOCCCprovidesissetupwhereverthestudentsarelocatedacrossthestate.

“Ifyoulookatallofourhealthcareprograms,”Gardnersaid.

“Allofthemhaveapracticalexperi-ence in that clinical setting. It’s justreally important in creating a well-roundedpersonwhoknowswhattheyaredoinginaworkenvironment.

“Nursing, Occupational TherapyAssistant,PhysicalTherapyAssistant,and now SLPA have that clinical ex-perience.”

Accordingtopotentialemployersinhealthcare,anticipatedsalariesinSLPAvarygreatly.Reportsindicatesalariesrangingupwardfrom$25perhour.

Commensurate with degree level,thosewhoworkinpublicschoolscanexpectsalariesinlinewithteacherpayandbenefits.

Gardner said he has potential em-ployerscontactingOCCCtoaskwhengraduatesaregoingtobeready.

“Ifwecouldgraduate25studentsto-morrow,wecouldputthemalltowork.”

Wheatsaidineducationsettings,anSLPAcanbeateacherofrecord,theyareconsideredcertifiedstaff.

“SLPAsarenotconsideredsupportstafflikeOccupationalTherapyAssis-tantorPhysicalTherapist.Theyqualifyforteacherretirement,insuranceben-

efits,andcertifiedteacher’spay.”Wheatsaidherpassionis teaching

andteachingotherstodowhatspeechpathologistsdo.

“If we do that we can impact thecommunications needs for studentsandpatientsacrossthestateofOkla-homa,”Wheatsaid.“It’saphenomenalopportunitytoimpactsomeone’slife.”

Whether the client is a student oran adult, the speech therapist startsopeningaworldforthemorre-opensaworldforthem,Wheatsaid.

Wheatsaidinthespring,OCCCwillbelookingfor25to30newcandidatestotheprogram.“We’retargetingapos-sibleJune1dateforthoseapplications.”

Formoreinformation,contactWheatat405-682-1611,ext.7395,[email protected].

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Forthatreason,Richardsonhasbeenwork-ingcloselywithdesignconsultantsfromNoel-LevitzHigherEducationConsulting.

Foralookatthenewdesign,visitwww.occc.edu/redev/.

Fair draws many studentsCOMMUNITY | Students gather in General Dining area to discuss Organization membership.

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Representatives fromOCCC’sstudentclubsandorganizationsgatheredfortheirsemiannualStudentOrganizationsFairattheendofAugust.Thebackwallofthegeneraldiningareawaslinedwithboothsallowing each club topromoteitselfandattractnewmembers.

According to many inattendance,theeventwasquitesuccessful.

“It’s been a blockbuster,”saidZackSumner,business major andrepresentative for theCollegeRepublicansandChristCampusFellowship.

Hesaidthathewassurprisedattheturnout,whichechoedthesentimentofmanyotherclubrepresentatives.

“I would definitely sayit’s a success,” said CandiceParker, music major andrepresentativefromtheNativeAmericanStudentAssociation.

“It’salwaysasuccesswhenyougetanybodyinterestedinwhatyourclubiswantingtoaccomplishthissemester.”

Someclubswereonlypresentthefinalday,suchastheGamerGuildofOCCC,butthatdidnotseemtohurtinterest.

“I’m actually very happy with theattentionwe’veattracted,”saidMathewCaldwell,gamedesignmajorandGuildMasterforTGG.

“Justonlyhavingtheonedaytogetitouttheresofar,besidesthePioneeradvertisement … it’s a wonderfulturnoutrightnow.”

SupportservicesoncampussuchasStudentLifeandTrioStudentSupportServiceswerealsorepresentedanddrewattention.

“Wehaveactuallygivenoutseveralapplications,” said Laura Newton,advisorforTrio.“Wealsohaverequestedandgottenalotof informationfromstudentssothatwecansendthemmoreinformationafterthefairisover.


Kappa Beta Delta President Michael Southerland encourages economics major Carolina Daza to join the business honors club during the Student Organization Fair Aug. 31. Twenty-three clubs participated in the Student Organization Fair Aug 31 and Sept. 1.

“I would definitely say it’s a success. It’s always a success when you get anybody interested in what your club is wanting to accomplish this

semester.”—ZacK Sumner

the coLLege repubLicanS/chriSt campuS feLLoWShip repreSentative

““We are really excited for the

opportunitytobeatthisfair,thisyear.”Ben King, business major and

representative for Baptist CollegiateMinistries, said his club is open toanyone, an acceptance that everyonestewardingatablecarried.

Some representatives commentedpositivelyabouttheeventasawhole,notjusttheirownexperiences.

“Itgivesthepeoplewhoarehereandrepresentingtheorganizationstohaveexposuretothestudentbodyandtoaskquestions,” said Heather Pemberton,psychologymajor,ofPhiThetaKappahonor society, who was assisting theotherhonorssocieties.

ChaseParsons,communitysponsorfor Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship,saidtheenergyofthepeoplesigningup mirrored the energy of the clubmemberspresent.

“Mostoftherepresentativesthatareexcitedabouttheirorganizations,theyputoutexcitementsotheygetothers

excitedandbeingapart,”hesaid.

“Ifitgoesinlinewithwhat they are doing incollegeoraneedthattheyhave, then excitementbreedsexcitement.

“Itdepends,youkindof throw your net outthereandyoutrytocatchpeopleandsomepeoplekindofwarmuptoyou.”

For moreinformation,contact theStudent LifeOfficeat405-682-7523, orv is it www.o c c c . e d u /StudentLifeandselecttheJoin-a-Cluboption fromthemenu.

MLA Style: A Royal PainThe Communications Lab is holding a

documentation workshop over the frustra-tions many writers have with MLA style. The workshop will be at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in College Union 2. For more information, please call 405-682-1611, ext. 7678, or go to www.occc.edu/comlab.

GSA Popcorn SaleThe Gay Straight Alliance will be raising

funds for various events the club will be host-ing. This will be from 10 a.m. to noon Mon-day, Sept. 12, in the Union Foyer. For more information visit their webpage at occc.cam-pusgroups.com/gsa or their Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/OCCC.GSA.

Brown Bag: Part-time Jobs & InternshipsStudent Life is hosting a workshop on em-

ployment for students at 12:30 p.m. on Tues-day, Sept. 13, in College Union 1. For more information contact Student Life at 405-682-7523 or www.occc.edu/StudentLife.

Club raising funds for Somalia peopleThe Multicultural Business Club is raising

funds to support the people of Somalia. The fundraising event will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 near the Communications Lab and the General Dining area.

Hispanic Heritage DayMariachi Orgullo will be performing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 in the General Din-ning Area. Contact Student Life for more in-formation at 405-682-7523.

OCCC planning garage saleThe Faculty Association Scholarship Com-

mitee will hold its annual garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 7, in CU 1, 2 and 3. All proceeds will go toward student scholarships. Those who would like to make a donation should contact Librarian Linda Boatright at 405-682-1611, ext. 7468.

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FOR SALE: 1994 Mazda Protege’, over 200,000 miles, but very well main-tained, good a/c. Stan-dard. Priced to sell. Call: 405-840-5334.

FOR SALE: Entertain-ment center/bookshelf/TV stand has multiple uses for books, photos, etc. Maple color engineered lumber. $50. Email: [email protected] for photo.

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FACULTY TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PROVIDES UNIQUE ACCESS TO COLLEGE TECH EXPERTS

Convergence event comes together nicelyJEREMY [email protected]

Faculty and staff gatheredrecentlyforashowcaseofthetechnologies, both new andcurrent, that are the college’slifeblood.

Named “Convergence,” theshowcase featured a conven-tion-style setup, with thoseresponsible for the technolo-giesbeingdemonstratedandpresented sitting at tablesaroundtheroom.

Convergence is the brain-child of Robin Ying, Infor-mation and InstructionalTechnologyServicesvicepresi-dent, and Tim Whisenhunt,instructional video services

coordinator.“Iwantedtodoan

openhouse,togivepeople a chance tolearn more aboutwhat Informationand InstructionalTechnologyServicescando,”Yingsaid.

“But when Tim (Whisen-hunt)gotaholdoftheidea,hejustranwithit.AnditbecameConvergence,whichwasreallybetterthanwhatwe’dplannedtodoinitially.”

WhisenhuntsaidhefeelsthenameConvergenceisagoodexplanationoftheevent.

“Convergenceiseverythingcomingtogetheratonepoint,”hesaid.

“And that’swhat this event

does. It brings all the newtechnologies and services,andmanyofthecurrentones,togetherinoneplacesofacultyandstaffcanlearnaboutwhattoolsareavailabletothem.”

Convergencewasasuccessforanumberofreasons,saidTamara Carter, mathematicsdepartmentdirector,whoat-tendedtheevent.

“Itallowedmetojustwalkfromtabletotable,talkingdi-rectlytothepeoplewhohandle

thesetechnologieseveryday.

“Togetthatkindof expertise, I’dnormally have toschedule a dozenor so meetings,”Cartersaid.

Ying said inlightofConvergence’ssuccess,heplanstomakeitarecurringevent.

“We’re hoping to do thisagainatleastonceayear.Butif thebudgetallows,wemayeven be able to do it once asemester.”

Carter said she’s pleased itwillrecur,andlooksforwardtofutureConvergenceevents.

“It’s just incredible to beabletowalkaroundtheroom,

pickingupideasfromexperts,andbouncingideasoffthem.Icameawaywithagreatmanynew thoughtsonhow tousethese technologies in myclasses,andmydivision.”

Whisenhuntsaidthehewaspleasedwiththeturnout,bothofpresentersandattendees,asentimentCarterechoed.

“I’djustliketosaythankstoallthepeoplethatshowcased,”Cartersaid.“Ithinkitsparkedalotofideasamongthefacultyand staff, and I heard posi-tivereportsfrompeopleevenbefore I made it back to mydivision.”

FormoreinformationaboutConvergence, emailWhisen-hunt at [email protected].

“ To get that kind of expertise, I’d normally have to schedule a

dozen or so meetings.” —tamara carter

math Department Director

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