Campus e-clips, 07/22/2005

              Oklahoma Higher Education's Campus E-Clips Newsletter - July 2005
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IN OTHER NEWS JULY 22, 2005 EVENTS
Foundation provides
major gifts for RSU
Equestrian Center
OSU-Tulsa receives high
scores on student
satisfaction study
SWOSU's Litsch inducted
into Women’s Basketball
Hall of Fame
State agriculture
secretary lauds OSU-Okmulgee
precision
agriculture program
OU professor named
Harvard Fellow
Continued increases in financial aid highlight
higher education's 2005-06 budget
To help more students fulfill their dreams of earning a college degree,
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently approved an
increase of $25.2 million in student financial aid as part of higher
education’s nearly $1.7 billion general operating budget for fiscal year
2006. Read more.
'Carrie'd away - Another NSU success story
For 14 weeks America tuned in each
Tuesday and Wednesday evening as
Northeastern senior Carrie Underwood sought
to make her dreams come true. One of more
than 100,000 contestants on the popular Fox
Network program "American Idol," Carrie
began her whirlwind trip in St. Louis tackling
the first of many auditions that would lead
her to the bright lights of Los Angeles and a coveted recording contract
with Arista Records. Her journey is storybook and her adventure just
beginning as audiences around the globe continue to celebrate this newest
Idol and her northeastern Oklahoma roots. Read more.
Rose State becoming storm ready
When Rose State College Professor Steve Carano challenged engineering
students to submit plans to build a Davis Vantage PRO weather system,
three unique proposals were presented to him. RSC Engineering Professor
Heidi Heilhecker led the three teams of students as they narrowed down
the choices of weather devices.
Now, the College is on its way to becoming story ready. Read more.
Cameron's CETES lands first tenants
The halls in Cameron University’s Center for
Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies
(CETES) are abuzz with life.
LYNAYS, LLC. and Oklahoma Computer, Software and
Robotics (OCSR) are the first two tenants to enter
CETES, which is designed to be a catalyst for the
development and growth of technology-based industries
in Southwest Oklahoma. Read more.
State colleges receive extra funding for
graduating more students
Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities will share performance funds
of $2.2 million in 2005-06 for keeping more of their students in college
and graduating them.
As part of their Brain Gain performance funding policy, the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education will allocate the funds as a reward for
Rose State hosting 'By the
Tracks' painting exhibit
Oklahoma towns featured
in OSU-Tulsa photo
exhibit
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