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Caitlin Lewis
Caitlin Lewis knelt down on the grass to be on the same level with Marko. He is a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois who is also a highly trained K-9 Trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Lewis and her...
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91Ó°ÊÓ’s Paralegal Studies Program Receives American Bar Association Approval
91Ó°ÊÓ’s Paralegal Studies program receives the American Bar Association Approval. The organization’s designation is used to identify quality paralegal education and training programs across the U.S.
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91Ó°ÊÓ Vet Tech Students Donate K9 Vest to OHP ‘Marko’
Students with 91Ó°ÊÓ Veterinary Technology program raised more than $1,100 to purchase and donate a bullet and stab resistant vest to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Lockney and his partner ‘Marko’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Danny Aery
Danny Aery won’t let anyone think they’re too old for school or past the point of charting a new career path. That’s because the 52-year-old has just completed his third degree from 91Ó°ÊÓ. Danny first...
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Nursing (RN)