Outlook '09 - Education & Careers

Outlook 2013: University of Central Oklahoma president has high expectations for state’s oldest institution of higher learning April 28, 2013 Don Betz, the president of the University of Central Oklahoma, has high expectations for the state’s oldest institution of higher education. Read More

Outlook 2013: Oklahoma State University will use technology in research, instruction, extension, President Burns Hargis says April 28, 2013 During the next 20 years, Oklahoma State University will look for ways to use technology to deliver the same education more quickly and at lower cost, President Burns Hargis said. As the state’s largest land grant university, OSU has a three-part mission in the areas of teaching, research and extension. Read More

Outlook 2013: Oklahoma City superintendent reflects on career, looks to future for district April 28, 2013 Oklahoma City Superintendent Karl Springer discusses his work and his vision for the district’s future. Read More

Outlook 2013: OKC Superintendent Karl Springer, at a glance April 28, 2013 At a glance: Oklahoma City Superintendent Karl Springer. Read More

Outlook 2013: Despite advances in technology, mission of higher education will stay the same, higher education chancellor says April 28, 2013 Oklahoma higher education Chancellor Glen Johnson said he expects to see technology play a greater role in higher education over the next 20 years, both in online courses and in traditional, classroom-based classes. But despite that change, he said, the mission of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities will stay... Read More

Outlook 2013: OCU has several parts to play in city’s future, Henry says April 28, 2013 Oklahoma City University President Robert Henry said the city and OCU are instrumental in shaping each other’s future. Read More

Outlook 2013: University of Oklahoma president hopes for greater state funding in 20 years April 28, 2013 Whatever the higher education landscape looks like 20 years from now, University of Oklahoma President David Boren said he hopes it will include greater state funding for public colleges and universities. Boren has long expressed concern about what he’s described as eroding state support for higher education. Read More

Outlook 2013: Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences prepares for future April 28, 2013 Whatever the future brings for veterinary medicine, Jean Sander, dean of the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, hopes to prepare for it now. Sander said she plans to bring together a group of legislators, faculty, animal owners and others to discuss where the profession will be 20... Read More

Outlook 2013: Charter school growth hinges on regulation, funding April 28, 2013 Oklahoma’s charter school growth has been slow and measured, and some say that’s not a bad thing. Read More

Outlook 2013: Elementary school classrooms, curriculum changing in Oklahoma April 28, 2013 Technology is changing the way students learn in the classroom. Teachers are responding with enthusiasm, and students are the beneficiaries, said Derrel Fincher of the state Education Department. Read More

Outlook 2013: Oklahoma ‘exceeds expectations’ in fine arts, dean says April 28, 2013 Rich Taylor, dean of the University of Oklahoma’s Max Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, says Oklahoma provides a fertile environment for nurturing the arts. Read More

Outlook 2013: Langston president strives to move Oklahoma university forward April 28, 2013 Langston University President Kent J. Smith says students must be prepared for opportunities when they arise. Read More