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Through Engineers Without Borders students partner with developing communities worldwide to improve their quality of life. EWB-OU involves implementing sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineering students.
The primary focus of CBED is to stimulate and promote economic development initiatives which create meaningful employment and improve the quality of life in Oklahoma and across the nation. The programs are specifically designed to meet the demands of today’s ever changing and competitive marketplace
Hiding easter eggs may be not what you would expect in a top leadership program at OU, but it is precisely one of the characteristics that makes a good leader. Community service is not only encouraged in the the JCPenney Price College of Business Leadership Program, but also expected of strong leadership.
This event is one of many offered by the OU College of Denistry that provides free dental care to those who can not afford it. In 2008 dentistry students saw 100 children and provided $39,000 in dental care during Kid’s Day.
More than 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion have inadequate sanitation. The University of Oklahoma’s WaTER Center is dedicated to help meet that objective, one village at a time.
Graduate students in the Landscape Architecture department work directly with communities and local government to develop and recommend urban planning and city renovation projects.
Infusing education with innovation is how the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal is changing the way students learn. The 21st century classroom goes beyond books and theory and teaches student to address the social, economic and political concerns of their communities.
A new 50,000 square-foot clinic built in an underserved area of Tulsa will focus only on specialty care with a concentration on treatment of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The clinic also provides on-site training for medical students and the opportunity for all to give back to a much deserving community.
The Sooner Schooner II, a mobile medical clinic, brings health care professionals to the underserved in the Tulsa area. The innovative, collaborative program operates through the OU College of Medicine, Tulsa providing affordable health care since 2003 to Tulsa County’s indigent and underserved at 14 school-based clinics.
The CAB is composed of more than 50 members from community, health and safety organizations and OU faculty and staff to plan, prepare and coordinate crisis management, network and learn from the other members.
NLP helps students to gain experience in the world of nonprofit organizations by teaching current nonprofit management principles and trends, providing meaningful leadership and service opportunities, and the opportunity to experience the real nonprofit world in a professional internship.
The IBC program gives business students real-world experience by operating their own small business, seeing it through from concept to profit. But IBC teaches the students more than just market and demand, the students also learn that being a good business owner means taking ownership in the community.
One Big Day. One Big Thanks.
Every spring thousands of OU students, faculty, and staff unite in an unparalleled effort to say thank you to the community, one that provides constant support to the University of Oklahoma. The Big Event impacts hundreds of community organizations throughout the Norman and Oklahoma City Metro area.
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An outreach project of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and Oklahoma Mesonet, OK-FIRST provides training and real-time weather data to public safety officials for use in weather-impacted situations. OK-FIRST provides support in three main areas; training and education, data services and decision support.
In March University of Oklahoma students get dirty for good cause. The students participate in Arbor Day. The day is recognized with a campus-wide picnic and students assist the Landscaping staff in planting trees.
This program raises the visibility of the health sciences with young students to motivate and encourage them to pursue health sciences careers.
University of Oklahoma law students partner with several elementary schools to inform and motivate young students to pursue law careers. The law students help teachers integrate law and courtroom exercises into the curriculum as well as provide programs and scholarships.
The K20 Center’s program, K20 Scholars, takes scholarships a step further by not only financially helping students build their future, but also the students’ hometowns through service learning.
One of the first 10 National Writing Project sites, the Oklahoma Writing Project encourages and improves the writing of both teachers and students in through workshops, teacher mentoring and writing contests.