CORE Announcements & Awards
The OU CORE meeting scheduled for September 4th has been rescheduled.
Notification for the next advisory meeting will be sent when date is set.
Dropout Prevention Summit
Featuring Tulsa Public Schools, Union Public Schools and Jenks Public Schools
Keeping Our Promise Dropout Prevention Summit
Featuring Tulsa Public Schools, Union Public Schools and Jenks Public Schools
August 28, 2008
8:15 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Where: Allen Chapman Activity Center, University of Tulsa
Online Registration is now open and we want to encourage everyone to visit www.keepingourpromisetulsa.org to sign up.
Knowledge Management Symposium
OU CORE Symposium Panel participates on August 19th, 4 pm Session
Symposium Link
The Third KPM Symposium will be held on August 18-20, 2008 at the OU-Tulsa Newly built Learning Center. The KPM Symposium is a unique opportunity to bring people together from academia and industry to exchange ideas, explore recent developments and emerging trends.
During the August 19th, 4 p.m. Session, the panel participants will present and discuss a cross sector of knowledge economy communication strategies.
Panel participants include:
Pam Pittman, Director, OU CORE - Center for Outreach, Research and Education (Moderator)
Mayor Kathy Taylor, City of Tulsa
Monroe Nichols, Office of the Mayor, City of Tulsa
Steve Kennedy, Kennedy Marketing And Advertising (KM2A)and
Director of Communications for Step Up Tulsa!
Gail Lapidus, Executive Director/CEO, Family & Children
Services, Inc.
Paula Wood, Tulsa Public Schools Community Marketing
Specialist, Marketing Department
Karen Davis, Officer, Tulsa Community Foundation
Dan Harrison, Vice President of investor relations and
public affairs for ONEOK and ONEOK Partners
Symposium Link
Carnegie Community Engagement Classification: College Commitment
All-university discussion and collaborative effort with community engagement focus
Coordinated through the leadership of the Vice Provost for School and Community Partnerships, Dr. Mary John O’Hair and the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal, representatives from the 3 campus locations have been meeting bi-monthly to promote discussions of community engagement, service learning, research, education and outreach through all university colleges. OU CORE and the Office of Development have participated on the committee and sought documentation through the OU CORE website community partnerships documentation process as well as selected interviews at OU Tulsa, compiled for a report for the Carnegie Classification submission.
" The Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement is being submitted by the University of Oklahoma, joining together our 3 campus locations in this collaborative effort. The OU CORE website will be used as a link for this submission for our campus and needs updating with your projects involving research, service learning, outreach and education in the Tulsa community.
Please complete the attached document and return no later than July 3rd to Pam Pittman, either through email or office 1J19, or give to LaDeana Bolton, Office of the President.
If you have any questions about the form, please call OU CORE 660-3479 or email pspittman@ou.edu.
Thank you for your cooperation as OU Tulsa coordinates this information that recognizes scholarly collaborations and projects with our community."
Neighborhood Kitchens Project
July Meals - Garnett Church of Christ/Green Country Event Center
From July 1 - August 15, students at Tulsa Public and Union Public Schools who utilize the federal Summer Food Service Program will be unable to take advantage of those meals as all Oklahoma public school facilities will be closed.
This is a pilot project that is focused on providing meals to students who attend Cooper Elementary (TPS) and Briarglen Elementary (Union) who are eligible to participate in the federal Summer Food Service Program and their families every Wednesday night in July.
WHERE: Green Country Event Center @ 1200 E. 31st Street
WHEN: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays in July, 2008
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30