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Inside this issue:

CENTRAL NEWS & VIEWS: Dr. Dwight Adams

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CONSTRUCTIONS HONORED 2

BRONCHO BRAG 3

IMPROVED SECURITY 4

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 4

SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES 4

COMMUNITY CONNECTION 5

Oklahoma Heart Walk 5

Eugene Field Elementary 5

The Big Event 5

LEAVE SHARE DONATION S 6

EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE 6

March 2011

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NEW FACES: Welcome these new employees to UCO!

UCO is Hiring!

Do you know someone with

good skills and character?

Let them know that

UCO is a great place to work!

Some of our posted job

opportunities include:

Cashier

Coordinator Procard Compliance

Plumber Helper

Painter

Carpenter

Electrician

Head Debate Coach

Assistant Debate Coach

Admissions Counselor I

Instructional Designer III

Instructional Multimedia Specialist

Programmer Analyst II

Construction Administrator

For more information and applica-

tions, visit https://jobs.uco.edu

N E W B R O N C H O S !N E W B R O N C H O S !N E W B R O N C H O S !

Virginia Hatton

Administrative Assistant III Math and Science

Jessica Moad

Reference & Instruction Librarian Max Chambers Library

The University of Central Oklahoma is committed to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful harassment of any individual on the basis of any applicable protected classifica-tion including, but not limited to, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or age. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual harassment. An em-ployee should enjoy a working environment free of inappropriate har-assment, including sexual harassment, perpetrated by a supervisor, employee, student, or third party (an individual who is not an em-ployee but does business with the University, such as a customer, con-tractor, sales representative, or repair person.) Employees should immediately report harassment to (1) their supervisor, (2) the Office of Employee Relations and Development, or (3) any member of management at director-level or above. If employees feel threatened or fear violence, or if reporting outside of normal business hours, the report should be made to UCO Police Services at (405) 974-2345. Employees calling from campus extensions may dial x2345 .

University Compliance Dr. Brad Morelli, Legal Counsel

Wendy Gritz

Manager Student Activity Fee Budget Student Affairs

Wesley Morrison

Business Information Analyst Administrative Support Services

Judy Smith

Administrative Assistant II Financial Services

March 1941—Central State College became part of a coordinated state system of post-

secondary education overseen by the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education, and joined in-

stitutions with similar missions as a regional institution. Who was the Central State College

President at that time? Email your answer to cwalls@uco.edu; the first 3 correct answers re-

ceived by email will win a prize.

Peek Into Our Past

CENTRAL NEWS & VIEWS

TEAMWORK

I work with an incredible group of individuals in the Forensic Science Institute. Each, in their own right,

is very talented and very experienced in their specific discipline and duties. However, because this

group is more than just an assembly of individuals, we are making a difference for students that goes

beyond the classroom. One example to illustrate this point involves giving to the UCO Foundation.

When the Institute took over the forensic science academic program in Fall of 2009, we had two indi-

viduals that came forward and wanted to ensure that the Institute was able to provide at least one stu-

dent scholarship that first year. It didn’t take long before the entire faculty in the Institute caught the

same vision and now regularly give to the UCO Foundation through payroll deduction. They do this be-

cause we all have the same goal, the same vision, and the same desire to see this program shape future

generations of forensic scientists. Our efforts to transform students are not simply through teaching,

and not simply by mentoring, but are also demonstrated by our giving.

I have never been a part of an organization where everyone voluntarily contributes. This year, the Forensic Science Institute will

provide at least four scholarships to deserving students. At the rate of increase, the number will likely be higher next year. Our

team has more than 200 years of combined professional experience and we are attracting record number of students to our under-

graduate and graduate programs. The attraction may be the new facilities we occupy or the broad program in forensic science that

is unmatched in other programs around the country. I would tend to believe that the attraction is more the quality and character

of the individuals we have in this organization and their focus on being part of a team devoted to enriching the lives of students we

touch.

Dr. Dwight Adams Director Forensic

Science Institute

UCO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HONORED Sarah Hill, University Relations

Representing some of the best construction in Oklahoma for 2010, two recently completed construc-

tion projects at the University of Central Oklahoma earned a Build Oklahoma Project Award from the

Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Oklahoma at their annual statewide meeting in Janu-

ary.

For the “New Construction: $10-$25 Million” category, Timberlake Construction Co., Inc., received a

Build Oklahoma Project Award as contractor for Central’s Forensic Science Institute (FSI), while Lip-

pert Bros, Inc., also received a Build Oklahoma Project Award in the “New Construction: $5-$10 Mil-

lion” category as contractor for Central’s Center for Transformative Learning (CTL).

“We are pleased to have the extraordinary efforts of our construction partners on the FSI and CTL buildings, who have contributed

tremendously to the growth of our campus, recognized for their excellence,” said Steve Kreidler, Central’s Executive Vice President.

“With the completion of these two key buildings, we are able to offer our students greater opportunities to excel, a more appeal-

ing campus and the ability to accommodate the tremendous growth in student enrollment we are enjoying at Central.”

A state-of-the-art facility, Central’s 35,000 square-foot FSI includes a 165-seat auditorium, four

classrooms, an evidence recovery training bay, office space for FSI faculty and the AT&T Digital

Evidence and Cyber-Security Laboratory. Designed to intentionally encourage collaboration

and creativity in its learning spaces, Central’s new CTL is a 33,000 square-foot building that

includes 11 learning spaces, featuring boards, desks and chairs that are easily moved to cluster

students in collaborative groups, as well as a recital hall, faculty offices and an outdoor class-

room. The building also includes several “unassigned spaces” for students designed and fur-

nished to encourage collaboration outside the classroom, an approach referred to by univer-

sity administrators as “transformative learning.”

Forensic Science Institute Inside the Rotunda

Tell us your exciting news! Broncho Beat wants to celebrate your achievements, awards, births, weddings, retirements, etc. with you! Send Broncho Brags to Employee Relations & Development Box 207 or email cwalls@uco.edu. Broncho Brag submissions automati-

cally grant permission for editing and publication.

Get ready for stronger, more secure passwords! Starting in March, you will need to reset your password for UCONNECT every 90

days. You can change your password at any time, but if 90 days pass since it was last changed, you will be prompted to change

it. This will be enforced by using a new alert mechanism on the Home tab of UCONNECT. Passwords will need to follow these rules, to be considered strengthened:

8 - 12 characters in length

Must consist of only alpha and numeric characters, a - z (case sensitive), 0 - 9

Must contain at least 1 alpha character, a - z, A-Z

Must contain at least 1 numeric character, 0 - 9

Passwords must NOT contain special characters, such as @, #, $, %, *, &, (, ), etc.

The Office of Information Technology has provided additional information for you at http://www2.uco.edu/technology/support/

improved-security.asp .

The Planning and Analysis department at Thatcher Hall are bragging about Cara McNack who serves UCO as an employee of GCA, our custodial services contractor. Planning and Analysis went through a rough time when their offices were restructured. After three weeks with no custodial care, Cara came to their rescue, making personal contact on a daily basis to ensure the department received the services they needed. She is courteous, friendly efficient, and an asset to the campus community because she helps to make UCO an even happier place to work, and a cleaner place to visit. Cara goes above and beyond what some would consider

her job description, not because she has to but because she cares enough to do so. ***

Karen Kusler, Director of Lean University and part of the Professional Education team in CPDE, is presenting “Sustaining a Continuous Improvement Culture in a World of Flux” at the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement (NCCI) conference July 9, 2011 in Tampa, FL. She is presenting with Wendy Wakeman, Vice President for Enrollment and Stu-dent Affairs at Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA), a graduate of the first Lean University Facilitator Certifica-tion course taught by Ms. Kusler. Their topic focuses on models of incorporating and sustaining continuous improve-ment in a higher education institution. Ms. Kusler is also an NCCI Board member. UCO has an NCCI institutional mem-bership and any staff or faculty member can contact Ms. Kusler for log-on information to access NCCI website. The

NCCI organization provides a service to higher education colleagues to connect online, initiate email discussions to solve current problems, and share documents and other resources, such as model policies and best practices.

*** Kudos to Becky Garrett, Assistant Director of Technical Services for Student Financial Services. Becky had the respon-sibility for UCO’s transition for participation in the Direct Loan Program which allows students to use the federal gov-ernment as a lender instead of banks and credit unions. Thanks to Becky, the change to the new Loan Program for 2010-11 has been relatively undetected by UCO student loan borrowers. Loan processing has actually been smoother and faster this year resulting in record loan funds disbursed early each term and loan requests/disbursement turn-around time going from a couple of weeks to as quick as a few days. Becky implemented the Direct Loan program and new requirements with such ease that she has been asked to do an interest session on Direct Loan Reconciliation at

our April 2011 Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator, OASFAA Conference in Tulsa. Throughout this year, she has been called upon frequently by Financial Aid Administrators across the state for help to comply with new monthly loan reconciliation requirements of the Direct Lending Program. Thanks to our Loan Processors as well; Mary Ann Cleek, Lana Senechal and Terri Dearing for doing such as great job in learning the procedural changes in loan processing so quickly for the new Loan Program, and for processing student loans so promptly.

Broncho Brag entries are listed on a first-come, first-posted basis and are subject to editor’s discretion.

IMPROVED SECURITY FOR PASSWORDS AT UCO

PASSWORDS

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Farhana Afrin Amalia G-Wilkinson Jo McGuffin Steven McLinn Mary Miller Ryan Nowels Sandra Thompson Hong Zhu

2 Terry French WooWon Jeong Robin McMurry Karl Nelson Victoria Richey Richard Sneed Richard Walts Weldon Wilson

3 Cindy Filippelli Lee Hinds

4 Birendra Coomarasamy

Aida Dean Thomas Hancock Haifeng Ji Kati Schmidt

5 Kathe Eastham Alan Jones Linda Mosley Joshua Ojwang Lee Tyner

6 Cindy Birdwell Equlla Brothers Joaquin Gomez Barbara Jones Jessica Moad David Robinson Julian Vigil

7 Marilyn Wertz 8 James Adams Amanda Horton Deborah Jordan Casey Moore Nicole Willard

9 Julia Desilva Stephanie Tatum

10 James Creecy Gregory Farnell David Fraser Marilyn Kreidler Wendy Lackmeyer Jill Nisbet Vicki Reynolds

11 Amy Carrell Garrett Cox Patrick Douglas J B Flatt Darrell Stinchcomb

12 Brittany Ingram Patricia Loughlin Sue Reiman Pamela Richeson Kirk Webster

13 Kim Burdine

Laura Gering Jeff Harp Hayley Thompson Kathryn Toahty Tom Westendorf

14 Susan Bucher Ann Carey Bernard Guzik Blake Pope Megan Rountree

15 William Arbuckle Jackie Horton Steven Sump

16 Mitchell Bell Sharon Harrison Thomas Kirk Shay Rahm-Barnett Rita West

17 Maria Aviles Erin Karl

18 Ura Denson Jolina Hetrick

19 Abdellah AitMoussa LaDonna Atkins John Barthell Anthony Cappello Harold Hayes John Martin Amanda Ward

20 Jason Glass

Tina Helton Marjorie Kuhlman Gladys Lewis Adam Rogers Shellita Selby Kathryn Shinn Darren Wright

21 Alaeddin AbuAbed Michael Crowel John Loudermill Hassan Pourbabaee Marvin Wylie

22 Kris Chavis Katie Kucharski Royce Pennington Christi Schieber

23 Robert Doan Michelle Harris Mark Jones Donald Mizell Jamie Welch

24 Christopher Hill Patti Neuhold

25 Michael Bond Gary Shreck

26 Elizabeth Crowell Janice Ford Steve Jagosh Sharon Kelting Phyllis Michaud Stephen Tyler Cayt Walls

27 Merry Buchanan

Jennifer Corley Sheri Gaches Ted Jones Jane Lowrey Kaye Sears

28 Richard Crum Victor Hawk Emily Herr Sarah Hill David Noel

29 Brandi Bramlett KaDee Bramlett Kali Brownell Kay Clare Darren Denham Lyndsay Holder Douglas Hurt Josh Overocker Robert Weston

30 Deborah Baucom Wesley Moreland

31 Todd Milam Terri Winblad

SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES & CURRENT HIRE DATE

June Aduddell 9-Mar-09

Michael Baer 31-Mar-08

Ann Barnes 26-Mar-02

Autumn Brinegar 31-Mar-08

Patrick Brown 31-Mar-08

Miles Bruner 1-Mar-10

Kay Clare 2-Mar-09

Jason Cole 22-Mar-04

Darren Denham 14-Mar-05

Patrick Douglas 16-Mar-09

Carrie Enterline 10-Mar-05

Michael Fenner 21-Mar-83

Steven Flowers 2-Mar-09

Janice Ford 6-Mar-01

Pamela Forrester 31-Mar-08

Phyllis Fry 4-Mar-02

Kathryn Gage 1-Mar-93

Mary Huffman 1-Mar-06

Eron Jinkins 8-Mar-04

Offices ClosedOffices ClosedOffices Closed

March BirthdaysMarch BirthdaysMarch Birthdays

Barbara Jones 29-Mar-10

Hala Khoury 15-Mar-10

Camille Kilbourne 3-Mar-08

Brenda Knott 21-Mar-05

Tina Kurtenbach 17-Mar-08

Stephen Lanier 10-Mar-03

Teresa Leftwich 26-Mar-07

Patricia Lesher 24-Mar-97

Mary Long 3-Mar-08

Wayne Lord 3-Mar-08

Debra Mann 3-Mar-08

Linda Mask 25-Mar-96

Clint McKnight 17-Mar-08

James Meadows 15-Mar-10

Stephanie Mendenhall 1-Mar-10

Todd Milam 27-Mar-00

David Montgomery 15-Mar-10

Lora Motley 16-Mar-09

Kimberly Powell 1-Mar-08

Gilberto Puebla 2-Mar-09

Judith Reyes-Henderson 31-Mar-08

Charles Sager 6-Mar-07

David Stapleton 1-Mar-99

Sandra Stewart 5-Mar-07

David Storer 15-Mar-10

Harrison Strunk 9-Mar-98

Kristen Tate 26-Mar-01

Laura Taylor 15-Mar-10

Timothy Tillman 2-Mar-09

Anthony Tompkins 21-Mar-05

Rosalynn Wade 7-Mar-02

Michelle Waggoner 17-Mar-08

Kayle Watkins 15-Mar-10

Johnny Watley 26-Mar-07

Robert Wells 3-Mar-08

Thomas Westendorf 1-Mar-10

Nathan Woolard 3-Mar-08

Marvin Wylie 16-Mar-09

LEAVE SHARE DONATION DRIVE Employment Services

The Leave Share Donation Drive occurs yearly in the month of March. The Leave Share Program is an annual

program offered to sick-leave eligible employees who have exhausted all annual leave and sick leave due to ill-

ness, injury, impairment, physical or mental condition, which is of an extraordinary or severe nature that in-

volves the employee or a related person of the employee. The benefit provides up to two (2) months of full base

pay, and up to an additional four (4) months of ½ pay. Employees must be employed a minimum of twelve (12)

consecutive months to be eligible for participation. To sign up and participate in the program for the upcoming year, participants

must donate a minimum of eight (8) hours of sick leave in March, and their sick leave balance must not fall below eighty (80) hours

following the donation. Those wishing to participate, but have not been employed 12 months, may join once they reach their one-

year anniversary. The total contribution for a twelve (12) month period must not exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours. For em-

ployees who would like to contribute on a regular, on-going basis, there is a place to indicate quarterly contributions

on the form. To participate in the Leave Share Donation program, your Leave Share Donation Form must be received

in Employment Services before March 31, 2011. Participating employees seeking assistance from the Leave Share

program for catastrophic illness should submit the Leave Share Request Form. The employee’s departmental director

must sign the request form and the paperwork must be submitted to the Employment Services Office for review.

QUARTERLY EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD

“When thinking about the Exceptional Performance quarterly award and the categories this award represents, one

name comes to mind: Tiffani Bates. It is my honor and privilege to nominate this most deserving individual. I have

known Tiffani for about 4 years and have had the opportunity to work side by side with her and seen her perform-

ance first hand.

Tiffani is an undergraduate admissions officer and has been working with students for two years in this capacity.

She has touched so many students’ lives by offering them guidance in the admissions process, encouragement when

needed, and support to navigate the university system. Students are often heard commenting on the extraordinary

help she has offered.

I have often observed Tiffani working with students whom are not admissible to UCO at this time. She takes her time

to offer suggestion to each individual as to help them meet the standards for admissions. She is a nurturing individ-

ual and this characteristic is evident in that she recently began a mentoring program of her own design to help stu-

dents who have been admitted under probation. She has a true passion in helping students and giving them support

they need to realize their goals of a college education.

Tiffani is always willing to help anyone with projects in the office, division, as well as the university. She under-

stands the true meaning of a team player and is supportive and reliable in all of her commitments. Tiffani is diligent

in her job performance and realizes that her position with students requires confidentiality, support and understand-

ing all of which she displays every day.

Tiffani is active in her community through student outreach programs through her sorority, church and university

committees she serves. Tiffani is a well rounded individual and a role model to not only her students but those with

whom she comes in contact. Tiffani is most deserving of the Exceptional Performance Quarterly Award and it has

been my honor to write this letter.”

Stephanie Kahne, Assistant Director of Admissions and Records

Congratulations to 2nd Quarter Exceptional Performance winner Tiffani Bates. Tiffani started her

career at UCO in 2007 as a cashier for the Bursar, then moved up to Coordinator of Academic Ad-

visement. Her experience and professionalism have lead her to her current position as Admissions

Counselor II in Enrollment Management. Tiffani also serves the UCO family as an Adjunct instruc-

tor in both Success Strategies and Success Central. Tiffani tells us that working with students is her

passion, which is reflected in her academic mentoring program for UCO students.

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

This year’s Heart Walk needs the support of the Central community

in the annual fundraising effort to support local medical research,

treatment and efforts to prevent premature deaths caused by heart

disease and stroke. I have asked Kyle Thompson to coordinate our

participation. Feel free to email him at KThompson21@uco.edu or

call him at 974-2635. As a leader in campus health and wellness,

our healthy campus initiatives have gained national recognition.

The collaborative leadership and dedication of our faculty and staff

make this possible, and together we can help ensure the success of

this year’s Heart Walk. Please join me in making sure Central is well represented in the

2011 Central Oklahoma Heart Walk events during March and April.

Respectfully, W. Roger Webb, President

2 0 1 1 H E A R T W A L K

“How A Reading Program Transformed A Failing School and Brought Pride To A Community” Eugene Field Elementary, an inner city Oklahoma City Public School with a 99% pov-

erty rate, was transformed from one of the lowest functioning schools in the district

to one of the highest literacy schools in the metropolitan area with a 90% overall

literacy rate, in just a seven year progression. The demographics of this population

included: 64% Hispanic, 16% African American, 16% Caucasian, and 4 % Native Ameri-

can, and a mobility rate of 35%. An experimentally designed, longitudinal research

study where the experimental group consisted of an entire elementary school with 600

students living in poverty was paired with a demographically similar school represent-

ing the control group. From fall of 2003 to present, a literacy team which included two reading coaches and a highly supporting

principal changed the lives of the children enrolled in this school and the community as is clearly reflected

in the results from pre and post literacy assessments and from the changes found in literacy behaviors

demonstrated by the student population. The success of the reading program — which will be presented

and expanded upon by Dr. Mary Monfort when she attends the 17th European Conference on Reading

Literacy and Diversity this summer — was determined by several contributing factors including: a re-

sponse to intervention model; the inclusion of data proven reading strategies; the application of princi-

ples concerning effective reading instruction; ongoing modeling of the research based reading strategies

for entry level and mid level teachers; and mentorship relationships consisting of classroom teachers and

the reading coaches.

Dr. Mary Monfort Professor, Clinic Director of

Reading and Program Coordinator Special Services

“““The Big Event - The Largest Day of Service on Campus”

It's time to sign up for the Big Event! The Big Event scheduled for March 5 is the largest day of

service on the University of Central Oklahoma campus. university volunteers will meet on campus

at Plunkett Park to have breakfast, listen to speakers, pick up their free T-shirt and will then head

out to their work sites across Oklahoma City and Edmond. As Central's largest community service

project, The Big Event brings together hundreds of volunteers and student organizations to serve

individuals referred by agencies and numerous local non-profit organizations including Infant Cri-

sis Services, Hope Center of Edmond, Feed the Children, City Rescue Mission and OKC Neighborhood Alliance. Sign up for your loca-

tion at our table in the food court Monday through Thursday up until March 3 between 9:30 and 2. Anytime outside of that, the

sign ups are available in the VSLC, NUC 212. If you have any questions, visit Brandt Smith in the VSLC, or call 974-2623.

Thanks to your support, the American

Heart Association has made real strides in the fight against cardiovascular dis-eases, but our work is not done. Heart disease remains the leading cause of

death in all Americans. You touch people across the

country with your participation

In the OKC Heart Walk