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Mike Gundy – Head Football coach – OSU

April 10, 2018

Mike Gundy is currently the head football coach at Okla. State University. He played college football at OSU, and became Okla. State’s coach in January of 2005. In 2008, Gundy led the OSU Cowboys to their best season in 20 years, but nothing is more important to the OSU athletic department than their student-athletes. With […]

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George Kaiser – Kaiser Family Fund

April 3, 2018

George B. Kaiser George B. Kaiser is President, CEO and owner of GBK Corporation, parent of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, which he has managed for approximately 50 years. He is Chairman of the Board and majority shareholder of BOK Financial Corporation, the 23rd largest U.S. bank holding company, and controlling shareholder of several oil and gas, […]

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Connect Higher Education and Business

March 29, 2018

Connecting Higher Education and Business – Fred Morgan I’ve written numerous times about the importance of fostering mutually beneficial relationships between the business community and higher education. With ever-evolving workforce needs and years of cuts to our state’s higher education funding, such collaborations are more critical than ever. I recently had the opportunity to tour […]

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Unintended Consequences

March 27, 2018

Unintended Consequences by Mary Mélon The tragic situation that now faces the Oklahoma City Public School System, and other districts across the state on April 2nd, 2018 is becoming very real and has far reaching consequences for the students. Public union strikes are always difficult. Teachers’ strikes are particularly so, because the ones most harmed are […]

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Don Betz – University of Central Okla.

March 27, 2018

“UCO – Oklahoma’s Metropolitan University” Upcoming National Conference of Undergraduate Research Don Betz, Ph.D. President University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma, USA University of Central Oklahoma President Don Betz has made it his life’s passion to help students learn. Throughout his distinguished career of more than 47 years in higher education, Dr. Betz has developed […]

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Okla. Digital Prairie – Library Services

March 16, 2018

Library Services – Susan McVey One of the most valued services libraries provide to customers today is online access to information. A new statewide contract with our major content vendor is allowing us to increase ease of use by removing requirements for remote access. Read more about to how to benefit below: Do you need access to […]

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Mike Hunter – Attorney General – Oklahoma

March 13, 2018

Mike Hunter was appointed Oklahoma Attorney General by Governor Mary Fallin on Feb. 20, 2017. He previously served as secretary of state and special legal counsel to the Governor from October 2016 until his appointment. Hunter served as first assistant attorney general from June 2015 to October 2016, where he was the chief legal advisor […]

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A Historical Perspective – Pat Rooney

March 8, 2018

A Historical Perspective by Pat Rooney In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Willick, we get to hear from a famous American historian, Gordon Wood. Mr. Wood is a professor emeritus at Brown University, a noted history scholar and is often cited as the “dean of the 18th Century historians.” Upon graduation from […]

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4th of July – Dick Hefton

March 7, 2018

“4th of July” – Dick Hefton March is capable of throwing atmospheric belly-punches at us. Those golf and outdoor days, however, overpower to promise holidays and vacations on the way! There’ll be Easter, Memorial Day then Independence Day – and from there we’re full blower to Labor Day! Me? My favorite of all – UP […]

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Robert Anda MD MS- ACE Interface Co-Founder

March 6, 2018

MEETING LOCATION – CLC at St Luke’s UMC Robert F. Anda, MD, MS ACE Interface, LLC– Co-Founder ACE Study—Co-Founder and Co-Principal Investigator Rob Anda lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Anda graduated from Rush Medical College in 1979 and received his Board Certification in Internal Medicine in 1982. During 1982-1984 he completed a Fellowship in Preventive […]

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