University of Oklahoma
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Founder of Harlem Children's Zone Named 2010 Winner of Brock International Prize in Education...25, 2010. The Brock International Prize in Education is made possible from a gift by John A. and Donnie V. Brock of Tulsa, Okla., and is administered by Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma and University of Tulsa. SOURCE... In this article: Child, University of Oklahoma, Harlem, Oklahoma, University of Tulsa, New York Times Magazine, Oklahoma State University, and T. Berry Brazelton |
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TulsaWorld.com - Col -TU | October 27, 2009
Oklahomans decide between Halloween and college football
...go trick-or-treating for so long. Several University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University fans in Tulsa considered this fact when contemplating the conundrum of college football on Halloween night. Both OU and OSU are at home...
In this article: Halloween, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University
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The Oklahoman | November 10, 2009
OU offensive lineman Jarvis Jones out for year
...lineman Jarvis Jones out for year University of Oklahoma offensive lineman Jarvis Jones will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his heel during the Sooners' 10-3 loss to Nebraska on Saturday. Oklahoma's Jarvis Jones (76) walks...
In this article: Sooners, Nebraska, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma
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Ridiculous Upside | September 08, 2009
From Local Tryouts to the D-League
...Harvard. Keith Clark (6'8" F, Tulsa) Clark went to college at the University of Oklahoma before being declared academically ineligible, and he eventually made his way to the D-League. He started the season on the bench before some...
In this article: Austin Toros, Fort Wayne, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Los Angeles
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Bleacher Report | September 25, 2009
What They're Saying On Campus: Sooner Buzz
...Saying On Campus: Sooner Buzz After the devastating loss of Sam Bradford to injury and the subsequent loss to Bringham Young, students at the University of Oklahoma are being cautiously optimistic. Two back-to-back shutouts-but...
In this article: Sam Bradford, Sooners, Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida, BYU, and Tulsa, Oklahoma
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OU considering medical alert stickers
More Info The OU Board of Regents on Wednesday authorized the university to enter into a tentative agreement - a memorandum of understanding - with the Tulsa company DocVia LLC, which will provide the medical alert service. The encoded...
In this article: David Boren, Arezzo, Oklahoma, Allergy, and American University
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Bruce Goff
...of Art Deco architecture in the United States. After stints in Chicago and Berkeley, Goff accepted a teaching position with the School of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma in 1942. By 1943, despite a lack of credentials, he was...
In this article: Bruce Alonzo Goff, School of Architecture, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Chicago, Cellophane, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright
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OU cancels Fan Fest for Saturday's game
...Fest for Saturday's game University of Oklahoma and Sooner Sports Properties officials announced Thursday that Fan Fest activities before this week's Oklahoma-Tulsa game have been cancelled due to wet grounds. Fan Fest is an interactive...
In this article: Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma
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Allen Edward Barrow
...26, 1979) was a United States federal judge. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, Barrow received a B.A. from University of Oklahoma in 1937 and an LL.B. from Southeastern Oklahoma State College in 1942. He was in the United States Army during World...
In this article: Tulsa, Oklahoma, World War II, U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Senate, United States Army, and John F. Kennedy
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OU specialty clinic named after Wayman Tisdale
...says ARDMORE - The University of Oklahoma will build a $20 million medical specialty clinic in north Tulsa and name it after former OU basketball star Wayman Tisdale, who died last month after a two-year battle with cancer. OU...
In this article: Wayman Tisdale, David Boren, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Cancer, Booker T. Washington High School, and Surgery
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University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. As of 2007, the university has 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152 baccalaureate programs, 160 master's programs, 75 doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level. David Boren, a former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor, has served as President of the University of Oklahoma since 1994.
In 2007, The Princeton Review named the University of Oklahoma one of its "Best Value" colleges. The school is ranked first per capita among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars and among the top five in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the "20 Most Wired Colleges" in both 2006 and 2008, while the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a research university with "high research activity." Located on its Norman campus are two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French Impressionism and Native American artwork, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, specializing in the natural history of Oklahoma.
- Name:
- University of Oklahoma
- Also Known As:
- Sooners
- Type:
- Space-grant
- Address:
- 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK, 73019
- Phone Number:
- +1 405 325 0311
- Location City:
- Norman
- State:
- Oklahoma
- Location Country:
- US
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1890
- Head:
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- David L. Boren
- Tom Clark, Chairman
- Associated With:
- Big 12 Conference
- Endowment:
- $1.15 billion (June 30, 2008)
- Motto:
- Civi et reipublicae (Latin)
- Campus:
- Suburban
- Mascot:
- Sooner Schooner
- Colors:
- Crimson and Cream
- Undergrad:
- 20,841
- Postgrad:
- 9,090
- Faculty:
- 2,937
- Enrollment:
- 29,931
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