Sixteen GEAR UP students from McAlester High School recently traveled to Edmond to tour the University of Central Oklahoma. UCO Service Representative with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Gina Hickey welcomed the students on campus and discussed admissions requirements as well as Academic and Leadership Scholarship information. Hickey noted that when students apply to the University, the application includes questions which could qualify students for these scholarships.
Students were divided into groups to complete a scavenger hunt around the state’s third largest campus. GEAR UP Education Coordinators Rachael Ranallo and Ron Sullivan helped students navigate through the large campus. Students were taken through the African Art and Artifacts of West Africa Exhibit in the library, as well as to the Pendulum in Howell Hall, where …show more content…
“Students learned about the various services offered at UCO and many college campuses throughout the state. UCO offers the only Forensic Science program in the state, as well as the region.”
Students boarded the bus and traveled to the State Capitol Building, located on more than 100 acres in NE Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma State Capitol is the only capitol in the world surrounded by working oil wells. One is even named Petunia #1 because it was drilled in the middle of a flower bed. The architecture is Greco–Roman and the structure comprises 650 rooms and 11 acres of floor space with murals, restored stained glass, tribal flag plaza and changing art exhibits.
The students were given an inside look at the Capitol and learned about its magnificent history from Tour Guide Bill Parks. Parks took the students through the Senate and House of Representative Chambers where important legislation is presented, discussed and voted on to add to Oklahoma’s legislative history. Parks gave the students an inside seat to the Oklahoma State Supreme
Students were divided into groups to complete a scavenger hunt around the state’s third largest campus. GEAR UP Education Coordinators Rachael Ranallo and Ron Sullivan helped students navigate through the large campus. Students were taken through the African Art and Artifacts of West Africa Exhibit in the library, as well as to the Pendulum in Howell Hall, where …show more content…
“Students learned about the various services offered at UCO and many college campuses throughout the state. UCO offers the only Forensic Science program in the state, as well as the region.”
Students boarded the bus and traveled to the State Capitol Building, located on more than 100 acres in NE Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma State Capitol is the only capitol in the world surrounded by working oil wells. One is even named Petunia #1 because it was drilled in the middle of a flower bed. The architecture is Greco–Roman and the structure comprises 650 rooms and 11 acres of floor space with murals, restored stained glass, tribal flag plaza and changing art exhibits.
The students were given an inside look at the Capitol and learned about its magnificent history from Tour Guide Bill Parks. Parks took the students through the Senate and House of Representative Chambers where important legislation is presented, discussed and voted on to add to Oklahoma’s legislative history. Parks gave the students an inside seat to the Oklahoma State Supreme