Heitland made no secret of the fact that the Wear Away Program was a “win-win” situation for both the employer and himself: the prospective employer could hire at great savings a doctorate-level, highly experienced educator, thereby utilizing his credentials on accreditation plans and profiting from his expertise as he worked with colleagues and students, and Dr. Heitland could realize the benefits to his retirement plan. When Oklahoma legislators statutorily authorized this program to provide an incentive for OTRS members to continue to serve beyond regular retirement eligibility, it seems reasonable to assume that these were exactly the reasons they did so: to provide benefits to our state and to our long-time, dedicated educators. Dr. Heitland’s situation clearly meets this intent, and he was careful to meet every requirement of this excellent…
Impact of Gateway Experiences: My University College Gateway course experience is one that I may never forget. I knew I would enjoy this course after my one-one interaction with my teacher’s assistant Vu. Talking with Vu made me realize that everyone one here was just like me, a student who is here to get a degree and that sometimes things may get rough but there are plenty of resources to help you make it through. Not only did my professor and TA challenge me to think ahead, but the projects…
Documentary Treatment The documentary about a “real Sooner” is entitled “The Sooner Legacy” and it centers around the life of Minjie Jiang, a student who moved to the United States from China. In the 10-20-minute documentary, Jiang portrays what a “real Sooner” is through his actions at the University of Oklahoma. While Jiang’s past is important, the documentary opens up with a few shots of Jiang’s daily life at OU. Jiang wakes up at 8 a.m. every morning to attends his classes for his business…
Oklahoma has a minimum wage law based on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Oklahoma’s law does not specify a dollar amount, but is tied to the federal minimum. Oklahoma’s minimum wage law affects business with at least 10 full-time workers and businesses with annual sales total of $100,000 or more. Certain people are exempt from Oklahoma’s minimum wage law, these include workers that receive tips, high school and college students, and some disabled workers. In 2000, the minimum wage in…
1. University of Central Oklahoma is a public school, and Oklahoma City University is a private school. So they have different major objectives. The first one has a major objective of offering good education to students. The second one focuses more on making profit by offering education of good quality as a tool to realize this objective. University of Central Oklahoma needs to maximize its output of its services or programs, generally in the form of offering degrees of professional training.…
What makes a Southwestern Oklahoma State University a good fit for an individual? Well, for most high school seniors it is about that time to start applying to colleges and beginning the exciting time of deciding which college would be the best fit for him/her. Although, this not include which team won in the Bedlam game this year. However, it does include a variety of features an individual should look into when determining which college would bet the best fit for him/her. A few of those…
The Safety of College Campuses today Campus safety was not always a major priority for many universities a decade ago. This unfortunately came at a price for one school back in 2007. On April 16th, a Virginia tech Senior managed to kill a total of 32 people and wounding 17 others on campus. If a single shooter managed to hurt and kill a total of 49 people on two different parts of campus, it was clear that Virginia tech had a major weakness involving campus safety resources. Jill Castellano a…
Fraternities and similar Micro-level Environments in Universities Universities and Colleges are breeding grounds for Rape culture: this is the basis of Simone Chiang’s essay. The author explains that the universities become spectators instead of action takers when it comes to cases of rape reported by students. While the act itself is not encouraged, the culture is promoted as a form of bonding for the students. This is an argumentative essay written by Simone Chiang in the Active Reader…
Freeze! Security or No Security? What makes you feel so safe on campus? Is it living next door to a police station or is there any security at all? College campuses have brainwashed you and your parents believing you inevitably safe and you possibly are not Enjoying class and earning a degree has never had a security issue? Or has it? College campus has lately been danger zones in the recent years involving rape, assault, robbery and feeling unsafe in a learning environment. Security on…
Campus safety has always been a major priority for most colleges across the country. This unfortunately wasn’t the case for some universities back then. On April 16, 2007, a Virginia tech Senior managed to kill a total of 32 people on campus. Campus safety soon than became an important issue for universities around the nation and the outcome of this incident is best described as a “trigger for the growing number of campus safety resources nationwide”, said by Jill Castellano. As every year…