This Week OCCC In The News
Film Leaders Look To Grow Filmmaking Workforce in Oklahoma
The film industry has been growing in Oklahoma, with films like Killers of The Flower Moon, Minari, Reagan, and the TV Reservation Dogs being filmed here. Prairie Surf Media, a production company in Oklahoma City has partnered with local schools to train people to work on film sets.
[“Film leaders look to grow filmmaking workforce in Oklahoma”; KOCO.com; December 20, 2021]
Learn More: KOCO.com
OCCC to Welcome Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez
Oklahoma City Community College will welcome Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez to its Visual and Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 28 at 8 PM. Tickets are available at tickets.occc.edu and range in price from $17 to $57.
[“OCCC to Welcome Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez”; BroadwayWorld.com; December 16, 2021]
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A Template for Academic Freedom
Professors seek a united faculty voice against legislative incursions into the curriculum with respect to the teaching of race.
[“A Template for Academic Freedom”; insidehighered.com; December 15, 2021]
Learn More: InsideHigherEd.com
Cameron partners with OU, other institutions to provide students streamlined transfer paths
Cameron University is one of three higher education institutions in the state to enter into agreements with the University of Oklahoma to create transfer pathways that will help students earn bachelor degrees in select majors.
[“Cameron partners with OU, other institutions to provide students streamlined transfer paths”; duncanbanner.com; December 21, 2021]
Learn More: DuncanBanner.Com
Three Artists Test Their Limits at JRB Shows
“The Sky’s the Limit” is the joint title of new shows by Caroline Farris and Elizabeth Hahn at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N Walker. The show will run through December 31 at JRB, along with a solo show called “Light, Color, Space, and Deception” by Larry Hefner.
[“Three artists test their limits at JRB shows”; oklahoman.com; December 12, 2021]
Learn More: Oklahoman.com
Community College Enrollments Drop in Oklahoma, Nationwide
[“Community college enrollments drop in Oklahoma, nationwide”; Oklahoman.com]
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Barbara Jean Kolpin Passed Away at Age 77
Barbara Jean Kolpin, 77, of Del City and Harrah, Ok, entered the gates of heaven on December 9, 2021. She was born on August 22, 1944 to Harley Wilson McDonald and Marguerite Stiles McDonald.
[“Barbara Jean Kolpin”; bfffuneralhome.com]
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Colleges and Universities with Nondiscrimination Policies that Include Gender Identity/Expression
Oklahoma City Community College is one of the schools that have implemented Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination by educational institutions that receive federal funding.
[“Colleges and Universities with Nondiscrimination Policies that Include Gender Identity/Expression”; campuspride.org; December 29, 2021]
Learn More: CampusPride.org
Looking for college lifeguards at Comanche Nation Waterpark.
[“Looking for college lifeguards at Comanche Nation Waterpark”; OCCC.uloop.com]
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