OU TC OM ES OKLAHOMA CIT Y UNIVERSIT Y R E A DY F O R T H E WO R L D
O KLAHO MA CITY UNIV E R SITY GRAD UATE S
FIND SUCCESS On Broadway and Wall Street, in boardrooms and hospitals, behind pulpits and cameras, OCU graduates excel. They are leaders in their professions and enrich their communities.
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OPPORTUNITY
D E D I C AT E D PROFESSORS
Oklaho ma City University students take advantage of hundre ds of internship s e ac h ye ar w ith a varie ty of c o mp anie s and o rganiz atio ns.
Oklaho ma City University profe s s o rs c ount your su c c e s s as their own .
Disney Entertainment
Devon Energy
Amazon
Sonic Corporation
OKC All Sports Association
Oklahoma Historical Society
National Science Foundation
Sunbeam Family Services
Chesapeake Energy
Utah Festival Opera Co.
Ackerman McQueen
Box Talent
Ernst & Young
KWTV News 9
Oklahoma State Senate
Manhattan Construction Co.
Target Corporation
National Institute for Health
Integris Health
Oklahoma City Thunder
Farmers Insurance
Oklahoma City Civic Center
Walt Disney World
and many more...
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One of the greatest rewards of teaching is hearing from students after they graduate when they have achieved success in work or in their personal lives because of something they learned from our work together.”
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Professor Abigail Keegan Petree College of Arts & Sciences
Students who have graduated come back to me years later and thank me for helping them understand the ‘language’ of economics. I really enjoy having established close friendships with many of my former students.”
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Professor David May Meinders School of Business
CAREER SERVICES If you want to go b e yo nd the b asics in your s e arc h fo r the right internship o r c are er opp o rtunity, the OCU Career Services Staff is ready and willing to assist. Career Services provides a wide range of resources including individual career counseling, resume and personal statement critiques, career seminars, on-campus interviewing, internship services, employer information sessions, job fairs, on-campus jobs, and work-study positions. OCU students and alumni can register for the online database where you can search for jobs, internships, alumni mentors, employers, and Career Services events. Find out more at okcu.edu/services/career.
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YO U CAN
STUDY ABROAD
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I studied abroad for a semester in Klagenfurt, Austria. I had never studied German until I chose to go abroad, and now I’m able to communicate in a second language! I visited Venice on a weekend trip away from Aplen-Adria University, where I studied. I was involved in the American Studies Department and had the opportunity to learn American politics and literature from a European point of view.”
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Angelina Stancampiano Senior, Biomedical Science German Minor
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I entered Oklahoma City University
roles for successful careers and
and grab them. All these great
as a first generation college
independent lives. While in
things began for me because of
student working three jobs
Shanghai I was able to improve my
Oklahoma City University’s desire
and going to school full time to
Chinese and make lifelong friends,
for their students to succeed.
obtain an acting degree with a
great business connections,
Mary Benner, in the Study Abroad
Chinese minor. This summer I
and a home away from home. It
Office, helped me through my little
worked in Shanghai, China, for
was truly the best decision I’ve
mental meltdowns about funding
a film company called LPfilms
ever made; I was even offered a
my studies abroad, and the Gilman
(also known as Lost Pensivos
permanent job at LPfilms! Going
Scholarship allowed me to have
Films). I worked alongside many
abroad didn’t just open my eyes
such a life-changing experience. I
international film crews during
to the opportunities in Shanghai,
am very grateful for all the people
my summer abroad and was even
but opened my mind and heart
at OCU who really care about
able to take part in negotiations
to the rest of the world, showing
helping students get the most out
with BBC, Food Network, Travel
me that anything is attainable with
of their education. I am a prime
Channel and Discovery Channel
hard work, perseverance, and
example of that—it doesn’t matter
for a new up and coming TV show
a little bit of luck. With this new
where you came from or how you
called China Eats. I also worked
obsession for culture, knowledge,
grew up; it’s where you’re going
on editing, copy, and creative
and connections, I hope to study
and the experiences you gather
input as a director in many of
abroad and achieve my master’s
along the way.”
the companies’ projects. One
in London, England. I know I
of these was Ladies Night, a
can’t just stop here when there
documentary about a new breed
are so many opportunities and
of Shanghai women who are
unforgettable experiences ahead
trading stereotypical housewife
just waiting for me to reach out
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Mariah Nonnemacher Senior, Acting Chinese Minor
W HE RE V E R THEY G O , O C U GRAD UAT E S
FIND SUCCESS
Tori S chelling BPA Dance Performance ‘10
Je s s Palu BPA Dance Performance ‘12 Schelling and Palu are Radio City Rockettes. The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management has produced 47 Rockettes.
Here are a fe w e x ample s... Chris Harris on Valene Bart m e s s
BA Mass Communications ‘93
BS Nursing ‘95
A television host and previously a sports reporter, Harrison
Bartmess is the director of Public Health for the OKC Indian Clinic.
is the current host of the ABC reality television dating show, “The Bachelor” (since 2002), and its spin-offs, “The Bachelorette” (since 2003), and “Bachelor Pad” (in 2010).
Tim othy L ong BM Piano ‘90 Long studied piano and violin while at OCU. Long is a former associate conductor at the New York City Opera and is a faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Marc el Wils on BPA Dance Performance ‘98
Kev in Wils on BPA Dance Performance ‘98 The Wilson brothers’
D eEtta Cravens
choreographic style is a
BA Political Science, BA Philosophy, BA Spanish ‘12
fusion of jazz, contemporary,
A triple major in political science, philosophy, and Spanish,
hip-hop, and musical theatre.
Cravens earned a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship
They have performed with
to teach English in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
artists such as Madonna, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, Mandy
Krist in Chenoweth BM Music Theatre ‘91, MM Opera Performance ‘93 Chenoweth is a singer and actress, star of the 2003 Broadway production of “Wicked” and Tony Award winner for “You’re a Good
Moore, and Mary J Blige. For the past three seasons, Kevin Wilson has been associate choreographer on the hit TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” and was associate choreographer for the 2010 Miss USA pageant. The Wilsons have also created their own entertainment company, Mister Wilson Entertainment.
Man, Charlie Brown”. She has appeared in many television shows, including “Glee”, “The
Kelly Hanlon
West Wing”, “The Good Wife”, “Sesame Street”, and a starring
BSN Nursing ‘08
role in “Pushing Daisies”—for which she won a 2009 Emmy
Hanlon is currently a nurse for The Children’s Hospital at OU
Award. Her movie credits include “RV”, “Deck the Halls”,
Medical Center on the pediatric hematology and
“Bewitched”, “Four Christmases”, and “You Again”.
oncology unit.
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Completing a degree in Humanities has allowed me to see a broad and varied future for myself. By studying across multiple fields, I feel like I can do nearly anything. Ø Layne Lewis BA Humanities ‘12
O CU BY THE
NUMBERS 86%
of students who apply to medical school are accepted
95% + 100 47
of nursing grads pass the RN Licensure Exam on their first attempt employers visit OCU every year to recruit graduates OCU has produced more Radio City Rockettes than any other college or university in the world
Buzz Williams
Jennifer Fletcher
BS Kinesiology ‘94
BME Instrumental Performance ‘07 Williams is the coach of the
Fletcher was named Purcell Junior High Teacher of the Year
Marquette Golden Eagles
and Purcell Public Schools District Teacher of the Year for
men’s basketball team.
2011 and 2012. She is a junior and senior high band director and teaches fifth-grade music.
D r. Christ ian H. P ilgrim BS Biology ‘96 Dr. Pilgrim attended Oklahoma City University on a baseball scholarship and now owns his own dental practice in south
He ather Sparks
Oklahoma City.
BS Early Childhood Education ‘91, MED Elementary Education ‘97 Sparks won 2008 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Three OCU
Jeff Po ulin
alumni have won the state honor since 2006.
BS Entertainment Business ‘12 Poulin is currently the audience development
L o gan Wehling
officer at BordGais Energy
BS Finance ‘04
Theater in Dublin, Ireland.
Wehling is the NAL operations controller for Schlumberger Energy.
Tyler Kirk BA Religion ‘10 Kirk is an associate pastor at Checotah United Methodist Church in Oklahoma.
Chris Ro gers BSB Economics ‘09 Rogers is a supply chain analyst at Target in Minnesota.
Ashley Bowen Murphy BSB Business Administration ‘02, JD Law ‘05
Peter Marke s
Kami Brokaw Huddle ston
BS Music Education ‘01
BA Graphic Design ‘03 Murphy and Huddleston are
Markes earned the 2014 State Teacher of the Year Award. He
entrepreneurs who combined
currently teaches at Edmond North High School.
their business, graphic design, and law degrees to successfully launch
Kelli O’Hara
The Brides of Oklahoma
BM Vocal Performance ‘98
magazine in 2007 and The
O’Hara is a stage actress, singer, and songwriter and is a two-
Brides of North Texas in 2008.
time Tony Nominee for starring roles in “The Pajama Game”
Their company is now a multi-media wedding resource that
opposite Harry Connick Jr. and “The Light in the Piazza”. She
includes websites, blogs, and a mobile app.
recently starred in a new musical, “Far From Heaven”.
Armand McC o y
John Rie s enb erg
BA Mass Communications ‘10
BSB Economics ‘11 A former Student
McCoy is the business
Government Association
development director at
president, Riesenberg works
Trifecta Communications. He
as a policy andgovernment
served as a PIO for the city of
affairs professional at Devon
Moore in the aftermath of the
Energy. He was named to
May 2013 tornado, working
the ion Oklahoma’s 2013 30 under 30.
photo courtesy of the White House Press Office
daily with CNN, NBC, the BBC, and other major news outlets.
Lac ey Nov inska
Michael Slack
BS Justice Studies ‘09
BA Religion and Ethics ‘08, MBA Applied Sociology in NonProfit Leadership ‘12
Novinska is a detention officer II at Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention.
Slack works at United Way of Central Oklahoma as the combined federal campaign director.
Cindy Rauh BSN Nursing ‘04 Rauh is vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Duncan Regional Hospital (DRH).
Brittany Sky Stanley (Gibs on) BA Religious Education ‘09 Stanley is the editor of Children’s Resources at the
Tyler C ofer BS Entertainment Business ‘08 Cofer is the Oklahoma City Thunder game presentation and entertainment coordinator.
United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee.
largest alumni chapter in
NYC
25,000 alumni worldwide alumni in all
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countries
S TAY CONNECTED W ITH O C U ALUMNI The O CU Alumni As s o ciatio n is the ultimate ne t wo rking to ol. From the corporate offices of Devon Energy in downtown OKC to the bright lights of LA and NYC, there are OCU alumni who have been in your shoes... And they are here to help you every step of the way! Find more information at okcu.edu/alumni.
Devon Energy employees from left to right: John Riesenberg (Economics ‘11), Vicky Murphy (Accounting ‘12), Murod Mamatov (Accounting ‘11), John Richels (CEO at Devon Energy), Paul Poputa-Clean (MBA Information Technology ‘09), Michael Haxton (Business Administration ‘08).
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