PETREE DISH Petree College of Arts & Sciences • oklahoma city university
c r e at i v e m i n d s at wo r k
From the Dean’s Desk In the Petree College of Arts and Sciences, the creative minds of students, faculty, and staff are at work through dynamic forms of scholarship, teaching, community engagement, and service. This work is being done in the context of one of the most creative universities in the world, Oklahoma City University, which we often aptly refer to as “Oklahoma’s Creative University.”
Creative Scholarship
The Petree College of Arts and Sciences is enjoying an unprecedented period of excellent scholarship production by our faculty. The quality of this scholarship is being recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally. Petree College faculty are authoring cutting-edge books, creating acclaimed artwork and films, editing journals, and publishing articles in refereed journals. Our faculty are presenting papers at national and international conferences and in some cases are being invited to give prestigious endowed lectures at other colleges and universities around the world. Our faculty are indeed creative scholars, and they often find ways
for our students to collaborate in this work through undergraduate research opportunities.
Creative Teaching
Petree College has always been and will always be best known for its commitment to teaching. The creative scholarship of our faculty has served to enhance the quality of teaching in the classroom. In fact, over the past ten years, five Arts & Sciences faculty have received Oklahoma City University’s premiere Outstanding Faculty Award. Not only does the teaching excellence of Petree College faculty benefit our students, but some of our faculty have worked with high school teachers in the state and across the nation to help develop more effective pedagogical practices. Our number one priority in the Petree College is the learning experience of students.
to engage the community that both benefit the community and enhance the learning experience of our students. We have consistently received regional and national recognition for our service learning programs and our community partnerships. The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association recognized community engagement as one of the key strengths of the university and the Petree College of Arts and Sciences. Our work in interfaith service learning, teacher education service learning, and our initiatives for social and ecological responsibility are becoming national models. As dean of Petree College, it is both an honor and a personally enriching experience to be in the midst of so much creativity and energy at Oklahoma City University: Oklahoma’s Creative University.
Creative Community Engagement and Service Petree College and Oklahoma City University have found creative ways
Mark Y. A. Davies Dean, Petree College of Arts & Sciences
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