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Times, locations for each college’s convocation
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The events that shaped the class of 2023
Outstanding seniors
Profiles of some of OU’s most distinguished graduates
Building OU’s one-stop shop
Mother-daughter duo’s entrepreneurial spirit expands access to OU merchandise, custom stoles
Last class to know college before COVID
Graduating seniors describe shift in college experience interrupted by pandemic
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Commencement ceremonies
Times, locations for each college’s convocation
ISMAEL LELE
ismael.m.lele-1@ou.edu
OU’s Commencement Ceremony will be at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and 20 major-specific convocations will take place over that weekend.
OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. will address and confer all graduates, and doctoral degree candidates will be individually recognized at the university-wide commencement on May 12. Randall Stephenson, former chairman and chief executive officer for AT&T Inc., will be the 2023 commencement speaker.
At individual college convocations, graduates will be recognized, have their photo taken and be given their diploma. Graduates are expected to attend both the commencement ceremony and their specific college’s convocation. All ceremonies will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture: 9 a.m. May 13, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences – Humanities and Natural Sciences division: 4.p.m. May 13, Lloyd Noble Center.
The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences – Professional Programs and Social Sciences: 7:30 p.m. May 13, Lloyd Noble Center.
The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences ceremony: 12:30 p.m. May 14, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
Michael F. Price College of Business: 12:30 p.m. May 13, Lloyd Noble Center.
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy: 9.a.m. May 13, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education: 12:30 p.m. May 13, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
Gallogly College of Engineering: 9 a.m. May 13, Lloyd Noble Center.
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts: 7:30 p.m. May 13, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
David L. Boren College of International Studies: 4 p.m. May 13, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication: 4 p.m. May 13, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
The College of Law – Juris Doctorate:3:30 p.m. May 14, T. Howard McCasland Field House.
The College of Law – Master of Legal Studies: 6:30 p.m. May 14, T. Howard McCasland Field
House.
The College of Professional and Continuing Studies: 12:30 p.m. May 13, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
The College of Allied Health –Communication Sciences and Disorders and Nutritional Sciences: 10 a.m. May 13, Baugh Auditorium at Oklahoma Christian University.
The College of Allied Health – Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences and Rehabilitation Sciences: 1 p.m. May 13, Baugh Auditorium at Oklahoma Christian University.
The College of Dentistry – Doctor of Dental Surgery: 12:30 p.m. May 14, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
The College of Dentistry – Dental Hygiene: 3:30 p.m. May 14, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
The College of Medicine: 11 a.m. May 20, Lloyd Noble Center.
The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing: 2 p.m. May 14, Lloyd Noble Center.
The College of Pharmacy: 10 a.m. May 20, Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
The Hudson College of Public Health: 10 a.m. May 13, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
The Health Sciences Center Graduate College: 2 p.m. May 13, David L. Boren Student Union.
For information on livestreams, visit https:// bit.ly/3n5Na82.
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Students cheer as colleges are announced during the 2018 commencement processional on May 11, 2018.
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The events that shaped the class of 2023
PEGGY DODD pdodd@ou.edu
June 2019
Former OU President David Boren cuts ties with university
Boren surrendered his president emeritus status, his role as a professor of political science, his campus office and his ee tickets to OU sporting events in a letter to the university during an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct.
April 2019
OU women’s gymnastics claims national championship
The ooners defeated the University of California Los Angeles, Louisiana State University and Denver to earn the program’s fourth national championship under coach K.J. Kindler. The eam had a perfect season that year.
December 2019
Jalen Hurts places 2nd in Heisman vote
Hurts, OU’s 2019 senior quarterback, fell second to Joe Burrow, then-quarterback at Louisiana State University and current quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals. Hurts now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played in the 2023 Super Bowl.
March 2020
US shelters in place in response to global COVID-19 pandemic
OU followed suit with Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma in moving to online instruction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 18, three days after campus closed due to a reported positive test. Six days later, former Mayor Breea Clark issued a shelter-in-place order for Norman.
May 2019
OU President James Gallogly retires
Gallogly announced his retirement in May 2019 after taking office inuly 2018. During his time as president, Gallogly was criticized for his leadership during several racially charged incidents at the university. Former law school dean and current OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. was appointed interim president on May 16.
February 2020
Black Emergency Response Team holds 3-day sit-in at Evans Hall
The it-in consisted of protests and a hunger strike by six members of BERT leadership. Most of BERT’s demands were implemented in OU’s strategic plan, and Kyle Harper, former provost and senior vice president, stepped down in June 2020.
June – July 2020
OU announces plan to return to campus for upcoming school year
OU announced the Safe and Resilient Instructional Plan, a social distancing plan, in hopes of returning to some in-person classes in the fall. The pan developed into a multi-phase return plan with masking and testing requirements.
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May 2021
OU announces full in-person instruction for 2021-22 school year Harroz announced a return to class at full capacity. Both masking and vaccination were strongly encouraged but not enforced, as an executive order from Gov. Kevin Stitt and Senate Bill 658 prevented the university from implementing mandates.
April 2022
OU women’s gymnastics claims 2022 NCAA championship
For the fifth time in pogram history, the OU women’s gymnastics team won the national championship against Florida, Utah and Auburn with a score of 198.200.
February 2023
OU, Texas agree to leave Big 12 for Southeastern Conference in 2024 OU and Texas agreed to leave the Big 12 a year earlier than estimated and will pay a combined $100 million in fees for their exit. The U Board of Regents unanimously voted in 2021 to accept the SEC’s invitation to join the conference.
June 2022
OU softball wins back-to-back national championships
June 2021
OU softball claims 2021 Women’s College World Series championship
After beating Florida State 5-1, the Sooners earned a fifth ational championship under coach Patty Gasso. The in cane after the 2020 championship was canceled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ooners earn back-to-back titles as Women’s College World Series champions after a score of 10-5 over Texas. This as Gasso’s sixth championship.
February 2023
EF2 tornado touches down in east Norman, damaging student housing An EF2 tornado swept through east Norman on Feb. 26, damaging student housing complexes and neighborhoods. Twelve people were injured and street closures lasted for several days.
June 2022
US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
September 2021
Harroz inaugurated as university president
Harroz was offially inaugurated as the 15th university president in a ceremony at Lloyd Noble Center. He was appointed to the position over a year prior.
The upreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson decision over the summer. Upon returning to campus, the university contended with how to determine the effcts of the ruling on campus for students and staff.
April 2023
OU targeted in active shooter
swatting incident
On April 7, multiple calls from outside the U.S. claimed an active shooter was on campus near the Bizzell Memorial Library. No evidence of a shooting was found by law enforcement. Harroz later confimed the university was a victim of swatting.
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The Members-in Course Committee and the officers of the Alpha of Oklahoma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa congratulate the students who have been elected to membership this year. Founded at the College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest honor society and one of its most prestigious. Phi Beta Kappa recognizes undergraduate achievement across the liberal arts disciplines: the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, languages, and mathematics. To be eligible for election, students must be ranked in the top ten percent of graduating seniors in the Dodge College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, the College of International Studies, the Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication, and the Conoco Phillips School of Geology & Geophysics. A very small number of outstanding juniors are also considered for membership. Elected students are recognized not only for their outstanding grade-point averages but also for the breadth of their academic programs.
The University of Oklahoma’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter was one of the first one hundred chartered. Established on May 24, 1920 in Norman, founding members included Stratton Brooks, James Felgar, and Julien Monnet. Alumni members elected to the chapter in 1920 included Roy Gittenger, Edgar Meacham, and Angie Debo. Distinguished members of the Alpha of Oklahoma chapter include Lynn Riggs, John Joseph Mathews, and current OU President Joseph Harroz, Jr. Congratulations to the following students, and to their professors, mentors, families, and friends who have helped them achieve this honor.
Parker Adams
Shaharyar Ahmad
Marcus Ake
Ty Aldridge
Chiamaka Amechi
Corinne Collet
Alyssa Conaway
Alec Cooper
Harry Cooper
Chloe Cox
Alyssa Hargis
Victoria Harper
Karissa Heath
Vanessa Heath
Alexander Heiple
Simon Lowry
Alejandro Lozano
De Aos
Tyler Luong
Jordan Mahaney
Amanda Owens
the Alpha of Oklahoma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa congratulate the students who College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s Kappa recognizes undergraduate achievement across the liberal arts disciplines: the languages, and mathematics. To be eligible for election, students must be ranked in the top ten Sciences, the College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, the College of International Communication, and the Conoco Phillips School of Geology & Geophysics. A very small membership. Elected students are recognized not only for their outstanding grade-point
Isha Patel
Priya Patel
Olivia Payson
Kyle Peacock
Christopher Sipols
Olivia Smedes
Elizabeth Smith
Claire Sorensen
Laney Stearman
Malina Anderson
Sri Nitya Arekatla
David Asche
Abigail Averitte
Saramarie Azzun
Natalie Balcezak
Eylena Barbosa
Rachel Barrett
Madison Barron
Dylan Becker
Chloe Bell
Libby Benedict
Kaelen Cunnyngham
Dona Daison
Mia D’Armand de
Chateauvieux
Natalie Dear
Jessica Dees
Cora DeFrancesco
Randall Dewees
Gissele Duarte
Madelynn Dudgeon
Madison Duehning
Hailey Dumont
Alisha Hemani
Ruben Hernandez
Hilda Hill
Jace Hill
Jeanette Hoang
Carson Hockersmith
Benjamin Houston
Sarah Howard
Kylie Hutchison
Emily Inzer
Brooklyn Jackson
Sara Jarjoura
Aaron Malingu
Elisabeth Martin
Zoe Matacchiera
Diya Mathew
Hagan Matlock
Aubrey Mayfield
Ryan McCartney
Allison McClung
Susan McConn
William McCoy
Sean McDaniel
Isabelle Pence
Zachary Perry
Anishka Peter
Chau Phan
Erin Phillips
Mary Popek
John Powers
was one of the first one hundred chartered. Established on May 24, 1920 in Norman, and Julien Monnet. Alumni members elected to the chapter in 1920 included Roy members of the Alpha of Oklahoma chapter include Lynn Riggs, John Joseph Mathews, professors, mentors, families, and friends who have helped them achieve this honor.
Kiley Price
Nathan Proctor
Jenna Purvis
Roshan Raj
Kian Steppe
Allison Stern
Margaret Sullivan
Faith Swan
Christina Szybist
Megan Szymanski
Shannon Tewari
Ryan Thomas
Marina Thornhill
Jacob Tostado
Faith Townsend
Lydia Hashemi
Randy Bent Barker
Daphne Bigelow
Sydni Eagleton
Cailin Eby
Kayla Jenkins
Morgan Johnson
Chandler Holbrook Haymore
Colleen Bloeser
Elaina Eddlemon
Ryan Johnson
Alexandra Noelle Held
Mariya Boben
Mia Bockelman
London Faulkner
Ryanne Felix
Yadin Joseph
Caroline Judd
Libby Noelle Helm
Max Bouvette
Elizabeth Breece
Maya Ferrell
Katherine Fielder
Mandy Kaiser
Luke Kaucic
Hisham Amgad Helmy
Sutton Bristol
Maria Brunner
Michelle L. Hendrix
Raegan Buchanan
Natalie Fleming
Chloe Franklin
Rowan Fread
Hanna Kevric
Emily King
Kale Kitlowski
Meredith N. Hendry
Gillian Burleson
Maria Buscemi
Vail Freed
Lauren Freeman
Kathryn Koch
Rachel Koch
Catherine Clayton Hensley
Allison Byrd
Alan Camillus
Joseph Gabaldon
Duozon Gaye
Cierra Makenzie Henson
Julia Camp
Logan Geiszler
Liesel Korber
Brooklynn Krenn
Cynthia Kroeger
Holly Lynn Heon
Abby Cardoza
Hannah Carey
Aarya Ghonasgi
Noelle Gonzalez
Adarsh Kunnel
Alaina Kurt
Brantly Madden Hightower
Angelora Castellano
Graham Chapple
Ashton Shad Hinsdale
Brandon Chenevey
Grace Goodwin
Pramela Gottipati
Ka’Tani Gouch
Joel Lanners
Carmen Lessani
Kasra Lessani
Charles Faramarz Hojjat
Ashtyn Cherrington
Grace Chesley
Elyse Graham
Katherine Green
Sydney Lewis
Kate Liao
Ryleigh A. Horst
Isabelle Childs
Josephine Clark
Joseph Howard
Emma Clary
Jason Lee Hughes
Nikole Kaye Humphries
Sheridan Grunsted
Brooke Haden
Britney Ham
Brian Limekiller
Steven Lin
Cole Loretto
Katherine McDonough
Grayson Ramer
Rachel Phuong Pham
Alyssa McGlamery
Tania Ramirez
Nitin Rangu
Yen-Vy Michelle Pham
Nathan McKenzie
Halle McMullen
Kelly Reed
Aaron Reid
Catherine Tramel
Christopher Tran
Emily Tucker
Landon Turner
Noah Turner
Lanney Brook Phillips
Mathew Meaders
Alexis Merchant
Ryan E. Polk
Makenzie Merkley
Aaron Richterkessing
Jaden Robinson
Anna Rockwood
Jonathon Tvaryanas
Madeline Unruh
Seth Upthegrove
Leah Anne Pomerantz
Leah Milestone
Emily Miller
Brenda Rodarte
Roberto Rodriguez
Samantha Nicole Powell
Kaelie Miller
Martinez
Agnes Rebekah Ureta
Amber Vinson
Kaelan Vu
Molly Elizabeth Power
Casey Minnick
Rohit Mital
Hannah Roe
Isaac Rosales
Mia Walker
Ashleigh Warner
Sarah Justine Power
Marinne Morgan
Lauren Mudd
Joseph Rotondo
Grace Rushwin
N athan Brynmor Preuss
Hannah Mullins
Mona Salem
Julia Weatherford
Mariah Wheeler
Martha Whitley
Parker Michael Primrose
Emily Murphy
Joshua Mury
Joy Nath
Jordan Sam
Destiny Sanders
Bella Rose Quan
Micala Neu
Sarah Sanders
Aaron Santos
Alyssa Wiley
Drake Williams
Rachel Williams
Joshua Willsey
Madison Rose Quine
Nhu Ngo
Ethan Schaefer
Elena Wilson
Mark Anthony Ramirez
Vy Ngo
Jason Nguyen
Katherine Schoeffler
Dana Searles
Ariel Witt
Lauren Wulf
Payson Gage Ramirez
Cameron Nixon
Amanda Nork
Samuel Shideler
Jacob Sims
Christ Faviana Ramos Sanchez
Aspen Olson
Gaurav Singh
Sidhvi Nagapriya Reddy
Laithe Kindin Reiger
Gavin Yates
Isabella Zaidle
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SENIORS OUTSTANDING Scott
ALEXIA ASTON alexiaaston@ou.edu
Jennevieve Scott, an English language arts and education senior, is a non-traditional student, with a husband and five children, who discovered her love for teaching after she became a substitute teacher around 2018. She was vice president of the Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association and a Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education ambassador. She was awarded the Betty Evans Scholarship, the P.B. Odom III Scholarship and qualified for the Lew Wentz Foundation Oklahoma Teacher Debt Forgiveness Loan.
Q: What have you learned from your time at OU?
A: I have learned perspective, perspectives that have broadened my worldview, so I can be a better educator. I have learned how to be more compassionate. I have learned to be more confident. I learned how to be a better writer. I have learned how to be a better teacher. I learned how to be a better listener. I don’t know that there’s really any part of my life that hasn’t been, somehow, impacted or affected by my time at OU. The things that you learn, they’re the ways that you’re challenged to grow, they change you. And hopefully, they change for the better. And I believe that they have. I think that I am a kinder, more thoughtful human being than I was maybe when I entered the university.
Q: Who was your favorite professor/faculty member/staffer/adviser at OU and why?
A: Dr. Crag Hill. He has been an amazing support and an amazing encourager. He’s 100 percent there for you. You could call on him for anything, and he’s there to support you in your education.
Q: What are your post-graduation goals?
A: I want to get my master’s. I plan on doing that. Hopefully, I’ll be finished with that in the next four to five years. It’s hard to tell after that. I have dreams of getting a Ph.D. and going further. I would probably wait until my kids are out of the house, but I think it would be fun to do. … Right now, I just want to teach. I want to teach for
as long as I love it, and once I don’t love it anymore, then that’s when it’s time to change professions. That’s the purpose behind the master’s degree. Our students deserve teachers who love being in a classroom and are happy to be in the classroom. So, as long as I can be that teacher, I’m going to. The second I don’t love it anymore, or the moment that I no longer feel like I can best serve my students, that’s when it’s time to move on.
Q: How has your time at OU shaped who you are today?
A: I’m a non-traditional student. I’m older than a lot of students and a lot of my peers, but it has reminded me that we never stopped growing, and we never stop learning. Life is a process of discovery. We’re constantly discovering who we are and who we are in relation to the world.
Q: What advice would you give to your younger self?
A: Be patient. Good stuff takes time. You will come to things in due time when the timing is right. Don’t be so hard on yourself.
Q: What is your advice for upcoming and current OU students?
A: Find your people. Find your community. That is the thing that has supported me and gotten me through it. I am so super blessed that I have my family at home also to support me. When you’re a college student and you’re in the thick of it, only another student is going to understand what it means.
Q: What will you miss the most about OU?
A: I miss it already because I’m in my internship. It’s hard sometimes driving on campus knowing that I’m not there anymore. I miss the people in my college. I am going to miss Tuesday tea, and I am going to miss popping into some of the faculty and staff members’ offices just to chat. I’m gonna miss student events. Believe it or not, I’m afraid that I’m going to miss writing papers. I feel like I know how to be a student really well at this point. I worry whether or not that’s going to translate well as a teacher because it’s a role reversal. I think that it would be easier to say, “What am I not going to miss?”
Jennevieve
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Daniel SENIORS OUTSTANDING
Nieto
ANUSHA FATHEPURE anusha.fathepure@ou.edu
Daniel Nieto, a construction science senior, was president of Sigma Lambda Beta, a historically Latino-based fraternity, a family leader for Latinos without Borders, the Hispanic American Student Association, the Diversity Enrichment Program and was involved with Mr. and Miss Hispanic OU. As president of Sigma Lambda Beta, he was awarded the Outstanding Greek Senior Award.
Q: What are your plans for after graduation?
A: I have a job lined up in Dallas. I will be working with Austin Bridge and Road, a heavy civil company.
Q: What have you learned from your time at OU?
A: I have learned the difference between having a professional and business relationship with people, especially with individuals who are part of organizations with you. You can be friends with them that day, but you also have to handle your business with your organizations because you have to fulfill roles you were trusted with.
Q: What is one of your most memorable moments at OU
A: One of my most memorable moments at OU was probably losing the Mr. Hispanic pageant. It was one of the most humbling experiences because I felt like I had a lot of growth through that experience. It was really good to receive a no and not win something because I’ve never really been put in a position where I never got what I wanted. … It made me realize that I’m more than just titles and awards.
Q: Who was your favorite professor/faculty member/staffer/adviser at OU and why?
A: Kylie Frisby from the Student Life Office. She has really helped me a lot. I go to her for most of my problems like, “Hey, I don’t know this,” and she’s like, “I don’t know either, but I’m willing to find out with you.” Also, Sharlotte Gramajo has been a really good role model. She’s our chapter adviser, so she really helps us maneuver the business aspect and the political aspect of what it means to be a fraternity president and fraternity
on the campus of OU.
Q: What are your post-graduation goals?
A: One post-graduation goal is definitely to start in some type of acting somewhere. That’s one of my hobbies that I like to do. I like to entertain people.
Q: How has your time at OU shaped who you are today?
A: It’s made me a lot calmer in the sense of I don’t need everything now. Everything takes time. So it really gave me patience, showed me patience. I really appreciate OU for that. It takes time to get involved and it takes time to really find what you’re good at and what you like.
Q: What advice would you give to your younger self?
A: Go to OU out the gate. I went the (pro-soccer) route with Leones Negros, and I got booted out. I felt like, “Hey, you’re no longer good,” so I played two years of college ball at a random
college, and I lost two years. I feel like if I would have come to OU earlier I definitely would have been involved a lot quicker and would have been in the loop of things. When I transferred here, I didn’t get to do Camp Crimson and I didn’t have all those experiences, so that really kind of sucked.
Q: What is your advice for upcoming and current OU students?
A: Get involved as early as you can. Whatever it is you are into, get involved. I would really aim to find your niche at OU because once you find your niche you can really expand your horizon and your network at OU. Just get involved early, and don’t be afraid to fail.
Q: What will you miss the most about OU?
A: I will probably miss the community aspect of it. I really will miss seeing people in the South Oval, the North Oval, kicking it at tailgates, 2 a.m. meetings with friends. I’ll miss all of that.
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Congratulations Sydney Kaye! Your hard work and determination have paid off. We always knew you were advanced and we are so proud of you!
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You are the strongest and most hard-working person we know. You have accomplished so much in these last few years, and we look forward to watching you grow and succeed beyond graduation. You are destined for great things!
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May you celebrate graduation recalling unforgettable memories from the past 4 years at OU & dreaming exciting visions about your future that is about to begin. Take pride in how far you’ve come & have faith in how far you can go. We love you!
You inspire us, and our wish for you is that your life becomes all that you want it to be. Happy graduation and best of luck! We are so proud of you!
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We are very proud of you. You are the hardest working person we know! We pray your compassion for others and their stories will change the world. We love you!
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Congratulations, Class of 2023!
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Congratulations Ryan! We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication to achieve this goal. We can’t wait to see where life’s journey takes you next. Keep working and chasing your dreams! We love you.
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Noelia Rodriguez, a communications senior, is the vice chair of programming for the Campus Activities Council Spark, vice president of advocacy and inclusion for the Multicultural Greek Council Executive Board, Hispanic Heritage Month chair for the Hispanic American Student Association, president of PE-ET Top Ten Senior Honor Society, programming intern at the Gender and Equality Center, student assistant at the Office of Student Life and vice president of program development at Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
Q: What are your plans for after graduation?
A: I just committed to the University of Tennessee. I will be receiving a Master of Science in College Student Personnel and working as a graduate assistant for the Jones Center for Leadership and Service VOLBreaks program.
Q: What have you learned from your time at OU?
A: I feel like I’m constantly learning about myself. I learned a lot about my identity for one, but I also learned that I need to give myself grace. A lot of the spaces that I’ve been in, I’m constantly thinking about my identity, and I’m constantly thinking about the people that are around me and the work that I have to do. Coming from this collectivist culture and … being first gen and whatnot, I feel like I really had to prove myself a lot. I feel like in the past, I would even say the whole time that I’ve been here, but just within the past year, I really learned that I need to allow myself to breathe.
Q: Who was your favorite professor/faculty member/staffer/adviser at OU and why?
A: My favorite staff on campus is the Office of Student Life … Quy Nguyen and my direct supervisor, Hunter Guarnera. … I am just constantly surrounded by so much love and so much support. And this office specifically, I know, is so intentional with the outreach they do for students. We know statistically that students will place their sense of belonging over their hierarchical needs, like food and water, and Hunter and Quy
do an amazing job getting students where they need to be. Honestly, I could not physically, emotionally (and) mentally have made it this far without them.
Q: What are your post-graduation goals?
A: I’m going to take a break. I’m moving to Tennessee (and) my start date is during the summer. So, I will have about a month to not do anything and just exist, and that’s honestly what I’m so excited for. To just take a minute, reflect on the time that I had here, journal and then just keep going. After I get my master’s, I do want to continue on to get my Ph.D. or my (doctor of education) … because I want to be a doctor. I’ve always wanted to just be at some level of doctoral degree, but also because I want to be in a position where I can have difficult conversations and have that authority and continue making programs better for different students.
Q: How has your time at OU shaped who you are today?
A: Working and being in this space, I realized that I really enjoy student engagement. I love working with students directly, specifically with minoritized communities (and) underrepresented identities. It truly has changed the trajectory of my life and what I want to do and also, I feel like, how I interact with other people. If it wasn’t for my time here at OU, I’d probably be in an office
somewhere so miserable.
Q: What advice would you give to your younger self?
A: I would tell myself to give myself some grace, like chill out. It’s going to be okay. … Read a book. Reflect on your experience. Also, maybe learn how to say no (and) learn how to maintain your own sanity when you’re maintaining everybody else’s, because you can’t fill anybody else’s bucket if your own bucket isn’t filled.
Q: What is your advice for upcoming and current OU students?
A: Three things: Try everything, … don’t be afraid to be uncomfortable … and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Q: What will you miss the most about OU?
A: This place is literally just home. … One of the first things that Quy asked me when I started working here was ,“How do you like to be appreciated?” No one has ever asked me that. No one has ever been so intentional with asking me that and I feel like depending on what office you call in the university, if you have a question and they can’t answer it, they’re going to be so intentional about getting you that right answer. And I’ve been visiting a lot of colleges this past year, and I can very confidently say that it’s not like that at every university or at any college.
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Rohit Mital, a biology senior, was part of the Campus Activities Council, the Medical Ethics and Discussion panel, OU Cousins and the Acts of Kindness Association during his three years at OU. He was awarded with the Letzeiser Honor List for seniors, a Campus Life Award and is one of the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Seniors.
Q: What have you learned from your time at OU?
A: For the past three years, a lot of stuff has happened, and it’s put things into perspective, such as … getting an 80 on a test for a class. It is not good, but I kind of adopted a “worse things could happen” mentality. My life these past few years has been great, so it puts things into perspective, like things in high school that would really bother me, (like) relationships or friendship problems. I’ve learned these past few years that nothing is really that important, and it won’t matter in the long run. So there’s always something to enjoy about life, no matter how awful it seems at the moment.
Q: Who was your favorite professor/faculty member/staffer/adviser at OU and why?
A: Dr. Julia Ehrhardt. She was my honors perspectives professor in my first semester here, which is one of my favorite classes that I’ve taken here these past three years. She was the first professor I really built a connection with. She’s been my mentor since then. She and I have become friends in a way and that’s been really nice and very helpful to have. She’s just a great person overall, a very supportive individual and also pretty straightforward.
Q: What are your post-graduation goals?
A: Post graduation is to get through the first year of med school without losing my hair, and step-by-step figuring out even more clearly what I want to do, making sure I’m satisfied. I don’t want to get involved and start going to med school and realize it’s not something I want to do. I want to take my time and figure things out, make sure I have a path going forward.
Q: How has your time at OU shaped who you are today?
A: Coming out of high school, I was like, “I want to be a doctor,” but I didn’t know anything beyond that: where I wanted to work, what I wanted to do (or) how I wanted to use my life. These past few years I’ve had some clarity on that, so now I have slightly more specific goals. I want to be a psychiatrist. I want to work in a city. I want to work for a university where I can teach and do research while I practice medicine. ... I feel like I know a little bit more about myself, both academically and otherwise. And that’s kind of helping me carve a path for the future as I try to pursue those goals.
Q: What advice would you give to your younger self?
A: I would tell myself to stop worrying about comparing myself to other people. There have been a lot of moments where I start wondering whether I’m doing the right thing for my future, if I’m getting involved in the right things. … If I see somebody else who’s been really successful or achieved a goal similar to mine, I would tell
myself, just because somebody else is living a different life doesn’t mean that my life isn’t going well.
Q: What is your advice for upcoming and current OU students?
A: Overextend yourself a little bit at the beginning, so then you can cut back later on. Chase all the opportunities that you can as far as involvement goes. Take the random course that you’re thinking about taking because, once we graduate from college, we’ll never get to do random stuff again in our lives. I’m taking harp right now for my last semester for no reason. Once I graduate from here, I’m probably never going to touch a harp again in my life, but it’s cool, so I did it. That sort of thing is what’s made life interesting here.
Q: What will you miss the most about OU?
A: People. … I’m gonna miss the people. That’s what makes graduating scary for me, having to say bye to my roommates, who are people I’ve been friends with for two and a half years now, and all the other people I’ve met in those organizations.
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Building OU’s one-stop shop
Mother-daughter duo’s entrepreneurial spirit expands access to OU merchandise, custom stoles
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Helen Wolney wanted to fill a ap in OU’s merchandise market.
Wolney and her mom opened The pothem in November 1990, with the hopes of selling greek life merchandise to OU students. Since then, The pothem has grown to sell a variety of OU-based products, including clothes and household decor. Notably, she also sells hundreds of customized stoles.
Wolney said she noticed a lack of access to merchandise for greek life on campus in the age before internet shopping and she wanted to put her business degree from Oklahoma City Community College to good use. The ida of opening her own business was appealing.
“My mom and I wanted to work for ourselves. We didn’t want to work for other people,” Wolney said. “So my dad said, ‘Open your own store.’”
Wolney said she wanted the store’s name to start with the letter “A” so it would appear fist in the phone book, particularly since the internet wasn’t widely available at the time. Her dad, a math teacher, suggested the term “apothem,” and the name stuck.
Wolney and her mom traveled across the U.S. to trade conventions so they could find companies to collaborate with and items to sell in their newly founded store.
“We drove to Dallas, we drove to Atlanta, we flew o Vegas, we flew o all these big cities where they had trade shows,” Wolney said. “We had to figure it out.”
As the years went by, more and more people went into The pothem asking for specific iems like license plate covers and
accessories for game day. Wolney would try to add what was requested to her stock, despite the challenges in the early days due to no internet. About ten years after The Apothem opened, a few students came in asking for customized stoles. Wolney was happy to oblige.
Wolney now works with more than 12 student organizations and sells around 500 customized stoles each year. She and a few students at The pothem work from January to May, cutting, sewing and embroidering each stole.
“It needs long, long nights, long hours,” Wolney said. “I try to fit in as uch as I can during the daytime.”
Wolney said she has employed students for around 30 years at The pothem. While she finds it hallenging to work around class schedules and breaks throughout the school year, she still looks forward to each student going in for their shift.
“It’s the best part of my day,” Wolney said.
In March 2020, when the pandemic shut down campus and the country, Wolney said she closed The pothem for eight weeks. After reopening, her sales dropped dramatically, especially the customized stoles after graduations moved online. The business is still recovering the lost revenue, she said, but she’s hopeful for the future.
She’s seen students walking around Campus Corner more often, popping into shops and restaurants as they ride bikes and scooters at all hours of the day. She’s happy the students are back and the area is active again.
“It’s fun to see all the students,” Wolney said. “Thee’s always something happening down here.”
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Last class to know college before COVID-19
wondering if we’d ever see these people again,” Phillips said. “I certainly did not end up seeing them again.”
KAROLINE LEONARD
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On his last normal Thursday night, Reese Phillips practiced for Sooner Scandals with fellow members of OU Choirs.
Phillips, then a vocal performance freshman, rehearsed with his group on March 12, 2020, the night after the NBA postponed its season and former President Donald Trump announced a 30-day travel ban from European countries to the U.S.
Phillips’ directors made his team run the entire show and film it before sending well-wishes to their group chat for a restful vacation.
“Nothing was ever said,” Phillips, now a senior graduating in May, told OU Daily. “But there was a part of us that knew that was going to be it. That was going to be the last rehearsal that we had.”
Over the following days, Phillips met with friends on campus who hadn’t left for spring break yet. In the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Phillips learned via email that classes would be canceled for an extra week. A few days later, OU moved to online classes for the remainder of the semester.
“I remember talking to some of my friends just
Over three years ago, members of the class of 2023 participated in their last activities and attended their final classes before COVID-19 shut the country down. Some of these students reflected on the unprecedented time as the last graduating class to experience college before the pandemic.
Joy Nath, an economics and linguistics senior, said spring 2020 left him feeling isolated.
Nath started at OU in fall 2019 as an international student from India. He made it his goal to be as involved as possible on campus. Nath was a member of The Big Event and the International Advisory Council during his freshman year and had events scheduled for spring 2020 until OU canceled classes. Nath didn’t get the chance to see students and faculty volunteer for The Big Event until over a year later.
Nath decided not to travel home from his dorm in Couch Center for break after hearing about COVID-19 in other countries. When OU canceled classes, he was stuck on campus.
Nath hasn’t been home since 2019.
“It was very traumatic,” Nath told OU Daily. “I vividly remember that it was after spring break and the next few weeks, we’re kind of happy we got extra few days, then we thought, ‘What is happening?’”
Nath earned the title of Outstanding Freshman in 2020, Outstanding Sophomore in 2021 as well
as OU’s Campus Life Award. Nath is a member of PE-ET Top 10 Senior Honor Society, is on the Letzeiser Honor List and won the Honors College Vision Award this year. This fall, he was on OU’s Homecoming court. He achieved all of this despite having not returned home in four years.
Nath watched as his classmates moved out of their dorm rooms over the course of the next few months. Before the pandemic, his friends stopped in the hallways or kitchens to talk and catch up. After OU closed, he said everybody stayed in their rooms.
“I was looking forward to the spring, and then suddenly nothing was happening. Everything was canceled,” Nath said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t know what’s happening.’ I was disoriented.”
Nath said one of the main things that helped him was the community international students and other students stuck on campus created. While it wasn’t the same as before the pandemic, he still had a support system.
During his 2019 spring semester, Marcus Ake, a meteorology senior, put a down payment on studying abroad in Germany over the summer. Ake first learned about COVID-19 from his father, who was then traveling in Taiwan and China.
In November 2019, his father alerted their family to start stocking supplies and to take the virus seriously if it made its way over to the U.S. In spring 2020, he saw the full extent of how COVID-19 would impact the world.
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Reese Phillips in front of the Oklahoma Memorial Union on April 19.
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“Everything was fun, dandy, normal. I was planning, not only for spring break, but also getting ready for studying abroad,” Ake said. “And all of a sudden, everything came crashing down.”
When OU closed and the country eventually shut down, Ake stepped up to care for his family in Belton, Texas. He went out to buy groceries and disinfected his house to prevent his mother from getting sick. His dad didn’t return home until January 2021.
Grace Goodwin, a pre-med chemical biosciences senior, was in California visiting family when she heard on TikTok the news OU wouldn’t return for the remainder of the semester. She said she was convinced it would only last for two weeks.
Goodwin, who grew up in Norman, returned home and fell into a new normal of quarantine. Her grandfather is immunocompromised, so to protect him, her grandmother moved in with her family.
OU came up with a plan to reopen campus for the fall 2020 semester. As Phillips, Nath, Ake, Goodwin and thousands of students like them prepared to return to a somewhat normal semester, they realized the college experience they had just gotten a taste of would never be the same.
As student organizations held meetings and events over Zoom, attendance began to dwindle and some organizations didn’t survive the years after the pandemic. Ake said upperclassmen were unable to share or pass down leadership
as smoothly, therefore causing some campus organizations to lose valuable participation and growth.
“Overall, involvement has really plummeted,” Ake said. “We’re the last group who knows what college was like before COVID. So it’s crazy. Some traditions were lost, and it’s kind of hard to come to terms that (they) may not ever actually come back.”
The freshmen in 2020 didn’t get to watch, learn or see how to plan events like The Big Event or Dance Marathon, Ake and Goodwin said. Because of this, attendance became low and those events were not at the same caliber or scale.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, OU Campus Activities Council raised $1,033,102.20 during the 2020 Soonerthon, now known as OUDM. In 2021, OUDM raised just over $775,000 and in 2023, the group raised $465,318.23 during the 12hour event.
According to members of The Big Event, 6,0005,000 volunteers would participate in the event. After the pandemic, the number is about 2,000 volunteers shy of pre-pandemic years.
“I feel like campus climate has changed in general. Involvement has changed,” Goodwin said. “I’m a part of CAC, and I feel like I’ve noticed a big drop off, burnout and people not really wanting to stay committed to extracurriculars. … (Underclassmen) don’t get to experience what it was like to be like a true freshman and get to experience all the fun events at their height.”
Ake said not only large-scale events were lost
in the pandemic, but so were small traditions and myths. During his freshman year, Ake said he heard a rumor that senior meteorology students pulled all-nighters in the National Weather Center. He said not doing that with his class now is one of the biggest losses of the pandemic.
After graduation, Ake will intern with the National Weather Service before getting his master’s in atmospheric and cryospheric sciences at the University of InnsBruck in Austria. Nath plans to work for BlackRock’s internal audit division in New York City. Goodwin plans to apply for medical school over the summer and will continue working at OU Health as a patient care technician in the mean time. Phillips will start a voice performance master’s program at the University of Colorado after graduation.
Nath, Goodwin, Ake and Phillips each said they felt they missed out on social aspects of college, and they are watching classes below them do the same. They said they hope campus returns to the climate from their freshman year, and OU would be a better place for it.
Ake works as a campus tour guide, and he said he uses the pandemic as a lesson, and he passes it down to every person who joins him for a tour.
“Don’t make the same mistake I did, assuming that you have all four years. I really only had one year of that real college experience. I still paid the real college price,” Ake said. “Take advantage of everything you have because you really don’t know how quickly something’s going to change, and you won’t have those same opportunities.”
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Open parking spots near the OU dorms during the first day of online classes after spring break on March 23, 2020.
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