WHAT S HAPPENING AT NOC: TONKAWA, ENID AND STILLWATER

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1 WHAT S HAPPENING AT NOC: TONKAWA, ENID AND STILLWATER Published by Northern Oklahoma College Public Information Office (April 14, 2017) Click on the item below to view it: Calendars & Sports schedules Employment opportunities at NOC The Maverick and Red & Silver Review publish dates, & links Renfro Lectureship featuring Andrew S. Natsios set for April 27 Renfro Lectureship Program featuring Andrew Natsios tickets on sale soon Free ice cream for NOC students at Enid April 17 NOC Gala Tickets Available April 17 State regent: Many benefits to Oklahoma's Promise program Get Going with Gateway 2017 help session set for August 19 in Stillwater NOC presents An evening of ONE-ACT PLAYS April 21 & 22 only NOC Alumni & Friends Day at the Ballpark set for April 22 Spring Fling 2017 set for April 19 at NOC Tonkawa Pack the Park Mavs Baseball/Softball set for April 20 Annual NOC Student Art Exhibition open April 12 - May 8 XXXII GALA set for April 30 at NOC Tonkawa Oklahoma Tomorrow CEO addresses Claremore Collective Mundell, Collett NOC Tonkawa SAWs NOC Tonkawa Spring Concert set for April 25 NOC Enid Spring Concert set for April 25 NOC girls basketball camp announced Grads produce sustainable state economy NOC student art Out of This World NOC employees celebrating April birthdays NOC Enid Intramurals schedule announced E-Waste donations wanted April 3-21 at NOC Enid in honor of Earth Day Freshman Fridays at NOC set for every Friday in April Spring 2017 Activities announced for NOC Tonkawa Israel Group Tour 2017 opportunity announced NOC extended testing center hours announced for mid-terms & finals week Shop online at the NOC Bookstore and save More free admission events at NOC announced Science Tutoring schedule announced for NOC Enid spring semester Earn college credit while traveling abroad with NOC Global Education programs Study Abroad 2017 opportunities announced NOC Enid Cafeteria weekly menu NOC Tonkawa Cafeteria weekly menu Free online tutoring available to NOC students

2 Click on the image above to view the April 5 issue of The Maverick online. Calendars & sports schedules NOC institutional activities calendar - Click on the brief description on the calendar page and more details will be displayed if available. Click here for Stillwater NOC/OSU location activities calendar Basketball game schedules: Mavs men, women; Jets men, women Click here for the NOC academic calendars Employment opportunities at NOC Employment Opportunities at NOC & Downloadable Applications News from Northern The Maverick and Red & Silver Review publish dates, & links The publication dates for The Maverick and Red & Silver Review have been scheduled. NOC Instructor and College Newspaper Advisor Scott Haywood said, Please have all items that you would like included in the publication submitted to TheMaverick@noc.edu or TheRed&Silver@noc.edu 10 days prior to the publication. Thanks for all of your help, and have a great semester. Check out The Maverick and Red & Click on the image above to view the April 12 issue of The Red & Silver Review online. Silver Review Facebook pages and hit the like button. To view current and previous publications online click on these links; The Maverick, Red & Silver Review. You re invited to visit and LIKE the Facebook pages at The Maverick Facebook and the Red & Silver Review Facebook The Maverick Publication Dates: : Aug. 24, Sept. 21, Oct. 5 & 26, Nov. 9 & 30, Jan. 25, Feb. 8 & 22, March 8, April 5 & 19. The Red & Silver Review publication Dates: : Aug. 17, Sept. 7 & 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 2 & 30, Jan 25, Feb. 1 & 14, March 1 & 29, April 12.

3 Renfro Lectureship featuring Andrew S. Natsios set for April 27

4 Renfro Lectureship Program featuring Andrew Natsios tickets on sale soon Andrew S. Natsios, executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, will present Is Putin s Russia a Threat to the United States? sponsored by the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Endowed Lectureship Program and Northern Oklahoma College. Beginning Tuesday, April 4 at 9 a.m., tickets may be purchased on a first come, first served basis for the dinner event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the Renfro Center at NOC Tonkawa. Individual tickets are $20 each. A reserved table with seating for eight may be purchased for $300. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Dress attire is business casual. Tickets may be reserved by calling to purchase tickets by credit card or by purchasing tickets in person at the NOC Development Office, Vineyard Library-Administration Building, Tonkawa campus. Overflow tickets will be available at no charge for the lecture program only, which will be live streamed into a Renfro Center classroom. Natsios serves as Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University and as Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Committee on Human Rights in North Korea, a research center in Washington, DC. The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from , he was Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from In he served as US Special Envoy to Sudan to deal with the Darfur crisis and the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement. Retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a lieutenant colonel after 23 years service, Natsios is a veteran of the Gulf War. From 1993 to 1998, he was vice president of World Vision US, the international non-governmental organization. Earlier in his career, Natsios served in Massachusetts State Government as a member of the House of Representatives in Boston for 12 years and later as Secretary of Administration and Finance, the chief financial and administrative officer of the Commonwealth. He also served in as the CEO of Boston's Big Dig, the largest construction project in American history, after a cost overrun scandal. He is the author of three books: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1997); The Great North Korean Famine (2001); and Sudan, South Sudan and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012). In addition, he has contributed to 13 other books, including two on North Korea. His areas of research are in food security, famines, humanitarian assistance during conflict, human rights and foreign aid. Former Oklahoma State Regent for Higher Education Carl Renfro and the late Carolyn Renfro established the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Endowed Lectureship Program with a gift in 2006 to provide support for cultivating and enhancing the cultural and community enrichment offerings to northern Oklahoma on the Tonkawa campus and in the Ponca City area. Free ice cream for NOC students at Enid April 17

5 NOC Gala Tickets Available April 17 Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, April 17, patrons may make ticket reservations for the 22nd annual Northern Oklahoma College Gala. Reservations will not be accepted through voic or and cannot be made before April 17. The Gala is set for 7 p.m. Sunday, April 30 in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa, 1220 East Grand Avenue. General admission tickets are $20 each, nonrefundable, and tickets for children under five years old are discouraged. To purchase tickets via credit card, patrons may call the Office of Development and Community Relations located in the Vineyard Library-Administration Building at Northern accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover. Tickets may be purchased in person by credit card, cash or check at the Office of Development and Community Relations. Tickets not picked up in advance at that office will be held in the foyer of the Kinzer Performing Arts Center for pickup between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. the evening of the performance. The box office will be open from 6 to 7:30 p.m. should tickets still be available for purchase. Internationally noted conductor Gerald Steichen will direct the Gala in a program of light opera and Broadway show tunes featuring the multi-talented Daniel Neer, tenor. Joining him will be NOC music faculty Dineo Heilmann, Chad Anderson, Shannon Bradford, Edward Dixon, Brandon Haynes and Dr. Abigail Mace; the NOC College Choir; and the Gala Chamber Orchestra, comprising members of area symphony orchestras, including Oklahoma City and Wichita. Patrons who would like to contribute to the Annual Gala Concert may contact Sheri Snyder, executive director of the Northern Oklahoma College Foundation, Inc., at , contribute on the NOC Foundation website at or make a contribution at the Gala. Contributions are tax deductible. State regent: Many benefits to Oklahoma's Promise program By John Massey, The Oklahoman Opinion, 4/9/2017 The Oklahoma's Promise program, formerly known as the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, was created by the Legislature in 1992 to encourage more students to aspire for college, prepare themselves academically in high school and ultimately, earn college degrees. Since inception, the Oklahoma's Promise scholarship has helped more than 75,000 Oklahoma students earn a college education. Recognized by many as the nation's best college access program, Oklahoma's Promise pays tuition at any Oklahoma public college or university until the student receives a bachelor's degree or for five years, whichever comes first. It also covers a portion of tuition at an accredited Oklahoma private institution. The scholarship does not cover the cost of fees, books, or room and board. To be eligible for Oklahoma's Promise, students must apply during the eighth, ninth or 10th grade, and their family's annual income must not exceed $50,000 when they apply. A student's family income also must not exceed $100,000 at the time the student goes to college. To receive the scholarship at graduation, students must achieve a minimum 2.50 GPA in 17 core courses that prepare them for college and an overall GPA of 2.50 or better for all courses in grades nine through 12. Oklahoma's Promise graduates must also be U.S. citizens or lawfully present in the United States by the time they begin college, attend class regularly, and refrain from drug and alcohol abuse and delinquent acts. Students completing the Oklahoma's Promise program continue to succeed academically, with high school GPAs, collegegoing rates and freshman college GPAs that exceed the state average and ACT scores that exceed those of comparable middleand lower-income peers. They also demonstrate above-average full-time college enrollment, persistence rates and degreecompletion rates. Additionally, Oklahoma's Promise college graduates get jobs and stay in Oklahoma at a higher rate than comparable peers. National data show that states with more college degree-holders have higher levels of per capita income. In fact, an individual with a bachelor's degree may earn as much as $1.1 million more in a lifetime than a person with just a high school diploma. Approximately 18,000 students are expected to receive the Oklahoma's Promise scholarship in college this year. Oklahoma's Promise is critical to the future economic prosperity of our state. By law, Oklahoma's Promise has a dedicated funding source to ensure that the program is fully funded each year. In the past 25 years even during severe state funding shortfalls every earned Oklahoma's Promise scholarship has been fully paid. No Oklahoma's Promise student has ever been denied the scholarship they've earned due to lack of funding. At the 25th anniversary rally during Oklahoma's Promise Day at the state Capitol on April 18, we will celebrate current Oklahoma's Promise students and the graduates who now honor the state's investment as engineers, teachers, legislators, nurses, technology specialists, law enforcement officers and countless other valuable professionals. Oklahoma's Promise has a positive impact on our workforce and economy that will

6 Get Going with Gateway 2017 help session set for August 19 in Stillwater

7 NOC presents An evening of ONE-ACT PLAYS April 21 & 22 only

8 NOC Alumni & Friends Day at the Ballpark set for April 22 Spring Fling 2017 set for April 19 at NOC Tonkawa Pack the Park Mavs Baseball/Softball set for April 20

9 Annual NOC Student Art Exhibition open April 12 - May 8

10 XXXII GALA set for April 30 at NOC Tonkawa

11 Oklahoma Tomorrow CEO addresses Claremore Collective By Shawn Hein The Daily Progress 4/8/2017 Devery Youngblood uttered some startling statistics to underline his point. The founding CEO of newly-formed Oklahoma Tomorrow, an advocacy group that promotes an increase in college graduates in the state, was the guest speaker for Claremore Collective Think Tank during Thursday's luncheon inside More Claremore. Addressing a group of community business leaders, Youngblood quoted the 16 percent cut to higher education funding, or $153 million, in Oklahoma in We're perfectly designed to get the results we're getting, said Youngblood, referring to Oklahoma ranking near the bottom nationally in education funding. The ever-growing gap in education funding has helped lead to the formation of Oklahoma Tomorrow, based out of Oklahoma City. The independent non-profit is funded by the private sector. The organization's goal is to support the creation of more college graduates to strengthen the economy and communities in the state. Youngblood noted the state currently has more than 18,000 economy-defining jobs that will go unfilled because of a lack of college graduates. Those industries include engineering, nursing, IT, financial analysts and various managerial jobs. Youngblood recalled another alarming number after recently meeting with an executive at Tinker Air Force Base, currently the largest single employer in the state. They told me right now they could hire every single engineering graduate in the state that will graduate this year and still have openings at Tinker, said Youngblood, noting the shortage in engineering graduates. Youngblood said the lack of graduates in such highly technical occupations has a domino effect on Oklahoma. Therefore those jobs go wanting and our economy does not move forward in the way it absolutely could, Youngblood said. We are not graduating enough college graduates to drive the economy of today, much less the economy of the future. Youngblood said it is up to the private sector to intervene and take a more active role in improving the future of higher education in Oklahoma. Prior to forming Oklahoma Tomorrow, Youngblood worked nine years for the Chickasaw Nation on economic and community issues. He was twice appointed to the Oklahoma City Community College Board of Regents and spent time as district director and senior advisor to U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook. Oklahoma Tomorrow, which officially formed in January, includes a 16-person board of directors, each involved in private business. Those interested in learning more about the organization should visit the website OklahomaTomorrow.org. Savanah Mundell Mundell, Collett NOC Tonkawa SAWs Savanah Mundell and Keegan Collett are the Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 9. This week Savanah hit really well for the Lady Mav, head softball coach Kadie Berlin-George said. Against Western, Savanah went 1-3 and 1-2; 4-5 and 2-3 against Rose; and 2-2 and 2-3 against Connors State College. Savannah had 8 RBIs, 4 walks and scored 2 runs. For the season Savanah is hitting.396, with 21 RBIs, 3 home runs, 19 runs scored and 5 stolen bases. Mundell is a freshman outfielder from Cache. Assistant baseball coach Cole Stephens nominated Collett, saying, Keegan went 4.2 innings and struck out 10 and gave up no runs. Collett is a right hand pitcher from Cedar Hill, Texas. He is a freshman at NOC. Currently the Mavericks are for the season and 1-3 in conference play. Keegan Collett

12 NOC Tonkawa Spring Concert set for April 25

13 NOC Enid Spring Concert set for April 25

14 NOC girls basketball camp announced Applications for the NOC Lady Mavs summer girls basketball camp are now being accepted, according to Northern Oklahoma College Head Women s Basketball Coach Greg Krause. Camp dates at NOC Tonkawa are June 5-7 for girls entering Grades 1-3, June for girls entering Grades 3-6 and July 9-13 for girls entering grades Summer is the best time to work on individual skills and fundamentals, said Krause, who directs the camp. Basketball teaches the value of improving as an individual, as well as committing to what s best for the team. Grades 1-3 camp is a day camp from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for commuters only. Two lowered goals will be used for teaching offensive skills. Basics such as dribbling, passing, defensive and varied offensive skills will be introduced. Grades 3-6 and Grades 7-12 camps are overnight camps, and commuters are accepted. Girls entering Grade 3 may register for either Grades 1-3 camp, Grades 3-6 camp or both, Krause noted. The training includes mass drills, station drills and team transition offense skills, such as floor balance, filling lanes, court spacing, advancing the ball and proper shot selection. Competitions in one-on-one, two-on-two and three-on-three drills, a free throw contest and league games are part of the daily schedule. Resident campers will be housed in Easterling Hall, Krause said. Two gyms are available, the main gym being air conditioned. Also, a six-lane, Olympic-size indoor swimming pool is open for the campers use, and our college cafeteria provides meals. Each camper will receive two T-shirts and a regulation size camp basketball. Campers are supervised at all times by camp staff. Advance registration is requested since enrollment is limited. After the application and deposit fee are received, an acceptance letter and detailed information will be sent to the camper. A brochure, schedule and application form can be found on the NOC website For more information contact Krause at or greg.krause@noc.edu. Grads produce sustainable state economy By Bruce Benbrook, The Journal Record 4/10/2017 I grew up in a rural Oklahoma banking family. I learned building a successful future requires sacrifice, long-term focus, and careful attention to the bottom line. These lessons apply to our state government as well. While legislators struggle with difficult budget challenges, it is critical they take into consideration a major negative impact on Oklahoma s bottom line: We are not producing enough college graduates to fill today s jobs, much less Oklahoma s future workforce needs. Bottom line damage includes potential loss of work at Tinker Air Force Base because Oklahoma is not graduating enough engineers, information technology specialists, and other critical professions. Healthcare providers statewide are devastated by a critical nursing shortage made worse because every college and university in Oklahoma has to turn away qualified potential nurses every semester due to budget cuts. There are over 18,000 job openings in Oklahoma unable to be filled for one reason only not enough college graduates. Slashing funding to Oklahoma s colleges and universities has damaged rural areas like my hometown of Woodward. Just as we recover from the oil downturn we are hit with a slowing pipeline of graduates from schools like Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Northern Oklahoma College. Many graduates return to rural communities to fill our prescriptions, make our mortgages, do our taxes, and run our schools. How will we grow without a workforce educated for today s economy? Bankers look for balanced, sustainable approaches to stability and growth. But for every dollar of state budget cuts in Oklahoma in the last three years, over 53 cents of it has been taken from our higher education system. There is nothing balanced or sustainable about that. In fact, the disproportionate targeting of our ability to educate our workforce sentences another generation of Oklahomans to being ranked 49th on all the good economic and quality of life lists. Fewer graduates mean less economic growth to fund common education, healthcare, public safety, transportation and other critical functions. We are eating our seed corn; raiding our future growth to pay for the latest crisis. Who gets hurts the worst? Rural communities and struggling neighborhoods robbed of economy-growing talent, and working poor and middle- class students who neither qualify for financial aid nor inherit a trust fund. Private sector and tribal business leaders statewide formed Oklahoma Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization advocating for decisions that lead to more graduates for our economy and communities. We must commit to growing our economy for future challenges and opportunities. This issue is about students recent high school graduates and returning adults who will be Oklahoma s leaders soon. To stabilize our economy and communities, these students need state leaders to make decisions to unite Oklahomans and expand opportunities. We cannot afford to ignore the consequences of defunding higher education. Encourage your legislators to work together to make better decisions today in order to secure a better Oklahoma tomorrow. Bruce Benbrook is president and chairman of Stock Exchange Bank in Woodward and chairman of the board for Oklahoma Tomorrow.

15 NOC student art Out of This World It s Out of This World the annual Northern Oklahoma College student art exhibition on display through May 8 in the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa. Art major and graduate candidate Cinthya Arenas, Ponca City, planned and organized the exhibit as part of the requirements for her Portfolio/Gallery Seminar. Under the director of Audrey Schmitz, gallery director and art instructor, Arenas gained experience in developing the infrastructure of the exhibit, including the show title and poster design, for which she created an original painting. She also prepared her own work to be exhibition-ready, prepared title cards and installed dozens of works submitted by other students, all as part of her professional growth as a working artist. Out of This World highlights Arenas creations along with works of other students enrolled in art, photography and digital imaging classes during the academic year. The wide variety NOC ART GRAD - Northern Oklahoma College graduating art student Cinthya Arenas of Ponca City shows some of her work featured in Out of This World, the annual student art exhibition on view April 12-May 8 in the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery, NOC Tonkawa. She created the painting at top for her poster design for the exhibit. A reception honoring all students with work in the show is set from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 21 in the art gallery. (NOC Photo by Audrey Schmitz) includes watercolor, acrylic and oil painting; sculpture; photography; pastel, pencil, charcoal and ink drawings; pottery, glass and ceramic forms; digital images; masks; bas relief tiles and mixed media works. Many items are available for purchase. A reception is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 21 in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are 12 to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and during evening events in the KPAC. The exhibit will also be open following NOC commencement Saturday, May 6. Admission is free. Art gives me the ability to portray the world in my own way, Arenas says. My work allows others to see things through my vision. I do not limit my work to a specific style, medium or concept because I enjoy working with different materials, including oil, watercolor and clay, learning new techniques and making them my own. Furthermore, just like everything else, my knowledge, ideas and inspiration constantly change. Each of my pieces reveals my progress, and they allow the viewer to see my growth in Art and in myself. She credits the NOC Art Department with giving her the opportunity to create works of art that I never would have thought I could create. After leaving NOC, Arenas plans to study art and psychology at Oklahoma State University, preparing for a career as an art therapist. I would like to help patients with behavioral problems and/or addictions improve their emotional state and mental well-being by employing a combination of studio art and counseling to guide them into a healthy outlook on life, she says. Schmitz commented, There is a great diversity in the multitude of works on view in Out of This World, and the student show is always the most popular event in the Eleanor Hays Gallery. It s also the perfect opportunity to buy original art at great prices from talented artists early in their career. For more information about Out of This World and the many works available for purchase, contact Schmitz at or audrey.schmitz@noc.edu.

16 NOC employees celebrating April birthdays HAPPY BIRTHDAY! April, 2017 NOC employees celebrating April birthdays are: Ben Hainline 2 nd, Randy Rudd 3 rd, Amber Chester 3 rd, Silvia Vazquez 6 th, Gary Taylor 10 th, James Hooper 11 th, Renna Bowers 12 th, Jay Kirkendall 13 th, Cheryl Evans 14 th, John Reames 14 th, Lonnie Rhea 15 th, Cassie Firth 15 th, Mary Ann Harris18 th, Denise Bay 20th Shannon Bradford 22 nd, Anita Simpson 27 th, Brandon Hobson 27 th, Jermie Fanslor 29 th, Fritz Osell 29 th If anyone needs to be added to the list, contact Jill Dark at NOC Enid Intramurals schedule announced

17 E-Waste donations wanted April 3-21 at NOC Enid in honor of Earth Day

18 Freshman Fridays at NOC set for every Friday in April

19 Spring 2017 Activities announced for NOC Tonkawa

20 Israel Group Tour 2017 opportunity announced The Israel Group Tour 2017 Trip has been approved for a Global Studies class this summer for 3 hours credit. The trip is scheduled for June This tour is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public. Students can enroll for Global Studies credit. Rev. Steve McClaren, Grace Bible Church, Enid and NOC instructor, said, I would love to personally invite you to tour the Holy Land with me. This will be our 8th tour to Israel. We will tour 10 days-worth of sites in 12 days allowing us time to experience and enjoy the Holy Land. If you are interested and want to be kept in the loop, me and I'll add you to an group that will receive updates. To get the very best airfare group rate we need your deposit in before Feb. 22. McClaren said, I have worked all winter to secure the best possible group rates. I have been able to shave almost $1,000 of the going rates you would pay if you were to travel alone. He said the negotiated price for the tour is for departure from and return to Tulsa. McClaren said if you have questions, need more information or would like to receive trip updates you can contact him at his NOC office (580) , steven.mcclaren@noc.edu, or scmcc@prodigy.net. Also, a brochure with more details, including cost, and an application is available at:

21 NOC extended testing center hours announced for mid-terms & finals week Shop online at the NOC Bookstore Shop online at the NOC Bookstore NOC Bookstore - Tonkawa now has a Facebook Page!! Like us on Facebook to receive notifications of special events and promotions! Your one stop shop for textbooks, school supplies, electronics, and Northern apparel; located in the Memorial Student Union at NOC Tonkawa. The NOC Bookstores are now able to process Visa credit cards in-store and online!

22 More free admission events at NOC announced

23 Science Tutoring schedule announced for NOC Enid spring semester Earn college credit while traveling abroad with NOC Global Education programs Welcome back to the new academic year. I hope your first few days at Northern have been fantastic and you are looking forward to a productive semester, said Dean of Global Education Wade Watkins. As a student at NOC, you're a part of a historic institution continually ranked as one of the top community colleges in the nation but we are also ranked as one of the top community colleges to send students abroad on short-term study abroad programs. We've sent 1,000+ students overseas to more than 30 countries on all seven continents. Our programs allow students to broaden themselves academically, personally, and professionally, and earn college credits towards a degree. NOC study abroad program courses include: Humanities, Service and Leadership, Lab Science, Nursing, Social Science (history, economics, politics, etc.), International Studies, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Management. Students can typically earn 3-6 credit hours by participating on a day study abroad program. These experiences are fast-paced, but the learning opportunities are seemingly endless. Our 2017 Study Abroad trips are as follows: Italy & Greece, Scotland & England, Costa Rica, Peru and Ireland I ll be happy to visit with you or your parents regarding any of these exciting travel opportunities. However, spaces are limited and will go quickly, so consider if a study abroad program might be for you and pay your deposit to travel with us - in a few cases (Italy/Greece, England/Scotland, and Peru), there's a $200 back-to-school discount if your deposit is paid by Aug.t 31. The best place to learn about what NOC is offering for 2017 and beyond is on our Global Education website: I hope you embrace these opportunities and consider traveling abroad with NOC; whether you'll be stepping outside of your comfort zone to experience another culture for the first time or looking to gain valuable experience you can put on your resume. Best of luck...hope to hear from you, Watkins said. You may contact Watkins at or at wade.watkins@noc.edu or 1118 W. Hall of Fame, Stillwater. Click here for related poster

24 Study Abroad 2017 opportunities announced

25 NOC Enid Cafeteria weekly menu

26 NOC Tonkawa Cafeteria weekly menu

27 Free online tutoring available to NOC students The NOC What s Happening is published weekly (normally on Fridays) by Northern Oklahoma College, Public Information Office, except when the NOC offices are closed; Distribution: NOC-Adjunct, NOC-Admin, NOC-Faculty, NOC-Staff, other individuals by request and the NOC Website in PDF format available to everyone free of charge at where previous editions are also available. Additional information about NOC is available at If you have something you would like included in the What s Happening weekly e-newsletter please call or Bill Johnson, publisher, at: bill.johnson@noc.edu or call or fax The End