University Of Central Oklahoma Research Articles

Graphic Design and Transformative Learning: How a Logo Design Can Be a Transformative Experience

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences, it is not a new methodology for instruction, yet its practice has not widely been adopted in graphic design education. This paper will examine the Melton Gallery rebrand project at the University of Central Oklahoma as a case study on how to engage graphic design students in transformative learning, using a mentorship initiative that focuses on tenets of leadership and research to solve design problems, discuss hurdles that were encountered along the way, and further promote experiential learning as an effective tool for transformative learning.

Art of the Americas Revisited: What Does it Mean to Decolonise a Museum?

The Art of the Americas exhibition (March – July 2018) at the Max Chambers Library, University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), USA, questioned the practices of assigning cultural objects to different academic disciplines and separate museums. The exhibition brought together diverse cultural objects from North, Central and South America. Using the exhibition as a threshold and a lens, this paper opens a broader conversation on decolonising museums that challenge the knowledge-building system in academic institutions. First, Shikoh Shiraiwa, curator, revisits Art of the Americas to re-examine his motives and positionality. Secondly, Olga Zabalueva dwells on the theoretical implications and importance of constantly re-assessing decolonial efforts. Third, we both explore how ingrained racial hierarchies have crystalised in certain academic disciplines. As a result, we further elaborate on the criticality of challenging institutionalised scholarship, concluding with theoretical pursuit of cultural and socially sustainable museum practice for the future.

Judge rules against university

Case name: Mirll v. State of Oklahoma ex rel. University of Central Oklahoma, et al., No. CIV‐19‐1143 (W.D. Okla. 06/04/20).

Gambling Disorder: The Cousin to Substance Abuse Disorder

Dr. LaDonna McCune is an International Certified Gambling Counselor-Level II and a Licensed Alcohol Drug Counselor. She is the Undergraduate Director of the Substance Abuse Studies Program at the University of Central Oklahoma and teaches in the Graduate Addictions Counseling Program for the University. There are both similarities and differences in substance abusers and compulsive gamblers.

South Africa under Lockdown

Research Article| August 01 2020 South Africa under Lockdown Jacques Rousseau Jacques Rousseau Jacques Rousseau lectures ethics and critical reasoning in the School of Management Studies at the University of Cape Town, and is the co-author (with Dr. Caleb Lack, University of Central Oklahoma) of Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience: Why We Can't Trust Our Brains (Springer, 2016). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gastronomica (2020) 20 (3): 94. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2020.20.3.94 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Jacques Rousseau; South Africa under Lockdown. Gastronomica 1 August 2020; 20 (3): 94. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2020.20.3.94 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentGastronomica Search This content is only available via PDF. © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Please direct all requests for permission to photocopy or reproduce article content through the University of California Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, https://www.ucpress.edu/journals/reprints-permissions.2020The Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Alignment through Community

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) is a public metropolitan university that has developed a highly collaborative relationship with the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HC). This partnership unites several UCO divisions and the HC in support of a set of shared goals, articulated in UCO’s “Vision 2020” strategic planning document and in the HC’s seven community development priorities, which include business development, cultural and environmental stewardship, workforce development, and education. To facilitate these partnerships, UCO’s Division of Academic Affairs has reorganized its administrative structure to create an Office of Global and Cultural Competencies, which includes a Director of Cultural Outreach and Diversity Strategies, who serves as on-site liaison to the HC; the Division of Academic Affairs also has representation on the HC Board of Directors. These shared efforts provide a means for securing extramural funding, internships, and new leadership programs that will sustain the partnership and affect a growing demographic and economic segment of Oklahoma City. Within the university, this partnership complements the diversity and inclusion initiatives of UCO’s Division of Student Affairs and promotes the legislative and economic initiatives led by UCO’s Division of Public Affairs. This article addresses the often-unrecognized role that a university’s academic mission plays in anchoring community partnerships, and it contributes to best practices in fulfilling an institutional commitment to serve diverse, metropolitan populations.

Onna-Bugeisha 'Warrior Women' [University of Central Oklahoma

For centuries, women in Japan have been cast as geishas, however, the history of onna-bugeisha or “warrior women” pose a contrasting shadow. These warrior women took up training focused on using the naginata, a sort of spear with a curved blade on the end and the kaiken, a sort of dagger. They trained to protect their homes and villages; in addition, some would even carry their training into battle. In the twelfth century, Hangaku Gozen and Tomoe Gozen, while Nakano Takeko in the nineteenth century were considered to be among the best of the onna-bugeisha. These women led their own armies into battle, some made up of only women and some of only men. Very little is written about these women as Japanese warriors. Tomoe is only briefly mentioned in the Heike Monogatari, a series of stories detailing the Genpei wars (1182-1185). The down play of their importance is evident in the lack of resources recording their lives. This is possibly because their warrior-like-actions threatened the natural masculinity of the samurai. Once the samurai become a rising class structure, the onna-bugeisha began to fall away in importance, second to their husbands. As they moved behind the scenes, their training emerged to represent a method of moral discipline rather than preparing for combat. Their natural warrior way of life faded from their daily lives and the Japanese history. Most of my sources are journal articles giving the base for this research concerning the Samurai and their lives. Other sources include Japanese Girls and Women, a book by Alice Mabel Bacon, published in 1891 and Samurai Women 1184-1877a book by Stephen Turnbull, published in 2010.

The Case of Styllou Christofi: Criminal Insanity As a Defense In Court [University of Central Oklahoma

Criminal insanity as a defense continues to be an expulatory plea. The law enforcement and the courts in London have dealt with information reported regarding violent people during 1954. It focuses on the case of Christofi Styllou and her crime committed in 1952, her incarceration from 1952 through her trial, and execution in 1954. The research for this project focuses on court rulings relating to the determination of behaviors, either identified as understanding the difference between having a psychological disorder or defined as criminally insane. In the U.S., the Durham Rule applies, which means that a jury could determine whether the defendant had a mental diagnosis, or whether he or she could be charged guilty by insanity. This precedent does not apply to the UK. Nonetheless, in the U.K., multiple acts of legislation relating to criminal insanity passed between 1800 and 1954. Three vital legislative acts passed before the Christofi hearings, including the Capital Punishment Act of 1868, Criminal Lunacy Act of 1884 section 2 (4), and the Mental Deficiency Act 1913

James J. Dechter

James J. Dechter, 69, died on Feb. 24 in Edmond, Okla. “At the University of Central Oklahoma, Jim taught courses in general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Jim served as assistant chair and then chair of the department of chemistry from 2000 to 2004. Jim was active in the ACS Oklahoma Section, serving as chair in 1999 and as webmaster from 2000 to 2015. Jim became interested in NMR spectroscopy as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University as a result of his brother Sam’s graduate research studies using NMR techniques in solid-state physics. Over the years, he and Sam had a common ground for many spirited discussions. Jim and his sister, Nancy, were both lifelong Pittsburgh Pirates fans and followed the team on TV, often connecting on the telephone to discuss the progress and outcome of the games.”—family of James Dechter Most recent title: Emeritus professor, University

Institutionalizing Transformative Learning: The Trees, then the Forest, then the Realization

The Challenge
 Finding a sense of authentic self as an institution, a true sense of mission, and the means to live that mission were the central focus of a strategic planning process addressed by the University of Central Oklahoma about fifteen years ago. As the institution grew within a metropolitan-serving mission, the goal to transform students from adolescents to adults and find new potential in their lives led to an exciting journey that is still vibrant and relevant today.
 Potential Consequences
 The theoretical base provided within transformative learning has helped students, staff, and faculty align efforts.
 Description
 This case study provides replicable processes and specifics that may help others find a clearer path for fulfilling their mission. The study describes how the University of Central Oklahoma’s (UCO’s) transformative learning focus coalesced and became the point of distinction for a UCO education, helping to ensure that all activity supported our mission—helping students learn.
 Reflection
 The compelling, lived sense of mission developed from the initial strategic planning process has helped to strengthen the learner-centered culture of the campus while providing a structure that facilitates implementation and assessment.

Faculty members can't deny students their approved accommodations

Case name: Letter re: University of Central Oklahoma, No. 07152232 (OCR 12/04/15).

A Collaborative Government-University-Industry Model for a STEM Career-Education Pathway: Phase III: The R&D of Forensic Analytics and Biometrics

This proposal addresses the implementation and testing of new components of forensic analytics and biometrics and how this research might be integrated into the CSI Summer Academy program that takes place each summer at the University of Central Oklahoma. The experiment designed for this proposal uses two groups of students from the university performing similar activities on computers monitored by a keystroke logger and mouse tracker to collect data. In the experiment, one group of participants is the valid user group and the other group is the hacker group. This proposal seeks to answer two main research questions using data from this experiment: What is the accuracy rate of the keystroke biometrics for detecting unauthorized users? and What is the accuracy rate of the mouse biometrics for detecting unauthorized users? The design of this proposed study is quasi-experiment, the method is quantitative, and the time scope is cross-sectional. The data from the proposed experiment will be analyzed using the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to determine whether there is any statistical evidence either supporting or rejecting the research hypothesis that behavioral biometrics can accurately identify intruders. Researchers hypothesize that there are significant differences in the ways that authentic users and hackers use the mouse and keyboard. Insights on how to stop hackers can be helpful for preventing cybercrimes. As forensic analytics and biometrics are integrated into the CSI Summer Academy, students will be introduced to an innovative, ever-expanding field of forensics that will provide them with increased technology skills and educators will be provided with new, updated teaching resources. The real-world implications of this work in the future include decreased cybercrime, a safer internet experience, increased crime prevention techniques, and even possibly lives being saved.

A Decade of Progress: Lessons Learned in Developing the UCO Downtown

For over a decade, the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has been engaged in defining its role within the Oklahoma City (OKC) Metropolitan Area. By 2013, an enhanced physical presence developed for UCO within OKC itself, including the creation of the Academy of Contemporary Music and the CHK|Central Boathouse. Afterwards, and in accordance with UCO’s strategic plan, Vision 2020, the Brookings Institution and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce explored links between OKC and workforce development needs, in parallel with planning for an Innovation District. Emerging from that planning is UCO Downtown, a flexible urban learning facility on the border of OKC’s Business District and the recently designated Innovation District. An upcoming renovation of offices and business incubators will provide additional space for the growth of UCO Downtown, as well as serving as home to Customized Education, a non-degree credit program serving metropolitan businesses. With substantial enrollment increases during the first three cycles of enrollment, programs have begun to anchor themselves into the OKC Downtown. The convergence of UCO Downtown with recent recommendations by the Brookings Institution forms the basis for UCO’s goal of serving OKC’s workforce (especially in STEM) as well as the broader OKC community (Arts, Business, Education, Government, etc.). The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study for the introduction of a learning facility in an urban environment (Oklahoma City) and to reflect on important lessons drawn from that experience. We hope this article will benefit others with similar objectives in their own institutional strategic plans.

Updating Literacy Estimates in the Oklahoma City Metro

Project SCHOLAR (Statistical Consulting Help for Organizational Leaders and Academic Researchers) is an undergraduate student statistical consulting service at the University of Central Oklahoma. SCHOLAR students work under the supervision of faculty mentors from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics on various projects submitted from researchers on campus as well as off campus. This year, a SCHOLAR group was asked by the Oklahoma City Metro Literacy Coalition to update estimates of literacy levels in the Oklahoma City (OKC) Metropolitan Area and find factors related to below basic literacy proficiency. The group started by organizing and cleaning the data. Explanatory variables were collected from the 2010 US Census, and were used to develop a model for predicting the 2003 State Assessment of Adult Literacy estimates. The group performed a univariate analysis for each explanatory variable, using the p-value, residual plots, and QQ-plots to determine which variables were significantly related to literacy. The group performed multiple regression with stepwise selection, using all of the explanatory variables resulting from the univariate analysis after eliminating variables due to collinearity. The group intends to use the model along with the 2015 American Community Survey data to compute updated literacy estimates for every zip code in the OKC metro. The software used to perform this research is SAS and R.

Physical Activity Guidelines And Attempted Suicide Trends Amongst College Students

Engaging in physical activity is known to improve overall health as well as reduce suicidal behavior in college students. PURPOSE: This project sought to examine the patterns of physical activity and suicide amongst college students. A secondary purpose was to examine trends over time among students enrolled at a metropolitan university. METHODS: Data were collected from the American College Health Association (ACHA) - National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey distributed in the spring of 2010 (n = 476), 2012 (n = 695) and 2014 (n = 751) at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, also using Crosstabulation. RESULTS: The overall percentage of students who attempted suicide in the last 12 months increased by 5.4% from 2010 to 2014. The results showed that in 2010, 1.9% (n = 5) of students answered ‘yes’ to attempting suicide in the last 12 months, of these 20% (n = 1) met the physical activity guidelines and 80% (n = 4) did not. In 2012, 6.7% (n = 23) students answered ‘yes’ to attempting suicide in the last 12 months, of these 41% (n = 9) met the physical activity guidelines and 59% (n = 13) did not. In 2014, 7.3% (n = 27) of students answered ‘yes’ to attempting suicide in the last 12 months, of these 51.2% (n = 14) met the physical activity guidelines and 48.8% (n = 13) did not. CONCLUSION: Students that met the physical activity guidelines were not always less likely to have attempted suicide in the last 12 months. UCO reported a higher percentage of attempted suicides within in the last twelve months in 2010, 2012 and 2014 when compared to the 2012 ACHA-NCHA executive summary percentages. Physical activity is related to numerous mental health benefits including positive lifestyle behaviors that can reduce risk for suicide. These findings along with literature on the benefits of physical activity for individuals with mental illness such as depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts highlight the need for targeted physical activity interventions among college students diagnosed with mental illnesses.

Effect of additive particles on mechanical, thermal, and cell functioning properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) cement.

The most common bone cement material used clinically today for orthopedic surgery is poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Conventional PMMA bone cement has several mechanical, thermal, and biological disadvantages. To overcome these problems, researchers have investigated combinations of PMMA bone cement and several bioactive particles (micrometers to nanometers in size), such as magnesium oxide, hydroxyapatite, chitosan, barium sulfate, and silica. A study comparing the effect of these individual additives on the mechanical, thermal, and cell functional properties of PMMA would be important to enable selection of suitable additives and design improved PMMA cement for orthopedic applications. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine the effect of inclusion of magnesium oxide, hydroxyapatite, chitosan, barium sulfate, and silica additives in PMMA on the mechanical, thermal, and cell functional performance of PMMA. American Society for Testing and Materials standard three-point bend flexural and fracture tests were conducted to determine the flexural strength, flexural modulus, and fracture toughness of the different PMMA samples. A custom-made temperature measurement system was used to determine maximum curing temperature and the time needed for each PMMA sample to reach its maximum curing temperature. Osteoblast adhesion and proliferation experiments were performed to determine cell viability using the different PMMA cements. We found that flexural strength and fracture toughness were significantly greater for PMMA specimens that incorporated silica than for the other specimens. All additives prolonged the time taken to reach maximum curing temperature and significantly improved cell adhesion of the PMMA samples. The results of this study could be useful for improving the union of implant-PMMA or bone-PMMA interfaces by incorporating nanoparticles into PMMA cement for orthopedic and orthodontic applications.

Review of Roald Hoffmann on the Philosophy, Art, and Science of Chemistry

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVBook and Media Revie...Book and Media ReviewNEXTReview of Roald Hoffmann on the Philosophy, Art, and Science of ChemistryLuis D. Montes*View Author Information Department of Chemistry, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034-5209, United States*E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 4, 405–406Publication Date (Web):March 18, 2013Publication History Published online18 March 2013Published inissue 9 April 2013https://doi.org/10.1021/ed4001602Copyright © 2013 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views1397Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (765 KB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Chemistry education,Stress,Students,Teaching and learning methods Get e-Alerts

Review of Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned Faith

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVBook and Media Revie...Book and Media ReviewNEXTReview of Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned FaithJoseph A. Grzybowski*View Author InformationCollege of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, United States*E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 3, 279–280Publication Date (Web):February 7, 2013Publication History Published online7 February 2013Published inissue 12 March 2013https://doi.org/10.1021/ed400062kCopyright © 2013 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views962Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (453 KB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Testing and assessment,Biology,Students Get e-Alerts

Tissue tension supports the in vitro co‐culture of ras‐keratinocytes and myofibroblasts

Tissue tension is necessary to support the myofibroblast, a cell derived from a fibroblast and present in wound healing and tumor stromas. Currently‐used skin equivalent models lack the ability to generate tension. Our goal was to determine whether a tension‐maintaining skin equivalent model supports myofibroblast growth and the growth of ras‐keratinocytes, precancerous cells previously shown to modulate their phenotype in response to their environment. We developed a dermal equivalent with a plastic ring within a liquid collagen/fibroblast mixture and converted it to a skin equivalent by overlaying with keratinocytes. Skin equivalents were cultured at the air/liquid interface. Replicate tissues were harvested weekly and prepared for immunofluorescence staining. Myofibroblasts in the dermis were identified by alpha‐sm actin staining in stress fibers; ras‐keratinocytes differentiated and stratified atop the dermal compartment. Proliferation of both cell types was identified by EdU incorporation and staining. Interestingly, the keratinocyte strata consisted of disorganized clumps of cells rather than organized layers even though invasion into the dermal compartment was inhibited. The tension‐maintaining skin equivalent supports ras‐keratinocytes and can be used to study the role of myofibroblasts during cancer progression in vitro.Grant Funding Source : The University of Central Oklahoma and Grant Number P20RR016478 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A comparison of Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) populations in two temperate zone urban habitats

Urban ecosystems represent unique habitats that might be more or less suitable than natural systems for many species. The Mediterranean Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus is a synanthropic species that has successfully colonized many urban and suburban areas outside its natural range. In the United States, H. turcicus has been found predominantly in southern states on exterior surfaces of buildings. We compared population density, demographics, and extent of dispersal of populations of H. turcicus at two anthropogenic sites in a temperate region of the United States. The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) had higher building density and greater cover by anthropogenic surfaces and the Oklahoma City Zoo (ZOO) had lower building density and greater cover by vegetation. Mark and recapture sampling was conducted at UCO from 2006 to 2007 and during 2008 at ZOO. The sizes of the populations at the two sites were estimated using the Schnabel method and population densities were calculated using those estimates. Age class of captured animals, sex of adults, and gravid status of adult females were determined at both sites. We assumed that greater exterior wall surface area of individual buildings at UCO and greater land cover by anthropogenic surfaces might 1) reduce population density and 2) facilitate dispersal there relative to the ZOO. Population sizes and density in animals per ha of land and building cover and demographics were similar at the two sites. Population density per ha of building exterior wall area was higher at ZOO than at UCO. The higher density of animals on buildings, lower proportion of subadults in the population and lower maximum dispersal distance at ZOO suggest that successful diffusion dispersal might be limited at that site relative to UCO.