Welcome Back, Sooners!

Winter Break is over and classes have started. It is a time of excitement. You are getting back into the swing of things, gearing up for new experiences and reconnecting with friends. At times it can also be overwhelming. The Student Success Center is here for you.

If you need help with anything or you’d like your recent success to be featured, please email us at dfcassuccess@ou.edu. We would love to hear from you!

What Is the SSC?

"The Student Success Center is a resource for current students majoring in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences. The SSC prepares students for lives of professional accomplishment, civic engagement, personal fulfillment and lifelong learning, and helps to ensure that financial and logistical barriers never stand between a student and their goals. The SSC can assist students with the following: general questions, academic success strategies, finding campus involvement opportunities, major/internship/career exploration and planning, navigating campus resources, student advocacy, etc. Additionally, various events promoted and/or sponsored by the SSC will be held throughout the academic year. You can find more information here.

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Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub (CASH)

HURRY AND APPLY:

The Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub, or CASH for short, is the premier place for current and continuing students to apply for university scholarships. Open to all students enrolled in the current academic year, applications are submitted in the current academic year for consideration with award disbursement in the next academic year. CASH opened on Oct. 1, 2022, and will close on Feb. 1, 2023, for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Apply For College Awards

Awards Now Open!

The application period for the Spring 2023 Outstanding Senior Awards and the Carl Albert Award from the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences is now open. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 3, 2023.

For more information on eligibility and how to apply please visit link:

Outstanding Senior and Carl Albert Award

Money Coach Workshops

Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research through the University of Michigan is offering a three month summer program to immerse and engage students in translational and health disparities research and inspire them to choose a career focused on research. Students will choose one of four tracks: health disparities, clinical, precision health, or regulatory science research. Students will participate in hands-on research projects with U-M research teams and learn the fundamentals of research through individual and team-based learning experiences.

This summer research program is open to students currently enrolled in health-related professional or master's degree programs, including biomedical engineering, dentistry, kinesiology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and social work at U-M and other U.S. institutions. Applicants must be either

U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents.

Applications are due by Feb. 1, 2023.

(See https://michr.umich.edu/rdc/2016/3/18/s for more information).

Program & Fellowship Opportunities

The Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training at Kennedy Krieger Institute has several federally funded undergraduate programs and graduate fellowships that are available in 2023. More information can be found below, including the link to apply.

Excellence in Mentorship of Under-Represented Groups for Health Equity Leaders Fellowship Program (EMURG)

The EMURG Fellowship is designed to increase knowledge and commitment to careers in the federal public health workforce.

EMURG is a 12-month (full-time/40 hours per week) fellowship for students who:

Are in M.A. or Ph.D. program
Students who received their master's degree or doctoral degree within 12 calendar months of the EMURG orientation
GPA of at least 3.0 GPA
Commitment to reducing health disparities
Interest in leadership career in the federal government
Able to commit to the length of the program (full time/40 hrs per week).

Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement RISE (Ferguson RISE)

The Ferguson Rise program supports public health research and professional development in infectious diseases and health disparities, focusing on increasing knowledge and interest in public health research careers among students from underrepresented populations.

The Ferguson RISE (12-month and summer) Fellowship Application Deadline is: Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023 (11:59 PM EST)

Click the link below to visit the Kennedy Krieger website for more information and instructions on how to apply for a specific program:

Kennedy Krieger Institute Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training

Internship Opportunities

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Management Trainee Summer Intern with Enterprise Holdings

Location: Oklahoma City

Paid, $14/hourly, plus several bonuses and scholarship opportunities

Application deadline: May 1, 2023

Human Resources Internship with Blusource

Location: Guthrie, Oklahoma

Paid: $13/hourly

Application deadline: May 5, 2023

Store Executive Intern for Target

Location: Varies in Oklahoma

Paid: unspecified

Application Deadline: May 6, 2023

Summer Intern for Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC)

Location: Varies (including Oklahoma and Texas)

Paid: $20/hourly

Application Deadline: April 28, 2023

Career Opportunities

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Client Setup Specialist with Paycom

Location: Oklahoma City

Paid: unspecified

Application deadline: Jan. 1, 2024

Public Health Specialist 1 with The Oklahoma State Department of Health

Location: Duncan, Oklahoma

Paid: $52,049/ per year

Application deadline: Feb. 3, 2023

Social Video Specialist for Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA)

Location: Oklahoma City

Paid: $33,000-$39,000 yearly w/benefits

Application deadline: Dec. 31, 2023

Occupational Therapist for Synergy Care

Location: Dallas

Paid: $40/hourly

Application deadline: Jan. 30, 2023

Partner workshops and job postings distributed by the Student Success Center do not imply the college’s endorsement of the mission of any individual organization external to the university. Students are encouraged to learn for themselves about individual opportunities and organizations and to contact dfcassuccess@ou.edu with questions.

Advising

Remember:

The deadline to drop Spring 2023 enrollment for an automatic refund is Monday January 30th.

There are still seats remaining in the second half semester offering of CAS 3091

"Career Planning for Arts & Sciences"

CAREER ASSISTANCE

Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for ways to volunteer in the local community? Explore opportunities here:

https://www.givepulse.com/group/399981-The-University-of-Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

This publication was produced at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma.

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