OPPORTUNITIES

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

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COLLEGE COURSES

Take a look at a few courses offered in the fall.

WELCOME

Hello, Students!

As the days get closer to Thanksgiving, I hope you all are thankful for this newsletter and all the great opportunities we have supplied you with. Take it easy this week, friends, and make sure you let someone know how thankful you are for them.

- Lilly Amechi, SSC Student Intern

The Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub (CASH) is now open! Make sure to apply early. Click here for more information about CASH and the application.

Happy Native American Heritage Month! November is the month where we take the time to honor the lives of indigenous peoples both past and present by recognizing their diverse cultures, traditions and histories. Enjoy your November and remember to take some time to learn about Native American contributions to our society.

Student Spotlight: Abeer Shahid

Q: What is your favorite course you have taken in the college?

My favorite course is Fiction and Development, PSY 4613, with Dr. Jennifer Barnes. Dr. Barnes is an amazing professor whose passion for fictional stories and developmental research is truly inspiring. I've learned so much about the impacts of fiction on the development of humans simply through reading research. I look forward to attending this class because of the stress-free environment that Dr. Barnes is able to create through meaningful discussions. This class has provided me with knowledge I know I can take into any of my future endeavors!

Q: What do you love about the college?

I absolutely love the people within the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences. As a Withrow Leadership Scholar, I have been able to see the diversity within our college and am amazed at the wide range of passions that each student holds. I feel like I am constantly learning about a major or a scientific/humanistic perspective that I had never considered before. The faculty, staff and students within the college continuously show care and support for one another!

Q: What led you to choose your current degree plan?

I did not come to OU with my current degree plan, but circumstances led me into having to make a change. I chose psychology and sociology because I have always been interested in people, their motivations and their relationships. I found that the classes sparked curiosity and a desire to continue learning in me. Beyond that, this degree plan will help me pursue my passion of reducing the stigma around mental health in marginalized communities as well as providing resources to under-served populations. I plan to invest in my community and my degree plan leads me to fulfill that plan.

Q: How are you prioritizing yourself during this busy semester?

I always set time within the week that I spend on what I need most, whether that's alone time or spending quality time with my friends and family. When things get hectic, this pre-determined time helps me through the stress. I also keep a bullet journal that I make sure to update each week. This helps me manage my time and have a balance between academics, extracurriculars and personal matters.

Students, meet Abeer Shahid! Abeer is a senior from Medina, Saudi Arabia, and Lawton–majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology. Abeer is involved with Withrow Leadership Scholars, Research with Professor Connelly's Lab, Campus Activities Council secretary, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated Philanthropy co-chair and President's Leadership Class Alumni.

Opportunities

For more internship listings, career development and undergraduate research opportunities, follow the Student Success Center on Twitter.

Earn Credit for Your Internship

For information about how to receive academic credit for your internship, please see your advisor or email us at ssc@ou.edu

Integrity IT Solutions of OKC is seeking a paid health care systems project management intern. No health care experience or credentials required. Details on Handshake.

Paradigm Shift seeks paid summer interns to work with middle and high-school students who will be the first in their families to attend college. English/Spanish bilingual candidates particularly welcome! For more information, click here.

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium is looking for a tribal climate resilience liaison, to be housed at the @southwest_casc. Learn more & apply here.

Love's Travel Stops in OKC seeks paid summer human resources interns. For more information and the application, click here.

Human Mode, an OKC-based, virtual reality-focused technology company, seeks a game developer intern. Details on Handshake.

The OKC Thunder are seeking a paid data analyst/data science & solutions intern. referred majors include statistics, math, econ, or data science. Details on Handshake.

SONIC Drive-In OKC seeks a summer Social Media community management intern. Special focus on Instagram and TikTok. Looking for creative student to create content with "fun, supportive, 'family' tone." Click here to learn more and apply.

American Fidelity seeks a videographer intern with basic knowledge of video editing and animation software. This internship is paid and located in Oklahoma City. For information, click here.

Inroads is a nonprofit org that creates career pathways for college students from historically underrepresented groups. Check out their paid internship programs at this link. Apply now here.

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 ssc@ou.edu with questions.

Faculty Spotlight: Milos Savic

Milos Savic was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and received his B.S. in mathematics from Ball State University in 2004. After receiving my B.S., Savic spent a semester teaching Pre-Calculus at the University of Hawaii and a year teaching Algebra at McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Savic received his doctorate at NMSU. In 2013, he became a tenure-track professor at the University of Oklahoma in the Mathematics Department. Finally, in 2018, Savic achieved tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.

What is your teaching style like? How do you bring creativity to your teaching?

I would describe my teaching as humanistic. I encourage discussion, advocate for anti-competitiveness, and strive for equity in the classroom. If you were to walk in, you would see students creating and solving their own problems, explaining to each other their work, and joking about math. I also have an art exhibit every semester where students create art that represents their problem-solving process in math. All of this culminates in seeing more of the human aspect of mathematics and hopefully reshaping students’ math identities.

What is the most rewarding part of being a professor in the math department?

100% students – particularly when they are successful within their definitions of success. When a student has an AHA moment in class, or when students help each other grow mathematically, I feel rewarded. I also am lucky to be surrounded by faculty who put students’ growth first, and we have weekly seminars that we discuss ways that we can improve our own teaching. Finally, OU’s math department is quite unique – we have a Ph.D. program in my research area, Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME). There are few RUME programs in the country, so this is another rewarding aspect of being a professor in the department.