The Student Success Center Newsletter

OPPORTUNITIES

Check out these great job prospects!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Meet our academic all-star!

CAS COURSES

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

WELCOME

Hello, Students!

The summer is in full swing! I hope you all are enjoying the break and your summer endeavors. This issue of the newsletter has some great leadership and job opportunities, so stay tuned for that!

- Lilly Amechi, SSC Student Intern

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Juneteenth, the commemoration of the day in 1865 when enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas received word about the Emancipation Proclamation, signaling the end of their captivity. In honor of this new federal holiday, instruction across all three OU campuses will not be held on Monday, June 21. Take this day to honor the lives of formally enslaved Black Americans and their vast contributions to society.

Join the 2021-2022 Food Pantry Team

The University of Oklahoma Food Pantry's mission is to contribute to the overall health and wellness of the OU campus community. Apply to be a part of their team here. Applications close June 25, so be quick!

Student Spotlight: Cecil Ehrindu

Q: What is your favorite CAS course?

My favorite CAS course so far has been Personal Health, HES 2913 with Dr. Yair Pincu. I had just made the transition from majoring psychology to health and exercise science, so I was a bit nervous for the class. However, it aligned more with my interests and I felt enlightened about all aspects of health when the class was over. Personal Health does not refer only to one’s physical well-being, but other important factors as well, such as the wellness of emotional, intellectual, economical, social and spiritual components of life. This class gave me the avenue I needed to obtain priceless knowledge about the beauty of the human mind and body. I think it is important for anyone pursuing a career in the medical field to be attentive and find ways to improve their personal health and emulate that comprehension on the individuals around them.

Q: What you love about CAS?

My favorite thing about CAS is by far the people I have met. I have been blessed to meet an extraordinary group of people that have my best interest at heart and I am proud to call them my family. They have accepted me with open arms, and I know that they are constantly in my corner and believe in me even when I don’t believe in myself.

Q: What are your summer plans?

My summer plans consist of being a resident advisor during the summer at Headington Hall while also juggling my jobs as a physical therapist technician and a non-clinical safety attendant at OU Medical Center. I am also taking two summer classes and I am a part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma program in which I mentor and spend quality time with a kid who struggles with being black.

Q: What are you looking forward to in the upcoming school year?

I'm most looking forward to just being able to sit in a classroom with other students and kind of "get back to normal." It's going to be a big readjustment both academically and socially, but I'm excited to get to experience the energy on campus again that's been missing with the pandemic.

Students, meet Ceci Ehrindu! He is a rising junior from Lewisville, Texas, studying health and exercise science with a minor in psychology on a pre-PA track. In addition to his academic endeavors, Cecil is a Henderson Scholar, McNair Scholar, resident advisor at Headington Hall, Diversity and Enrichment Programs intern, member of the African Student Association, and a Big in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma.

Opportunities

UPS is seeking a plant engineering intern with experience with AutoCAD systems. This internship is located in Oklahoma City during the evenings and is paid. For more information and the application, click here.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, seeks year-round interns. Details on Handshake.

Embroidery Graphix of Dallas, seeks a paid summer social media marketing intern. Details on Handshake.

The Women's Congressional Policy Institute seeks several paid interns for the fall. Located in Washington, D.C., but may be remote. Details on Handshake.

Do you have an interest in the environment or climate? Do you enjoy working with a team to help grow social media outlets? Learn more about this internship opportunity with South Central Climate Adaption Science Center (CASC) and apply here.

The Dale K. Graham Veterans Foundation in Norman, seeks summer, fall or spring social work interns. Preferred majors include social work, psychology and sociology. Details on Handshake.

INTEGRIS Health of Oklahoma City seeks a paid summer corporate compliance intern to perform a variety of entry-level admin staff work, with gradually increasing levels of responsibility. Click here for information and the application.

Warner Media seeks paid, remote virtual technology security interns. Applicants should have knowledge of at least one programming language, preferably Python. Details on Handshake.

Norman Regional Health System seeks a paid foundation intern to work under the supervision of the donor relations specialist from September-April. They will help coordinate social media campaigns, newsletter, website content and events. You can find the application 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.

Jennifer Barnes

The new issue of Sooner Magazine profiles Jennifer Barnes, Ph.D. who holds a dual appointment as an associate professor in both the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Psychology and in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication's Professional Writing Program. Barnes is the author of more than a dozen young adult novels, including the 2020 bestseller The Inheritance Games, now in development as a new television series at Amazon.

“One of the things I try to convey to my students is that you do not have to limit yourself to a single interest or passion. Being a writer gives me so much inspiration for doing psychological science, and being a psychologist affects both what I write and how I write.”

Barnes says she drew from her roles as both writer and researcher. She designed and wrote the book based explicitly on psychological theories about why readers enjoy fiction. Read more about her book here.

Read Before Swimming

The University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research. Each summer, Oklahomans visit lakes to swim, fish, boat and enjoy nature with friends and family. Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON), a global consortium of nearly 900 researchers from 62 countries, in which Dr. David Hambright of the OU College of Arts and Sciences collaborates, demonstrates through recent articles that lakes around the world are getting warmer and losing oxygen at alarming rates. Learn more here.