Parents' Association - Welcome!
IDAHO STATE (Sept 12) and BAYLOR (Oct 10) FOOTBALL TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
FOR MEMBERS AND NEW MEMBERS!
You can still join today and order football tickets!
Online membership takes 4-6 weeks to process. Mail membership takes 1-2 weeks to process.
Due to a football ticket order deadline, please contact Becky at 405.325.4020 to order your football tickets over the phone with a credit card. Thank you!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
FALL FAMILY WEEKEND – November 13-14, 2009
Schedule your hotel rooms now! If you plan to stay in a hotel that weekend -- I would also encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible!
Click the following link for a list of hotels from the Norman Chamber of Commerce Web site :
http://www.wliinc3.com/cgi/foxweb.dll/wlx/dir/wlxdirecatn?catid=1091&cc=NOMCC
Check here for more information about the Campus Activities Council Family Weekend as plans develop!
ATTENTION MEMBERS...
Has your e-mail address changed or are you missing out on the monthly e-news?
Please click here to submit your newest e-mail address!
QUESTIONS?
Contact:
Becky Barker, Liaison to the Parents' Association - rreed@ou.edurreed@ou.edu
or
Mary Martha Stewart, President of the Parents' Association - mstewart@independent-bank.com
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INTERESTING LINKS:
We have partnered with University Parent Media which provides additional resources for college parents - We hope you'll find the links below and the resources available helpful!
OU PARENT E-NEWSLETTER:
CLICK HERE
UNIVERSITY PARENT RESOURCE WEBSITE:
CLICK HERE
COLLEGE PARENTS BLOG
CLICK HERE
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CURRENT OUPA PRESIDENT:
MARY MARTHA STEWART
McKinney, Texas
mstewart@independent-bank.com
If you are interested in visiting with other parents serving on the Executive Committee, please visit the Contact a Parent page.
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Purpose of the Parents' Association:
• To provide the parents, guardians and other supporters of University of Oklahoma students an opportunity to learn more about the organizaiton and policies of the university
• To bring about closer cooperation between students, parents, faculty, administrative officials and regents of the university
• To provide an agency through which authorities of the university may more effectively present objectives, aims and needs to the public at large
• To provide an agency through which parents may collectively organize their efforts in support of students and their educational experience
Through the Years:
For over seven decades, fathers, mothers, and other supporters of the University of Oklahoma students have worked through the OU Parents' Association in its chief mission - to help students.
In 1938, the Dads' Association, drawing from membership dues, presented the first of thousands of scholarships given to deserving students who might otherwise be unable to stay in school. Those first 25 scholarships were for $6 each-covering a $3 library fee and a $3 student health fee.
Times have changed and so have the needs of students for scholarships. Though the number and amount of the scholarships has varied over the years, reflecting the cost of tuition and variations in receipts from membership dues, the scholarships have helped numerous students from virtually every area of the state and beyond.
The impact of the Parents' Association continues to be felt campus-wide via Mini-Grants, scholarships, campus recognition, and providing many resources for parents.