Highlights

Jack Cain Memorial Scholarship
Applications for the Jack Cain Scholarship are available now. The Jack Cain Memorial Scholarship of $500 will be awarded at the student luncheon on April 17. Jack Cain, a former mathematics professor of OCCC, died in a climbing accident on Mount Shasta in Northern California on May. 28, 1996. The applications are available in the Math Lab Located at room 2G6 of the SEM Center. The deadline for applying is Feb. 27.

The Texas Gypsies in Concert
The Texas Gypsies will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Bruce Owen Theater. The Texas Gypsies are the winners of the 2008 Swing Group of the Year by the National Academy of Western Astists. They perform songs with lightning-fast guitar runs darting in and out of beautiful violin melodies. To purchase tickets, visit the Cultural Arts Series ticket office in the Main Building, room 1G1(A) or call 405-682-7579.

Graduation Degree Check
Records and Graduation Services is doing a degree check from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17. on the first floor of Main Building. Any student can talk to an adviser regarding their degree at OCCC. For more information about graduation, contact Kyron Smoot at 405-682-7547 or e-mail ksmoot@occc.edu.

Alvin Sykes “Self Made Civil Right Activist”
Guest Speaker Alvin Sykes, “Self Made Civil Right Activist,” is giving his lecture from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the College Union. Sykes dropped out of high school and got most of his education from the public library. He deserves the credit for the Justice Department’s decision to review as many as 100 old murders in 14 states. He also persuaded the Justice Department to re-investigate the 1955 slaying of 14-year-old Emmett Till. For more information, contact Katie Treadwell at 405-682-7523 or e-mail ktreadwell@occc.edu.

Student Life Events
Student Life Office is offering an OCCC Student Jobs Orientation from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in College Union room 3, located in the Main Building. Student Life also is doing a Candle Creations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 11, in the College Union. For more information on Student Life Events, contact Katie Treadwell at 405-682-7523 or e-mail ktreadwell@occc.edu.

Military Career Fair at OCCC
OCCC invites students and community members to the Military Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the College Union. Military recruiters will provide information on the enlistment and educational benefits to all guests. The Oklahoma Veterans Regional Office also will be available to share updates on the new Gl Bill. Oklahoma Veterans Center will make a presentation from 10 a.m. to noon in the College Union.

Native American club selling roses for sweethearts
The Native American Stduent Association is having a roses and kisses sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 in the Main Building lobby. For more information, contact Marcelene Rogers at 405-682-1611, ext. 7667.