NORMAN – Pulitzer Prize-winning historians and authors David McCullough and Gordon Wood will headline the University of Oklahoma’s inaugural “Teach-In, A Day with Some of the Greatest Teachers in America.”  They will be joined by four additional leading and nationally known historians who will share their perspectives on America’s founding during a daylong Teach-In on OU’s Norman campus on Monday, Feb. 27.  Read more about the Teach-In

OKLAHOMA CITY – University of Oklahoma President David Boren announced today that the OU College of Medicine is nearly halfway to reaching its $10 million private fundraising goal in the Second Century Scholarship Campaign and also is the recipient of two major gifts from the estate of Mary M. Jones of Mustang, Okla., who died earlier this month at the age of 105.  Read more about the gifts

OKLAHOMA CITY – Loretta Early, an Information Technology professional who has devoted the majority of her almost 30-year career to higher education, has been named University of Oklahoma Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. Early has served as OU’s interim CIO since July 1, 2011. Read more about Loretta Early

OKLAHOMA CITY – Robert W. Puls, a nationally noted environmental scientist with ties to Oklahoma, has been appointed as the first director of the newly established Oklahoma Water Survey. Read more about Robert W. Puls

OKLAHOMA CITY – To help monitor and ensure compliance with ever-increasing state and federal equity regulations, Laura M. Palk, an attorney and educator who has worked for the University of Oklahoma as an assistant legal counsel, has been named OU Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator.  She will continue to serve as an assistant legal counsel for the university and as a periodic assistant adjunct professor at the College of Law on the topic of Employment Law.  Read more about Paulk

NORMAN — His Excellency Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, will be the keynote speaker at a President’s Associates dinner at the University of Oklahoma Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Ambassador Vieira’s career includes diplomatic assignments and domestic roles in Brazil. He will speak about urban development in Brazil. Read more about Brazilian Ambassador

NORMAN – Urban life in Brazil is the focus of a one-day conference scheduled for Monday, Jan. 30. Read more about Urban life in Brazil
          

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma will undergo a comprehensive evaluation site visit March 5 through 7, 2012, by a team representing The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.ncahlc.org/). Read more about the evaluation

NORMAN – Gregg A. Garn, a teacher and researcher who has worked to improve the quality of education in Oklahoma, is expected to be named dean of the University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, pending approval of the OU Board of Regents at its January meeting.  Garn, who has served as interim dean of the college since July 1, 2011, also was named as head of the Division of Teacher Education and as director of the Education Profession Division. Read more about Gregg Garn