President's Report 2006 - Rose State College

Office Administers Grant
Corporate Relations and Workforce
Education has taken responsibility to
administer the Economic Development
Grant received by the institution in the
fall 2005 semester. This grant of $150,000
will be divided into a two-year program
to develop opportunities for an aerospace
contract training program, which will
train small businesses in Oklahoma how
to obtain federal grants.
Grant Aids Nursing Students
Rose State College was awarded a
$170,161 grant by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services for
nursing scholarships. This was the 4th
year the College received this grant.
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged
Students Program provide assistance to
full-time, financially needy students from
disadvantaged backgrounds who are
enrolled in nursing programs.
Maria Chacon, Randy Pluto and Crystal
Freeman, were honored with James Axley
Creative Writing Awards.
Global Features Scandinavia
On October 8, 2005, a large crowd enjoyed
the 17th annual Global Oklahoma, a festival
of cultures, which featured Scandinavia.
The cultures of the world were celebrated
through art and exhibits provided by the
community and local residents.
Ken Bartlett Chairs Board
Ken Bartlett serves as Chair of the Rose
State College Board of Regents and on
the Board of Directors of the Association
of Community College Trustees (ACCT).
Professor Exhibits Artwork
Art Professor Suzanne Thomas taught
classes for Studio Mid-Del in October 2005
and exhibited her own work in a group
show focusing on local/regional African-
American artists at the Independent Arts
of Oklahoma (IAO) Gallery during the
fall semester.
RSC Honors 14 Teachers
The 5th annual Golden Apple Awards
were handed out on November 15, 2005,
with RSC honoring 14 kindergarten
through high school teachers who
had been nominated with essays from
currently enrolled RSC students. Dr. Bill
Brown, who retired in December 2005,
was recognized with a Golden Apple
Award for coordinating the program.
Event Attracts Poetry Lovers
Poetry at Rose attracted more than 150
poetry lovers to the annual event in late
January 2006. At the event, three students,
Weekend Improves Skills
Spanish Professor Eddie Gert offered his
second Spanish Immersion Weekend in
April 2006. Gert and 13 students spent
the weekend in a hunting lodge near
Shawnee, shopping, cooking and making
presentations only speaking Spanish.
Each year Rose State College
issues a poster for Global
Oklahoma – a festival of
cultures celebration held in
October. Scandinavia was
featured for 2005.
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