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Almost half of the nurse refresher course scholarships funded by the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma are still available to nurses who want to return to the field or enter it for the first time.
Each $2,000 scholarship will pay for the course for a nurse who does not have an active license but who wants to return to work or who never took the board exams.
The statewide nurse refresher course is part of a partnership between the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Ten Oklahoma CareerTech technology centers offer the course.
Mack: Today’s careers require both academic, technical skills By: Marcie Mack Guest Columnist March 5, 2021
Marcie Mack
Although the long-term economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still uncertain, what we do know is that being competitive in the job market requires the right skill sets. That’s why it’s increasingly important to pursue a career path that includes a combination of technical and academic skills. The days of choosing either a technical path or an academic one would no longer serve our future workforce well.
Options for individuals to earn valuable industry credentials and obtain academic credit are critical to providing a qualified workforce. If students participate in career and technology education classes in high school, they are not limited on postsecondary opportunities. Here’s one example:
Feb 21, 2021
Five rotary clubs in Cleveland County have teamed up to provide boxed lunches and other refreshments for healthcare workers giving vaccinations Monday.
Sooner Rotary Club, Cross Timbers Rotary Club, Norman Rotary Club, Legacy Rotary Club and Moore Rotary Club have pooled cash and in-kind donations in an attempt to show appreciation for healthcare workers.
Joan Barker, volunteer with the Sooner Rotary Club, said the group thought it was important to organize the service on a day in which many educators will receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
The state will officially open vaccinations to teachers, school staff and Oklahomans under 65 with comorbidities on Monday. The Cleveland County Health Department, IMMYLabs and OU Health Services will host a mega vaccination clinic at Normanâs Embassy Suites Monday to vaccinate approximately 10,000 Oklahomans with their prime dose.
Feb 17, 2021
Moore Norman Technology Center students pose for a photo. The students teamed up to create an app for a development challenge from NASA.
A group of Moore Norman Technology Center students was selected as one of 10 teams from across the nation to participate in a virtual event for NASAâs App Development Challenge.
The six high school seniors from Norman High School, Norman North High School and Moore High School spent the fall developing an app to aid NASAâs Space Communications and Navigation [SCaN] team, which handles the programs communications technology. Today, the team will showcase their app to NASA.