University of Oklahoma

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University of Oklahoma
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Motto	Civi et reipublicae (For the citizens and for the state)
Established	1890
School type	Public
President	David L. Boren
Location	Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Campus	Suburban, 3,000 acres (12 km²) including north research park
Enrollment	21,113 (Norman Campus) undergraduate, 6,169 (Norman Campus) graduate (Fall 2004)
Faculty	1,447 (Norman Campus)
Mascot	Sooners Image:OUlogo.PNG
Endowment	$1.3 billion
Official website	www.ou.edu

The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. The university was founded in 1890. It currently enrolls 31,134 students (27,807 at its largest Campus in Norman, Oklahoma), has over 2,000 full-time faculty members, and offers 154 baccalaureate programs, 152 master's programs, 74 doctorates, eight majors at the first professional level, and five graduate certificates. David Boren is the president of OU.

1 Academics
- 1.1 Colleges of OU
2 Notable Alumni
3 Athletics
4 Media
5 Museums and collections
6 October 1 bombing
7 External links

Academics

OU is composed of nineteen colleges, and is well known for its meteorology, petroleum engineering, law, Native American studies, history of science, and dance programs. While the two main campuses are located in Norman and Oklahoma City, affiliated programs in Tulsa expand access for students in eastern Oklahoma. Programs in Tulsa include: medicine, pharmacy, nursing, public health, allied health and liberal studies. Bizzell Memorial Library is the largest research library in the state, and contains many unique collections.

Colleges of OU

Norman Campus (13)

College of Architecture (which at one time was headed by iconic architect Bruce Goff)
College of Arts and Sciences
Michael F. Price College of Business
College of Continuing Education
College of Education
College of Engineering
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
College of Geosciences
Graduate College
Honors College
College of Law
College of Liberal Studies

OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City (6)

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College of Allied Health
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Public Health.

Notable Alumni

Carl Albert, Speaker of the House
J.C. Watts, House Representative (Majority Whip)
Mookie Blaylock, former professional basketball player
Brian Bosworth, former professional football player
Ricky Dixon, former professional football player
Harvey Grant, former professional basketball player
Stacey King, former professional basketball player
Billy Sims, former professional football player
Wayman Tisdale, former professional basketball player

Athletics

Main article: Oklahoma Sooners

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The school's sports teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to early Oklahoma land rush pioneers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. The University has won 24 team NCAA National Championships. OU's most famous athletic program is football, although the basketball, gymnastics, and baseball teams have all won national championships. OU's largest rivals are the University of Texas and University of Nebraska. OU also has the Bedlem rivalry with Oklahoma State University.

Media

The campus newspaper is the Oklahoma Daily, produced daily during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during the summer semester. The campus radio station is The Wire, which is broadcast on TV4OU SAP and over the Internet. The campus TV station, TV4OU, features student produced programming and is available on local cable. OU is affiliated with KGOU, a public radio station broadcasting on 106.3 FM.

Museums and collections

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is one of the largest university-based natural history museums in the United States.
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art which houses the Weitzenhoffer Collection, an collection of French impressionist art that includes works by Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissaro.
History of science collections which houses over 88,000 volumes of related to the history of science.