Hot Headline
UCO program to promote “global understanding” on campus
The University of Central Oklahoma is planning a major event for Monday, Oct. 22, to involve the university’s international students, U.S. students, faculty, staff and the citizens of Edmond. The event, called “UCO’s World Within: Campus Friendships for Global Understanding,” will launch an ongoing initiative to establish a new level of relationships among international and U.S. students and the Edmond community.
The on-campus event begins at 2:30 p.m. At that time, participating UCO students will receive the name of their new campus brother or sister, and their new “Edmond family.” Then at 3 p.m., the new “families” will come together to share a meal. The event will also include music and pageantry, and will feature an Olympics-style opening ceremonial procession comprised of students carrying the flags of all 107 countries represented on the UCO campus. For more information or to register, call (405) 974-5060, or, online registration and information can be obtained at www.ucok.edu/worldwithin. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 14, 2001.
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The Business Patch
Trained for security
Developing a secure work space is not merely hiring armed guards around the perimeter and the lobby of a building. Instead, it’s a complicated web of issues, each of which needs to be addressed to provide security for workers, inventory, customers, visitors and, most important, data. So says Jeffrey K. Jenkins, regional representative for Technical Innovative Concepts, an Edmond-based security company that has something most others don’t offer – government-trained agents. Courtesy of The Journal Record, October 15, 2001.
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Pace-Butler Corporation leader Tom Pace reflects on success
Pace-Butler Corporation, an Edmond-based buyer and seller of computer equipment, was started 14 years ago by Tom Pace (with $62.53 in his pocket). The company is now a multimillion-dollar success with more than 50 employees and winner of the Oklahoma Quality Award for its commitment to excellence in 1999. Pace was also named the 1999 Model CEO by the Council of Growing Companies. Pace motivates his employees with a work atmosphere that is fun and free of employee-to-employee competition. All of the competition at Pace-Butler is against past performance or goals. To read more go to www.newsok.com. Courtesy of The Sunday Oklahoman, October 14, 2001.
Retail Details
The Gourmet Gallery opens in Kickingbird Square
This summer, the Edmond Farmer's Market served as an "incubator" for several local merchants. One in particular grew up to be a retail establishment in Kickingbird Square Shopping Center at Danforth and Bryant. Partners Janet McDonald, Cindy Utecht and Sally Scott opened The Gourmet Gallery two weeks ago following a successful summer of marketing their private label food products and corporate gift baskets at the farmer's market. Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 11, 2001 and The Edmond Sun, October 14, 2001.
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On Campus
OC’s wireless campus attracting curiosity
Congressman Ernest Istook recently took a first-hand look at Oklahoma Christian University's new wireless campus and said he came away impressed. "I think it's terrific for the students, I think it's terrific for the school and for the state," Istook said after meeting with university officials for a guided tour around Oklahoma Christian's "e-campus." Oklahoma Christian launched its wireless campus with the beginning of the fall 2001 semester, distributing IBM ThinkPads with wireless Internet to every full-time student. It is the first university in Oklahoma and one of the few nationwide that offer to all students a wireless campus and laptop computers. Students can access the Internet or myOC, the university’s personalized, web-based portal, from virtually anywhere on campus, even outside in the Forum. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 10, 2001.
City Spot
Arts find a home in Edmond
Mechanisms are now in place for Edmond to add more public art to its streets and city buildings. The Edmond City Council unanimously approved the Art in Public Places program by creating a new ordinance. The idea is that public art will make Edmond a standout in the state and signify to visitors that the city puts a high priority on its quality of life. Public art can range from statues like the new one of Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller behind the Edmond Public Library to community murals, fountains and even stained glass. No city funds have been earmarked for the project and no first piece of artwork has been selected, but the council’s action Monday laid the groundwork for those things to happen. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 9, 2001.
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Who's Who
Newly Appointed Board Members
Carolyn Roberts – Historic Preservation Trust Committee
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Mike Simmons – Public Transportation Committee
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Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 11, 2001.
Edmond judge appointed trustee
Edmond resident Kenneth L. Buettner, judge for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Buettner will serve a three-year term for the foundation, which provides private support for public education in Oklahoma. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, September 25, 2001.
Brown to serve on advisory board
Edmond resident Ross Brown, owner of Ashburton Ltd. Oil and Gas, has been named to serve on the National Advisory Board for the Ranching Heritage Association $20 million Heritage Campaign. He will be a member of the 34-person board leading the Heritage Campaign to fund construction of two new wings at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 7, 2001.
Real Estate Update
September Commercial Alterations
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Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 11, 2001.
Churchill-Brown announces new Edmond employees
Churchill-Brown has added five new realtors to their Edmond office staff: John Coleman, Rita McLanahan, Kathy Cooley, Tracy Thomas, and Jeannie Messina. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 4, 2001.
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