Students and Alumni

Alaskan Internship Offers OU Aviation Student Chance of a Lifetime

Networking skills and persistence gained an OU aviation student the opportunity to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime internship experience in Alaska.

Recent Graduate Ensures Seamless Operations for USAF Thunderbirds

Student completes OU Extended Campus degree while serving as production superintendent for the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.

Alumni Profile – Lisa Smith-Jack

Lisa Smith-Jack always dreamed of earning a degree from OU. She never imagined she would be 50 years old when it happened, or how much it would change her life once she did.

Remembering Former Student, Hero Killed in California Mass Shooting

Sgt. Ron Helus, a graduate of OU Extended Campus, died trying to save others during a mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

OU Extended Campus Alumna Thanks College for Setting Her Up for Success

Lori Siemek, an Administrative Leadership alumna, credits OU Extended Campus for opening doors she never thought possible.

She Never Went to Space, but OU Flight Instructor Had the Right Stuff

Gene Nora Jessen was an OU flight instructor in the 1960s. She joined a program testing women to become astronauts, but she never made it to space.

Wilson Credits Degrees for Successful Businesses, Political Career

Sereta Wilson is known by many names: mom, wife, farmer, councilwoman, Norman, OK business owner—and Extended Campus grad.

HR Graduate Hopes Personal Transformation Will Inspire Others

During her second year in the human relations program, Noel Niccum realized the foundation of human relations is knowing we’re all human and that we all deserve to be treated with tolerance and respect.