Have you ever been driving on wet or icy pavement and felt your car begin to slide? Did you know what to do or did you panic? At Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City you can actually learn what you should do in situations such as these through their precision driver training program featuring the "SkidCar."
The SkidCar teaches how to avoid dry pavement skids, as well as mud, snow and ice skids. It also demonstrates proper Automatic Braking System braking techniques and how to cope with hydroplaning, as well as over-steering and under-steering conditions. The SkidCar is definitely a "smart see" on your campus visit, but to make it a "smart do," you'll have to take the class! Check out their virtual tour for additional views of campus.
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City is a branch campus of Oklahoma State University. A public, technical institution, its academic offerings include one bachelor in technology degree, 33 associate applied science degree programs, seven associate of science programs, a variety of certificate programs, and developmental education courses. These programs prepare graduates for success in top careers including urban agriculture, veterinary technology, science and engineering, and health and human services.
College tours can be scheduled Monday - Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
OSU-Oklahoma City
900 N. Portland Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405- 947-4421
Twitter: @OSUOKC
Facebook.com/osuokc
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Weighing Internship Opportunities: Cost vs. Experience SmartCollegeVisit is happy to welcome Emily Moore as a new content creator. Emily is a college student at Taylor University. She has a passion for writing and travel and has embraced many of the wonderful opportunities college avails such as study abroad and internships to expand her horizons. Her contributions will provide insight and raise awareness for future college students as they begin their college search and to plan their college visits.From Emily Moore:
With the economy the way that it is, it has never been more important for students to get as much experience as they can while in college. The number one source of experience and connections for college students are Internships.
Over the course of my three months in the Capital, I made sure to get my name out there and become involved with as many events as I could fit into my schedule. Being active in many areas led me to be introduced to additional intern programs in the D.C. area. Thanks to those connections, I was offered another internship opportunity shortly after I had completed the first internship.
An unpaid internship can make up for the lack of income depending on how resourceful a student is during their internship. I like to think that I made the most of my time, and that this is reflected in the second internship offer that I received and accepted.
My current internship is a paid program and provides free housing. This is extremely difficult to find anywhere else – especially with the job market the way that it is. My investment of living on a tight budget for that one semester has paid itself over multiple times through the experience I now enjoy.
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Emily Moore answers college student conundrums at RedheadTalkyOne and will receive her Bachelor’s in Professional Writing from Taylor University in the spring of 2011. She has been to Uganda and Korea and has interned in Washington, D.C. twice. Find and follow her on Twitter @emilysaramoore.
First College Visit Stories by Business ProfessionalsWhen SmartCollegeVisit launched in November, 2009, we kicked things off by sponsoring a series of college visit stories by business professionals. We discovered what we hoped would be true -- that for some, the memory of the first time they set foot on the campus of the school that would become their alma mater would become one those defining moments in their personal journeys from the youth to adulthood.
We were delighted to discover that many of those storytellers are now parents who are either currently involved in visiting colleges with their own teens, or have strong memories of college visit days with their own children from the not-too-distant past. Either way, we found all of the stories were beautifully written and moving and we wanted to make sure SmartCollegeVisit readers have access to them.
Here's the list of the First College Visit stories as they appeared on Handshake 2.0 in reverse order. Click on the title link to go to the full text of each article.
- Where I Decided My Future by Thomas Becher, president of tba, The Becher Agency (Northwestern University)
- This Interview Was a Discussion by Shakun Mago, Assistant Professor of Economics (University of Richmond)
- A Microcosm of the World At Large by Alexis Avila, Director of Prepped and Polished: Tutoring, College Counseling, Test Prep (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor)
- The Wheat Fields Were Amber Waves of Grain by Steven Tarr, Adjunct Professor of Business at Washington State University and President of Columbia-Capstone LLC and Steve Tarr Consulting LLC (University of Washington)
- A Pretty Nice Place by Wallace B. Newton Sr. (Wally) is an adjunct instructor of finance at Virginia Tech (Virginia Tech)
- No Reason To Look Any Place Else by Dan Smith, editor Valley Business FRONT (University of Tennessee)
- Crossing the Border Between Town Life and University Life by Anne Giles Clelland, founder/president Handshake Media, Inc. (Virginia Tech)
- Look Left and Right by Robert H. Giles, Jr., founder of Rural System, is a Virginia Tech Professor Emeritus (Virginia Tech)
- A Seller's Market by Dr. Manisha Singal, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech (University of Virginia, University of Michigan, Northwestern University)
- A Tale of Two Visitors by Tom Field, co-founder, Valley Business FRONT.
- Age Regression Via the College Tour by Robert Geller, executive vice president, Fusion PR (Boston University)
Affectionately called "St. Kate's" by students, St. Catherine University boasts one of the largest all-women undergraduate programs in the nation. When you visit St. Kate's, take a moment to take in the significance surrounding the history of Mendel Hall, the university science building.
Constructed in 1927, it's the building that almost did not get built. Back then, constructing a building dedicated exclusively to the study of science at an all-women's college was considered a very radical idea. Yet, Sister Antonia McHugh, first president and dean of the university persevered. She not only fought “city hall” to prevent the city of St. Paul from putting a road right through the campus, she also obtained a $100,000 grant to fund construction.
The front door to Mendal looks out onto Prior Avenue. It's said that Sister McHugh enjoyed seeing all the buggies turning around her campus. Today, St. Kate's continues to be a contained campus (no city streets run through the university) right in the heart of St. Paul.
Also noteworthy:
- Since June 2006, more than 70 students have been named National Science Foundation STEM Scholars and have been awarded more than $275,000 in scholarships.
- Biology ranks third among “most popular majors” and about ten percent of undergraduate students pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
You're invited to visit St. Catherine University at either campus location:
St. Paul Campus
2004 Randolph Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 690-6000
(800) 945-4599
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Minneapolis Campus
601 25th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(651) 690-7700
(800) 945-4599
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Top Engineering Schools on Twitter
If visiting schools with top engineering programs is on your college visit planning list, then check out the list below for the Top Engineering Schools as ranked by US News & World Report. We invite you to keep up with the goings-on at each school individually or by following our Top Engineering Schools list on Twitter.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology--Cambridge, MA - @MITNews
- Stanford University--Stanford, CA - @Stanford
- University of California--Berkeley, CA - @UCBerkeleyNews
- California Institute of Technology--Pasadena, CA - @CalTech
- Georgia Institute of Technology--Atlanta, GA - @Georgia_Tech
- University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, IL - @ uofiadmissions
- Carnegie Mellon University--Pittsburgh, PA - @CarnegieMellon
- University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, MI - @UMichMedAdmiss and @UMengineering
- Cornell University--Ithaca, NY - CornellEng
- Purdue University--West Lafayette, IN - @LifeAtPurdue
- University of Texas--Austin, TX - @bealonghorn
For Students: Topics and questions students should consider as they plan their college visits
- Dos and Don'ts on a College Visit
- Top 10 Questions for the Undecided Major
- The Top 10 Questions to ask about Study Abroad Programs
- Student-to-Student: Questions to ask on a College Visit
- Top 10 Tips for Dressing Smart for your College Admissions Interview
- BecomeAlum Founder on Planning Your College Career
- Honors Programs: Get an Ivy-League Education at a Public School
- Top 5 Questions to Ask about Financial Aid: Parent-to-Parent
- End of Semester Shift: What about All My Stuff?
- Stories from parents who went there/did that
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