Office of the Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Welcome to the University of Central Oklahoma.

We would be delighted to have you join the UCO learning community.  You are making serious choices about your future, and all of us at UCO are eager to assist you in meeting your educational objectives.  UCO's distinguished faculty and committed staff work tirelessly to enhance the quality of life and the quality of education that you experience here.

 Our focus is to help you learn. Here at UCO, and now on the campus of Rose State College, you have the opportunity to explore your interests and to develop and refine your lifelong learning skills and habits, including critical thinking, writing, speaking, listening, research, and technological communication skills as well as your leadership and management talents. These qualities prepare you to become a productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizen.

 UCO is a community of caring teachers and learners striving each day to be more effective in serving the needs and aspirations of the educational faculty, staff, and most importantly, our students.  We sincerely hope that you will become a member of our dynamic educational institution as we purposefully shape its role in the coming century.  At UCO, learning and service are our passions.  We want them to be yours as well.

 Empowered and inspired by President Webb's creative leadership and his call for community, character and civility, the hundreds of dedicated faculty and staff, who are the life force of this university, openly and sincerely invite you to bring your dreams and aspirations for the future to UCO.  We are eager to match your commitment, diligence and persistence to achieve your goals with our expertise, vision, and a clear sense of service.  We are here for you.

 Welcome to your future!   

 Dr. William J. Radke

 

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