Cowboys Care
Community Outreach
To minimize oversaturation of our community partners, and to keep the OSU-CHS brand compliant across our many different community engagement experiences, OSU-CHS has centralized our community service and engagement processes.
Students and faculty interested in working with community service initiatives, searching for volunteer opportunities and/or assisting others, or wish to embed community experiential education into their course will first work with Ashley Duke in the Outreach and University Engagement office, or with Rhonda Cochran in the Office Educational Development who both maintain a master list of Community Partnerships and authorized organizations.
Students:
Students and clubs interested in holding or participating in an event with a community partner will adhere to the following process:
- Contact and receive approval from the SGA Administrative Vice President to assure date/time/location is available on the student activities calendar;
- Begin completion of the Event Approval form in the office of Student Life;
- The form contains a check box for community engagement approvals;
- Meet with Dylan Tucker in the Outreach and University Engagement office to discuss the nature of the event, community partnerships, times, locations, rules, etc…;
- Return completed event approval form and other necessary documentation to the office of student life for final approval.
Contact:
Dylan Tucker, Outreach Coordinator
918-561-1428
Faculty/Staff:
Faculty and Staff interested in coordinating with a community partner to add a service-learning component in their course will adhere to the following process:
- Contact Rhonda Cochran, Coordinator of Service-Learning, in the Office of Educational Development.
Elementary School Partnership through Community Outreach
Eugene Field - Tulsa
OSU-CHS partners with Eugene Field Elementary School through the Communities in Schools of Mid-America program. The OSU-CHS outreach team coordinates various events and functions for Eugene Field including, but not limited to, food drives, supply drives, trick-or-treating events and holiday projects.
If interested in supporting Eugene Field.
Contact:
Tonia Miller, Outreach Coordinator
918-561-1824
Reading Partners
Since 2013, Reading Partners has placed community volunteers in low-income schools to help children master basic reading skills. Through this program, each student receives one-on-one coaching from a volunteer that empowers them to succeed in reading and life skills. Visit the Reading Partners website to view volunteer opportunities.
Cowboys Care in the Community
Other local organizations with volunteer opportunities include: