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'''Yeoh Eng Kiong''' ({{zh-ts|t=楊永強|s=杨永强}}, born 1946 in [[Ipoh]], [[Malaysia]]) was Secretary for Health and Welfare of [[Hong Kong]] between 1999 and 2002, and [[Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food]] and member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] between 2002 to 2004.
{{Infobox_University
|name = University of Oklahoma
|image = [[Image:OUSeal.png|Seal of the University of Oklahoma]]
|motto = ''Civi et reipublicae'' ([[Latin]])
|mottoeng = For the citizens and for the state
|established = 1890
|type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />[[Space grant colleges|Space-grant]]<br />
|president = [[David L. Boren]]
|provost = Nancy L. Mergler
|head_label = OU Board of Regents
|head = Tom Clark, Chairman
|city = [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]
|state = [[Oklahoma]]
|country = US
|address = 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK, 73019
|telephone = +1 405 325 0311
|students = 29,721<ref name="2007Factbook1-32">{{cite web | title=Headcount Enrollment for All Campuses, Fall 2006 | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_1_32%20all%20hc.xls.htm | accessdate=2007-05-02 | work=2007 OU Factbook }}</ref>
|undergrad = 20,598
|postgrad = 9,123
|faculty = 2,789<ref name="2007Factbook1-45">{{cite web | title=Employees by Campus, Fall 2002-2006 | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_1_45%20all%20emps.xls.htm | accessdate=2007-05-02 | work=2007 OU Factbook }}</ref><ref>This number only includes the main (Norman) and [[University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center|Health Sciences]] Campuses; numbers for the Tulsa campus were not available. Also, the number only include full-time and part-time faculty and does not include [[Graduate Assistant]]s.</ref>
|endowment = [[United States dollar|$]]1.114 billion<ref>{{cite web | title = All Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2007 Market Value of Endowment Assets with Percent Change Between 2006 and 2007 Endowment Assets | work =2007 NACUBO Endowment Study | publisher =National Association of College and University Business Officers | date = | url =http://www.nacubo.org/Images/All%20Institutions%20Listed%20by%20FY%202007%20Market%20Value%20of%20Endowment%20Assets_2007%20NES.pdf | format = PDF | doi = | accessdate =2008-08-29}}</ref>
|campus = [[Suburban]]<br />{{convert|3000|acre|km2|1|sp=us}} including north research park
|nickname = [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]]
|mascot = [[Sooner Schooner]]
|affiliations = [[Big 12 Conference]]
|colors = [[Crimson]] and [[Cream (color)|Cream]]<ref>Crimson: [[Pantone]] 201; Cream: Pantone 468</ref> {{color box|#990000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFDD0}}
|website= [http://www.ou.edu/ www.ou.edu]
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== Career ==
'''University of Oklahoma''', abbreviated '''OU''', is a [[coeducational]] [[public university|public]] [[research university]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oklahoma]]. Founded in 1890, it existed in [[Oklahoma Territory]] near [[Indian Territory]] 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. As of 2006, the university has 29,721 students enrolled,<ref name="2007Factbook1-32" /> most located at its main campus in [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]. Employing over 2,000 faculty members,<ref name="2007Factbook1-45"/> the school offers 152 [[Bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] programs, 160 [[Master's degree|master's]] programs, 75 [[doctorate]] programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level.<ref name="OUFacts">{{cite web | author= | year= | title=OU Facts | work=University of Oklahoma Public Affairs | url=http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/OUFacts1.shtml | accessdate=2006-06-07 }}</ref><ref>As of [[2006-11-15]] per source.</ref> [[David Boren]], a former [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] and [[Governor of Oklahoma|Oklahoma Governor]], has served as President of the University of Oklahoma since 1994.


Yeoh studied medicine at [[University of Hong Kong|the University of Hong Kong]] and graduated in 1971. Yeoh specialised in [[gastroenterology]]. After a 19-year career as a consultant physician at government hospitals, with recognised work in [[AIDS]] research, Yeoh became an administrator in 1990, and was promoted to the post of Secretary for Health (a civil servant position) in January 1999, which became the political appointment of Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2002.
In 2007, ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' named the University of Oklahoma one of its "Best Value" colleges.<ref>{{cite web | title=America's Best Value Colleges | publisher=The Princeton Review | url=http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/bestvalue/results.asp?page=6 | accessdate=2006-06-07 }}</ref> The school is ranked first per capita among public universities in enrollment of [[National Merit Scholar]]s and among the top five in the graduation of [[Rhodes Scholars]].<ref name="OUFacts" /> PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it of the "20 Most Wired Colleges" in 2006,<ref>{{cite web | author= | year=2006 | title=Top 20 Wired Colleges | work=PC Magazine | url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2073606,00.asp | accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> while the [[The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] classifies it as a [[research university]] with "high research activity."<ref>{{cite web | author= | year= | title=University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | work=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | url=http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=7033&start=782 | accessdate=2006-06-07}}</ref> Located on its Norman campus are two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French [[Impressionism]] and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] artwork, and the [[Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History]], specializing in the natural history of Oklahoma.


== SARS ==
The school, well-known for its athletic programs, has won 7 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I]] National Football Championships.<ref name="Schools with the Most NCAA Championships"> {{cite web | url=http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html | title=Schools with the Most NCAA Championships | publisher=NCAA | accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref> Its baseball team has won 2 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] national championships and the women's softball team won the national championship in 2000. The [[gymnastic]]s teams have won four national championships since 2002 and its [[American football|football]] program has the best winning percentage of any [[Division I]]-FBS team since the introduction of the [[AP Poll]] in 1936,<ref>{{cite web | title=Oklahoma Football Quick Facts | work=SoonerSports.com | publisher= [[University of Oklahoma]]|url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-quick-facts.html|accessdate=2007-08-21}}</ref> playing in three [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national championship games]] since the inception of the [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] system in 1998.


Yeoh was heavily criticised by the media subsequently for his handling of the [[SARS]] outbreak. On 14 March 2003, despite the rising number of SARS cases in Hong Kong, Yeoh insisted there were no signs of a widespread [[outbreak]]<ref>{{cite web| author= Cannix Yau| url= http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=14072&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=20030315&sear_year=2003 |title=I am no God:Yeoh | publisher = ''The Standard''|date= 15 March 2003|accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> - contradicting direct statements from hospital staff.
==History==
The history of the University of Oklahoma begins before Oklahoma's statehood. In 1889, [[Governor of Oklahoma Territory]] [[George Washington Steele]] urged the [[Oklahoma Territory|Oklahoma Territorial]] legislature to "create [[public school]] systems and universities of higher education". In December 1890, the Legislature established three universities: the state university in Norman, the agricultural and mechanical college in [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]] (later renamed [[Oklahoma State University-Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]]) and a [[normal school]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]] (later renamed [[University of Central Oklahoma]]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Levy |first=David |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The University of Oklahoma: A History |series=Volume I, 1890-1917 |year=2005 |publisher=[[University of Oklahoma Press]] |location=[[Norman, Oklahoma]] |isbn=0-8061-3703-7 |pages=14 }}</ref> Oklahoma's admission into the union in 1907 led to the renaming of the Norman Territorial University as the University of Oklahoma. Norman residents donated {{convert|407|acre|km2|1|sp=us}} of land for the university {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1|sp=us}} south of the Norman railroad depot. The university's first president ordered the planting of numerous trees before the construction of the first campus building because he "could not visualize a treeless university seat."<ref name="gumprecht">{{cite journal |last=Gumprecht |first=Blake |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |month=January |title=The Campus as a Public Space in the American College Town |journal=Journal of Historical Geography |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=72–103 |id={{ISSN|0305-7488}} |doi=10.1016/j.jhg.2005.12.001 |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03057488 |accessdate=2007-05-16 |quote= }}</ref> Landscaping remains important to the university.<ref>{{cite news | first=Omer | last=Gillham | title=Did David Ross Boyd Plant that Tree? | date=Summer 1997 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/article_info.asp?articleID=409 | accessdate=2007-05-16 | format=PDF}}</ref>


He was forced to resign on 8 July 2004 to take political responsibility over the [[SARS]] outbreak. Yeoh was succeeded by [[York Chow]].
The university's first president, [[David Ross Boyd]], arrived in Norman in August 1892 and the first students enrolled that year. The School of Pharmacy was founded in 1893 because of high demand for pharmacists in the territory. Three years later, the university awarded its first degree to a pharmaceutical chemist.<ref name="chrono">{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2006/HTML/06_1_04.htm | year= | title=Chronological History. 1890-present | publisher=University of Oklahoma | work=2006 OU Factbook | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> The "Rock Building" in downtown Norman held the initial classes until the university's first building opened on September 6, 1893.<ref name="boydyears">{{cite news | first=Charles F. | last=Long | pages= | title=With Optimism For the Morrow: A History of The University of Oklahoma | date=September 1965 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/issue_info.asp?issueID=478 | accessdate=2006-06-23 | format=PDF}}</ref>


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[[Image:HolmbergHall2.jpg|thumb|left|Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Performing Arts, formerly Holmberg Hall, exemplifies the school's architectural style.]]
|width=25% align=center|'''Preceded by:'''<br>[[Katherine Fok]]<!--Katherine FOK LO Shiu-ching-->

|width=25% align=center|'''[[Secretary for Health and Welfare]]'''<br>1999-2002
On January 6, 1903, the university's only building burned down and destroyed many records of the early university. Construction began immediately on a new building as several other towns hoped to capitalize by convincing the university to move. President Boyd and the faculty were not dismayed by the loss. Mathematics professor Frederick Elder said, "What do you need to keep classes going? Two yards of blackboard and a box of chalk."<ref>{{cite book |last=Levy |first=David |title=The University of Oklahoma: A History |series=Volume I, 1890-1917 |pages=121 |isbn=0806112417 |publisher=Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1975] }}</ref> As a response to the fire, English professor [[Vernon Louis Parrington]] created a plan for the future development of the campus. Most of the plan was never implemented, but Parrington's suggestion for the campus core formed the basis for the North Oval. The North and South Ovals are now distinctive features of the campus. He also suggested the university adhere to the popular east coast college architectural style "[[Collegiate Gothic]]".<ref name="gumprecht" /> The University has built over a dozen buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style.
|width=25% align=center|'''Succeeded by:'''<br>Title renamed and portfolio changed

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|'''[[David Ross Boyd]], 1892-1908'''
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|'''[[A. Grant Evans]], 1908-1912'''
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|'''[[Stratton D. Brooks]], 1912-1923'''
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|'''[[James S. Buchanan]], 1923-1925'''
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|'''[[William Bennett Bizzell]], 1925-1941'''
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|'''[[Joseph A. Brandt]], 1941-1943'''
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|'''[[George Lynn Cross]], 1943-1968'''
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|'''[[John Herbert Hollomon, Jr.|John Herbert Hollomon]], 1968-1970'''
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|'''Paul F. Sharp, 1971-1977'''
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|'''William S. Banowsky, 1978-1984'''
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|'''Frank E. Horton 1985-1988'''
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|'''[[Richard L. Van Horn]], 1989-1994'''
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|'''[[David Boren]], 1994-present'''
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In 1907, Oklahoma entered statehood, fostering changes in the political atmosphere of the state. Up until this point, Oklahoma's [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] tendencies changed with the election of Oklahoma's first [[Governor of Oklahoma|governor]], the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Charles N. Haskell]]. Since the inception of the university, a religious bout had brewed between different groups on campus. Early in the university's existence, many professors were [[Presbyterian]], as was Boyd. Under pressure, Boyd eventually hired several [[Baptist]]s and Southern [[Methodist]]s.<ref>{{cite news | first = David W. | last = Levy | author = | coauthors =| url = http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/p28-30_1996v16n3_OCR.pdf | title = Combating the Image of "Godlessness" in 1909 | work = | publisher = Sooner Magazine | pages = 28-30 | page = | date = Spring 1996 | accessdate = 2006-07-03 |format = PDF }}</ref> The Presbyterians and Baptists got along but the Southern Methodists conflicted with the administration. Two notable Methodists, Rev. Nathaniel Lee Linebaugh and Professor Ernest Taylor Bynum, were critics of Boyd and activists in Haskell's election campaign. When Haskell took office, he fired many of the Republicans at the university, including President Boyd.<ref>{{cite book |last=Levy |first=David |title=The University of Oklahoma: A History |series=Volume I, 1890-1917 |pages=165–66, 172–173 |isbn=0806112417 |publisher=Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1975] }}</ref>

The campus expanded over the next several decades and by 1926, the university encompassed {{convert|167|acre|km2|1|sp=us}}. Development of South Oval allowed for the southern expansion of the campus. The University built a new library on the oval's north end in 1929. Then President Bizzell was able to get the Oklahoma legislature to approve $500,000 for the new library up from their original offer of $200,000.<ref name="boydyears"/>

[[Image:Brooks Inauguration 1912.jpg|left|thumb|[[Stratton D. Brooks|President Brooks']] inauguration took place in front of Evans Hall in 1912.]]
OU's enrollment, like many universities, sharply declined during [[World War II]]. Enrollment in 1945 dropped to 3,769, from its Pre-World War II high of 6,935 in 1939.<ref name="headcount">{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2006/HTML/06_1_31%201892on.htm | year= | title=Total Headcount Enrollment, 1892 to Present | publisher=University of Oklahoma | work=2006 OU Factbook | accessdate=2006-06-06 }}</ref> Many infrastructure changes occurred at the university during this time. The southern portion of south campus in the vicinity of Constitution Avenue, still known to long-time Norman residents as 'South Base', was originally built as an annex to Naval Air Station Norman. It contained mostly single-story frame buildings used for classrooms and military housing;<ref name="MoveSouth">{{cite news | title=A University Moves South | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | month=January | year=1961 | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/p4-7_1960v33n5_OCR.pdf | accessdate=2007-01-22 | format=PDF}}</ref> most were severely deteriorated by the late 1980s and were demolished in the 1990s to make room for redevelopment. The Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Course was built as a U.S. Navy recreational facility.<ref name="MoveSouth" /> The north campus and the airfield were built in the early 1940s as Naval Air Station Norman. The station served mainly an advanced flight training mission and could handle all but the largest bombers.<ref>{{cite news | title=O.U.'s Quarter-Million Airport | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | format=PDF | accessdate=2007-01-22 | first=Sigfrid | last=Floren | month=December | year=1941 }}</ref> A large earthen mound east of [[Interstate 35 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 35]] and north of Robinson Street, colloquially known as 'Mount Williams',<ref>{{cite news | title=Beloved lump Mount Williams will be coming down soon | publisher=Norman Transcript | month=August | year=2003 | url=http://www.normantranscript.com/columns/local_story_008001905?keyword=secondarystory | accessdate=2008-08-01}}</ref> was used as a gunnery (the mound has since been removed to make way for a commercial development).<ref>{{cite speech | title=The clear and present danger of war crimes | author=Scheffer , David J. | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1584/is_n2_v9/ai_20649313 | date=March 1998 | location=Norman, Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-01-15 }}</ref> The university in the post-World War II [[demobilization]] received the installation. Naval aviator's wings displayed at the entrance to the terminal commemorates this airfield's Naval past.

After the war, enrollment surged. By 1965, enrollment had risen over 450% to 17,268 causing housing shortages.<ref name="headcount"/> In the mid 1960s, the administration completed construction of three new 12-story dormitories located immediately south of the South Oval. In addition to these three towers, an apartment complex was completed around this time that housed married students, which was an issue following World War II.<ref>{{cite book | last = Burr | first = Carol J. | year = 1963 | title = Always Room for One More | publisher = Sooner Magazine | url = | accessdate = 2006-06-06 | format = PDF | month = October}}</ref> These apartments are now Kraettli Apartments.
[[Image:Bizzell Library 4-15-2006 11-20-33 AM.jpg|thumb|right|Bizzell Library sits at the heart of the university's Norman campus.]]
[[George Lynn Cross]] took over as President of the University in 1943, two years after the U.S. entered World War II. He remained at the helm until 1968, 25 years later, becoming the longest serving president in history of the university. Five more presidents would serve in the next 25 years after Cross stepped down. In 1994, the university finally hired a long term president.

Since [[David Boren]] became Oklahoma's president in 1994, the University of Oklahoma system has had an increase in new developments throughout including: the purchase of {{convert|60|acre|km2|1|sp=us}} for OU-Tulsa, the new Gaylord Hall, Price Hall, the ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility (under construction), Devon Energy Hall (under construction), the Wagner Student Academic Services Center (under construction), the Research and Medical Clinic, the expansions of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art,<ref>For a complete list of campus improvements from 1994-2002, refer [http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/summer2002/thams.asp?ID=57 here]</ref> and the [[National Weather Center]].<ref name="OK1Time">{{cite web | url=http://okfirst.ocs.ou.edu/about.php?content=timeline | title=About OKFIRST | accessdate=2007-01-08 | publisher=University of Oklahoma Board of Regents }}</ref>

The Oklahoma Mesonet, a state-of-the-art network of [[Biosphere|environmental monitoring]] stations that is an OU-[[Oklahoma State University-Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]] partnership, won a special award from the [[American Meteorological Society]] (AMS), the nation's leading professional society for those in the atmospheric and related sciences. In 2001, OK-FIRST was recognized as one of the nation’s five most innovative government programs by [[Harvard University]]'s [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] and their [[Innovation]]s in [[American Government]] program.<ref name="OK1Time" />

==Academic profile==
The university consists of fifteen [[college]]s, including 152 [[Academic major|majors]]<ref name="OUFacts" /> such as [[meteorology]], geology, petroleum engineering, architecture, law, medicine, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] studies, [[history of science]], and dance programs. While the two main campuses are located in Norman and [[Oklahoma City]], affiliated programs in [[Tulsa]] expand access for students in eastern Oklahoma. Some of the programs in Tulsa include: medicine, pharmacy, nursing, public health, allied health and liberal arts studies.<ref>{{cite web | title=University of Oklahoma - Tulsa | publisher=The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma | url=http://tulsa.ou.edu/ | accessdate=2007-05-16 }}</ref>
[[Image:GaylordHall.jpg|thumb|Gaylord Hall, home of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, finished construction in 2004.]]

Students come from all 50 [[U.S. state]]s and nearly 100 countries. 32% of the 2006 freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_2_06%20hsrank.xls.htm | title=First-Time Students by High School Class Rank, Fall 1999-2006 | work=2007 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> Ethnic [[minority groups]] represent over 25% of newly-enrolled undergraduates<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_2_07%20new%20ftf%20race.xls.htm | title=First-Time Students by Ethnic Background, Gender and Resident Status, Fall 2006 | work=2007 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> and 27% of all students.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_2_22%20race.xls.htm | title=Enrollment by Ethnic Background, Fall 1986-2006 | work=2007 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref>. In addition, the university has an enrollment of over 700 [[National Merit]] Scholars, making it first per capita among public universities.<ref name="OUFacts" />

Oklahoma is ranked in the top 10 for "Best Value Public Colleges" by the Princeton Review.<ref>{{cite web | title=Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges | publisher=Princeton Review | url=http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/bestvalue/bestValue.asp#public | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> In a survey of the top 500 academic institutions in the world by the [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]] in 2006, Oklahoma ranked 301st. They were tied with 99 other schools, including Big 12 schools such as [[Texas Tech University]] and [[Kansas State University]]. [[Oklahoma State University]] and [[Baylor University]] were not ranked, while all other Big 12 schools were ranked higher. [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] was the highest Big 12 school, being ranked number 34.<ref>{{cite web | title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2006 - Top 500 World Universities | publisher=Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | url=http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2006/ARWU2006FULLLIST-BY%20RANK%20(PDF).pdf | format=PDF | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> However, due to stricter enrollment policies in recent years,<ref>{{cite news | title=Admission Standards For Next Fall Are Increased | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=299312093 | first=Ty | last=McMahan | date=[[2000-12-04]] | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=High Enrollment Forces Change:OU Freshmen Admissions Are Up 45 Percent As Of Monday | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=208032692 | first=Ryan | last=Chittum | date=[[2001-02-05]] | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Regents Raise OU Admission Standards | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=1504634209 | first=Jenny | last=Burns | date=[[2002-03-28]] |accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> average scores for incoming students are on the rise. The average [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score for a first-time student in 2006 was a 25.6<ref>{{cite web | title=First-Time Student Average ACT/SAT Scores by College, Fall 2006 | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2007/HTML/07_2_02%20act.xls.htm | accessdate=2007-05-02 | work=2007 Factbook}}</ref> while in 1999, it was 24.5.<ref>{{cite web | title=First-Time Student Average ACT Composite Scores by College, Fall 1999-2005 | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2006/HTML/06_2_03%20act.xls.htm | accessdate=2007-01-30}}</ref>

In addition to 152 majors to choose from, the University of Oklahoma also has a nationally recognized [[Honors program|Honors College]]. Every student from any major can apply to the college; if accepted the student is eligible to take honors classes and graduate [[cum laude]]. In order to graduate with honors, the student must complete 18 credit hours of honors classes. Transfer students are able to transfer up to nine credit hours of honor classes from a different university.{{fact|date=March 2008}}

==Campuses==
[[Image:University of OK entire campus.svg|thumb|Map of the University of Oklahoma campus.]]
===Norman campus===
As of the Fall of 2006, the Norman campus had 19,618 [[undergraduate|undergraduate students]] and 6,402 [[graduate students|postgraduate students]].<ref name="2007Factbook1-32" /> Following the Sooner's 2000 football national championship season, the university experienced an increase in college applicants and admissions. The falls of 1999 and 2000 both saw a 1.3% increase in the number of students over the respective previous years while the fall of 2001 saw an increase of 4.8% over 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2004/04_2_20.htm | title=Enrollment by Gender, 1973-74 to 2003-04 | work=2004 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-05-16 }}</ref>
[[Image:PriceHall.jpg|thumb|left|Price Hall, an addition to the Michael F. Price College of Business, finished construction in 2005.]]

The largest school, [[University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences|The College of Arts & Sciences]],
enrolls 37% of the OU-Norman students. The next largest school, [[Michael F. Price College of Business|The Price College of Business]] enrolls 14%. Other large colleges on the Norman campus include the [[University of Oklahoma College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] with 11% and the [[University of Oklahoma College of Education|College of Education]] and the [[Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication]], each with approximately 6% of the student body.<ref name="EnrollNumbers">{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/CURRENT/FALL/Quikfcts.HTM#BYMAJOR | accessdate=2006-06-01 | publisher=University of Oklahoma |title=Norman Campus Enrollment Summary - By Major, Fall 2005 }}</ref> Smaller schools include the Colleges of [[University of Oklahoma College of Architecture|Architecture]] and [[University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences|Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences]], [[University of Oklahoma College of Earth and Energy|Earth and Energy]], the [[Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts]], and the [[University of Oklahoma College of Law|Law School]]. New students do not have to declare a [[academic major|major]] (a concentrated course of study) immediately and are not required to declare a major until their Junior year. If they are undecided in their major, they are considered a part of the [[University College]], comprising approximately 11% of the student body. Many Pre-Health majors choose this option until they are able to apply for the medical program of their choice.<ref name="EnrollNumbers" />

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The Norman campus is divided into three sections: north campus, main campus, and south campus. All three campuses are connected by a bus service funded by student fees which allows students to park at [[Lloyd Noble Center]] and provides 5-10 minute service to the main and south campuses.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cart.ou.edu/ | publisher=METRO Transit, CART (Cleveland Area Rapid Transit) | title=Norman CART | accessdate=2007-05-18 }}</ref> Other regular Norman bus routes provide service to north campus as well as the main campus. The main and south campus are contiguous while the north campus is located about two miles north of the main campus.

====Main campus====
The main campus is bordered by Boyd Street on the north, Timberdell Road on the south, Chautauqua Avenue on the west, and Jenkins Avenue on the east.<ref>{{cite web | title=The University of Oklahoma Visitor Center | url=http://www.visit.ou.edu/HTML/map.htm | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref> The Norman campus is centered around two large "ovals." The Parrington Oval (or North Oval as it is more commonly called) is anchored on the south by Evans Hall, the main administrative building. This building highlights the "[[Cherokee]] [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]" style of architecture locally derived from the Collegiate Gothic style, the style that dominates and defines the older buildings on the OU campus.<ref name="gumprecht" /> The North Oval is bordered on the east by the [[University of Oklahoma Memorial Union|Oklahoma Memorial Union]]. [[Image:OMSEastSide.jpg|thumb|left|Memorial Stadium houses University of Oklahoma football games.]] On the east side of the northernmost part of campus sits Sarkeys Energy Center while to the west is the Fred Jones, Jr. School of Art and Museum, home to the Weitzenhoffer Collection of [[Impressionist]] art<ref>{{cite web | title=Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art: Collections Weitzenhoffer Collection | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://www.ou.edu/fjjma/collections/collections-weitzenhoffer.html | accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref> and the Catlett Music Center. The Van Vleet Oval (or South Oval) is anchored on the north by the [[Bizzell Memorial Library]] and flanked by academic buildings. When class is in session, the South Oval is often inundated with students going to and from class. Elm Avenue bounds the western edge of the academic portion of OU, with a few exceptions. Lying between Elm Avenue and Chautauqua Avenue are mostly [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity and sorority]] houses.


On the east side of the central part of campus lies [[Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium|Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium]], just north of Lindsey street on Jenkins Avenue. Immediately adjacent to the stadium is the Barry Switzer Center, a museum highlighting the historical success of Oklahoma athletics, as well as a comprehensive training facility for Oklahoma athletes. North of the stadium is the McCasland Field House, the former home of Oklahoma Basketball and the current home of Oklahoma's wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics programs. Across Jenkins Avenue are the athletic dorms and statues honoring Oklahoma's four [[Heisman Trophy]] winners. Other statues on campus include several honoring the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] who defined so much of Oklahoma's history and a new memorial statue on the north side of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium honoring OU students, faculty, and staff that have died while serving in the [[armed forces]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Speakers Dedicate Memorial to Fallen Sooner Veterans | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=1805966781 | first=Victoria | last=Williams | date=September 20, 2004 | accessdate=2007-01-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Monument To Be Dedicated to OU's Fallen Veterans | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=607637451 | first=Althea | last=Peterson | date=September 16, 2004 | accessdate=2007-01-25 }}</ref>

[[Image:OU RelaxingManStatue.jpg|thumb|left|University alumnus David Phelps casted the ''Pastoral Dreamer'', a [[bronze sculpture]] on the Norman campus.<ref>{{cite web | title=David L. Phelps - Phelps Sculpture Studio | url=http://web.mac.com/phelpssculpture/iWeb/Site/home.html | publisher= | accessdate=2007-01-21}}</ref>]]
The portion of campus south of Lindsey Street consists of mainly student housing, Cate and Cross centers being four-story quadrangular centers and Walker Tower, Couch Tower and Adams Center being twelve-story towers. Facing the towers on Asp Avenue is the Huston Huffman Center, the student activity and fitness center. On the north side of Timberdell road is the Murray Case Sells Swim Complex which is open to students and features indoor and outdoor pools.

Directly north of the main campus on Boyd Street is Campus Corner, a popular commercial area. There are several restaurants, bars, and small shops that cater to the student body and the Norman population at large.

The Oklahoma administration prides itself on the aesthetic appeal of the campus.<ref>{{cite news | title=Campus in Bloom | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=1043114787 | first=Stacy | last=Swan | date=September 25, 2003 | accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref><ref name="gumprecht" /> All three campuses (Norman, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa) have beautifully landscaped gardens. Trees were planted on the OU campus before the first building was ever built.<ref name="gumprecht" /> There are also many statues and sculptures around campus, most of which portray the strong influence of the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] culture.

There are also four buildings on the main campus that are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They are the Bizzell Library, the [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity house, Casa Blanca (the old [[Alpha Chi Omega]] sorority house), and Boyd House - the residence of the University president.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm | title=National Register Information System | publisher=National Park Service | accessdate=2007-05-08 }}</ref>

====North campus====
On the far north side of Norman is the OU Research Park, which includes [[University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport|University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport]] ([[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]: KOUN), the [[Radar Operations Center]], the old [[National Severe Storms Laboratory]] facility, the OU OKDHS Training and Research Center, the OU ITS Lab, and Merrick Computer and Technology Center. This part of campus is frequented by students studying aviation.

====South campus====
[[Image:National Weather Center 6-20-2006 3-48-27 PM.jpg|thumb|The National Weather Center calls the university's south campus home.]]
South of student housing is Timberdell Road, the approximate southern boundary of the university. South of this road are University-owned apartments and athletic complexes. On the south side of Timberdell Road is the [[University of Oklahoma College of Law|law school]] building which has a recently added law library that opened in 2002.<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Marx | title=Supreme Court Justice O'Connor to come to OU | date=January 24, 2002 | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=252876522 | accessdate=2006-05-30 }}</ref> This area also includes many athletic complexes. Some of which include [[L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park]], OU Softball Field, and the [[Lloyd Noble Center]] (the basketball arena). While this area has traditionally been free from academic buildings, with the pressure of expansion being felt in the northern part of campus, new academic buildings, such as the [[National Weather Center]] and Stephenson Research and Technology Center were recently completed on the south end of campus. In 2004, global weather information provider [[WeatherNews]] opened its U.S. Operations Center located in the south campus one block away from the new NWC building.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.weathernews.com/press/041021.html | title=Weathernews Opens State-of-Art Operations Center on The University of Oklahoma's South Research Campus | date=2004-10-21 | publisher=Weathernews, Inc. | accessdate=2006-05-30 }} </ref> The southern boundary of the south campus is [[State Highway 9 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 9]].

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|- style="font-size: 100%;text-align:center;color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000;padding:0.3em; width:12%; vertical-align:bottom; letter-spacing: 0.1em"
! colspan="5" | <big>'''Health Sciences Enrollment'''</big>
|- style="text-align:center;color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000;padding:0.3em; width:12%; vertical-align:bottom"
! width="34%" | '''College'''
! width="33%" colspan="2" | '''Fall 2005''' <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/provost/ir/Factbook_2006/HTML/06_1_42%20hsc%20undup.xls.htm | title=Unduplicated Enrollment by College, Major and Level, Fall 2005 | work=2006 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2006-06-01 | quote=2005 - Allied Health: 665/19%; Dentistry: 332/9%; Medicine: 893/25%; Nursing: 796/22%; Pharmacy: 521/15%; Public Health: 304/9%; Non-matriculated: 27/1% }}</ref>
! width="33%" colspan="2" | '''Fall 2006''' <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ouhsc.edu/admissions/Reports/Profiles%5C2007p09.pdf | title=Headcount Enrollment by College, Ethnic Background, and Gender — Fall 2006 | work=2007 OU Factbook | publisher=University of Oklahoma | accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Allied Health|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Allied Health'''}}]]
| width="20%" | 665 || width="13%" | 19% || width="20%" | 642 || width="13%" | 17%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Dentistry|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Dentistry'''}}]]
| 332 || 9% || 342 || 9%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Medicine|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Medicine'''}}]]
| 893 || 25% || 905 || 24%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Nursing|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Nursing'''}}]]
| 796 || 22% || 991 || 27%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Pharmacy|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Pharmacy'''}}]]
| 521 || 15% || 538 || 14%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | [[Public Health|{{color|#FFFDD0|'''Public Health'''}}]]
| 304 || 9% || 305 || 8%
|- style="text-align:right; color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | {{color|#FFFDD0|'''Non-matriculated'''}}
| 27 || 1% || 19 || 1%
|- style="text-align:center;color:#990000;background-color:#FFFDD0;padding:0.3em"
! style="text-align:left; color:#FFFDD0;background-color:#990000" | {{color|#FFFDD0|'''Total'''}}
| colspan="2" | 3,538 || colspan="2" | 3,742
|- style="text-align:center;color:#FFFDD0;font-weight:normal;background-color:#990000;padding:0.3em"
| colspan="5" align="center" | <small>'''Note:''' ''These numbers include participating&nbsp;students in&nbsp;Tulsa as well as at the Health&nbsp;Sciences&nbsp;Campus.''</small>
|}

===Health Sciences Center===
The [[University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center|OU Health Sciences Center]]'s main campus is in Oklahoma City and a secondary campus is in [[Tulsa]]. About 3,500 students enroll in one of the seven colleges at the Health Center. The distribution of students in each of these colleges is more uniform than that of the main campus.

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), established in the early 20th century, is OU's presence in Oklahoma City. OUHSC is one of only four academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges.<ref>{{cite web | title=[[University of Oklahoma College of Medicine|University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center]] - General Information | publisher=University of Oklahoma | url=http://catalog.ou.edu/current/Health_Sci_Ctr.htm | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> The nineteen buildings that make up the OUHSC campus occupies a fifteen block area in Oklahoma City near the [[Oklahoma State Capitol]]. Surrounding these buildings are an additional twenty health-related buildings some of which are owned by the University of Oklahoma. The Health Sciences Center is the core of a wider complex known as the Oklahoma Health Center. With approximately 600 students and 600 residents and fellows training in specialties and subspecialties of medicine, the College of Medicine is the largest component of the Health Sciences Center. The major clinical facilities on campus are the OU Medical Center hospital complex and they include The Children's Hospital, the OU Physicians clinics, and the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center. Large biomedical research facilities operated by the University are joined on campus by a growing biomedical research park developed by the Presbyterian Health Foundation and dedicated to biotechnology, research, and new scientific ventures.

====Oklahoma City and Tulsa====
[[Image:OUTulsa ResearchandMedicalClinic.jpg|thumb|The University of Oklahoma campus in Tulsa houses the new Research and Medical Clinic.]]
Established in 1972 as a branch of the main Health Sciences Center campus, the College of Medicine&ndash;Tulsa has enabled the University to use hospital training facilities in Tulsa to establish medical residencies and provide for expanded [[health care]] capabilities in the state. Under this program, selected third- and fourth-year students receive their clinical training in hospitals in the Tulsa community. Between 1972 and 1999, OU's presence in Tulsa has grown but scattered. In 1999, a {{convert|60|acre|km2|1|sp=us}} site formerly owned by [[BP Amoco]] was sold to the University for $24 million (even though the property was appraised at $48 million). The site already featured a {{convert|370000|sqft|m2|-1|sp=us}} building with office, labs, and classrooms.<ref>{{cite web | author=Burr, Carol| year=2003| title=A Foundation for the Future | work=Sooner Magazine | url=http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/fall2003/story.asp?ID=80 | accessdate=2006-05-30}}</ref> The university purchased this property with the help of a $10 million gift from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. The existing building was renamed the ''Schusterman Center''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Randy | last=Krehbiel | pages=4-11 | title=Tulsa Time | date=Fall 2002 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | accessdate=2007-01-30 | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/p4-11_2002v23n1.pdf | format=PDF }}</ref> In 2003, Tulsa voters approved the [[Vision 2025]] plan for capital improvements to the Tulsa metro area. Included in this plan was $30 million for a new Research and Medical Clinic near the existing Schusterman Center.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vision2025.info/category.php?mode=&category=outulsa | title=OU Tulsa Project Updates | work=Vision2025 | publisher=City of Tulsa | accessdate=2006-07-18 }}</ref> Construction on the new building is nearing completion.

==Museums and libraries==
[[Image:FredJonesMuseumofArt.jpg|thumb|Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma campus has a different architectural style than the rest of the campus.]]
[[Image:People of Oklahoma.jpg|thumb|People of [[Oklahoma]] exhibit in the [[Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History| Sam Noble Museum of Natural History]].]]
The university has two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and the [[Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History]]. The Museum of Art was founded in 1936 and originally headed by Oscar Jacobson, the director of the School of Art at the time. The museum opened with over 2,500 items on display and was originally located on campus in Jacobson Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones of [[Oklahoma City]] donated money for a permanent building in 1971 and the building was named in honor of their son who died in a plane crash during his senior year at the University of Oklahoma.<ref name="arthist">{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/fjjma/information/history.html | title=Museum History | publisher=Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art | accessdate=2006-06-02 }}</ref> Since then, the museum has acquired many renowned works of Native American art and, in 2000, received the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French [[Impressionism]] which includes works by [[Edgar Degas|Degas]], [[Gauguin]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], [[Camille Pissarro|Pissarro]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]], [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Vincent Van Gogh|Van Gogh]], and [[Vuillard]]. Today, the museum has over 65,000&nbsp;square&nbsp;feet (6,000&nbsp;m²) filled with over 8,000 items from a wide array of [[Art periods|time periods]] and [[List of art movements|movements]].<ref name="arthist"/> In 2005, the museum expanded with the opening of the new Lester Wing designed by [[Contemporary architecture|contemporary architect]] Hugh Newell Jacobsen. The architectural style of the new addition deviates from the Collegiate Gothic style of the university, but Jacobsen felt this was necessary given the contemporary works of art the wing would house.<ref>{{cite news | title=New Home For Art To Open | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=653009767 | date=December 9, 2004 | first=Jennifer | last=Rickard | accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref>

The [[Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History]], located south of the main campus and directly southwest of the law building, specializes in the history of the people and animals that have inhabited Oklahoma over the last 300 million years. Since its founding in 1899, the museum has acquired over 5,000,000 objects. In 2000, a new building was opened to house the ever expanding museum. The new building offered nearly 200,000&nbsp;square&nbsp;feet (18,600&nbsp;m²) of space to display the many exhibits the museum has to offer.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.omnh.ou.edu/general/index.shtml#ourhistory | title=Our History | publisher=Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History | accessdate=2006-06-02 }}</ref>

The University of Oklahoma Library system is headquartered in [[Bizzell Memorial Library]] and is largest research library in Oklahoma, contains over 4.7 million volumes and is ranked 54th out of 113 research libraries in North America in volumes held.<ref name="libfacts">{{cite web | url=http://libraries.ou.edu/about/libfacts.asp | title=Library Facts | publisher=University of Oklahoma Libraries | accessdate=2006-06-02 }}</ref> It contains more than 1.6 million [[photographs]], subscriptions to over 31,000 [[periodicals]], over 1.5 million [[maps]], government documents dating back to 1893, and over 50 [[incunabula]].<ref name="libfacts" /> It has nine locations on campus. The primary library is Bizzell Memorial Library, located in the middle of the main campus. Other notable campus libraries include the Architecture Library, the Chemistry and Mathematics Library, the Engineering Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Physics and Astronomy Library, and the Geology Library. The OU library system contains many unique collections such as the History of Science Collection (which houses over 91,000 volumes related to the history of science,<ref>{{cite web | title=Department of the History of Science | url=http://www.ou.edu/cas/hsci/ | accessdate=2007-05-17 | publisher-Department of the History of Science, University of Oklahoma }}</ref> including hand-noted works by [[Galileo Galilei]]<ref>{{cite news | title=DeGolyer and the History of Science | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | month=April | year=1952 | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/p37-39_1952v24n8_OCR.pdf | accessdate=2007-05-17 | format=PDF | first=Jesse | last=Rader }}</ref>), the Bizzell Bible Collection, and the Western History Collection.

The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), the only [[American Library Association]]-accredited program in Oklahoma,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/lisdirb/Alphaaccred.htm | title=Alphabetical List of Institutions with ALA-Accredited Programs | publisher=American Library Association | accessdate=2007-01-14}}</ref> offers two graduate degrees (Master of Library and Information Studies and Master of Science in Knowledge Management) and one undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies). The impact of OU and SLIS on the history of libraries in Oklahoma is shown in the recent list of 100 Oklahoma Library Legends as produced by the Oklahoma Library Association.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.library.okstate.edu/dean/jpaust/legends/list.htm | title=100 Oklahoma Library Legends | publisher=Oklahoma Library Association | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> Two current faculty, one faculty emeriti, and numerous others associated with either the OU libraries or SLIS comprise nearly 10% of the list's members.

==Student life==
===Residential life===
[[Image:OUDorms.jpg|thumb|The Walker, Honors and Adams dorm buildings make up three of the school's residential halls.]]
Oklahoma requires, with few exceptions, that all freshmen live in one of the four [[Dormitory|residence halls]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Housing and Food Services at the University of Oklahoma - faq's | url=http://www.housing.ou.edu/content/blogcategory/133/277/ | publisher=housing.ou.edu | accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref> Three of these building are towers (12 stories each): Adams Center, Walker Center, and Couch Center; the other is [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quad]]s Cate Center.<ref>{{cite web | title=Housing and Food Services at the University of Oklahoma - on-campus living | url=http://www.housing.ou.edu/content/blogcategory/106/156/ | publisher=housing.ou.edu | accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref> The Academic Arts Community, more commonly referred to as Cate 5 or Honors, is located directly above the honors college, David L. Boren Hall. Although it is commonly believed that this dorm caters only to honors students, a large proportion of non-honors students comprise the community. The three towers are all located around each other with the Couch Cafeteria completing the residence community. Couch Cafeteria is composed of several different themed restaurants that serves a wide variety of food each day.<ref>{{cite web | title=Housing and Food Services at the University of Oklahoma - campus restaurants | url=http://www.housing.ou.edu/content/blogcategory/4/187/ | publisher=housing.ou.edu | accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref> Located in between Adams and Walker Centers is the Adams/Walker Mall, a field roughly the size of a football field. This area includes a basketball court and an open grass area that hosts musical events and other student-related activities. As of Fall 2007, over 3,900 students lived in one of these residence halls. Each residence hall has its own RSA (Resident Student Association) office, as well as its own computer lab and laundry facilities. By 2010, all residential halls, with the exception of Cate, will be completely renovated and upgraded. As of the Spring 2008 semester, the north-west wing of Walker Center is under renovation.<ref>{{cite news | title=OU announces plan to renovate dorms | publisher=OU Daily | accessdate=2007-01-25 | first=Julianna | last=Parker | date=January 18, 2005 | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=91894139 }}</ref>

The university owns several apartment complexes around the campus. Some of these apartments were old and dilapidated, and the university has taken the strides to resolve this issue. Two brand new complexes owned by the university opened in recent years; OU Traditions Square East in 2005 and OU Traditions Square West in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | title=Housing and Food Services at the University of Oklahoma - ou traditions square apartments | url=http://www.housing.ou.edu/content/view/35/246/ | publisher=housing.ou.edu | accessdate=2007-01-25 }}</ref>

Due to a low [[cost of living]] in Oklahoma, many students find it financially viable to live off campus in either apartments or houses. Over the last several years, Norman has seen a boom in apartment development. Since 2002, four new apartment or condominium complexes (not including the OU-owned properties) have been built<ref>{{cite news | title=More apartments means more perks for tenants | publisher=OU Daily | accessdate=2007-01-25 | first=C.J. | last=Macklin | date=January 25, 2006 | url=http://hub.ou.edu/articles/article.php?article_id=1880731290 }}</ref> in addition to a booming housing market that is resulting in Norman spreading further east. Many students commute from nearby [[Moore, Oklahoma|Moore]] and [[Oklahoma City]].

===Student organizations, activities, and media===
[[Image:PrideOfOklahoma.jpg|thumb|The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band performs during half-time at football games.]]
Oklahoma has over 350 student organizations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://studentlife.ou.edu/component/option,com_studorg/ | title=Student Organizations Information | publisher=University of Oklahoma Center for Student Life | accessdate=2006-05-31 }}</ref> Focuses of these organizations range from ethnic to political, religious to special interests. Oklahoma Memorial Union (student union) houses many of these organizations' offices.

The student union provides a place for students to relax, sleep, study, watch [[television]], or socialize. The Union Programming Board provides diverse activities and programs in the union such as movies, bands, dances, give-aways, or other activities. [[Intramural sports]] are a popular activity on campus with over 35 different sports available.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://recservices.ou.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=5&id=75&Itemid=95 | title= Recreational Services | publisher= University of Oklahoma Recreational Services | accessdate=2007-01-25 }}</ref> A large intramural field, where many outdoor events take place, is located just one block east of the dorms.

The [[The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band|Pride of Oklahoma]], the university's [[marching band]], celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004 and consists of 311 student musicians and dancers from 19 states. Students wishing to enter the band go through a rigorous audition process. The band plays at every home football game. A smaller "pep-band," which usually consists of 100 members, travels to every away football game. The full band makes trips to the AT&T [[Red River Rivalry]] game against [[The University of Texas]], [[Big 12 Championship Game]], [[bowl game]]s and other games of importance. Members of the band are also present for many student events. It was awarded the [[Sudler Trophy]] in 1987. In 2007, The Pride of Oklahoma marched in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, making it one of only a few bands to have ever marched in the Rose and Macy's Parades. <ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last= Waters | title=100 Years of the Pride of Oklahoma | date=Summer 2004 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | id={{LCCN|46|043|016}} | url= http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/summer2004/story.asp?ID=114 | accessdate=2007-01-25 | format=PDF}}</ref>

[[Image:Ouarmyrotcbnassembly.jpg|thumb|The University of Oklahoma Army ROTC assembled in formation at its Fall 2007 Field Training Exercise.]]
The [[University of Oklahoma Army ROTC|local chapter of the Army ROTC]] provides officer training and education for nearly 100 OU students. Officially founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest such programs in the nation. OU Army ROTC [[cadets]] are active in numerous campus and [[Oklahoma|state]] activities. They provide military [[color guard]]s for [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Sooner football games]] and various on-campus ceremonies and events. After completing the Army ROTC program, OU students receive a [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in either the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army]], [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]], or [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]].

The campus radio station,''The Wire'', broadcasts on TV4OU's [[Second audio program|SAP]] feed and over the Internet. The campus TV station, ''TV4OU'', features student produced programming five nights a week and is available on local cable (COX Ch. 4). "OU Nightly", the live, student newscast, airs weeknights at 4:30 and 9:30. "The Sports Package", a live sports program, airs live Monday nights at 5:00 and throughout the week. Oklahoma's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication programs The Wire and TV4OU. Oklahoma's Department of Continuing Education operates [[KROU]] and [[KGOU]], a [[public radio]] station broadcasting on 106.3 FM. KGOU is affiliated with [[NPR]]. The campus newspaper, [[The Oklahoma Daily]], is produced daily during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during the summer semester.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.studentmedia.ou.edu/index.php?page=theoklahomadaily.php | title=OU Student Media | publisher=studentmedia.ou.edu | accessdate=2007-01-25 }}</ref>

Oklahoma has a strong social [[fraternity and sorority]] presence. Many fraternities and sororities are only a couple decades younger than the university itself with the first fraternity chapter established in 1905. Currently there are 40 national fraternities and sororities on campus. Governing these 40 Greek chapters are four governing bodies: [[North-American Interfraternity Conference|Interfraternity Council]], [[National Panhellenic Conference|Panhellenic Association]], [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]], and the [[National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations|Latino Greek Council]]. In 2005, the average [[GPA]] for the Panhellenic Association was 3.30.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/student/greek/oupan/funfacts.html | publisher=Panhellenic Association | title=Fun Facts | accessdate=2006-05-31 }}</ref>

===Student government===
The main governing arm of the student body, the University of Oklahoma Student Association (UOSA), comprises four branches: an Executive Branch, a Legislative Branch, a Judicial Branch, and a Programming Branch. The student government, as well as all organizations, has offices located in the Conoco Student Leadership Center located in the student union.

The Executive Branch provides student services on behalf of the UOSA, executes UOSA law, and advocates for the position of the student.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ou.edu/uosaexec/index_files/Page995.htm | title=About the Executive Branch | publisher=UOSA Executive Branch | accessdate=2006-05-31 }}</ref> The General Counsel, chief legal counsel for the UOSA, provides legal advice, handles issues regarding academic misconduct, and approves new student organization constitutions. The Legislative Branch comprises the Undergraduate Student Congress and the Graduate Student Senate. The Judicial Branch is headed by the Superior Court and includes Student Traffic Court. The Programming Branch comprises the Campus Activities Council (CAC). The CAC oversees all of the campus-wide events. These events include [[Homecoming]], Parent's Weekend, Big Red Rally (a [[pep rally]] before the start of the football season), Howdy Week (a welcoming of new students to campus in the fall), Winter Welcome Week (same as Howdy Week, except before the spring semester), Speakers' Bureau (committee responsible for bringing speakers to campus), as well as many others.<ref>{{cite web | title=Events | publisher=Campus Activities Council - University of Oklahoma | url=http://cac.ou.edu/events.html | accessdate=2007-05-10 }}</ref> Originally, CAC was the programming arm of the UOSA under the Executive Branch which UOSA began in 1971. In 2002, UOSA voted to make the CAC its own branch.<ref>{{cite news | first=Justin | last=Shimko | title=CAC could head new branch of government | date=March 29, 2002 | publisher=OU Daily | url=http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/03/29/3cf6a72ee7296 | accessdate=2006-05-31}}</ref> The CAC comprises over 300 students who volunteer their time to ensuring these events go as planned.

One of the main functions of the UOSA is allocation of student activity funds. The Ways and Means (WAM) Committee, a subset of the legislative branch, conducts extensive interviews with representatives from student groups each year to disperse over half a million dollars.<ref>{{cite web | title=Committees | publisher=UOSA Student Congress | url=http://congress.ou.edu/committees.html#WAM | accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref>

In addition to UOSA, Oklahoma is home to the Housing Center Student Association (HCSA) which is composed of the leaders of student government who are directly concerned with the on-campus housing at OU. HCSA is further comprised of six Resident Student Associations (RSA) which represent Oklahoma's six housing centers.

==Notable people and alumni==
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[[Image:GaylordStatue.jpg|thumb|A statue of Edward L. Gaylord, the late billionaire owner of [[Gaylord Entertainment Company]] and [[The Oklahoman]] and the major benefactor of OU's College of Journalism, stands outside Gaylord Hall on campus.]]
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With strong academic and successful athletics programs, the University of Oklahoma has seen many of its former students go on to local and national prominence. This includes many athletes that have excelled at the collegiate and professional levels, including: [[Lee Roy Selmon]], [[Roy Williams (DB)|Roy Williams]], [[Tommie Harris]], [[Billy Sims]], [[Wayman Tisdale]], [[Joe Washington]], [[Darrell Royal]], [[Steve Owens (football)|Steve Owens]], [[Adrian L. Peterson|Adrian Peterson]], [[Matthew Lane]], [[Anthony Kim]], and [[Jonathan Horton]]. In addition, many state politicians have graduated from Oklahoma, including current OU President [[David Boren]],<ref>{{cite web | title=David Boren Biography | publisher=DavidBoren.org | url=http://davidboren.org/ | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[David Walters]], [[J.C. Watts]],<ref>{{cite web | title=About Us | publisher=JC Watts Companies | url=http://www.jcwatts.com/jcwatts.htm | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Carl Albert]],<ref>{{cite web | title=ALBERT, Carl Bert, (1908 - 2000) | publisher=Congress.gov | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000073 | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Frank Keating]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Speakers | publisher=pewforum.org | url=http://pewforum.org/deathpenalty/speakers.php3 | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Dan Boren]],<ref>{{cite web | title=U.S. Congressman Dan Boren's Biography | publisher=house.gov | url=http://www.house.gov/boren/biography.shtml | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Tom Coburn]],<ref>{{cite web | title=About Senator Coburn - Biography | publisher=senate.gov | url=http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorCoburn.Biography | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> and current Oklahoma Governor [[Brad Henry]].<ref>{{cite web | title=About : Governor Brad Henry | publisher=OK.gov | url=http://www.governor.state.ok.us/gov_henry.php | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> Other notable [[alumni]] include [[Space Shuttle program|shuttle]] [[astronaut]] [[Shannon Lucid]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Biographical Data - Shannon W. Lucid (PH.D.) | publisher=NASA | url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lucid.html | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> and [[Apollo 13]] astronaut [[Fred Haise]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Biographical Data - Fred Wallace Haise, Jr.) | publisher=NASA | url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/haise-fw.html | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice [[Steven W. Taylor]], the [[mutual fund]] manager [[Michael Price|Michael F. Price]],<ref>{{cite web | title=About OU Price College > Michael F. Price | publisher=price.ou.edu | url=http://price.ou.edu/about/mfp.aspx | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Miss America 2006|2006]] [[Miss America]] [[Jennifer Berry]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Meet Miss America 2006 | publisher=Miss America Organization | url=http://www.missamerica.org/miss-america/meet-miss-america-2006.asp | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref> [[Stacy Dales]] former [[WNBA]] player and [[ESPN]] commentator, [[Denver Broncos]] owner [[Pat Bowlen]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Pat Bowlen | publisher=Denver Broncos | url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=357&contentID=113 | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref>, [[Avanade]] FP&A Financial Director Kirk Alan Jones, and actors [[Van Heflin]] and [[James Garner]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The Man - James Garner | publisher=James Garner Plaza | url=http://members.cox.net/jamesgarnerplaza/james-garner-plaza-bio-page3.html | accessdate=2007-01-30 }}</ref>

==Athletics==
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The school's sports teams are called the [[Sooners]], a nickname given to early settlers during the [[Land Run of 1889|land run]] who sneaked into the offered territory and staked claims before they were officially allowed to. They participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Division I-Bowl Subdivision and in the South Division of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. The school sponsors nine sports for both men and women. The University has won 18 team [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] National Championships<ref name="Schools with the Most NCAA Championships" /> and seven [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|national championships in football]] (football championships are not awarded by the NCAA). By far, OU's most famous and storied athletic program is the football program, which has produced four Heisman Trophy winners: Billy Vessels in 1952, Steve Owens in 1969, Billy Sims in 1978, and [[Jason White (American football)|Jason White]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html | title=Hiesman Winners | publisher=Heisman.com | accessdate=2007-05-07 }}</ref> Many Pro Football Hall of Famers, including Lee Roy Selmon and [[Troy Aikman]], also attended the University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma also currently holds the record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I history when they won 47 consecutive games between 1953 to 1957.<ref>{{cite book | title=Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Records Book | publisher=NCAA | url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf | accessdate=2007-05-09 | format=PDF | pages=29 | year=2006 | month=August | id={{ISSN|0735-5475}} | isbn=1572439084 | author=Richard M. Campbell (Compiler), Gary K. Johnson (Compiler), Sean W. Straziscar (Compiler), J. D. Hamilton (Compiler), Jim Wright (Compiler) }}</ref> In reference to the team's success and popularity as a symbol of state pride, [[George Lynn Cross]], OU's president from 1943 to 1968, once told the Oklahoma State Senate, "I want a university the football team can be proud of."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902065,00.html | publisher=Time Magazine | date=June 2, 1967 | title=The Creation of Quality | accessdate=2007-01-08 | id = {{ISSN|0040-781X}} }}</ref>

[[Image:OU Athletic Facilities.jpg|thumb|300px|Several main athletic facilities are grouped together at the Norman campus.]]
The men's gymnastics team has won several national championships including championships in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. In addition, Oklahoma has produced five Nissen Emery Award winners, more than any other school and the only school with back-to-back honorees.<ref>{{cite web | title=Five Nissen Award Winners | publisher=The University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-gym/spec-rel/nissen-emery.html | accessdate=2007-08-21}}</ref> The [[softball]] team won a national championship in 2000<ref>{{cite web | title=2007 Softball Media Guide | publisher=The University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/2007-softball-guide.html | accessdate=2007-08-21 | pages=108 }}</ref> and the baseball team a national championship in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | title=1994 Baseball National Championship | url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/94-national-champs.html | publisher=The University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | accessdate=2007-08-21 }}</ref> On May 10, 2007 the University announced the addition of women's rowing to the intercollegiate athletics program.<ref name="rowing">{{cite news | title=OU Athletics Adds Women's Rowing | publisher=The University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics | accessdate=2007-08-21 | url=http://alumni.ou.edu/news/news4.html | date=[[2007-05-10]] }}</ref> A rowing facility will be built on the [[Oklahoma River]] near downtown [[Oklahoma City]]. This is the first sport added since women's soccer was added in 1996.<ref name="rowing"/>

The University of Oklahoma has had a long and bitter rivalry with the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] known as the [[Red River Shootout]], Red River Rivalry, or OU-Texas. This rivalry is often thought of as a contest of state pride along with school pride. Oklahoma has a long-standing rivalry with [[Oklahoma State University - Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]]. Known as the [[Bedlam Series]], it encompasses all the athletic contests between the two universities with the winner receiving the Bedlam Bell. Another major historic rival is the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska]], which was part of the [[Big 8 Conference]] with Oklahoma and later joined with Oklahoma and other schools in the formation of the [[Big 12 Conference]].

== Renewable energy ==
The University of Oklahoma has announced that the school’s main campus will be entirely powered by wind by 2013 <ref>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/university-of-oklahoma-100-percent-wind-power-by-2013.php</ref>.

==See also==
*[[2005 University of Oklahoma bombing]]
*[[Boomer Sooner]]
*[[Neustadt Prize|Neustadt International Prize for Literature]]
*[[RUF/NEKS]]


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*[http://www.soonersports.com/ Official athletics website]
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Yeoh Eng Kiong (simplified Chinese: 杨永强; traditional Chinese: 楊永強, born 1946 in Ipoh, Malaysia) was Secretary for Health and Welfare of Hong Kong between 1999 and 2002, and Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and member of the Executive Council between 2002 to 2004.

Career

Yeoh studied medicine at the University of Hong Kong and graduated in 1971. Yeoh specialised in gastroenterology. After a 19-year career as a consultant physician at government hospitals, with recognised work in AIDS research, Yeoh became an administrator in 1990, and was promoted to the post of Secretary for Health (a civil servant position) in January 1999, which became the political appointment of Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2002.

SARS

Yeoh was heavily criticised by the media subsequently for his handling of the SARS outbreak. On 14 March 2003, despite the rising number of SARS cases in Hong Kong, Yeoh insisted there were no signs of a widespread outbreak[1] - contradicting direct statements from hospital staff.

He was forced to resign on 8 July 2004 to take political responsibility over the SARS outbreak. Yeoh was succeeded by York Chow.

Preceded by:
Katherine Fok 		Secretary for Health and Welfare
1999-2002 		Succeeded by:
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Title renamed and portfolio changed 		Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
2002-2004 		Succeeded by:
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  1. ^ Cannix Yau (15 March 2003). "I am no God:Yeoh". The Standard. Retrieved 2008-07-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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