Any Comments or Questions concerning News and Events, please contact Dr. Paul Shuler, pshuler@okcareerschools.com, 405-922-7545.
2009
November 20th
The focal point of November's meeting is to discuss 2010 activities and focus for OPSA.
LOCATION: Stroud Chamber of Commerce, Main Street, Stroud, OK. Just off Interstate 44 - halfway between OKC and Tulsa.
SPONSOR: Pearson/Prentice Hall Publishers
October 15th
Postponed
September 17th
Becky Adrian, Professional Event Planner, will present Ten Ways to Make Sure Your Event is Extra Special. This meeting will be held at the beautiful German American Society's Historic Building, located in the heart of mid-town Tulsa at 15th Street and Terrace Drive, essentially 15th and Lewis.
August 21st
FOURTH ANNUAL OPSA GOLF TOURNAMENT!
Thank you Paradigm Publishing, Cengage Learning, Leaders Life Insurance, Clary Sage College, Profiles International, and Integrated Massage Therapy College for sponsoring this awesome event!!!
American Institute of Medical Technology had the winning team: Congratulations to Manni Wallia, Jeff Gandy, Russ Angell, and Alan Autry! Speaking of Manni, be sure to ask him about his new golf bag, complete with built in cooler! Also don't forget to ask James Taylor from Community Care College about his brand new Gold Edition Ping putter! But, PLEASE don't ask any of us how many of those new balls we received are still in our golf bag. : )
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported OPSA! Everybody mark your calendar for the third Friday in August of next year when we get to do it all again!
July 23rd
Angie Smajstrla, from Fort Worth, Texas will present How To Use Technology To Reach Multiple Generations In Your Classrooms. Time is 2 - 4pm, Host School is University of Phoenix, at their new state-of-the-art Tulsa facility, and they will be providing refreshments.
June 15th
CCA Convention - Orlando, Florida
May 21st
Professional Corporate Trainer and Educator, Dr. Jay McCurry will present The Seven Key Factors to Motivating Employees (and Can You Use Them to Motivate Students, too?). Time: 3 - 5pm, Host School: Clary Sage - Tulsa, 3131 S Sheridan, at the intersection of Sheridan and I30, 918-298-8200. If you haven't seen the Clary Sage beautiful campus yet, you are in for a treat. Clary Sage will also be providing refreshments.
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NEW OFFICERS
Nominations and discussions will begin for election of New Officers at the April 16th meeting. Postions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elections will be held in May and announced at the May 21st meeting. New and Old Officers will meet for an overnight retreat and planning meeting sometime in May or June. The retreat is being sponsored by the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center in Tulsa, http://www.renaissancetulsa.com/home.aspx .
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April 16
Profiles International will present Retaining Students, Graduating Students. Time: 1 - 3pm, Host School: Vatterott College - Tulsa, 4343 S. 118th East Ave., near the intersection of Garnett and Broken Arrow Expressway. This meeting is also a chance for you to see Vatterott's beautiful campus. Vatterott will also be providing refreshments.
March 9
OBPVS Workshop and vendor display. 13301 S. Penn Avenue, Oklahoma City, Moore Norman Technology Center - South Penn Campus.
2008
October 23
Marketing Out of Thin Air (MOOTA) by Jennifer Howard, Owner, Positive Image Solution
September 17 Changing who we are and how we approach life can be one of the most intimidating challenges yet most of us want to do just that. We're stuck in a rut, addicted to our behavior, so how do we change it? Paula Lau, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Addiction Specialist, has been fulfilling her purpose of "inspiring and transforming lives" since 1997. She counsels, speaks, and conducts workshops on topics dealing with the addictions, unhealthy relationships, and narrowed perspective that can all be roadblocks on our road to success. Audiences enjoy Paula's non-confrontational, interactive style and the humor, philosophy and inspiring stories she uses to help her listeners create their own roadmap to a healthier and happier life. Whether you want to learn how you can help students, employees, relatives, or yourself, you won’t want to miss this informative session.
August 15 Second Annual OPSA Golf Tournament
Many THANKS to our event sponsors: ELSEVIER Publishing, PARADIGM Publishing, STARBUCKS, CASSADY & CO. (Spa and Salons), PANERA BREAD, and sponsoring schools: Clary Sage College, Vatterott College, Platt College, and Oklahoma Technology Institute.
WOW! The weather turned out beautiful and in a very tight battle, the winning team at the Second Annual OPSA Golf Tournament was the State Auditing team of Mike Seymour, Danny Stewart, Kent Farrand, and Bill Stumbaugh. Winners of the Longest Drive: Jeff Gandy, Paradigm Publishing; Longest Made Putt: Joe Bagnaro, Cassady & Co.; Closest to the Pin: Kent Farrand, SAA. Everyone had a blast (although there were several sad faces due to having to spend the morning at the golf course and not at the office) and the food was great.
Congratulations to everyone! Pictures will be posted soon!
(NO July Meeting)
June 18
Gerald Daniels is a dynamic and entertaining speaker who helps people explore new approaches to correct nonproductive behavior and attitudes and make positive and permanent changes in their lives. Gerald he is a living testament to the fact that success can be achieved by anyone regardless of their circumstances. A former prisoner, Gerald has turned his life around and is now a respected member of his community and spends much of his time sharing his powerful message as a professional speaker.
Today Gerald is helping people outside prison walls make sense of the difficult issues in life and he has played a key role in building a successful business as a member of the company’s management team. Expect Gerald to inspire you with ways to communicate with students and employees that see the glass as “half empty.”
May 21 Diane McGee, inner city high school instructor, has taught in some of the “rougher” schools of Oklahoma City, including John Marshall and Centennial. Her stories are touching and heartwarming, yet disturbing, too. She will provide you insights in how to communicate and motivate your inner city students and ways you can connect inner city schools. You might be very surprised by what you hear!
March 10 First Annual OPSA Conference - in coordination with the annual OBPVS Workshop. Location: Norman, Oklahoma Senator Clark Jolley is Keynote Speaker, plus VENDORS, SPEAKERS, FREE LUNCH, ENTERTAINMENT, and more.
Special Thank You To:
Paradigm,
McGraw-Hill,
& Prentice Hall
Publishing Companies
for sponsoring the 2008 Annual Conference!
February 13 meeting topic - Handling Generational Diversity in our schools. Whether its students, employees, or advisory committees, generational diversity is an important factor. Learn how to meet it head on from Lynette Leonard, President of Allegiance Federal Credit Union since 1998. Location: Stillwater. More information to follow.
2007
November 14, 2007 2:15 - 3:45pm, Stillwater, OK How Media Advertising's Evolution Will Affect Proprietary Schools
The October 10, 2007 meeting was another great success thanks to a very informative presentation by Brian Newman, Manager of Legislative and Political Affairs for the Career College Association. We thank Mr. Newman for coming all the way to Stillwater, Oklahoma from Washington, DC. His presentation included discussions on the make-up of our 110th Congress and Education and Labor Committees. We also reviewed Congressional Budget Reconciliation regarding HR 2669. This bill increases Pell Grants, reduces Student Loan Interest Rates, and increases family income level for maximum Pell eligibility, to name a few items that affect OPSA schools. The reauthorization of HEA was another heavily discussed topic. This could affect the 90-10 rule, Pell Grants, credit transfer discrimination and more.
Other topics discussed with Mr. Newman were CCA’s legislative agenda, state issue trends, successful lobbying, and a congressional visit program. OPSA member schools are welcome to request a copy of Mr. Newman’s handouts. Email Paul Shuler at pshuler@okcareerschools.com .
Congratulations to Kayla Danyeur, who won a nice door prize donated by World Broadcast Media at the October meeting. Thank you, World Broadcast Media!
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was a rousing success! The weather turned very nice and everyone
had fun, won fantastic prizes, and got full on the burger buffet.
Two teams tied for first - The Fickle Faders (Mike Pugliese, Rick Saliba, Marcus Horn, & Jim Wolfenbarger) and The Maniac Mulligans (Mike Seymour, Danny Stewart, Kent Farrand, & Levi Maples). The Maniac Mulligans won the tiebreaker. Congratulations to both teams!!!
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October 10 2007 Current Policy Trends and Legislative Threats
Guest Speaker: Brian Newman, Manager of
Legislative and Political Affairs for the Career College Association,
Washington, DC, will present on the following topics:
1) A federal legislative update, including legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act;
2) How to Successfully Lobby Federal and State Legislators;
3) State legislative and regulatory trends;
4) Outline key public policy developments from across the country
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, at Joseppi's Italian Restaurant, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
September 12 2007 Oklahoma Legislative Issues
Guest Speaker: Senator Clark Jolley, Oklahoma
Minority Whip, serves on multiple State Senate committees including as Co-Chair of the
Education Committee, his website is www.rssc.net/jolley/
Those that attended our September meeting in
Stillwater agree that Senator Clark Jolley gave an outstanding
presentation and Q n A session. He was sincere and
straightforward in describing to the group the Oklahoma political
landscape for higher education. Senator Jolley is a supporter of
free enterprise and fair competition, which means he sees the benefit
of businesses like ours.
The Senator gave several points of interest and words of wisdom.
Among them: what action we can take to deal with DHS/Workforce
disparities; what to expect with OHLAP and OTEG funds; where the
legislature currently stands regarding transfer of credit equality;
getting the word out about what we do; tips on hosting political
figures at our campuses; funding on a per pupil basis versus per
institution basis; status of OBPVS; and much more.
He emphasized having officials, from city chamber leaders up to US
Senators and Governors, visit our campuses as much as possible.
But he emphasized there are certain elements to a good presentation
during a visit. OPSA will be compiling a VIP Site-Visit Guide and
providing it to OPSA member schools.
August 24, 2007 Thomson Learning Sponsored Golf Tournament, Cushing Country Club, 9am start. Congratulations to the winning teams - See pictures above.
Thank you to Paradigm Publishing (Jeff Gandy), Prentice Hall Publishing
(Angie Smajstrla), CNPS Educational Statistics, Steak and Ale, and
Whataburger for donating prizes!! For further information contact
Paul Shuler at pshuler@okcareerschools.com
NOTE: The 2007-2008 dues are now due.
July 11, 2007 How Media Advertising's Evolution Will Affect Proprietary Schools
Guest Speaker: Dewayne Helt, long time Oklahoma TV executive
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, at Joseppi's Italian Restaurant, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
June 6, 2007 Past, Present, and Future of Internet Advertising
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, at Joseppi's Italian Restaurant.
The successful meeting brought OPSA Partners from across the state together
to discuss relevant topics, develop new
relationships, and strengthen existing relationships. Andrea Decker did an
excellent job discussing the Past, Present, and Future of Internet Advertising.
Everyone marked on the meeting surveys that the meeting was "beneficial" or
"very beneficial."
Schools and companies
represented at the event included: Tulsa Welding School, Platt College - OKC,
Community Care College, Clary Sage College, Oklahoma Health Academy - Moore,
Oklahoma Technology Institute, Element Fusion, InHouse Advertising, Thomson
Learning, Vatterott College - OKC, McGraw-Hill
Publishing.
OPSA members foster a
community built on mutual understanding and respect. In the
business section of the meeting we discussed several ways to educate the
community on the benefits of proprietary schools, especially OPSA member
schools. More on this matter will be discussed and research presented at the
July 11th meeting.
April 16, 2007 Spring Kick-Off Meeting at Eskimo Joe's in Stillwater
Stan Clark, founder
and owner of world famous Eskimo Joe's, will speak on successful
marketing to the college-age crowd. Also speaking is Greg
Marshall, author of Prentice Hall's Marketing and Brand YOU! . Greg will be addressing how students can market themselves as they graduate and go searching for that "real" job.
3:00pm Stan Clark
4:00pm Greg Marshall
5:00pm roundtable discussions
6:00pm cocktails
7:00pm dinner
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December 8 Officer's Meeting
November
17 Cheryl Nason Stroud Best Western Conference Room 3:30 - 5:00 Cheryl
has a Masters degree in Education, is an author (The Fun Factor), cable
talk show host, and an actress whose credits include radio, commercials
and film. Her website is www.thepurplebrain.com. The Workshop's topic
is "Moving From Conflict to Creative Solution." Our sponsor for this
workshop is McGraw-Hill Publishing and Laurie Lambrecht-Silva is the
coordinator. Officers Meeting following the general meeting
October 20 Officer's Meeting
October 18 Dual Career Fair Tulsa nd OKC 11:00 - 2:00
September
22 Dr. Robb Sherfield Stroud Best Western Conference Room 2:30 - 4:30
Robb is a three time member of Who's Who Among American Educatiors and
was recently named Educator of the Year at The Community College of
Southern Nevada and is an author of 9 books. Topic for this workshop is
"Motivating Students: Ideas and Exercises for Involvement and
Retention." Sonsored by Pearson/Prentice Hall Book Publishers Angie
Smajstrla is the workshop coordinator. Officers meet following the
general meeting
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