This is the seventh week of the fall 2014 semester.

ALERTS:

  • There will be no walk-in hours today (Monday) or tomorrow (Tuesday).
  • MANY Volunteers Still Needed!We’re still in great need of volunteers to assist with the National Weather Festival on Saturday, November 1st and for Sooner Saturday, the University’s largest recruiting event of the year, on Saturday, November 15.If you would like to volunteer for the National Weather Festival, please fill out the attached form and return it to Pat Hyland, the Coordinator of External Relations for the National Weather Center (NWC 3643 or email ) by Friday, October 17.If you would like to volunteer for Sooner Saturday, please e-mailEvents Coordinator Mona Springfield at .
  • BEVO TICKETS NOW ON SALE:Before next week’s OU/Texas weekend, plan to join us for the annual BEVO Barbeque on Thursday, October 9th, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM in the National Weather Center Atrium. This event is advanced ticket purchase only (no tickets sold at the door); you can buy your ticket in the A&GS Dean’s Office (NWC 3630) or at the Doppler Depot. A ticket is only $6 – and such a bargain! You get not one but TWO BBQ sandwiches, chips, a pickle, a cupcake, and a drink. Don’t miss it!

THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES:A mere 21 days until the ICE CREAM SOCIAL and the A&GS Town Hall Meeting. It all happens on Tuesday, October 21st, starting at 1:30 PM in the NWC Atrium.

Congratulations, Dr. Kloesel!

Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Kevin Kloesel, Director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS), Associate Professor, and University Meteorologist, for winning the Charles E. Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Dr. Charles E. Anderson (1919-1994) was the first African-American to earn a PhD in Meteorology and was also the weather officer for the Tuskegee Airmen. The award in his honor is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to the promotion of diversity in the atmospheric and related sciences and broader communities through education and community service.

Before coming to OCS in 2000, Dr. Kloesel had more than a decade of success in educational outreach as Florida’s State Climatologist and as a tenured professor at Florida State University. He co-created Florida EXPLORES! which was an outreach project that brought weather satellite data to over 100 Florida K-12 schools. At OU, he has led a number of outreach efforts to reach the under-represented Native American, Latino, and African American populations in our state. As OCS’s Director of Outreach, he directed the Mesonet’s award-winning outreach programs, including OK-First and EarthStorm. As our OCS Director, he continues to be passionate about promoting diversity and community outreach.

This national award will be presented to Dr. Kloesel at this year’s AMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix in January, 2015.

DGES Advising NEXT WEEK

Advising for spring and summer 2015 will take place in Sarkeys Energy Center on Monday, October 6th, through Wednesday, October 9th for geography, environmental sustainability, and geographic information science majors who are NOT planning to graduate spring 2015 or summer 2015.

DGES seniors who are planning to graduate this coming spring or summer will receive final degree checks/advising e-mails from Assistant Dean Hempe by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 3rd. If you plan to graduate this spring or summer and do not receive this e-mail by then, please contact me immediately at . We strongly encourage all degree candidates to meet with your faculty advisor prior to graduating, to discuss personal letters of reference, career options, etc., but please note that you do not have to come in to be advised next week.

Advising for non-graduating DGES majors will take place 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM and 1:30- 4:30 PM next Monday through Wednesday; when you arrive, please check-in at SEC 510.Before you arrive, please review your academic record on Degree Navigator and create a trial spring and summer 2015 schedule on your own. Bring this trial schedule with you for advising. DGES majors will also receive a separate e-mail this week with more advising details.

Looking for a Mid-Semester Class?

If you need to pick up three hours to stay full-time, or if you’re planning to graduate next spring and need a great free elective, or if you would just like to add another three hours this fall to take advantage of flat-rate tuition, take a look at LIS 1013 (sec. 996), “Acquiring Knowledge in the Digital Age.” This 8-week online class meets October 13-December 12.

Fall 2014 Degree Candidates

Don’t forget Fall 2014 Graduation Gear-Up next week – this one-stop graduation shopping event takes place in Beaird Lounge on the second floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday, October 6th– Wednesday, October 8th.

Scholarship reminder

The John T. Snow Study Abroad Scholarshipapplication is now open at the link below.The application deadline is Friday, October 17that 5:00 PM.

There are two South Central Arc User Group (SCAUG) scholarships now open; the applications are on their website here: and click on “Scholarships and Awards.”

Doppler Depot now online

Don’t forget that the Doppler Depot is now online! Find a link to the store on the home page of or visit the store here: All items will be shipped via USPS and the cost of shipping is already included in the online item price. If you have any questions, feel free to email .

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MM?

If you have any announcement you would like posted in Monday Memo (e.g., meetings, seminars, jobs, internships or just some great news) please send it to Asst. Dean Hempe () by Friday at noon to appear in the next week’s edition.

On this Day in History:

In 1789, a regular army was established by the U.S. War Department with several hundred men.
In 1829, the first public appearance by London's re-organized police force was met with jeers from political opponents. The force became known as Scotland Yard and got the last laugh.

In 1927, an outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and $25 million dollars in damage. A tornado (possibly two tornadoes) killed 79 people as it cut an eight-mile long path across St. Louis, Missouri, to Granite City Illinois.

In 1951, the first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania. #5 California beat Penn State, 35-0.

In 1966, Chevrolet introduced the Camaro.

In 1982, seven people died in Chicago after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide; 264,000 bottles were subsequently recalled. No one was ever charged with the crime.

In 1986, a week of violent weather began in Oklahoma, culminating in one of the worst flooding events in the history of the state. On the first day of the week early morning thunderstorms caused more than a million dollars damage in south Oklahoma City. Thunderstorms produced 4 to 7 inches of rain from Hobart to Ponca City, and another round of thunderstorms that evening produced 7 to 10 inches of rain in north central and northeastern sections of Oklahoma.

In 1988, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking America's return to manned space flight following the Challenger disaster.

In 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 777.68 points in the wake of the Lehman Brothers and Washington mutual Bankruptcies, the largest single-day point loss in the history of the stock market.

In 2009, an 8.1 earthquake caused a tidal wave that killed 189 people in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga.

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