OU Traditions
This location on campus holds the legend that if two kiss here, they will marry...
What is the Spoonholder?
OU's first president
Who is David Ross Boyd?
A person who exemplifies the University of Oklahoma's tradition of excellence by actively contributing creativity, knowledge, and service to his or her communities.
Who is an OU Citizen?
Courses all students are required to take in order to develop as open-minded individuals who can contribute to the global society.
What are general education courses?
Who is OU's current President?
Written in 1936, this has united OU students, faculty, staff, and alumnus for decades as it is sung at all official OU events by Sooners who stand with their index finger raised in the air.
What is the OU Chant?
The year OU was established
What is 1890?
This will provide OU citizens with the opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed in a quickly changing and increasingly global society.
What is the OU Community?
Is a FREE resource on campus that offers tutoring, study skill training, and computer software tutorials. Students are also hired through this resource to provide tutoring and trained in how to help students understand content.
What is the Student Learning Center?
The chief academic officer at OU, reporting directly to the President. Currently Dr. Kyle Harper.
Who is the Provost?
What is crimson and corn?
The reason 1895 is significant in OU history.
What is the year that OU Football began.
Development of these 9 (and others) is essential to your success as an OU citizen.
What are virtues?
Provides expert guidance to students exploring major, minor, and career opportunities for FREE.
What is the Center for Major and Career Exploration?
The head of a particular college.
Who is the Dean?
The OU seal was designed by George Bucklin and was inspired by President David Ross Boyd's chapel talk on the parable of the...
What is man sowing seeds?
The year University Band was formed.
What is 1904?
They include civility, compassion, and fairness.
What is research?
A faculty member who is the leader of a given academic department within a college.
Who is the Department Chair?
These are the words to OU's fight song
What are: Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner, OKU Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, OKU I'm a Sooner born and a Sooner bred and when I die, I'll be a Sooner dead! Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma, OKU!
OU's first mascot, who was installed in 1915.
Who is Mex the Dog?
What is perseverance?
The url where students can explore the requirements of various degrees at OU.
What is checksheets.ou.edu?
Are required to teach, produce research, publish, and serve the University through various aspects including committees, advising, etc.
Who are faculty?