Grandparent University 2013 Brochure

Grandparent University provides you a chance to bridge the generation gap and enjoy three unforgettable days with your grandchild(ren)! At Grandparent University, children and their grandparents learn side-by-side while getting a taste of the OSU experience. Upon arrival, participants can enjoy getting to know each other with outdoor games as well as swimming Wednesday evening. Thursday will begin with an exciting orientation class. Following lunch, participants will divide into their selected “majors” for fun interactive learning. That evening, a tailgate dinner will be held. Afterward, children and grandparents are free to participate in evening activities or return to the halls. Classes conclude Friday morning, followed by lunch. Guests are welcome to attend a graduation ceremony following lunch. Most of the activities at Grandparent University are not physically demanding. However, there may be quite a bit of walking between venues for some majors.

Eligibility Grandparent University is just one of the many benefits of being a member of the OSU Alumni Association. To participate, a child must be between the ages of 7 and 13 and registered in the Legacy program under a parent or grandparent who is an active member of the OSU Alumni Association.

Enrollment Deadline Enrollment opens on April 1, 2013, at 8 a.m. You can enroll to secure your spot by phone only at 405 744.2OSU (2678). This line will be dedicated to Grandparent University enrollment so please do not call any other numbers. Have the following information ready to give the phone attendant: number of attendees, your name, daytime phone number and selected majors in order of preference. Your call will be answered in the order it was received with a possible hold time of more than 30 minutes. Please do not hang up.

Please list ALL majors you are willing to participate in. Each family will be assigned to a major. We cannot guarantee multiple families will be assigned to the same major. Once you have secured your timestamp, you can complete the online form, fax, mail, phone or deliver your information to the Alumni Association. Due to the program’s overwhelming success, enrollment spots are given on a first-come, first-served basis and will end when the majors are full.

Cost This year’s event is three days with social activities on the first day. The cost for Grandparent University is $240 per grandparent and $170 per grandchild. Prices include lodging, instruction, all activities, T-shirt, class materials, transportation and six meals during your visit. Late check-ins arriving on Thursday cost $210 per grandparent and $140 per grandchild. Prices include lodging, instruction, all activities, T-shirt, class materials, transportation and four meals during your visit. There is an additional fee of $20 per attendee for participating in the aviation major.

Choosing a Major Expert faculty, staff and students from across the OSU campus provide instruction for Grandparent University. Majors are limited and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must enroll with and be accompanied by an adult. All majors are designed to be appealing to both Cowboys and Cowgirls. Some majors, however, have been designed with age specific requirements, and some may have additional fees associated to cover the extra expense.

Physical Activity Physical activity levels vary among majors, so please choose a major that best suits your needs and interests. Low — Mostly seated activities that take place in a classroom or laboratory. Medium

— Some movement and walking required. High — Significant movement required. May include physical activity outdoors.

Lodging Rooms have been arranged at Patchin and Jones Halls. Rooms in the halls are suites. Children must share a suite with their grandparent(s). If you are bringing more than one family group, or if you would like to request specific suitemates, please make note on your registration.

Meals Meals are included with your enrollment costs. Wednesday’s Fruit Frenzy afternoon snack will be in the heart of campus, and then dinner is on your own. We encourage you to explore Stillwater. Thursday and Friday’s breakfast and lunch will be served at an OSU dining facility. Thursday’s dinner will be a pizza tailgate party.

Parking Parking will be available outside the residence halls. Transportation to and from your major will be provided during Grandparent University, but if you have special parking needs, please let us know. Parking for the tailgate party and graduation will be available in the Student Union Parking Garage for a small fee. Majors located near the halls will walk to classes.

Questions? If you have any concerns or special needs, please feel free to contact Melisa Parkerson at [email protected] or Lauren Wiley at [email protected] or call 405 744.5368.

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WEDNESDAY 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Check-in 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Fruit Frenzy 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Swimming Dinner (on your own)

THURSDAY 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast (for Wednesday check-in participants only)

8:00 – 9:45 a.m. Late Check-in 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch 1:15 – 4:30 p.m. Class I & Class II in Major

6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Tailgate / Evening Activities

FRIDAY 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 – 12:15 p.m. Class III & Class IV in Major

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Check Out 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Graduation (guests welcome)

SESSION 1 — JUNE 19–21

Aerospace

Agribusiness

Art in Motion

Architecture

Broadcasting

Entomology I

Fire Protection

Forensics

Kids Cooking Healthy

Oral History & Archives

Physical Education

Veterinary Medicine

SESSION 2 — JUNE 26–28

Athletic Training

Aviation

County Government

Electrical Engineering

Entomology II

Food Science

Landscape Design

Oklahoma Vertebrates

Solid Wate Management

Videography

s1 AERO 4116 AEROSPACE AEROSPACE EDUCATION

Chad Depperschmidt, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AVIATION AND SPACE EDUCATION

Three … Two … One … Launch! Come join the Oklahoma State University Aviation and Space Program in the aerospace major. Participants will learn the concepts of aerodynamics, stability and the laws of motion through model rocketry. Participants will also use mathematical concepts to understand velocity, acceleration and altitude. Through the aerospace major participants will apply mathematics and science to life through the construction and launch of model rockets.

Anticipated Activities » Classroom instruction in rockets,

aerodynamics and model rocketry

» Creation and construction of a model rocket

» Launching of a model rocket (weather permitting)

Open to ages 9–13High level of physical activity

Involves up to two hours of outdoor physical activity

s1 AGEC 3216 AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Kim Anderson, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE

Eric DeVuyst, PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Experience the thrill of success and the agony of defeat as you manage a 1,280+ acre wheat, sorghum, cotton and cattle farm and ranch. You will make the same production, marketing and financial decisions Oklahoma farmers and ranchers have made during the last 30 years. FARRM is a computer-based game using actual (historical) yields, rates of gain, prices and costs.

Anticipated Activities» Familiarization with FARRM computer farm game

»Matching land use with crop and livestock production

»Managing money

» Obtaining production loans

Open to ages 7–13Low level of physical activity

No physical activity required

s1 ARCH 3316 ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE

Steven E. O’Hara, PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

Jerry Stivers, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Suzanne Bilbeisi, PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Architecture is the one art that we experience every day. Buildings are all around us affecting the way we live, work and play. Learn some of the basic design principles and structural systems evident in great architecture, and the role and responsibility of the architect in contemporary society. As a capstone project, the class will design and build a scale model of a city, appropriately named “Petesburgh!”

Anticipated Activities » Visualization and drawing

techniques

» Structures in architecture

» City planning

» Principles of building design

Open to ages 8–13 Low level of physical activity

Building a scale model and drawing

s1 EDUC 3316 ART IN MOTION:THE ARTISTIC FLAIR OF SAILBOAT VEHICLES

SCHOOL OF TEACHING AND CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP

Julie Angle, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF TEACHING AND CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP

Gayla Foster, DMA, VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART EDUCATION

Participants study the science concepts of force and motion as they design and construct sailboat vehicles powered by their own wind. The “sailboats” are designed by teams and created from ordinary materials: drinking straws, wooden wheels and straight pins. The sails are created from different weights of art paper artistically decorated with various art media in the styles of artist Henri Matisse. Finished sails are weighed on an electronic/triple beam balance to determine their mass and connected to the sailboat vehicles to test Newton’s scientific laws of motion. The final “test” is a fun class sailboat regatta of all the artistic sailboat vehicles powered solely by wind power.

Anticipated Activities» Collaborate in lively discussions about science concepts involving force and motion

» Use various art media to creatively individualize each sailboat

» Experience music in creative ways

» Design, construct and test (race) a sailboat vehicle

Open to ages 9–13Medium level of physical activity

The grandchildren can bring knee pads to the class to protect their knees as they apply wind power to their final sailboat vehicles in the regatta race on the classroom floor

s2 HHP 2126 ATHLETIC TRAINING SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Jennifer Volberding, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION

People each day are becoming more physically active than ever before. When the level of physical activity increases, so does the risk for injury. This is why the certified athletic trainer becomes so important. This major will teach you many of the skills used by athletic trainers to prevent, recognize, manage and rehabilitate injuries that result from physical activity. Come learn about this exciting profession that combines many aspects of medicine and athletic physical activity!

Anticipated Activities»Tour of athletic training facilities

» Application of treatment modalities (ice, heat whirlpool, ultrasound, etc.)

» Assessment skills (blood pressure, pulse, flexibility screen, etc.)

» Injury prevention (stretching, taping, brace fitting, etc.)

Open to all ages High level of physical activity

Walking involved in the tours including stairs, basic workout moves

s2 AVED 4136 AVIATION AVIATION EDUCATION

Mark Uhlman, CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR

Come be a part of one of the finest aviation programs in the nation! The aviation major includes a ground orientation to the principles of flight, an introduction to the aircraft’s systems and controls, and an overview of flight planning procedures. The highlight of the course is an introductory flight where you will conduct a cross country flight you planned with a certified flight instructor!

Anticipated Activities » Classroom instruction

and manipulation of flight planning tools

» Ground school and airport orientation

» Creation and implementation of a cross-country flight plan

» Introductory flight in an OSU airplane, weather permitting

Open to ages 11-13Medium level of physical activity

Physical condition is most important

s1 JB 3426 BROADCASTING JOURNALISM & BROADCASTING

Chase Carter, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, OSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Jack Hodgson, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, OSU SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Have you ever wondered how television reporters create their stories for the news? This major will teach you how to shoot video and edit it into a news package. You’ll work from a script and report on a campus news story, edit your story for a newscast and introduce it at the anchor desk.

Anticipated Activities » Shooting in the field with a

professional-grade camera

» Recording a voiceover for your story

» Creating your package with HD editing software

» Introducing your package with a live anchor

Open to ages 9-13 High level of physical activity

Participants will be outdoors shooting video, which will involve walking

s2 GOVT 2336 COUNTY GOVERNMENT OKLAHOMA COOP EXTENSION SERVICE — DEPARTMENT OF AG ECON

Notie Lansford, PROFESSOR AND EXTENSION ECONOMIST

Judy Rudin, EXTENSION COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

Ann Embree, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIALIST

County training program staff will be joined by representatives of county government in Oklahoma to educate students about county government, its history, functions and impact on citizens’ daily lives. We will visit each county office, meet with officers and deputies and interact through students’ activities. Most of the program will be interactive involving the students in hands-on activities.

Anticipated Activities » Participate in a mini land run on the county courthouse lawn

» Visit various county offices to obtain their patent from the district attorney, register their patent with the county clerk, file for homestead exemption in the county assessor’s office and receive their tax statement from the county treasurer

Open to all agesMedium level of physical activity

There is a brief run for the grandchildren

s2 EENG 4126 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Carl Latino, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

The objective of this module is to design, construct and race a motorized boat. The components include the boat deck, the propulsion system, propeller and the electronic controller. The boat will run when the sensor is exposed to light and stop when the sensor is in the dark. This module addresses stability in water, propeller design, boat deck design, assembling an electronic circuit and combining the systems into a self-propelled light-activated boat.

Anticipated Activities»Cut and glue

Styrofoam boat parts

»Assemble electronic control circuit

»Design and build propellers

»Assemble the sub-systems and race the boat in a 10-foot track


s1 ENTO 3226 ENTOMOLOGY I ENTOMOLOGY & PLANT PATHOLOGY

Andrine Shufran, ASSOCIATE EXTENSION SPECIALIST AND INSECT ADVENTURE COORDINATOR

Discover insects and their relatives up close! Learn all about different arthropods, dissect grasshoppers, and even make your own insect collection. A fun, hands-on major for young scientists of all ages.

Anticipated Activities »Live arthropod petting zoo

»Make insect collection from the Botanic Garden at OSU

»Learn insect characteristics in grasshopper “dynamite” dissection

»Create insect art to display and take home

Open to ages 8–13 High level of physical activity

Walking to and around the Botanic Garden (1 mile)

s2 ENTO 3246 ENTOMOLOGY II APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Andrine Shufran, ASSOCIATE EXTENSION SPECIALIST AND INSECT ADVENTURE COORDINATOR

You learned the basics in ENTO 3226, but now you can learn applied sciences related to entomology! Discover hands-on how entomology impacts the human world. Explore important environmental services provided by insects and learn to appreciate them for their ecological importance as well as their beauty.

Anticipated Activities »Live arthropod petting zoo

»Learn about bees, honey and pollination

»Create an insect nature journal and visit the Botanic Garden at OSU to collect, observe and draw insects

»Snack on stir-fried mealworms and termites

Open to ages 9–13 High level of physical activity


s1 FPST 3326 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

FIRE PROTECTION

Michael Larra aga, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT HEAD

Wonder why fire is so fascinating? In this course, students will learn the chemistry and physics of fire and why fire is dangerous but useful. This program introduces the engi neering aspects of fire safety with practical exercises. Learn some of the fun and exciting career opportunities in fire protection and safety engineering technology!

Anticipated Activities» Students learn the chemistry and physics of fire

» Learn fire safety essentials and fire extinguisher training

» Design and build a fire alarm system

» Learn how to safely and effectively use a fire extinguisher


Participants will be outside in the heat, will carry a small fire extinguisher and use a low-pressure fire hose

s2 FSCI 2216 FOOD SCIENCE FOOD & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CENTER — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Patricia Rayas-Duarte, PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

We will take you on a journey of food science to discover the fascinating world of food. Have you ever wondered how the small structure of what you eat looks like at a microscopic level? We will sample fun foods from all over the world. An exploration of novel foods will blow your imagination away — all chemistry and physics. You learn how your senses (smell and taste) can be deceived or enhanced (biology). We’ll also give you examples of our favorite foods and discuss their origins.

Anticipated Activities » Lecture presentations on wheat products from all over the world

» Hands-on experience in making bread and pasta illustrating chemical and physical changes

» Interactive games for learning physics and chemistry of food

» Observe the structure of bread/pasta and ingredients under the microscope

» Foster creativity in a session of building food art with dough, seeds/grains and color (paint)

Open to all ages Low level of physical activity

Mixing dough with hands and making handmade pasta

s1 FRSC 4236 FORENSIC SCIENCE FORENSIC SCIENCES

Ronald Thrasher, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Students entering the classroom discover a dead body in the front of the room. Students discover knives and blood droplets near the body. As student investigators process the scene, students create a plaster cast of fingerprints, lift fingerprints from the weapon, use an alternate light source to search for clues, examine and recreate the blood spatter and finally extract actual DNA to solve the crime as real forensic scientists.

Anticipated Activities» Create a plaster fingerprint cast

» Analyze “blood” spatter

» Use “alternate light” to search for blood

» Extract DNA from fruit

» Develop and examine fingerprints


s1 NSCI 2626 KIDS COOKING HEALTHY NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Barbara Brown, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES AND

FOOD SPECIALIST FOR THE OKLAHOMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

Knowing how to bake quick breads at home can give satisfaction and open doors to affordable healthful food choices. But, to do it right, you’ve got to know how the ingredients function and some basic skills such as measuring, mixing, reading recipes and using tools correctly and safely. We’ll also look at replacing white flour with whole grain flour, easy ways to cut down on fat and sodium and, most importantly, preparing great tasting quick breads.

Anticipated Activities» Observe the functions of ingredients

in common quick breads and learn to make healthful bread products

» Learn basic measuring and mixing skills

» Follow good safety and food safety methods in the kitchen

» Prepare and taste a variety of quick breads

Open to all agesMedium level of physical activity

Standing most of the time while participating in the kitchen activities

s2 HORT 2236 LANDSCAPE DESIGN HORTICULTURE

Shelley Mitchell, EXTENSION ASSOCIATE, 4H/YOUTH PROGRAMS, HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

This introduction to landscape design will show you how to achieve different design goals utilizing plants and hardscape materials. We will learn what to take into account in both site and plant selection and practice incorporating elements of design in sketches and dish gardens. A tour of the Botanic Garden at OSU will illustrate different materials, plants, sites and serve as a living textbook for our studies.

Anticipated Activities»Tour the Botanic Garden at OSU and the Horticulture Teaching Greenhouses

»Make a themed dish garden with cuttings from greenhouse plants

» Learn and draw basic landscape design symbols

» Practice planting and caring for a variety of plants



s2 ZOOL 2556 OKLAHOMA VERTEBRATES ZOOLOGY

Karen McBee, PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY AND CURATOR OF VERTEBRATES

Are you interested in conservation and biodiversity? Maybe you just like animals. Get to know Oklahoma vertebrates (animals with backbones), especially mammals (vertebrates with fur). We’ll examine scientific specimens in the OSU Collection of Vertebrates, build a field guide to identify different species and learn where they live. We’ll also practice using live traps, and on Thursday night we’ll even take a short field trip to see if we can find bats on campus.

Anticipated Activities»Examine specimens of mammals of

Oklahoma and use the Smithsonian Institute North American Mammals website to make their own field guide to take home with them

»Learn about different techniques and tools that mammalogists use to study mammals and will get to try their hands at using some of these tools

»Have an “after dark” exercise in which they get to “look” and “listen” (with a thermographic camera and an acoustical detector) for bats at the Botanic Gardens at OSU

»Get to make track casts of their favorite mammal

Open to all ages High level of physical activity

Light hiking around campus and the Botanic Garden at OSU

s1 LIB 3446 ORAL HISTORY AND ARCHIVES OKLAHOMA ORAL HISTORY RESEARCH AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES

Mary Larson, HEAD OF OKLAHOMA ORAL HISTORY RESEARCH PROGRAM

AND DORIS NEUSTADT PROFESSOR OF LIBRARY SERVICE

Find out about the fun and fascinating history of Oklahoma State University, which includes everything from pizza to an alligator in Theta Pond! Students in this class will get to conduct videotaped oral history interviews with their relatives and, in the process, visit the university archives to do background research. Through the use of old yearbooks, newspapers and the interviews, participants can discover more about their family’s OSU history.

Anticipated Activities» Learn to use professional video equipment

» Find out how to use the university archives for research

» Get training on doing oral histories

» Conduct a videotaped interview


s1 HHP 3156 PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Timothy Baghurst, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE

Is there a sport or physical activity that you’ve never had a chance to try but have always wanted to? Do you want to learn more about the body and how it works? Do you want to improve a particular skill? Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a physical education teacher? Well, now you have that chance! In this major you will get the opportunity to try out some new games and activities. Then, after having learned to prepare a lesson, you get to be in charge and teach a sport, skill or activity to the rest of the class.

Anticipated Activities»Participation in a variety of

physical activities or sports that involve skill development

»Learning activity showing how physical education is based on scientific concepts

»Create a lesson that is active, educational and fun

»Get the opportunity to be the teacher and be in charge

Open to all agesHigh level of physical activity

Participation in a variety of sports and activities including running, catching, kicking, etc.

s2 WSMN 2436 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Lynn Malley, ASSISTANT STATE EXTENSION EDUCATOR

Learn where “away” is when you throw something away. See where trash actually goes and discover better and worse ways to deal with your own trash. Make a plan to deal with your trash back at home.

Anticipated Activities»Tour a recycling drop-off center, single-stream sorting

facility, and/or a landfill (weather permitting)

» Snack on a home-made landfill

» Learn how trash can be sorted and why it matters


Sitting in the classroom and taking walking tours Be prepared to climb a hill and wear closed-toe shoes

s1 VMED 2616 VETERINARY MEDICINE CENTER FOR VETERINARY HEALTH SCIENCES

Reed Holyoak, DVM, DEPARTMENT HEAD OF VETERINARY CLINICAL SCIENCES

Animals come in many shapes and sizes, such as horses, dogs, pocket pets and cows. Learn how to examine animals and perform basic health care techniques. Gain experience with the proper techniques for milking a cow. Use visual and tactile techniques to explore and solve parasite puzzles.

Anticipated Activities»Endoscopy — small animal

»Teddy bear surgery

»Examine parasites

»Cattle basics at the feedlot

»Investigate bones using skeletons and radiographs

»“A Walk on the Wild Side” — exotics & pocket pets

»Equine physical exam


Walking, stairs and being outside in the heat is involved

s2 VDEO 2736 VIDEOGRAPHY INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE

Christine K. Ormsbee, ASSISTANT PROVOST & DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE

Work with OSU professional staff to conceptualize, shoot, edit and create a video commercial package. Using state-of-the-art video and audio equipment you will record the video on location. Then, go back to the ITLE facility to enhance your video with green screen effects, video graphics and animations. Finally, edit the commercial with one of our producer/directors and create your DVD. A final, edited DVD copy will be created and mailed to you after the session.

Anticipated Activities»Learn how to plan for a commercial

shoot with a brief script

»Learn basic camera and audio usage, plus techniques to get the most out of your video production

»Work with video graphics, green screens and visual animations to add your own creativity

»Learn video format basics


Walking around campus, handling camera and audio equipment and using a computer

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