When April and Lili Casas were born, it was quite a surprise for their parents, Manuel and Martha Casas. Ultrasounds, showing a healthy baby boy turned into two healthy baby girls. The girls, born and raised in Clinton, OK., and … Continue reading →

Vice President for University Community, Jabar Shumate, fields questions from the OU Alumni Association as he begins his first full semester in his new position. This past May, University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren established OU’s Office of University … Continue reading →

Former Oklahoma Sooner Ben Habern fields questions from the University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, looking back at what he learned in Norman and talking about the opportunity to work for the College Football Playoff. Ben Habern joined the College Football … Continue reading →

With the first day of the 2015 fall semester on the University of Oklahoma campus a little over three weeks away, it may be surprising to learn thousands of incoming Sooners began their OU journey in the heavy heat of … Continue reading →

As a resident adviser at the University of Oklahoma, Bridgitte Castorino thought she had seen everything the student experience presents. She was wrong. Castorino spent three of her undergraduate years on the Norman campus as an RA, serving as a … Continue reading →

For some 11 years, University of Oklahoma volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo has dreamed of taking his Sooner team overseas. This past summer that dream came true and for Restrepo and his players, it may still seem a little Oz-like. From … Continue reading →

Ever wondered what it took to make an engineer? In the case of a University of Oklahoma freshman, you can mix in equal parts of the Kansas landscape, two encouraging high school employees, a hard-working mom and a good dose … Continue reading →

Unlike his Oklahoma Sooner teammates, Buddy Hield has played more than his share of basketball in the Bahamas. Much of his game was honed on dusty dirt courts in Freeport with baskets often constructed from a pole and whatever a … Continue reading →

Time changes many things, and the 50 years after college graduation are enough time to account for significant change.  Dreams are made or lost or replaced, new jobs – hopefully better – are found; addresses change to accommodate new circumstances. … Continue reading →

Hello Sooner Country!  Hope you had a happy commencement day!  The Alumni Association spent Friday morning with President Boren celebrating some outstanding alumni in Beaird Lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. President Boren greets the crowd. President Boren opened this … Continue reading →