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Academic Partners
The Oklahoma UCEDD’s academic partners in higher education serve to represent the UCEDD in different areas of the state.
Rick Wetherill is the Director of Continuing Education and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at East Central University (ECU). ECU continues to do training for direct services staff through a contract with the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. ECU trained over 3,500 staff last fiscal year. ECU also has conducted an interdisciplinary course for over 10 years through their partnership with the Oklahoma UCEDD. The week-long course trains students from a variety of disciplines, including education, psychology and social work, to work together as a team. ECU also hosts the Annual All Nations Pow-Wow and distributes materials to Native Americans through this venue.
Ronna Vanderslice is Dean of the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Cameron University. With Ronna’s leadership, Cameron University offers a summer camp experience for children ages 6-13 with special needs, who are unserved and underserved due primarily to income and geographic location. Students from Cameron University from a wide variety of disciplines serve as counselors at the camp and are immersed in a week of caregiving and camp activities with children with developmental disabilities and their siblings.
| Name and Title | Contact Information |
|---|---|
Rick Wetherill, PhD |
East Central University 100 East 14th Street 108 Admin Building G8 Ada, Oklahoma 74820-6915 580-332-8000 x 455 |
Ronna Vanderslice, EdD |
Cameron University 2800 West Gore Boulevard, NB-1023 Lawton, Oklahoma 73505 580-581-2566 |
Page Last Updated: February 26, 2013