OSU's College of Education offers scholarships for high school English teachers

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Oklahoma State University’s College of Education is providing 100 full scholarships for Oklahoma high school English teachers and librarians to attend the Celebration of Books at OSU-Tulsa.

More than 70 writers, artists and musicians are set to participate in the Celebration of Books, Sept. 29-30, at OSU-Tulsa. The celebration is the premier event for the university’s Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, which will host a weekend of panel discussions, writing workshops, presentations, live interviews and book signings at OSU-Tulsa.

“These scholarships were established to show how much we appreciate our local teachers and librarians and the contributions they make daily to our community,” said Teresa Miller, executive director of the Center for Poets and Writers. “It is important to us to reach out and invite those who celebrate reading and teach literacy to our youth every day.”

Scholarships are still available and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. High school English teachers and librarians who wish to apply for the $65 scholarship should email their school affiliation, job title, and contact information to teresa.miller@okstate.edu by Sept. 12.

Bestselling writers Alexander McCall Smith and Pat Conroy will kick off the Celebration at the Chapman Music Hall in Tulsa’s Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Saturday’s panel discussions, interviews, feature presentations and art exhibit will take place from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at OSU-Tulsa.

Tickets for the festival, including “An Evening with Pat Conroy and Alexander McCall Smith,” are $65 for the general public, $55 for patron members of the center and $25 for full-time students. Tickets to “An Evening with Pat Conroy and Alexander McCall Smith” may also be purchased separately for $20. Tickets are available by calling 918-596-7111.

OSU-Tulsa is located at 700 N. Greenwood Ave., near I-244 and Detroit Avenue.