Legacy features contemporary Oklahoma artist

NEWCASTLE -- Legacy Bank is featuring the art work of contemporary Oklahoma artist Teressa Kelley at 509 NW 32nd in Newcastle as part of Art Matters, a program that supports noteworthy artists in the local community.

Kelley was born and raised in Oklahoma City.

Kelley has received several awards over the years in student competitions and has presented at numerous exhibitions. She earned an associate's degree in art from Oklahoma City Community College in 2004, and has since transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma to complete a bachelors degree in painting. She enjoys painting with oil on canvas, and is focusing her efforts on magnified realism, as she completes a series of paintings depicting delicate flowers.

Teressa lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and four children. When not creating artwork, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and music. For more information on her art work, visit www.tmkelleystudios.com.

Artists interested in putting an exhibit in the space at Legacy Bank in the Newcastle location are asked to e-mail samples of work to julien@legacybank.com.

For more information on Legacy Bank, visit www.legacybank.com.

Free OU tutoring program certified

A new University of Oklahoma program of free walk-in evening tutoring services and faculty-operated tutoring centers recently was certified by the College Reading and Learning Association.

To date, almost 1,300 OU students have benefited from the program launched by the Assessment and Learning Center in fall 2007. The greatest demand has been for assistance in chemistry and zoology.

The Assessment and Learning Center, which is housed in University College, provides assessment of student knowledge, interests and educational experiences and promotes academic assistance for students' scholarly achievement.

The OU Assessment and Learning Center was issued one-year certificates at both a regular and advanced level.

"I love the Action Tutoring concept," said University College Dean and Professor of Zoology Douglas Gaffin, referring to the nickname given to the program, UC Action. "It benefits the students, the tutors, the faculty and the university."

He added that OU is only the second university in the Big 12 to achieve this level of certification status -- a feat OU accomplished in less than two years.