CENTRALITIES

Friday, May 9, 2025

UCO will close at noon on Fridays, beginning Friday, May 16, and continuing through Friday, Aug. 1. This change in operations allows staff to enjoy half a day off on Fridays throughout the summer. There is no requirement to use pre-existing accrued leave, nor to make up the time with longer shifts Monday through Thursday.

Hourly full-time and part-time staff who are regularly scheduled to work on Friday afternoons should request time off via Paycom Employee Self-Service at employee.uco.edu and select the “PTO” option as the type of leave. A request must be made for each Friday, and supervisors must approve each request. These requests will not be deducted from an employee’s pre-existing accrued leave. Detailed instructions can be found on The Hub.

Salaried staff do not need to request this leave in Paycom.

Staff who cannot be away from work on Friday afternoon may work with their supervisor to take the PTO on a different date as possible. Note that this special PTO will only be available in the system through Aug. 1 and does not carry over.

Student employees are not eligible for paid leave.

UCO Softball won its first game of the NCAA Division II Central Regional I Tournament, run-ruling Minnesota State 8-0 in five innings. The Bronchos improved to 47-8 and will face Rogers State at 1 p.m. today, May 9, at Gerry Pinkston Stadium.

The UCO Men's Golf team wrapped up the first round of the NCAA Division II Central/Midwest Super Regional Championship in first place. UCO shot a four-under-par 280 on Thursday, earning a 10-shot lead over second-place Central Missouri. 

The Bronchos tee off at 7:30 a.m. today for the second round of play. The regional championship will be decided after Saturday's third and final round. The top four teams and top two individuals not part of those teams will advance to nationals, set for May 19-23 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 

UCO Baseball's Caden Robertson was named MIAA Co-Player of the Year. Robertson was named First Team All-MIAA, leading a group of nine Bronchos honored by the league. 

Dax Sharp and Orlando Gonzalez were named Second Team All-MIAA, Brett Pense, Valek Cisneros and Ty Chapman were each named Third Team All-MIAA, and Grant Randall, Ty Hammack and Joe Ricchio were all named Honorable Mention All-MIAA. Hammack was also named on the MIAA Gold Glove Team.

The Tahlequah Daily Press did a story on UCO's commencement.

UCO's "Silk Road Connection" event was featured in The Oklahoman.

8 p.m. | UCO Jazz Lab

All Day | Main Campus

9 a.m. | Center for eLearning and Connected Environments

Today, May 9, there will be no parking enforcements other than safety violations campuswide and Parking Lots 41 and 44 are closed due to Commencement.

• Submit signage request forms for approval two weeks prior to the event date.

• Read the latest edition of the "Broncho Beat" by People and Culture.

• Faculty and staff may create or edit a profile. View the profile guide.

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