The University of Oklahoma's College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences does not condone or encourage storm chasing by students. Anyone who chooses to chase storms does so at their own risk and should not imply that their activities are connected with the University. The only possible exception is when students are officially included in storm intercept activities conducted as part of well-planned and safety-trained scientific projects lead by faculty or scientists in the National Weather Center research units. Storm chasing is not part of the School of Meteorology course curriculum nor should such activities take precedence over the academic activities of the School such as coursework and attending classes and seminars. Finally, the issue of safety for all field programs is the subject of two College-wide required events.
Home of the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability
The National Weather Center (NWC) Library began operating in 2006, when the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Library was merged with OU's School of Meteorology library. We support the research, education, outreach, and operations of all NWC entities, and offer research services to anyone in the general public with an interest in weather or geography. The NWC Library collection contains over 7,000 materials covering subjects including:
Our library is also home to unique government documents, historical weather maps, and rare field sketchbooks of tornadoes from the 1800s. As the library is a joint venture of the University of Oklahoma and NOAA, we facilitate access to both educational and federal resources.
There are private offices within the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences that can be used for lactation purposes: one located in Sarkeys Energy Center, and another in the National Weather Center. People who are lactating are welcome to utilize the rooms for expressing breast milk or for nursing their child in a quiet, comfortable atmosphere.
This room features a pumping workstation, comfortable chair, fridge for milk storage, personalized cubbies, and a Medela Pump in Style Advanced. If you would like access to the room, visit SEC 510 between 8 am and 5 pm for a key. Only one key is given out at a time to ensure privacy.
This room features a pumping workstation (a desk and desk chair not fully pictured above), two arm chairs, a mini-fridge for milk storage, personalized cubbies, and some reading material. If you would like access to the room, visit the front desk in Suite 3630 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm for access. Only one key is given out at a time to ensure privacy.
AGS Computing Services provides technology services to the College of A&GS, the National Weather Center, and other organizations in Sarkeys Energy Center and on the University of Oklahoma Research Campus.
You can request technical support in two ways:
For further information on any of the services listed below, please send an email to agsit@ou.edu to request further information or assistance.
AGS Computing Services has poster printers in both the NWC and SEC which print full color glossy posters up to 42″ in width and “unlimited” length. PDF documents are preferred as there can be discrepancies in the document layout with Powerpoint and Illustrator. You can charge it to a department account, or we accept exact cash or check. The price is $8/ft for A&GS personnel and $12/ft for non-A&GS personnel. Please submit your poster request at least two business-days in advance (but preferably one week in advance) by filling out the the poster print request form found here.
AGS Computing Services provides desktop support for NWC and A&GS faculty, staff and students. This support includes installation, configuration and troubleshooting for PCs, Macs, Linux machines, hardware, software, networking, and peripheral equipment such as printers, scanners and tablets.
AGS Computing Services provides web development services including creation of database-driven websites utilizing PHP on a MySQL backend. We create, manage, update and write content for custom sites in the College.
If you are interested in developing a new site, or redesigning an existing site, please get in touch with us!
Please use this form in order to request a slide on the digital screens. If you would like to create your own slide to fit our screens, please make a JPG or PNG file that is 1920 x 1000 pixels. For the best quality, we suggest that you include nice graphics and contrasting colors. Use large, readable fonts and keep your text to a minimum. The quality may affect our ability to use your slide. Slides published at the discretion of the A&GS/NWC PR and Marketing team.
To request access to Concerto for uploading content, please send an email to agsit@ou.edu.
Log in to Concerto here: concerto.ags.nor.ou.edu (Please note that this link will only work from on campus.)
AGS Computing Services supports the classroom and A/V equipment in the NWC. We have several innovative technologies available.
Computer Labs in Sarkeys Energy Center
Computer Labs in the National Weather Center
Contact
AGS Computing Services
National Weather Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 3630
Norman, OK 73072-7306
(405) 325-2355
agsit@ou.edu
