Oklahoma's University for Parents (OK-UP) is a statewide initiative to help Oklahoma
families strengthen parent-child relationships and build positive parenting skills.
OK-UP was created and facilitated by OSU-Tulsa faculty and graduate students, as well
as the OSU Cooperative Extension. OK-UP seeks to to meet the need for parenting education in the state through community
outreach. It is one of the first parenting initiatives of its kind in Oklahoma.
What we do
OK-UP offers live presentations, video screenings, panel discussions, networking opportunities for families and free parenting classes on topics including:
Discipline tools
School readiness
Building positive parent-child relationships
Stress management
Family routines
Finances
Family resilience
The initiative is sponsored by Oklahoma State University’s Department of Human Development
and Family Science and the OSU Cooperative Extension with funds provided by the George
Kaiser Family Foundation. It has partnered with Tulsa Public Schools, Greenwood Cultural
Center, Catholic Charities and Teach Not Punish.
Our team
Dr. Amanda Morris, George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Child Development and OSU-Tulsa
professor of human development and family science.
Dr. Michael Criss, OSU associate professor of human development and family science.