{"id":14,"date":"2023-06-05T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somoutreach.wordpress.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:58:37","slug":"page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/somoutreach.som.ou.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201c<em>To serve our community and build relationships through atmospheric science and weather safety education and to provide students with an opportunity to build education and communication skills.<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Please reach out! We would love to come to your classroom to teach about the weather with fun hands-on activities, or help you navigate our activities in order to implement them in your classroom. We typically serve schools in Norman and elsewhere in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student organization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ou.edu\/ags\/meteorology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Meteorology<\/a>, we are dedicated to providing educational outreach activities on weather and climate to the community. Our outreach activities range from visiting local schools and museums to hosting activities at our home institution\u2014the National Weather Center at OU. To get a better idea of what we&#8217;re all about, see <a href=\"https:\/\/somoutreach.som.ou.edu\/index.php\/previous-events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this page<\/a> for a list of our other recent activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>SoMO is an official student organization of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ou.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/somoutreach.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to chat with us about opportunities? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/somoutreach.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nwc.jpeg?w=525\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" style=\"width:396px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are hosted in the National Weather Center in Norman, OK at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.edu\/nwc\">National Weather Center<\/a>. Interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.edu\/nwc\/visit\">visiting<\/a>? Let us know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in us covering weather safety or weather science? Let us know!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/somoutreach.som.ou.edu\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact Us! <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTo serve our community and build relationships through atmospheric science and weather safety education and to provide students with an opportunity to build education and communication skills.\u201d Please reach out! 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