September 12, 2024. The University of Central Oklahoma and Coventry University, located in the United Kingdom, have entered a collaboration to foster an exchange of research and expertise in the deterrence, management and mitigation of terrorism and international crime, as well as enhancing global security. Pictured, left, Richard Dashwood, vice-provost (research and enterprise) and deputy vice-chancellor (research) at Coventry University and UCO President Todd G. Lamb.

August 26, 2024. Moving to a new home is one of the biggest changes we can make in life.

David Chapman

The emotional impact of leaving behind a familiar place also contributed to stress, affecting 37% of those who moved.

“Change is stressful,” said David Chapman, Ph.D., a professor of finance and real estate at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. “Moving to a new home is one of the biggest changes we can make in life. There is normally a catalyst that has caused the need for the move. This catalyst may be graduation, change in employment, marriage, increase or decrease in family size or loss of a spouse. All of this makes it one of the most stressful events in life.”

August 26, 2024. David Chapman, an Edmond broker and former city councilman, said the property was long eyed by area developers who wanted to build housing for Edmond’s growing population.  “That piece of land has been curious to us for a long time,” Chapman said. “It’s been an interest for those of us who assemble land. It was untouchable. Nobody could buy it, nobody could list it, nobody knew what was going on.”