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Three CAS Seniors Receive Top Honors From the Alumni Association

Wed, Mar 14, 2018

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – Three seniors from the College of Arts and Sciences have been named 2018 Outstanding Seniors by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association. The Outstanding Senior award recognizes seniors who excel through academic achievement; campus and community activities; academic, athletic or extra-curricular honors or awards; scholarships and work ethic during their time at OSU.

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Mathematics Learning Success Center to Unveil Artwork

Wed, Mar 14, 2018

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – The Mathematics Learning Success Center will hold an art installation reception March 29 in the MLSC, located on the fifth floor of the Edmon Low Library, at 3:30 p.m. The reception will unveil the new piece of artwork created for the MLSC by Edmund Harriss.

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Francisco’s support for first-year math students earns national attention

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

As both a mathematics professor and researcher, Chris Francisco regularly challenges assumptions. He rejects two of the most common ideas about his beloved subject: that math is inherently boring, and that it is inherently difficult for most people. The associate professor of mathematics and associate head for lower-division instruction uses his passion for the subject to help OSU students succeed across the university.

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Opportunities Ignite Passion

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Teaching was not a subject Jenny Berry had contemplated when she chose to come to Oklahoma State University.  Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Berry had not even anticipated going to college in-state until she visited her older sister at OSU.  “I immediately fell in love with the school, with the town, and the people,” she explained. “Everyone was just so friendly. I literally went home that night and applied.” 

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OSU Community Music School Helps Stillwater Students Flourish

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – The Oklahoma State University Community Music School launched its services in the fall of 2017. The school, directed by Meredith Blecha-Wells, offers youth programs ranging from choir to orchestra to a Suzuki Strings program offering instruction in violin and cello. 

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OSUTeach offers value beyond the classroom

Wed, Feb 14, 2018

Meranda Golbek came to OSU with specific goals in mind. She knew she wanted to major in chemistry and then go to medical school. But sitting in New Student Orientation the summer before her freshman year, Golbeck was thrown a curve ball. The speaker mentioned a new program, OSUTeach.

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OSU Theatre presents “How I Learned to Drive”

Tue, Feb 13, 2018

The OSU Department of Theatre is driven by a vision for the community as it presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “How I Learned to Drive,” by Paula Vogel, Feb. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the Vivia Locke Theatre at the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts. For this production, the theatre department has collaborated with Payne County Youth Services to provide support for the youth in the community.

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Gold, Baby, Solid Gold: OSU Jazz CD grabs International Spotlight

Wed, Feb 07, 2018

Nothing compares to working with your idol on a project of your passion, but Oklahoma State University junior Kyle Hunt did just that. Hunt and his classmates from the OSU Jazz Orchestra created an album with Grammy Award-winning trombonist Michael Dease through the help of their professor and OSU director of jazz studies Tommy Poole.

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A Mixture of Cultures, One Vision for the Future

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

Sergio Mares found his way to Stillwater differently than most. Born in Eagle Pass, Texas, his mother moved back to Mexico shortly after his birth, where he spent most of his childhood. Mares returned to the United States in August of 2014, and attended Stillwater High School, graduating in May of 2017.

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Coburn inducted into OSU Hall of Fame

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association is installing four new members into the prestigious OSU Hall of Fame. Sarah Coburn, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be inducted at a ceremony Friday, February 9, at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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Another Chance

Wed, Jan 24, 2018

Jimalea Patterson has always been an Oklahoma State University fan. After meeting her husband, Kenny, during her time at OSU, to her daughter graduating from OSU, to attending grandparent university with her grandchildren, she bleeds orange in the best possible way.

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OSU faculty recital to feature Heather Lanners

Tue, Jan 23, 2018

The OSU Music Department Faculty Recital Series will feature pianist Heather Lanners performing works from the baroque era through the 21st century on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

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