Leaders, lawmakers celebrate transfer of new VA hospital
Federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day at the ownership transfer ceremony of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.
The Cowboys for Veterans bag program will host its drop-off event from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 7 in the upper North Plaza of the Student Union at Oklahoma State University.
John Jeffries is a U.S. Marine veteran and graduate student at Oklahoma State University who is using his collection of military memorabilia to share the stories of those who have served.
After retiring from his career at the Army Corps of Engineers, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa alumnus Shannon Matthews knew he wanted to dedicate his time to inspiring others.
When Emerson Newell partnered with Oklahoma State University on the Christmas bag program she and her family had been working on for years, she figured 800 bags was a solid number. That number was surpassed in one day as nearly 1,000 of the more than 1,400 Christmas bags that will be sent to veterans was dropped off on Dec. 1
The Student Veteran Success Center, now located at 061 Student Union, is a dedicated space for veterans to relax, study and build community. Plus: Cowboys for Veterans initiative will collect 800 Christmas bags for veterans.
The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, OSU Office of Student Veteran Success and OSU Center for Sovereign Nations will host a Veteran Family Fun Day and hygiene drive from 3-6 p.m., Nov. 9 at the museum. This special event — part of a weeklong Veterans Day celebration — is open to all university students, veterans and community members.