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Cowboys Care: A rapidly growing movement with personal roots

When her husband, Jim, was asked to become the next president of Oklahoma State University, and they decided to make the move to Stillwater, Angela had one simple request. “Can we share our story about mental health?” Angela asked. “I wanted to use my story and our story to help others who were facing similar struggles. I wanted them to know that they weren’t alone.”
Two people wearing gray and white ‘Cowboys Care Oklahoma State University’ T-shirts standing under a canopy at an outdoor event, with tables, boxes, and a crowd of attendees in the background.
Reflecting on OSU's $250M investment to build world class veterinary teaching hospital

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

The combined efforts of faculty, staff, alumni and students were rewarded when the Oklahoma Legislature approved a $250 million funding package to construct a new veterinary teaching hospital.

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Just getting started: Hess speaks on vision for OSU's future

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

In August, Oklahoma State University President Jim Hess welcomed a large crowd at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center to celebrate a record-setting funding package from the state Legislature that will drive the future of veterinary medicine in Oklahoma for decades to come.

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Heritage Society continues to shape OSU's future through transformational giving

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

The prestigious group consists of alumni and friends who have made a commitment to OSU through a will, revocable living trust, life insurance, life-income gift, retirement account designation or other deferred gift arrangement.

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Hamm Institute hosts American Energy + AI Initiative event, spotlighting urgent needs to power AI

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Leaders gathered at the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University on Thursday to focus on one urgent question: how will the United States power the rise of artificial intelligence?

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OSU System breaks all-time enrollment record for higher education in Oklahoma

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

The largest higher education system in Oklahoma welcomed a record number of students this week for the start of the fall semester, eclipsing the previous record set in 2013.

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