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OSU/A&M Regents approve 2021 budget for OSU System

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved a $1.36 billion operating budget for the Oklahoma State University system for fiscal year 2021 during its June 19 meeting held via Zoom.

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Spears gender, diversity scholar recognized

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Oklahoma State University professor Dr. Alexis Smith Washington, with co-authors, has been awarded the 2020 Saroj Parasuraman Award for the best peer-reviewed journal article in the field of gender and diversity by the Academy of Management. Washington, associate professor of management in the Spears School of Business, won for novel research published last year examining a paradox in the perception of black female executives as professionals.

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OSU alum leads NYC hotel through COVID-19

Thu, May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hundreds of thousands of American health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis, and joining them are scores of lesser-recognized people supporting those nurses, doctors and others. One of those is an Oklahoma State University graduate who found himself working and living in the middle of what became the nation’s worst coronavirus hotspot of New York City.

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OSU, OU to offer online Executive Development Program for State Officials

Mon, May 18, 2020

The OSU Spears School of Business 15th annual Executive Development Program for State Officials has been moved online for the month of September. This program, hosted in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, is designed for leaders in state government to equip them with the tools needed to more effectively lead their departments and agencies for increased effectiveness.

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OESC warns unemployment scams are on the rise

Thu, May 07, 2020

Unemployment scams are on the rise.

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Unemployment scams are on the rise

Wed, May 06, 2020

Fraudulent unemployment claims are on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Four OSU teams place among the top eight in SAS Global Forum Symposium competition

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Four teams of Oklahoma State University business analytics students placed in the top eight at the SAS Global Forum Symposium, which recently came to a close after nine months of competition.

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OSU entrepreneurs present winning business plans

Wed, Apr 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t prevent Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs from competing in and winning awards in a virtual 2020 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup and finishing in the top four of an international college business plan competition through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which also featured teams competing remotely.

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Making the Most of the Circumstances

Fri, Apr 24, 2020

Chandler Goodman considers himself an opportunist, so when the Oklahoma State University senior found himself sitting at his parent’s home after the family’s Oklahoma City business had been classified non-essential and closed on March 26, he sprang into action.

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CARES Act has provisions for retirement account withdrawal penalties

Wed, Apr 22, 2020

The CARES Act loosens restrictions for early withdrawal on retirement accounts amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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Retired accounting professor recipient of Don Herrmann Accounting Ph.D. Award

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Retired Brigham Young University accounting professor Dr. Kevin Stocks is the recipient of the 2020 Don Herrmann Distinguished Accounting Ph.D. Alumni Award presented by the Oklahoma State University School of Accounting.

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Pandemic and oil glut could cost Oklahoma 10,000 energy sector jobs

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Oklahomans are feeling widespread pain because of the nation’s economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting glut in the demand for oil. Economic recovery in the state will be slow through this summer and into the winter, according to economists at Oklahoma State University, who predict that as many as 10,000 jobs could be lost in the energy sector alone.

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