Regents approve OSU faculty promotions
The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved promotions in academic rank for faculty members on the campuses in Stillwater, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, effective July 1.
On the Stillwater campus, receiving promotions from professor to the honorary title of Regents Professor were Francis Epplin, agricultural economics; Edward...
Oklahoma State University gains Board approval to sponsor Oklahoma City’s ASTEC...
The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents today approved the request for the OSU College of Education to serve as a sponsor for the Advanced Science and Technology Education Charter Schools (ASTEC) in Oklahoma City.
Founded in 2000 with 100 middle school students and five employees, ASTEC has grown to 750 middle and high school...
OSU selected for NASA challenge for fifth year in a row
NASA has selected Oklahoma State University as one of five universities to compete in its 2015 Exploration Habitat Academic Innovation Challenge, making OSU the only school to be selected each year since the challenge began five years ago.
"We're honored to be the only university with the distinction of five consecutive years of involvement,...
Putting your summer energy bill on ice
Temperatures might be warming up, but that does not mean your home energy bills have to head for the rafters during the summer months.
“Cooling your house accounts for about 50 percent of your energy use in the summer,” said Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension housing and consumer specialist. “The good news is there are...
Staying cool – and safe – in the pool
Taking a dip in the pool is an easy way to cool off during the hot summer days in Oklahoma. Following a few basic safety tips will ensure accidents do not dampen the good times.
“In many cases, drowning and other pool related accidents are entirely preventable,” said Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension housing and con...
President And First Lady pace bicycle races as part of America’s...
OSU President Burns Hargis and First Lady Ann Hargis will ride a tandem bike alongside Pistol Pete and OSU Chief Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington to lead a sea of 400 bicyclists across the Oklahoma State University campus and through Stillwater on June 12 at 5:50 p.m. as part of the Speed Wheel races.
Cyclists will be arriving throughout the...
UPS Store Opening in the Student Union
The Oklahoma State University Student Union will expand its services this summer with the opening of a UPS Store. The full-service postal facility will also offer a complete range of printing and copying solutions with expanded evening and weekend hours.
“The addition of the UPS Store is something we have been working toward for a long time,”...
OSU student describes his Fox News contest victory
“Amazing!” That's how Seth Paxton, a sophomore and economics/pre-law major at Oklahoma State University, described his recent on-air experience, conversing with Fox News anchors.
The sophomore, from Tuttle, appeared on the network’s morning news show, Fox & Friends, after winning the Fox News Channel College Challenge, a contest d...
See Significant Sixteen in the OSU Student Union
The exhibition "Significant Sixteen" is something very personal for OSU alum Paxton Cavin and it's on display in the Cowboy Underground Art Gallery at the student union until August 1.
"The exhibition is inspired by the relationships in my life. Each piece is about what matters most in my life: my relationships and interactions...
OSU Professor Emerita Wins National Award
Dr. Linda Leavell, Professor Emerita of English at OSU, won the Plutarch Award for best biography of 2013 as judged by fellow biographers. Leavell won for her book entitled Holding on Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore.
Named after the Ancient Greek biographer, the prize is the genre’s equivalent of the Oscar, in that the w...
