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OSU Symphony Orchestra and director earn national recognition for innovation and excellence

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra is hitting the right note. OSU is one of only five college orchestras named a national finalist for the Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award in Orchestral Programming — a distinction that celebrates inventive and impactful orchestral performances.

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CAS resources give students advantage in academia and career readiness

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences plays a central role in supporting Oklahoma State University’s Ideal Graduate initiative by providing tools for students to succeed both academically and professionally. “One of my favorite things to do is work with a student early on to help them blend majors and minors in a way that aligns with their goals,” said Dr. Amy Martindale, CAS assistant dean for student academic services. “It’s like solving a puzzle where each choice adds value to their future.”

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OSU works to upgrade renowned CERN particle detector

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

In a laboratory deep below the Swiss-French border, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator smashes protons together at nearly the speed of light. A piece of Oklahoma State University sits at the heart of the action. For 20 years, faculty and students from OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences have contributed to ATLAS, a major particle physics experiment on the Large Hadron Collider at the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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CAS professors Heitz, Burkett and McNeal bring GenEd teaching to new levels of excellence

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

As the largest source of general education courses at Oklahoma State University, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes students from all colleges and disciplines into its classrooms. For CAS instructors, this presents a unique opportunity to engage majors and non-majors alike while equipping them with skills that carry into future classes and careers. These efforts are regularly recognized, from positive student feedback to university and national- level awards. Drs. Haridas Heitz, Ashley Burkett and Reanae McNeal are three of the many CAS professors who engage students in notable ways, helping shape successive cohorts of OSU Ideal Graduates.

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Behind the Curtain: A look into Theatre’s thriving costume lab

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

When thinking about labs at an R1 research institution like Oklahoma State University, science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines are typically top of mind. But those are far from all- encompassing. Tucked away on the second floor of the historic Gundersen Building is the Department of Theatre’s Costume Lab. A bustling workshop of fabric, thread, sewing notions and concept sketches, the costume lab is redefining career preparation for theatre students by combining structured coursework, technical training and real-world production experience.

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School of Media and Strategic Communications alumnus commits largest gift in program history

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

To give back to the university he loves deeply, Keith Garton and his partner, David Sheehan, have committed the largest single gift ever directed to the OSU School of Media and Strategic Communications. The gift will establish the Garton Family Endowed Chair for Media and Strategic Communications, as well as endowed funds for rural journalism and student organizations.

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Symbiotic Relationships: CAS leading the way in transdisciplinary life sciences research

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

As the hub of life sciences at Oklahoma State University, the College of Arts and Sciences is committed to research that bridges disciplines and creates breakthroughs for the betterment of societies around the world. With hundreds of faculty, staff and students across the departments of biology, psychology, and microbiology and molecular genetics, there’s no easy way to fully capture the extent of transdisciplinary life science research within CAS. However, highlighted here are three of the many projects bringing distinction to the college and the university.

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Sum-thing Special: OSU High School Math Day fosters community of learning

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

For over 10 years, Oklahoma State University’s Department of Mathematics has hosted High School Math Day, welcoming nearly 200 students annually from schools across the region to Stillwater’s campus. “Math is an incredibly useful and exciting way to understand the world,” said Dr. Jeff Mermin, associate professor of mathematics and High School Math Day coordinator. “Too often, classroom math feels like memorizing formulas, but step outside that standard curriculum and there’s so much to discover.”

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CAS faculty advance knowledge across continents and cultures

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

From the soil of Oklahoma’s prairie to the Arctic ice caps of the North Pole, Oklahoma State University researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences conduct transdisciplinary research covering everything from how people interact with each other to data collected from satellite imagery.

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Renaissance Ready: OSU Arts Week returns after 45-year hiatus

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

For the first time since the 1970s, Stillwater saw the return of OSU Arts Week — a celebration of the visual, performing and applied arts at Oklahoma State University. The OSU Arts Committee led the initiative, with key support from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre, Greenwood School of Music, and Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History.

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Physics and Math secure $3M NSF grant to train next-gen quantum and AI workforce

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Professors from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Physics and Department of Mathematics received a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award to launch the Accelerating Transdisciplinary Training of an Oklahoma Workforce for the Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Revolution program.

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College of Arts and Sciences names Hawkins associate dean for academic programs

Wed, Aug 20, 2025

On Aug. 1, Dr. Ty Hawkins officially started as the newest member of the College of Arts and Sciences leadership team at Oklahoma State University. After a successful nationwide search, CAS hired Hawkins for the role of associate dean for academic programs. He most recently held the position of director for the University of Central Arkansas’ School of Language and Literature.

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