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New Miss OSU crowned

Mon, Oct 04, 2021

Amidst the deafening howl of the crowd, the thumping bass of a pop anthem and the warm embrace of her fellow competitors, Millie Bryant couldn’t stop smiling as her new title slowly sank in: Miss Oklahoma State University.

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Parkinson Voice Project awards 2021 SPEAK OUT & LOUD Crowd Grant to OSU

Fri, Oct 01, 2021

Parkinson Voice Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has named Oklahoma State University as a recipient of its 2021 SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd Grant Program.

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Tim McGraw, Itzhak Perlman part of The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts' Grand Re-Opening Weekend

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts at Oklahoma State University will kick off its grand re-opening weekend on Oct. 8-10, bringing award-winning stars to Stillwater.

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Philip Erdoes’ gifts offer ‘extra lift’ to students

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Philip Erdoes is the lone inductee into the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame for 2021.

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Geography grad becomes Air Force pilot

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

When 2nd Lt. Nolan Malloy first stepped onto Oklahoma State University’s campus as a freshman, he never imagined he would use his geography degree to join the military. Six years, dozens of flight hours and one commission later, he knows he is where he is meant to be. Malloy is an Air Force pilot stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, while he finishes his flight training, and he is thankful to OSU for helping him get there.

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CAS senior finds his passion — and his pillars — at OSU

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Oklahoma State University senior Jack A. Edwards has built his undergraduate career on the pillars of involvement and leadership. The Texas native is pursuing a dual degree in political science and psychology and is on track to graduate in three years despite being involved in countless organizations and research.

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New OSU collaboration aims to improve global access to groundwater

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

A collaboration between Oklahoma State University and the National Groundwater Association aims to improve access to groundwater around the world by addressing a projected shortfall of geoscience workers.

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Sarah Hoyt wants to help theatre students with endowed scholarship

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Theatre has given Sarah Hoyt so much in her life. Now the 1966 alumna is looking forward to giving future thespians the same opportunities she was afforded by creating the Sarah K. Hoyt Endowed Scholarship in Theatre.

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Facing COVID unknowns, CAS finds order, innovation and progress in meeting challenges

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

When OSU initially shifted its classes online for two weeks following 2020’s spring break, most thought things with the still-new coronavirus would resolve and in-person classes would resume in plenty of time for finals. Instead, courses remained virtual, and OSU faculty, staff and students finished the semester from home.

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New Greenwood School of Music building opens on campus

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

This state-of-the-art facility, attached to The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, is among the finest performing arts complexes in the nation.

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College names Freeman assistant dean to focus on equity, inclusion and OSU-Tulsa

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

In the spring of 2020, Dr. Jason F. Kirksey, vice president and the chief diversity officer at OSU, recommended that every college name a senior inclusion officer to broaden and deepen the university’s commitment to diversity. CAS has gone further, promoting Craig Freeman to assistant dean to lead these efforts, along with focusing on OSU-Tulsa.

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Motta works to curtail misinformation and other problems in communications

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

Academics live by the motto “publish or perish,” which means they write papers for scholarly journals as often as possible, and Motta is no exception. But he also believes part of his job is to work with the media and share his research findings in ways that will get the attention of the general public.

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