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CAS senior represents OSU as Spirit Rider

Jan 23, 2019

Madeline McClaran is a political science senior minoring in religion and sociology – but she's doing much more than that. McClaran represents both the university and specifically the College of Arts and Sciences as this year's Oklahoma State

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Kensinger finds organizational involvement helpful for academic success

Jan 16, 2019

Zachary Kensinger of Enid, Oklahoma, really pushed himself to get involved on campus from day one. He started with the Arts and Sciences Freshman Forum, which is now called Freshman Student Council, before joining a plethora of other organizations.

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Busey: OSU professor 'instrumental' in my success

Jan 9, 2019

Gary Busey was only one credit away from graduation when his music drove him from Oklahoma State University to California, yet he never forgot the impact that OSU left on him. Busey accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State College of

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Team awarded $2.9M to study families of children born with a DSD

Jan 3, 2019

Larry Mullins is passionate about helping people. That's guided his career as a clinical psychologist, professor and researcher. The Vaughn Vennerberg II Chair of Psychology, Regents Professor and inaugural director of the Center for Pediatric

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Winburn honors late brother through OSU experiences

Dec 19, 2018

Sarah Winburn of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, earned a prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, which is awarded to 1,000 of the most brilliant minority students across America each year. The Gates Foundation-funded program covers all expenses, from

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CAS faculty, staff honored at University Awards Convocation

Dec 18, 2018

Z. Randall Stroope received the Eminent Faculty Award, “the highest honor given to a faculty member who has made sustained contributions to scholarly creative activity, instruction and service, bringing honor and recognition to the

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Ghana native loves Stillwater and study-abroad experience

Dec 12, 2018

Josie Akosa grew up more than 6,000 miles from Oklahoma State University in the West African nation of Ghana. Her father—a civil engineer—and her mother—the head of the equivalent of a community college—pushed their five children to aim high,

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CAS alumnus creates career connecting through art

Dec 5, 2018

Jason Wallace was in kindergarten when he won his first art contest. Since then, his artistic journey has led him through a variety of majors, media and careers, leading to his current position as a graphic designer at the College of Arts and

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The Turn: Poetry provides a non-traditional pathway

Nov 28, 2018

Shanley Wells-Rau, a non-traditional student in the Oklahoma State University master of fine arts poetry program, applied to graduate school after a 20-year corporate career. “This is the degree I have always wanted,” she said.

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Three journeys, one scholarship

Nov 14, 2018

It was a cool, quiet day across Paris on July 15, 2018, as Ana Solis sat on the edge of her seat staring at the TV. The whole city was silent even with the windows open. Then, France scored the final goal to win the 2018 World Cup. The city erupted.

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CAS students win money in Three Minute Thesis competitions

Nov 15, 2018

Three College of Arts and Sciences students combined to earn $1,400 between the CAS and Oklahoma State University Three Minute Thesis competitions over the past few weeks.

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Political Science class hosts mock election for elementary students

Nov 15, 2018

Jeanette Mendez fondly remembers voting in mock elections while she was in elementary school. In 2011, when she was head of the OSU Department of Political Science, she was disappointed to learn that her children, Gwendolyn and Elias, would not have

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