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Alumna launches only private recreational therapy program in Oklahoma, impacts foster youth

Jul 20, 2020

When a program closure left many foster youth without access to vital counseling services, Lilli Higgins, a 2017 OSU recreational therapy graduate, founded her own therapy nonprofit to help.

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Alumni Feature: Lilli Higgins

Jul 15, 2020

Lilli Higgins graduated with a bachelor's in recreation management and therapeutic recreation (recreation management and recreational therapy). She is the founder and executive director of Together Just, the only outpatient recreational therapy

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Clothing sizes of the future

Jun 12, 2020

Clothing of the future may rely less on numbered sizes, and more on data points.

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School administrators respond to coronavirus pandemic

Jun 1, 2020

Faculty in the Oklahoma State University educational leadership program knew they had established something special with the TeleEd program, but no one could have imagined the impact it would have during an unexpected worldwide pandemic.

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Hernandez caps OSU experience as grad commencement marshal

May 27, 2020

Corina Hernandez has graduated with degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Human Development and Family Science. And just this spring she added a master's in speech language pathology. Her work as a graduate student landed her one of

College of Arts and SciencesCollege of Education and Human SciencesCommunication Sciences and Disorders
OSU alumnae inducted into FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame

May 22, 2020

Four Oklahoma State University alumnae are set to be inducted into the National Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Leadership Hall of Fame commemorating the organization's 75th anniversary after being founded in 1945.

College of Education and Human SciencesFamily and Consumer SciencesHuman Development and Family Science
New Eskimo Joe’s T-shirt design honors health care workers, supports student scholarships

May 21, 2020

Eskimo Joe's beloved T-shirt supporting nurses will honor all health care workers with its 2020 design and provide scholarships for Oklahoma State University students in both the College of Education and Human Sciences and the OSU Center for Health

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Surprise news on conference call changes future teacher’s life

May 8, 2020

Many Americans have joined video conference calls in recent weeks. None have been as life-transforming as Sara Szumski's, when she learned she was receiving a very generous scholarship.

Elementary EducationCollege of Education and Human SciencesTeaching Learning and Educational Sciences
Designing fire-proof clothing with technology of the future

May 6, 2020

When firefighters enter a burning building, they wear heavy protective equipment. Far from the flames, textile researchers are using technology ranging from body scans to 800-1,100 degree C cone calorimeter to make that equipment safer.

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Nutritional sciences doctoral student awarded prestigious fellowship

May 1, 2020

Bryant Keirns, an Oklahoma State University doctoral student in nutritional sciences, received the Mars, Inc. Predoctoral Fellowship. The $5,000 award is presented by the American Society for Nutrition Foundation.

College of Education and Human SciencesNutritional Sciences
Virtual counseling sessions support students, community

Apr 30, 2020

Telehealth services enable mental health professionals to support their clients amidst coronavirus concerns. Oklahoma State University counseling students, new to leading virtual therapy sessions, are adapting quickly.

Human Development and Family ScienceHighlightCollege of Education and Human SciencesCenter for Family ServicesCommunity Health Sciences Counseling and Counseling PsychologyCounseling and Counseling Psychology Clinic
OSU professor, alumnae to be inducted into FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame

Apr 30, 2020

OSU teaching professor Dr. Paula Tripp is set to be inducted into the FCCLA Leadership Hall of Fame July 6, 2020, along with three OSU alumnae.

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