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Riata Center hosts 15th annual VEP entrepreneurship boot camp for military veterans

Fri, Mar 21, 2025

Twenty-three hand-selected military veterans learned from Spears Business faculty and leading industry experts during an eight-day boot camp as a part of the 15th annual National Veteran Entrepreneurship Program at OSU.

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Spears Business hosts 3rd annual Tribal Summit with record attendance

Mon, Mar 17, 2025

Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business and the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) hosted their third annual Tribal Summit on March 6, attracting a record 286 registrants.

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Spears Business senior Nunes earns Delta Sigma Pi Regional Collegian of the Year

Thu, Mar 13, 2025

OSU senior Isabel Nunes was recognized as the Delta Sigma Pi Regional Collegian of the Year at the organization’s South Central Provincial Conference.

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Beyond Business: Perry doubles as academic advisor, chef

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

When he isn’t advising students in OSU’s Chesapeake Energy Business Student Success Center, Darian Perry is trying new recipes or perfecting old favorites. Perry, who has a culinary arts certificate, uplifts the Spears Business atmosphere with the homemade treats he brings to the office.

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Spears HTM duo brings home top honors from the ICHRIE Undergraduate Research Symposium

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

Spears Business HTM students Mikayla Herrera and Emily Howe brought home top awards from the 2025 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Undergraduate Research Symposium in Tampa, Florida.

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Spears Business professor Im studies impact of flexible work arrangements on tourism industry

Mon, Mar 03, 2025

Work and vacation, once distinct from each other, are increasingly intertwined. What are the implications for the tourism industry? Spears Business assistant professor Dr. Jinyoung Im and her co-authors created a framework to examine this phenomenon.

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Outstanding Senior Q&A: Jennifer Martinez

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Jennifer Martinez, a management information systems student from Stillwater, is one of 25 Outstanding Seniors named by the OSU Alumni Association.

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Outstanding Senior Q&A: McKenzie Beesley

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

McKenzie Beesley, a hospitality and tourism management student from Sand Springs, Oklahoma, is one of 25 Outstanding Seniors named by the OSU Alumni Association.

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OSU Competitive Sales Team shows adaptability in national competition win

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Snow and ice couldn’t stop the OSU Competitive Sales Team from excelling in the University of South Florida’s Selling with the Bulls competition. OSU participated virtually, collecting several awards that include a first-place trophy.

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OSU Alumni Association names 25 Outstanding Seniors

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association named 25 students as Outstanding Seniors for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Business executives will share stories, career insights at 2025 CEO Day

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

Business leaders Stacy Kymes, Jeff McIntyre and Sophia Shoate will speak to Oklahoma State University students on April 1 in the Student Union Theater for the Spears School of Business’s CEO Day.

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The climb: Spears Business students scale Mount Kilimanjaro

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

OSU seniors Bryson Wolfe and Ben Simpson climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the famed Seven Summits, during winter break. Although many in their group were experienced mountaineers, Wolfe and Simpson had a different story, using altitude training masks as they prepared in Stillwater.

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