OSU students honored with distinguished military awards
Oklahoma State University students Anna Cook, Connor Garrett and alumna Lexi Littlefield have been honored with military awards that honor the work and passion they each have for their field.
The Student Veteran Success Center, now located at 061 Student Union, is a dedicated space for veterans to relax, study and build community. Plus: Cowboys for Veterans initiative will collect 800 Christmas bags for veterans.
Every year, during the week of Veterans Day, OSU’s Office of Student Veterans Success has volunteers place the flags and dog tags on the lawn in front of Edmon Low Library.
When veterans leave the service and look to begin a career, Oklahoma State University has continued to be an institution that will get them started. On Tuesday, OSU was named a Veteran Employer Champion in a Zoom ceremony by the City of Tulsa, Tulsa’s Community Service Council and the Oklahoma Veteran Alliance.
The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, OSU Office of Student Veteran Success and OSU Center for Sovereign Nations will host a Veteran Family Fun Day and hygiene drive from 3-6 p.m., Nov. 9 at the museum. This special event — part of a weeklong Veterans Day celebration — is open to all university students, veterans and community members.
Monday morning, representatives of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) visited the OSU Office of Student Veteran Success. The special occasion was an informal event, giving students and faculty the chance to talk with the state officers about their concerns, their experiences or their ideas for the future.
The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will meet on 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 28 to present research recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough.
Oklahoma State University has been named a top institution for student veterans by the Military Times. OSU has been ranked in the top 100 for the last six years of the poll, which has been conducted for a little over a decade.
