The Stillwater community and Cowboy family gathered on Oklahoma State University’s campus Monday afternoon to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
For the second consecutive year, OSU and Stillwater Community United (SCU) collaborated on the unity march, which included speakers like OSU President Kayse Shrum and Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce. The SCU march joined with the OSU crowd of students, professors and faculty at the Spears School of Business to hear university and city leaders speak.
UHS has vaccinated more than 5,000 members of the university community since it began administering the Pfizer vaccine in January. By Friday, UHS will surpass the 6,000 mark, and, with Monday’s announcement that Oklahoma has entered Phase 3 for vaccine eligibility, there’s more good news to come.
Studio Art senior Shyanne Dickey recently won OSU’s Division of Student Affairs Celebrating Black Lives Art Contest with her piece, “Reigning Black Women Farmers.” Dickey, who hails from Tucson, Arizona, ventured outside her normal medium of oil paints to create the digital print. The collage of edited photos depicts six generations of women from Dickey’s family who have worked farmland in rural west Kansas for more than 150 years.
Thousands of Oklahoma State University students living on campus and in the Greek community received messages of support and mental health resources this week, courtesy of the nonprofit organization Hope is Oxygen.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the OSU Alumni Association will be unable to host the 2020 edition of America’s Greatest Homecoming. The centennial celebration originally scheduled for Oct. 26-31 will now be planned for fall 2021.
Oklahoma State University’s inaugural Retention to Graduation Conference included speakers, sessions and informational posters focused on enhancing student success.
Oklahoma State University announces the hiring of Dr. Douglas A. Hallenbeck as vice president for Student Affairs, subject to approval by the OSU/A&M Board of Regents. Dr. Hallenbeck will succeed Dr. Lee Bird, who is retiring in January after more than 18 years of service.