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The Cowboy Way: John Blair

Before John Blair ever stepped into a University Health Services exam room at Oklahoma State University, he was marching across campus with a tuba strapped to his shoulders.

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Beef Center of Excellence key to securing future of beef industry

Wed, May 13, 2026

OSU names Outstanding Young Alumni

Wed, May 13, 2026

PhilanthroPete powers access to life-changing camp experiences

Wed, May 13, 2026

OSU partners with Folds of Honor to expand scholarship support for veteran families

America's Greatest Homecoming provides student leadership opportunities

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Thousands of alumni and fans flock to Stillwater every year for America's Greatest Homecoming, but many may not realize the amount of work done behind the scenes to pull off the largest student-run homecoming celebration in the nation.

America's Greatest Homecoming OSU Alumni Association Homecoming State magazine

Pete’s Pantry helps OSU students with free food and more

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

When a nutrition graduate student found that 43% of OSU students in 2018 had struggled with food insecurity in the last year, the Cowboy family rallied to take care of its own.

Leadership and Campus Life State magazine Our Daily Bread Pete's Pantry

OAIRE makes OSU Oklahoma's aerospace leader

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Already regarded as Oklahoma's aerospace leader, OSU is poised to expand its reach with the creation of a new institute that will bring the state's aerospace innovation economy together under one umbrella.

College of Education and Human Sciences OSU DISCOVERY State magazine College of Engineering Architecture and Technology Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education

New slogan promotes OSU's land-grant mission, public impact research

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Oklahoma State University has a new message: "Orange is the Answer." Born out of a strategic branding campaign by the Department of Brand Management, the new slogan reflects OSU's commitment to the land-grant mission and the power of public impact

State magazine Brand Management

Donors name construction engineering technology program

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Francis and Kathleen Rooney recently finalized a $3 million gift to benefit the construction engineering technology program in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. The gift names the program the Francis and Kathleen Rooney

College of Engineering Architecture and Technology Construction Engineering Technology State magazine

100 years of memories: the past, present and future of America's Greatest Homecoming

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

The centennial edition of America's Greatest Homecoming was filled with celebrations honoring longtime traditions, as well as glimpses of the event's bright future.

America's Greatest Homecoming Homecoming OSU Alumni Association State magazine

Hargis Leadership Institute aims to encourage students to explore leadership potential

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

OSU President Emeritus Burns Hargis is creating a legacy of leadership with the OSU Hargis Leadership Institute. President Hargis, former First Cowgirl Ann Hargis and OSU students launched the new program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and block

Ann Hargis State magazine Burns Hargis

A day in the life of recruiting future Cowboys

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

OSU has 25 admissions counselors who cover all of the United States and the world. Some, like Combs, are based in Stillwater. In other areas where OSU brings in a lot of students — such as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Tulsa and Oklahoma City

admissions Undergraduate Admission State magazine

Cowboys in Space: OSU alumni breaking barriers in space

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Wally Funk has been a pioneer her entire adult life. In the 1960s, she participated in the Mercury 13, a program for young women aspiring to become astronauts. In July, she traveled to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

OSU Flying Aggies aerospace Wally Funk College of Education and Human Sciences College of Engineering Architecture and Technology Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering State magazine

Alumni return to Stillwater to perform at McKnight Center

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Bill Scott Sheets is just one of a few alumni who will be making their McKnight debuts: vocalist Sarah Coburn will finally get to perform after her show was canceled last year and French hornist Ernesto Tovar Torres will be on stage with the

College of Arts and Sciences Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music State magazine McKnight Center for the Performing Arts at Oklahoma State University

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