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College of Education and Human Sciences named seven students as 2026 Outstanding Seniors

Seven College of Education and Human Sciences students were selected as 2026 Outstanding Seniors.
College of Education and Human Sciences named seven students as 2026 Outstanding Seniors
Health and human performance doctoral student wins national scholarship

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

Stephanie Sontag, a health and human performance doctoral student, received the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation Women's Scholarship.

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Unity: People. Passion. Purpose.

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Oklahoma State University's newest academic college is poised to advance the university's land-grant mission with its focus on enhancing education, health and the well-begin of individuals, families and communities in Oklahoma and beyond.

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Taylor Varnon: home health recreational therapist

Tue, Oct 6, 2020

Taylor Varnon, a 2020 recreational therapy alumna, recently found her career passion for recreational therapy in a home health setting during an internship. Varnon is currently a recreational therapist independent contractor in the Texas panhandle

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U.S. Army Special Operations Command partners with OSU Tactical Fitness and Nutrition

Sun, Sep 27, 2020

Oklahoma State University students can work directly with U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) personnel through internships made possible with a new agreement between OSU and USASOC.

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OSU Tactical Fitness and Nutrition partners with Italian university

Mon, Aug 17, 2020

Oklahoma State University faculty recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy to partner in tactical fitness and nutrition research.

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

Mon, 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

Wed, 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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