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From Stillwater to space: Spears Business graduate runs company powering lunar missions

Spears School of Business graduate Brenda Rolls runs a Stillwater company that makes space exploration possible. Frontier Electronic Systems produced spacecraft components for NASA’s Artemis II mission, which in April sent humans around the moon
From Stillwater to space: Spears Business graduate runs company powering lunar missions
MBA students travel to West Virginia for Big 12 Case Competition

Tue, Apr 9, 2019

A group of Oklahoma State University master of business administration students recently traveled to the University of West Virginia to compete in the Big 12 Case Competition.

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Hal Smith Restaurants Group establishes scholarships for HTM students

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Executives of Hal Smith Restaurants Group recently presented School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) students with newly established scholarships at Oklahoma State University in memory of a long-time company employee who died in a 2018

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A conversation about career readiness and technology with Apple executives

Thu, Apr 4, 2019

Two Apple executives will visit the Spears School of Business on April 18 to meet with students, faculty and staff to discuss career readiness and technology. The presentations, sponsored by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and OrangeTech,

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Dean Emeritus Richard Poole dies at 91

Wed, Apr 3, 2019

Dr. Richard "Dick" Poole, who spent 33 years as an Oklahoma State University faculty member and administrator, including serving as dean of the College of Business for seven years, died March 14, 2019, at the age of 91.

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Spears School of Business receives approval from world’s top accrediting body

Wed, Apr 3, 2019

Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business remains among the top five percent of the world's schools offering business degrees with the recent approval of its re-accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Tue, Apr 2, 2019

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business

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OSU will represent at SAS Global Forum

Mon, Apr 1, 2019

A group of business analytics graduate students will represent Oklahoma State University at SAS Global Forum 2019 April 28-May 1 in Dallas. The annual conference draws more than 5,000 SAS enthusiasts from around the world, attracting an audience of

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Faking emotions at work: the positive and negative side of workplace acting

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

In many jobs, employees are expected to act happy, or at least friendly, even when they just don't feel like it. So, it's not unusual that workers occasionally fake positive feelings, even when the results actually make them feel worse. But research

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School of Entrepreneurship research ranks high internationally

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

The Oklahoma State University School of Entrepreneurship is ranked fourth among nearly 500 programs from around the world for research productivity for the past five years. The ranking lists university entrepreneurship programs by their ability to

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Executives head to OSU to share successes at Spears Business CEO Day

Wed, Mar 27, 2019

Successful business executives will be sharing their stories with Oklahoma State University students during the Spears School of Business' CEO Day from 3:30-5 p.m. April 2 at the Student Union Theater.

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