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Staff Advisory Council recognizes 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipients

The Oklahoma State University Staff Advisory Council recognized 26 nominees for the Distinguished Service Award on Thursday inside the Student Union's Starlight Terrace.
Staff Advisory Council recognizes 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipients
OSU leads Big 12 in social media rankings for the second year in a row

Tue, Dec 9, 2025

Oklahoma State University once again ranks among the nation's best in social media engagement, earning the top spot in the Big 12 Conference for the second year in a row and placing 17th out of 667 Division I and II institutions nationwide,

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Lawson retires as university photographer after nearly two decades

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Compiling a selection of my favorite images from the past 18-plus years at OSU was not an easy task.

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Higher ed influencers: OSU social media accounts recognized as best in Big 12, top 5 nationwide

Mon, Dec 9, 2024

OSU receives No. 3 national ranking for social media accounts among over 350 DI schools

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Shockley retires after 19 years as university photographer

Wed, May 8, 2024

In the last 19 years, Shockley has captured almost 40 commencements, 19 Homecomings, 43 STATE magazine covers and more event photos than he can count.

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OSU Brand Management recognized as nation’s best higher education marketing team

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

The American Marketing Association Foundation has named Oklahoma State University's Department of Brand Management the 2023 Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year.

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Team Effort: Cowboys work together to create ceremonial mace

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

Maces in an academic setting have been used as symbols of internal authority and independence from external authority since the 15th century in Europe. The mace is generally carried by the highest ranking academic at the institution and serves as a

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Screen Time: Inside OSU celebrates 10 years of highlighting university through video

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

The official video platform of OSU was originally launched as OStateTV 10 years ago. Now, it's home to more unique and exciting OSU content than ever before, streaming upwards of 200 live events annually, including commencement, Greek shows, the Sea

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Staff Celebration Day returns for the first time in 2 years

Thu, May 19, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, Staff Celebration Day returned to Boone Pickens Stadium on May 18, bringing in one of the biggest turnouts the event has seen.

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Wray inducted into Sand Springs Education Foundation Hall of Fame

Fri, Apr 22, 2022

A lifelong Sandite who attended Sand Springs Public Schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, Wray's career and character embodies the qualities the Hall of Fame seeks in its inductees. Wray, now the senior vice president for executive affairs

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