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Always on a mission: Dr. Marc Tower’s trip from Army helicopters to Spears Business

Dr. Marc Tower has spent his life looking for a mission worth flying toward. He piloted Army scout helicopters, worked his way through tech, construction and business consulting, opened a CrossFit gym and went back for a doctorate at 55. Today he
Always on a mission: Dr. Marc Tower’s trip from Army helicopters to Spears Business
Always on a mission: Dr. Marc Tower’s trip from Army helicopters to Spears Business

Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Dr. Marc Tower has spent his life looking for a mission worth flying toward. He piloted Army scout helicopters, worked his way through tech, construction and business consulting, opened a CrossFit gym and went back for a doctorate at 55. Today he

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Living the Cowboy Code: Chris Franklin

Tue, Oct 20, 2026

Chris Franklin, a program specialist in the Spears Business Center for the Future of Work, is the inaugural Living the Cowboy Code Award winner on the OSU-Stillwater campus.

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Hamm Institute names Phipps as Faculty Fellow

Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Workforce expert brings two decades of industry experience and research focused on preparing Oklahoma’s workforce for a changing economy

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New Report: Oklahoma Workforce engaged, faces retention risks

Tue, Apr 7, 2026

A new report published by the Center for the Future of Work at Oklahoma State University indicates Oklahoma’s workforce is engaged, supported by strong organizational cultures and employee attraction.

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Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association endorses OSU certificate programs

Wed, Feb 4, 2026

The OIGA has partnered with the OSU Center for the Future of Work to endorse its gaming certificate programs in a partnership that aims to enhance tribal gaming operations by combining high-quality professional training with industry expertise.

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Spears Business hosts second Tribal Summit for workforce, economic development

Tue, Apr 2, 2024

Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business and the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association hosted more than 70 tribal leaders March 23 for a workforce and economic development Tribal Summit on the Stillwater campus.

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Two conferences to offer accounting insights and CPE credit

Mon, Sep 11, 2023

The annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference will be held in conjunction with the Oil and Gas Accounting Conference on Thursday, Nov. 16 and Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, respectively, at the Cox Convention Center in Tulsa.

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