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Alumni Feature: Joanne Hong

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

Joanne Hong graduated in 2008 with a bachelor's in apparel design and production. She is the founder and designer of Jolynn and Jolynn Kids.

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Spears Business names inclusion officer

Mon, Jul 13, 2020

The Spears School of Business has selected Dr. Alexis Smith Washington to lead a new school initiative to support and make central the importance of diversity and inclusion in educational programs, resources and opportunities for all business students, faculty and staff. Dr. Ken Eastman, dean of Spears Business, has named Washington, an associate professor of management, the school’s new senior inclusion officer.

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Technology allows pecan producers to continue learning

Tue, Jul 07, 2020

Pecan growers can access the latest research-based information via the Pecan Topics Zoom Program.

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Spears School of Business hosting Contract Management webinar series

Mon, Jul 06, 2020

The Spears School of Business will host a three-part Contract Management webinar series from September through October. The webinar series will give attendees an introduction to the essential skills needed to be a successful government contract manager.

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Oklahoma 4-H Foundation receives $100,000 gift

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

The Masonic Charity Foundation has gifted the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation with $100,000 for STEM programming. Funds also will be used for State 4-H Roundup.

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OSU/A&M Regents approve 2021 budget for OSU System

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved a $1.36 billion operating budget for the Oklahoma State University system for fiscal year 2021 during its June 19 meeting held via Zoom.

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Spears gender, diversity scholar recognized

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Oklahoma State University professor Dr. Alexis Smith Washington, with co-authors, has been awarded the 2020 Saroj Parasuraman Award for the best peer-reviewed journal article in the field of gender and diversity by the Academy of Management. Washington, associate professor of management in the Spears School of Business, won for novel research published last year examining a paradox in the perception of black female executives as professionals.

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OSU alum leads NYC hotel through COVID-19

Thu, May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hundreds of thousands of American health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis, and joining them are scores of lesser-recognized people supporting those nurses, doctors and others. One of those is an Oklahoma State University graduate who found himself working and living in the middle of what became the nation’s worst coronavirus hotspot of New York City.

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OSU, OU to offer online Executive Development Program for State Officials

Mon, May 18, 2020

The OSU Spears School of Business 15th annual Executive Development Program for State Officials has been moved online for the month of September. This program, hosted in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, is designed for leaders in state government to equip them with the tools needed to more effectively lead their departments and agencies for increased effectiveness.

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OESC warns unemployment scams are on the rise

Thu, May 07, 2020

Unemployment scams are on the rise.

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Unemployment scams are on the rise

Wed, May 06, 2020

Fraudulent unemployment claims are on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Four OSU teams place among the top eight in SAS Global Forum Symposium competition

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Four teams of Oklahoma State University business analytics students placed in the top eight at the SAS Global Forum Symposium, which recently came to a close after nine months of competition.

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