http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu Campus news and events en-us http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=464Michael Wallis, Pulitzer Prize nominated writer, historian and voice actor, recently spoke to students at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Wallis captivated students with tales of his childhood, his struggle to become a writer, his interesting family and the road that inspired his best-selling book, “Route 66: The Mother Road,” which has sold more than one Events and ActivitiesTue, 24 Jun 2008 11:20:04 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=463Eighth, ninth and tenth grade Oklahoma students got a taste of college life as they spent a week living on campus and learning about the academic programs offered by Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The “Emerging and Converging Technologies Academy” gave students the opportunity to spend time with instructors in the Visual Communications, Information TechnoEvents and ActivitiesTue, 24 Jun 2008 11:14:18 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=462Industries all across Oklahoma and the surrounding region are having difficulty finding skilled technicians. Officials at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology believe that a recent name change for the college will clarify its mission and attract more qualified students to pursue careers in advanced technological education. “We are closely tied to industry partners,&rdGeneral NewsWed, 18 Jun 2008 10:32:54 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=461Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology hosted the “Summer Academy for Advanced Technologies: Precision Agriculture” June 8 – 13. < See story on OETA > Oklahoma students in eighth to tenth grades attending the camp learned about precision agGeneral NewsTue, 17 Jun 2008 9:49:10 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=460Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology recently hired Magen Davis as the new student activities coordinator. Davis is responsible for planning and implementing student activities and events, and said she is excited about using her creative skills to make student events more enjoyable and memorable. Davis also is the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society advisor, which she describes as being General NewsMon, 16 Jun 2008 16:25:14 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=459“Can you hear it? Find where you can hear the heart the best. Can you hear this one? This is a normal heartbeat. It beats about 60-100 times a minute.” These are some of the instructions that were given to Kiefer Elementary School students as they attended Nursing Encounters Day at OSU Institute of Technology recently. Twenty-six Gifted & Talented students ranging from gGeneral NewsMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:58:18 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=458Groundbreaking and construction occurred on the same day as Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology launched a new Rural Health Science and Technology building on the campus. The $6 million dollar, 23,000 square foot facility will house the school’s nursing program, allowing the college to more than double the number of Registered Nurses it graduates. President Bob KlabeGeneral NewsMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:28 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=457The 10th annual Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology “Fairways for Education” golf tournament saw a great turnout by advisory board members and supporters of the auto collision industry.  The tournament was held on June 3 at White Hawk Golf Club in Bixby. Sixty-eight players contributed $100 each to play in the tournament. Collision industry sponsors contriScholarshipsMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:06:22 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=456(Okmulgee) – Officials from Rolex Watch U.S.A. signed an agreement Friday, May 9 to help educate a new generation of watchmakers at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology – Okmulgee. Also signing the agreement were the President of Oklahoma State University, Burns Hargis, and a representative from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Dr. Kermit McMurry, VWatchmakingMon, 16 Jun 2008 14:17:41 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=455The Construction Technologies Department at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology recently received a donation from Square D/Schneider Electric --approximately $20,000 worth of new equipment that students will use in the Motors and Controls lab. The donation was made possible by Kevin Gilliam of Stuart C. Irby Company and Ed Sittler of Square D/Schneider Electric.  SittGeneral NewsWed, 11 Jun 2008 8:52:50 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=454 Students in the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology marketing fundamentals class demonstrated their knowledge of how to market a product during their end-of-the-semester project – a trade show. Glenda Orosco, business instructor, said students in the marketing fundamentals class created a product and developed a marketing plan, which included designing an originalGeneral NewsTue, 10 Jun 2008 15:57:26 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=453Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology recently held a volunteer fair to kickoff its new service learning program. Jennifer Smith, director of service learning, said the program was created to make everyone on campus aware of the Okmulgee community’s needs and how they can volunteer their services to organizations trying to meet those needs. “Students today aGeneral NewsTue, 10 Jun 2008 15:28:46 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=452 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Visual Communications students won 41 of the 135 awards presented at the 22nd Annual Brass Ring Awards competition. Twenty-two universities and 17 high schools competed in the national competition that included 949 entries from 14 states. The competition was held on March 28th and was sponsored by Oklahoma Christian UGeneral NewsMon, 09 Jun 2008 15:10:34 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=451Four Air Conditioning & Refrigeration students at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology recently received scholarships from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Jonathan Stanfield from Stratford, Tyler Rains from Jenks, Rodney Crosby from Hitchita and Joey Davis from Quinlan each received $400 as a part of the $1,600 schGeneral NewsFri, 06 Jun 2008 15:14:29 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=450Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), donated $10,000 in scholarship funds to Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in support of the university’s new Power Plant Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program. PSO representatives presented the check to OSU Institute of Technology’s president Bob KlabeGeneral NewsFri, 06 Jun 2008 13:58:46 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=449The Fourth Annual Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Cyber Security Invitational Competition was held recently to test the cyber security skills of students studying computer and network protection at Oklahoma’s Career Technology Centers. The contest was open to secondary students and postsecondary students. OSU Institute of Technology’s IT faculty hosted the contest in the universiGeneral NewsWed, 04 Jun 2008 16:14:45 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=448A photography exhibit by award-winning photographer Kelly Kerr will be held May 1 through June 27 at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology – Okmulgee in the Conoco Gallery in the Student Union. A reception will be held at 7 p.m. on opening day, May 1, and is open to the public. The photographs depict life in Oklahoma, people’s emotions and life situations. Until last year, Kerr waEvents and ActivitiesTue, 29 Apr 2008 16:06:03 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=447Logan Slape is one of several students earning an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee’s Construction Technology – High Voltage Program. Students in the program are preparing to meet a growing demand for linemen, which was underscored lately during the recent ice storm that swept Oklahoma. In the Tulsa area alone, 78% of PSO’s customers were without serviGeneral NewsMon, 21 Apr 2008 20:50:53 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=446More than 155 Students to Receive Degrees. Guest Speaker is Dr. Kermit McMurry, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; Student Response Speaker is Morgan McGehee, who is graduating with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Graphic Design, Visual CommunicEvents and ActivitiesMon, 21 Apr 2008 20:45:44 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=445High school foreign exchange students from around the state found they felt right at home during a recent tour of the campus at Oklahoma State University – Okmulgee. The students were sponsored by a variety of agencies and came from several schools where they were on a one-year visit. According to sponsors, the overall impression of the students was that this was a university where a stuInternationalTue, 15 Apr 2008 10:20:04 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=444The goal might be cool air, but achieving it involves hot competition -- for students – students who want to become air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. That’s why D & M Mechanical of Garland, TX decided to sponsor its second student at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee. Rodolfo (Rudy) Rivas is graduating from high school in Wiley, TX this spring. And he’s already planning to worScholarshipsFri, 04 Apr 2008 8:00:15 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=443Automotive Technology students at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee got a unique lesson in automobile history when 33 members of the Tulsa Model A Ford Club drove their vintage cars to the campus for a visit. Tour organizer and club treasurer, Roy Cail, said the group thought automotive students would be interested in seeing these functional antiques to better understand how automobiles haEvents and ActivitiesWed, 02 Apr 2008 13:16:46 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=442"The Emerging and Converging Academyis now full and starting a waiting list."Chad J. Spurlock, MA, DirectorSummer AcademiesApplications are coming in weekly for OSU-Okmulgee’s summer science academies, but Summer Academies Director Chad Spurlock says there are still openings and thEvents and ActivitiesMon, 31 Mar 2008 16:07:40 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=441Students and staff from Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee recently participated in Higher Education Day at the Capitol and had an opportunity to meet with area legislators. Pictured from left are Rep. Dale Turner, Morgan Klabenes, Linda Avant, T. J. Stryker, Jenny Duncan, Sadhana Thapa, Mary Graves, Helen Orcutt, Sen. Roger Ballenger, Broc Rice, Rep. Jerry Shoemake, Magen Davis, and Anita Student NewsFri, 28 Mar 2008 10:10:41 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=440Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee’s 12th Annual Advancing Technology Showcase will be held Thursday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students, teachers and counselors from around the state will see and experience the unique “hands on,” application-based education available on the OSU-Okmulgee campus. Thousands of visitors from 130 Oklahoma high schools, middle schools, alternative schoolEvents and ActivitiesFri, 28 Mar 2008 9:31:33 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=439 Area high school students, their families and friends are invited to Oklahoma State University -Okmulgee’s campus to attend “College P.R.E.P. Open House” on Monday, April 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Noble Center for Advancing Technology. This informational event will highlight the variety of assistance methods OSU-Okmulgee provides to help students achieve their college goals. At tEvents and ActivitiesThu, 27 Mar 2008 11:53:27 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=438Sadhana Thapa, a Precision Agriculture student from Bhaktapur, treated members of the Okmulgee community and Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee students, staff and faculty to a tour of her country’s culture, economy and tourism during a luncheon presentation in the Student Union this week. The lecture was sponsored by the Multicultural and International Student Association under the directiInternationalThu, 27 Mar 2008 11:06:25 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=437Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee student Karla LaMunyon was named to the All-Oklahoma Academic Team at the 41st Annual Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Conference in Midwest City recently. LaMunyon was one of 32 students selected statewide. The All-Oklahoma Academic Team program provides statewide recognition to outstanding two year college students who are nominated by their cStudent NewsMon, 17 Mar 2008 8:09:53 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=436For the next eight weeks, the “classroom” will move from campus lab to a working shop for 22 interns in OSU-Okmulgee’s Automotive Collision Repair Technology program. The students – who will be graduating at the end of summer -- will be practicing what they’ve learned in school at a variety of collision repair shops across the state. The program requires three eight-week internships prior tGeneral NewsFri, 07 Mar 2008 8:23:53 +0100http://www.osu-okmulgee.edu/news_and_events/view_news.php?news_id=435Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee is hosting the “Summer Academy for Advanced Technologies: Emerging and Converging Technologies” from June 15 – 20 for Oklahoma students in eighth, ninth and tenth grades. Academy students will explore visual communications, culinary arts, construction, information technology, and engineering technologies, while experiencing college life on campus and in the clEvents and ActivitiesThu, 06 Mar 2008 9:34:59 +0100