OSU star running back arrested on DUI charge CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — Oklahoma State University’s star running back was arrested by Oklahoma Highway Patrol on charges including DUI early Sunday morning. Ollie Gordon II. Photo courtesy Cleveland County Jail. According to an affidavit, Ollie Gordon II was stopped by an OHP trooper at around […]
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Stitt nominates former OSU AD Mike Holder to regents board, calls Senate special session
Gov. Kevin Stitt nominated former Oklahoma State University golf coach and athletic director Mike Holder to the OSU/A&M Board of Regents on Monday. Stitt also called a special session of the state Senate to be held Wednesday for the express purpose of reviewing Holder’s appointment. But Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, said […]
Despite committee approval, Senate rejects one of Stitt’s nominees for OSU regents’ board
The Oklahoma Senate has resoundingly rejected one of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s nominees to the board of regents that governs Oklahoma State University, just eight days after the Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended her confirmation to the post. The Senate voted 32-13 Wednesday against confirming Susan Bergen, of Norman. Among the senators who opposed Bergen’s nomination […]
OSU Extension: What’s eating my plants?
Garden crops have a lot of enemies, but few are as non-selective and destructive as slugs. Unlike plant diseases and many insect pests, slugs are not host-specific and have a very diverse diet from asters to zinnias, with hostas being one of their favorites. As much as we hate them for the damage they do […]
Mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter’s OSU graduation ceremony
May 9—COLUMBUS — A woman who fell from the stands to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia woman whose daughter was receiving her diploma. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said the 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, just outside Ohio Stadium in […]
OSU hosting volunteer day across Stillwater on Saturday
Apr. 11—Oklahoma State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, Extension educators and more will gather outside of the Wes Watkins Center at 8 a.m. on Saturday to celebrate State of Orange by volunteering across Oklahoma. State of Orange is a partnership between OSU community service organization Into the Streets and President Kayse Shrum. State of Orange […]
OSU highlights Native American STEM fair during American Indian Awareness Week
Apr. 8—The Center for Sovereign Nations at Oklahoma State University highlighted American Indian Awareness Week with a regional conference and science and engineering fair from Thursday-Saturday. The event drew hundreds of Native American students, educators and families participating in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to the Stillwater campus. The Center for Sovereign Nations celebrated […]
OSU hosts annual science fair, encourages creativity and passion in students
Mar. 11—Students from across Oklahoma gathered to share their creativity and passion for science last weekend. Oklahoma State University hosted the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair Friday and Saturday at the Wes Watkins Center, and 169 students from sixth- through 12th-grade competed from 41 schools across the state. For more than 40 years, OSSEF […]
Stitt appoints Arcadia businessman, OSU alum to fill open position on OSU regents’ board
Gov. Kevin Stitt has named Arcadia businessman Chris Franklin to the OSU/A&M Board of Regents, which oversees Oklahoma State University and four other state higher education institutions. Franklin helped start Tall Grass Capital and Onyx Holdings, which are real estate investment, development, construction and property management companies that focus on small-to-medium-sized towns in Oklahoma. He […]
Vision plan for Innovation Park a focus at OSU A&M Board of Regents meeting
Mar. 8—The future Innovation Park at Oklahoma State University was featured at the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday. Elizabeth Pollard, executive director of the Oklahoma State University Research Foundation, presented a macro view of the park. The Innovation Park will be a 678-acre collaborative research park in southwest Stillwater, merging OSU’s land-grant mission, […]
OSU students focus on Washington School restoration
Feb. 28—Laura Arata has a passion for restoring the Booker T. Washington School at 619 West 12th Avenue, and she’s passing that zeal on to her students at Oklahoma State University. The Washington School Heritage Project is moving forward, and the Washington School Advisory Committee members were appointed Monday at the City Council meeting. But […]
Doug Worthington, former OSU Buckeye, Steeler, brings inspirational to Bucyrus students
Leadership coach Doug Worthington visited the Bucyrus Secondary School to meet with the students as part of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program. The idea behind Worthington’s message was it is important to be accountable in giving the best to achieve goals through life’s challenges and obstacles. “We do not always receive what […]