Oklahoma State University - Ten Reasons To Feel Great About OSU

Ten Reasons To Feel Great About OSU

OSU is Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence. The OSU system is comprised of five campuses: OSU-Stillwater, OSU-Okmulgee, OSU-Oklahoma City, OSU-Tulsa, and the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, which includes the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Best in the West: OSU is one of 134 schools named "Best in the West" by Princeton Review. It's the second time that OSU has received this honor. The Princeton Review surveyed data from 708 institutions.
A Truman Honor Institution: OSU has been named a Truman Honor Institution for its success in producing these top national scholars.
Best College Newspaper: Both the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press recognize OSU's The Daily O'Collegian as one of the top collegiate newspapers in the country.
Attractive Student Housing: Since 2000, OSU has spent more than $100 million renovating and building new student housing that includes all modern amenities, high speed Internet connections, living rooms, kitchen areas and private bedrooms and baths.
Gates/Cambridge Scholars: Ashley N. Hildebrand, chemical engineering senior from Wichita, and Joel A. Halcomb, history and mathematics senior from Sand Springs, have been named Gates/Cambridge Scholars for 2005. The program provides winners with a full scholarship for graduate study at Cambridge University, funded by the Gates Foundation. Only 35 American students were selected for the honor.
Undergraduate Research: OSU's Wentz Foundation program is the largest single scholarship program on campus, offering a unique Undergraduate Research Scholarship that allows students to develop their own projects in university labs.
Colvin Center Gets National Recognition: The National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association, which represents almost every public and private college and university in the nation, has named OSU's Colvin Center one of the top collegiate sports facilities in the nation. Honorees are chosen by architects and collegiate recreational professionals, with the top centers selected on the basis of functionality, attractiveness of the architecture and facility, programming, adaptability to student needs and wise use of budget dollars.
Largest Transfer Scholarship Program: The SBC Foundation has given OSU $3 million to fund one of the largest college student transfer scholarship programs in Oklahoma and to support academic enhancement initiatives at OSU. Beginning in Fall 2005, scholarships ranging from $3,000 ($1,500 per year for two years) to $4,000 ($2,000 per year for two years) will help outstanding students who want to transfer to OSU. The grant is a major step forward in OSU System CEO and President David. J. Schmidly's President's Opportunity Scholarship Trust campaign, which is raising $50 million for student scholarships.
Outstanding Professors: The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has named Dr. Kenneth E. Case, Regents Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management as the 2005 recipient of its Medal of Excellence in college teaching. The Dr. Case is the ninth professor to receive this recognition.
Outstanding Residential Life Program: OSU's Residential Life programs have won more national awards for student programming, including school of the year three times, than any other residential life program in the nation.