The College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University boasts nine dedicated research centers, including its newest, the Center for Oklahoma Studies. The centers are hidden jewels. Their work may involve faculty and graduate students trying to understand how countries cope with devastating tsunamis or may entail working to bring together folks to discuss explosive issues. Whatever the focus, the centers address a broad range of interdisciplinary interests. Here is an overview. Centers Create New Knowledge, Explore New Approaches Ron McCoy, a history professor and the co-director for the Center for Oklahoma Studies, is currently researching the painted tipis and shield designs of the 19th-century Kiowa. The first three images are Kiowa artist Silver Horn’s graphite and colored pencil drawings of Kiowa shield designs, circa 1904 – 1906. The fourth image is an anonymous Kiowa drawing of two women standing between two painted lodges with a lance hanging on a pole, circa 1875 – 1877. The last image, Lodges of chiefs, 1875, is by an anonymous Kiowa artist. College of Arts and Sciences 14 college news
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