CAS News

Dr. Andrew Fullerton, OSU Professor of Sociology, has been named to the review board for the American Sociological Review (ASR), the national scholarly publication of the American Sociological Association (ASA).

The Oklahoma State University Department of Theatre is preparing for its first Main Stage Production of the 2016-2017 school year. Tanya Barfield’s The Call will run Sept. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the Vivia Locke Theatre of the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts.

What do an opera singer, a mixed martial arts world champion, a historian, and an internationally revered physicist have in common?  They were all inducted to the Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame at a private banquet on Friday, September 9.  The College also recognized a Rising Star and 21 Distinguished Alumni. 

Oklahoma State University assistant professor of geography Amy Frazier is one of four authors of new a book detailing the shrinkage and decline of cities in United States.  Shrinking Cities: Understanding Shrinkage and Decline in the United States aims to provide an understanding of what the “city” has become and present analysis for future development.

Leaders of the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations joined Oklahoma State University officials, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends along with other tribal leaders Tuesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the OSU Center for Sovereign Nations.

The Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences announced its faculty and staff award winners at its annual Fall Convocation, held in the Wes Watkins Center Exhibition Hall.  Ten members of the CAS faculty and staff were honored at the event while many others received service pins.  A Citizenship Award was given for the first time.

One of the world’s leading philosophers arguing for the existence of God will speak at OSU as part of the Converse-Yates-Cate Lectureship in the Humanities.

Kayleigh Karinen never expected to end up in Oklahoma, first arriving to be a member of the cheerleading program.

When she came to OSU to be a member of OSU’s nationally recognized cheerleading program in 2014, she was also offered an academic scholarship that made OSU an opportunity she felt she could not refuse. It was the beginning of an academic journey that has since taken her around the globe to countries such as Spain and Chile.

Far to the west from American shores sits the island of Betio, now part of the most populous area of the nation of Kiribati. More than 70 years ago, Betio was a fortress, the site of a Japanese airfield that was the focal point of one of the first amphibious assaults by U.S. Marines in World War II.