OSU Headlines

Regents approve personnel actions
The Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents approved several personnel actions during its meeting today in Okmulgee, including naming Brant Adams to head the Department of Music and Phillip Mulder Jr. as head of Entomology and Plant Pathology in the Division of Agriculture. Adams, who also works in the music industry as a producer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor, has received several honors for his work. Mulder transferred to the OSU campus in 1995 to assume statewide responsibilities as extension entomologist working on a number of agricultural and horticultural commodities. For more details on personnel actions, click here.    

Students receive data mining certification
Twenty-three OSU students in the Spears School of Business received the SAS/OSU data mining certificate in December. Certification affirms a student’s ability to explore, analyze, extract and manage data to offer employers a competitive advantage in several areas of business. The OSU program is the largest of its kind in the U.S., partnering the university with SAS, a leading provider of data analysis and data mining software. For a list of the students who recently earned certification, click here. For more information on the program, click here.

National Ecological Observatory Network to hold public information session
OSU will host a public information session about the National Ecological Observatory Network, a continental-scale research platform for discovering and understanding the impacts of climate change, land-use change, and invasive species on ecology. Everyone is invited to the session on Monday, Jan. 26, from 1 – 2 p.m. in Case Study Room 3, 416 OSU Student Union. For more information, go to www.neoninc.org. Questions? Contact Steve Hallgren at (405) 744-6805.    

Reitan to speak on “Is God a Delusion?: A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers”
The Friends of the Forms will feature Dr. Eric Reitan, OSU Philosophy Department, on his recently published book “Is God a Delusion?: A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers,” on Monday, Jan. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Student Union Case Study 1. The book addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

Designer of bombing memorial to speak on campus
The OSU chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students will present a lecture by Hans Butzer and Jeremy Gardner of Butzer Gardner Architects of Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in NRC 106. The lecture is titled “Butzer-Gardner: Despite the Current Economy.” Butzer is the award-winning designer of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, and a professor of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. Questions? Contact Tom Ames at lectures.aias.okstate@gmail.com or phone (918) 808-8218. The event is free and open to the public.

Leadership Speaker Series
The Office of Leadership Development will present Campus Life Director Kent Sampson as the first speaker in a series on Ethical Leadership Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Exhibit Room 1 – Student Union. Sampson’s lecture is titled “Ethical Leadership in a Spiritual World.” For more information, please contact Stephen Haseley in the Department of Campus Life at (405) 744-5485. The series is free and open to the public.

Plan to attend Relay for Life Team Kick-Off on campus

Doel Reed collection on display at museum
A collection of the late Doel Reed’s works in the exhibit “The Life and Legacy of Doel Reed: Master of the Aquatint” is on display at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum. Reed’s work, his students’ work and an interactive display about his art process will be showcased there until June 30. Reed was the first artist on the faculty at OSU. For more, click here.

Helping companies recruit students
OSU Career Services, which works to help employers fill job openings with students, is getting some national exposure via a newsletter for career service professionals. The newsletter, Campus Career Counselor, outlines two innovative workshops that OSU offers employers to make the most of their on-campus recruitment efforts by offering best practices and a better working profile of today’s students. The Recruiting 101 and 201 workshops are offered periodically throughout the year. For more information, contact Lanie James, employer development coordinator by e-mail at lanie.james@okstate.edu.

You’re invited tonight as the Student Union Activities Board presents…
The movie, “High School Musical 3”  at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. Admission is $2. Play bingo from 8 – 9:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

Psi Chi sponsoring free GRE prep workshops in February
The OSU Chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is sponsoring three workshops to help students prepare for the Graduate Record Examination on Wednesdays in February from 5-6 p.m. in CLB 101. The first topic Feb. 11 is “Preparing for the Verbal Sections,” followed Feb. 18 with “Preparing for Quantitative Sections,” and finally Feb. 25 with “Preparing for the Analytical Section.” Students do not need to sign up and can come to as many or as few meetings as they would like. For more information, contact the Psi Chi faculty adviser Shelia Kennison at shelia.kennison@okstate.edu.

Mothers needed for survey
Mothers who are 18 years or older with toddlers between 18 and 30 months of age are being asked to participate in a moms and tots study at Oklahoma State University. Mothers will receive $60 each to tell researchers how they handle their toddler’s misbehaviors.  Please contact Dr. Bob Larzelere at (405) 744-2053.

Students, faculty and staff with prior or current military service…
In an effort to support veterans, OSU is asking for input from those who have prior or current military service as well as their family members. You’re invited to fill out a survey by clicking here and attend a meeting set for Monday, Jan. 26. Contact one of the following to let them know you’ll be attending: Mike Shuttic at m.shuttic@okstate.edu or Lynn Malley at lynn.malley@okstate.edu.
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Wellness tip: Sleep well
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each year more than 100,000 car accidents are attributed to sleepy drivers. Just a one-and-a-half-hour sleep deficit can reduce alertness the following day by one-third. Increasing your physical activity throughout the day, cutting back on late-night eating, and avoiding alcohol can help you get more quality sleep. Wellness tips are brought to you by the OSU Seretean Wellness Center, dedicated to making OSU the Healthiest Campus in America. For more information about services for students, faculty and staff, call 744-WELL (9355).