Oklahoma State University - Presidential Search Information

Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, Oklahoma State University is a five-campus, public land-grant educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU research, scholarship and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its application.

Outreach

OSU-Stillwater
Established in 1890 as a result of the Morrill Act, the Stillwater campus is the home of the OSU System. Named Oklahoma’s inaugural Truman Honor Institution for its production of Truman Scholars, the STATE’s university boasts students from all 50 states and nearly 120 nations and has more than 200,000 alumni throughout the world.

OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences (Stillwater)
The Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, the Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory make OSU a national leader in veterinary medicine and research.

OSU-Tulsa
In addition to more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree choices in a variety of areas, including engineering, business and aviation, OSU-Tulsa students, via daily shuttles, may conveniently pursue class options in Stillwater.

OSU-Oklahoma City
Offering more than 40 associate degree and certificate programs, OSU-OKC provides collegiate-level career and transfer education as well as supportive services that prepare individuals to live and work in an increasingly technological and global community.

OSU-Okmulgee
Known for its hands-on technical education, its world-class equipment and its unique partnership with industry, OSU-Okmulgee delivers high-quality instruction and programs that are consistent with emerging educational and labor market needs.

OSU Center for Health Sciences (Tulsa)
OSU’s medical school is perennially ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the nation’s best for rural medicine, family medicine and primary care and is also a national leader in telemedicine and occupational education studies.

Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Established in 1890 with the objective of providing Americans useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, the OAES includes laboratories, greenhouses and plot land in Stillwater, as well as 17 research stations across the state.

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Extension offices in all 77 Oklahoma counties link citizens to the STATE’s university and educational programs in agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development and community and rural development.

Teaching

Academic Priorities
With more than 350 undergraduate and graduate degrees and options, as well as professional degree programs in medicine and veterinary medicine, the STATE’s university and its nine different colleges provide unmatched diversity of academic offerings for the citizens of Oklahoma, the nation and the world.

•            College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
•            College of Arts and Sciences
•            William S. Spears School of Business
•            College of Education
•            College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
•            Graduate College
•            College of Human Environmental Sciences
•            Center for Health Sciences
•            Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

Research

Research Priorities
OSU conducts innovative research and technology transfer that enhance Oklahoma’s economic vitality and its quality of life. The focus has expanded greatly since 1890, but the third cornerstone of the university’s land-grant mission remains as crucial for the future of Oklahoma as it was at statehood.
Interdisciplinary collaborations with academic institutions, government agencies, private business and industry ensure that contributions of faculty and student researchers to the development of new knowledge and its dissemination are pertinent and lasting. Areas of emphasis include:

•       Alternative Energies and Conservation
•       Animal-based Agriculture and Biotechnology
•       Environmental Protection
•       Food Production and Safety
•       Health and Medicine
•       Manufacturing and Advanced Materials
•       National Defense and Homeland Security
•       Sensors and Sensor Technologies
•       Transportation and Infrastructure