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Message from the President
Monday, January 29, 2007 (170 reads)

To the OSU System,
I have informed the OSU Board of Regents that I am one of five finalists for the position of President at the University of New Mexico. My wife, Janet, and I love OSU, consequently, we have put much thought and serious consideration into this matter.
I was approached about this position, which has a strong appeal because the school is the state’s flagship research university and because of strong personal ties. Our son and his wife live in New Mexico and we have a second home there.

We are enjoying tremendous success and momentum at OSU. We have accomplished much over the past four-plus years and with the strategic plan and campus master plan we have in place, I am confident and optimistic that there are even greater days ahead.

New Mexico law requires at least a 21-day review period before the position can be filled. As the process goes forward, I will provide more details as appropriate.

Let me assure you, I will continue to work hard to serve the students, faculty, staff and alumni of Oklahoma State University as well as the Regents and the people of Oklahoma.

Sincerely,
David Schmidly

Women's Swish! Night for Coaches vs Cancer
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (163 reads)

Saturday, January 27 has been designated as the annual Swish! Night event sponsored by the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs Cancer Campaign. The event will take place this Saturday at 1:30 pm during the OSU women’s basketball game against Baylor. Four kids, all of whom are cancer survivors will be introduced prior to the game and will then shoot lay-ups at the half to help raise money for the OSU Coaches vs Cancer campaign. If you cannot attend the event, but would still like to support the campaign and these kids, you can pledge online at www.osucoachesvscancer.com

Click here for a special coupon offer from OSU Athletics. When presented at the OSU Ticket Office, admission to the game is just $2. There is no limit to the number of times the coupon can be copied or forwarded.

The Cowboys take on the Sooners
Monday, January 22, 2007 (87 reads)

Oklahoma State hosts the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the annual Bedlam series on Monday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys are 16-3 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference action after falling at Texas A&M 67-49 on Saturday night. Oklahoma is 11-6 overall and 3-2 in league play following a 91-51 win over Baylor Saturday in Norman. Tipoff is set for 8:05 p.m., with a possible slide to 8:10 for television. The game will be shown in ESPN HD where available.

For more about tonight's match-up, click here.

OSU-Nebraska Men's Basketball Game To Be Played March 5
Monday, January 22, 2007 (176 reads)

IRVING, Texas (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) The Oklahoma State-Nebraska men's basketball game, originally scheduled for Jan. 13th, will be played March 5th in Lincoln, the Big 12 Conference has announced.

The tip-off time will be determined in the near future by Nebraska.

2007 Cowboy Football Recruit Roundup Set for Feb. 8
Monday, January 22, 2007 (166 reads)

STILLWATER - On National Signing Day, Oklahoma State will ink the 2007 football recruiting class. To celebrate, the OSU POSSE (Providing Opportunities for Scholastic and Sports Excellence) will host the 8th Annual Cowboy Football Recruit Roundup Thursday, February 8, at the Payne County Expo Center.

Rank: Student Spirit!
Thursday, January 18, 2007 (104 reads)

Show your school spirit! ESPN is giving you the chance to show just how great OSU really is. Visit http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/listranker?id=648 and vote for OSU as having the best student spirit. Right now we're ranked fourth behind Kansa, Duke and Iowa State, so hurry and cast your vote and let's show 'em what it means to be an OSU Cowboy!

'Take a Kid to the Match' on January 21st
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 (108 reads)

The Oklahoma State vs. Oregon wrestling dual set for Sunday, January 21 at 2 pm has been designated “Take a Kid to the Match” day.

This special promotion offers one free ticket for an 8th grader or younger with the purchase of each adult ticket. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the OSU Ticket Office at 877-ALL-4-OSU or on the day of the match at the Gallagher-Iba Arena box office.

This promotion is sponsored by the NCAA’s “Take a Kid to the Game” program, which encourages youth attendance at collegiate sporting events.

One OSU Student will Win $1,500 for Attending Wrestling Matches
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 (176 reads)

A local sponsor is offering Oklahoma State University students a chance to win a semester’s worth of tuition, simply by showing up for the Cowboys’ four remaining home wrestling matches.

The “Stillwater National Bank Perfect Attendance Giveaway” begins this Friday, January 19, as the Cowboys host the Iowa Hawkeyes at 8 pm. One lucky student who attends all four remaining OSU home wrestling matches – Iowa on January 19; Oregon on January 21; Missouri on February 3; and Bedlam on February 11 – will win $1,500 toward tuition, fees, books or other educational expenses.

Participants must sign-in for each match in the northeast lobby of Gallagher-Iba Arena to verify attendance. The winner will be drawn from all eligible entries during the final home dual on Feb. 11.

For more information on the SNB Bank Perfect Attendance Giveaway, call the OSU Athletics marketing office at 744-3067.

Sherman Smith Makes Pledge To Oklahoma State Athletics Indoor Practice Facility
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (104 reads)

STILLWATER - Oklahoma State University announced last week that alumnus Sherman Smith is giving $20 million toward Oklahoma State University's athletic indoor practice facility.

The gift makes Sherman Smith the second largest private donor in the history of OSU.

For more information, click here.

Limited Number of Tickets Available for OSU vs. Texas Game Tuesday Night
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (77 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) — A limited number of tickets will be available for the Oklahoma State vs. Texas basketball game on Tuesday night, it was announced by the OSU Athletic Ticket office.

At 6 p.m. the evening before home games, if possible, tickets will be made available online by going to www.okstate.com and clicking on TICKETS. If any tickets remain on game day, ticket orders will be taken in person at the OSU ticket office in Gallagher-Iba Arena or by phone by calling (877) ALL-4-OSU (1-877-255-4678).

Fans are strongly encouraged to use the online purchase option to avoid any lines that could occur at the event.

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OSU-OKC Offers Sign Language Class
Thursday, January 11, 2007 (253 reads)

(OKLAHOMA CITY) – OSU-Oklahoma City will offer Beginning American Sign Language, Saturdays, Feb. 3 through April 7, from 10 a.m. to noon on its campus at 900 N. Portland Ave.

The course is open to all ages and requires no previous signing instruction. Syntax unique to American Sign Language, grammar and deaf culture will be covered in the course.

Cowboy Tennis Extends Success on the Court to Classroom
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (120 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. - (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) Oklahoma State’s men’s tennis team finished last season ranked No. 15 in the country and are poised for more success this season not only on the court but in the classroom were the program had an outstanding fall semester.

The Cowboy tennis team finished the fall semester with an outstanding team grade point average of 3.37. In fact, seven of the eight players on the roster finished the fall with a 3.0 GPA or better.

“This is really something we can be proud of,” head coach James Wadley said. “For these men to do what they do on the court as well as in the classroom is something special.”

Two Cowboy netters, Alex Kotsiuk and James Nguyen finished with perfect 4.0 GPAs and were named to the President’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA).

Artie Burmistrau, Nathan Byrnes and Jason Wright had GPAs of 3.50 or better and were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.99 GPA).

Felipe Diaz and Ivan Puchkarov also contributed to the Cowboy’s success with GPAs of 3.0 or better.

The Cowboy’s will look to carry over their success in the classroom from this fall as they open the 2007 season as one of eight teams that will compete at the Central Region playoffs January 19-20. The winner of the playoff will advance to the 2007 ITA Indoor Championships later in January.

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Cowgirl Tennis Continues to Excel in the Classroom
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (164 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. - (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) With the finalization of fall grades complete, the Oklahoma State women’s tennis team had one of its best semesters in the classroom.

Overall, 11 of the 13 players on the OSU roster ended the fall semester with a 3.0 grade point average or better, including an outstanding five Cowgirls that had a perfect 4.0 GPA.

“I am very proud of my tennis team but at the same time I am not surprised,” head coach Julius Lubicz-Majewksi said. “They put in a lot of hard work in their academics and it is something they take a lot of pride in.”

The five Cowgirls who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA and were named to the President’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) were Zana Masnic, Anna Carson, Lauren Simmons, Zuzanna Osinska and McKenzie Price.

Two other Cowgirls were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.99 GPA). Jennifer Poskitt and Lauren Ovelgonne both finished last semester with a 3.8 GPA or better.

Yawna Allen, Jessica Collins, Natalia Shatkovskaya and Iryna Tkachenko also contributed to O-State’s outstanding semester by finishing with a 3.0 GPA or better.

The Cowgirls are set to open the 2007 campaign when they take on Arkansas-Little Rock in Tulsa, Okla., on February 3.

Cowboys Ranked in the Top 10
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (121 reads)

Cowboys Basketball opened Big 12 play with a win over Baylor, snapping a four-game winning streak by the Bears. This fourth straight win by the Cowboys fueled the team’s climb up the AP poll to a #9 ranking. Joining the #9 ranked team this week is OSU wide-receiver Adarius Bowman, who began practicing with the team on Monday.

The Cowboys hope to continue the climb up the ladder as they face #6 Kansas on January 10 at Lawrence, Kan. The game will tip-off at 9 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN2. For more on Cowboy basketball visit www.okstate.com.

Tim Russert Anchors OSU Business Speaker Series
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (198 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State University is bringing Tim Russert, the managing editor and moderator of NBC’s "Meet the Press", to Oklahoma City and Tulsa as part of the university’s annual business speaker series, sponsored by the Spears School of Business.

NBC’s Russert, who has anchored the most-watched Sunday morning interview program in America since 1991, will be the second speaker in the series. He will offer “A View from Washington” from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 29, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, followed by a luncheon at the nearby Crown Plaza Hotel. Russert will also speak the same afternoon in Oklahoma City at the Civic Center from 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Society of Illustrators Exhibition
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 (249 reads)

The Gardiner Art Gallery will be host to the Society of Illustrators traveling exhibition January 8-24, 2007. The exhibit will include 40 works selected from the Society's Annual Exhibition representative of the best in the six categories of the Annual: Sequential, Editorial, Book, Advertising, Institutional and Uncommissioned. For more information visit, http://art.okstate.edu.

Cowboy Baseball Has Strong Fall Semester
Monday, January 08, 2007 (221 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) Oklahoma State¹s baseball team has recorded several semesters of academic excellence of late, and the 2006 fall semester was no different as the Cowboys set yet another record in the classroom.

With the finalization of the grades of the 39 players on the Cowboys' roster, OSU¹s overall team grade point average was 3.15, a school record for baseball.

Of those 39 players on OSU¹s roster, 23 earned a 3.0 G.P.A. or higher, which is also a record for the fall. And for the second-straight semester, the Cowboys had 10 players named to the President¹s or Dean¹s honor rolls (one shy of the team record set last fall).

Free Fastpitch Clinic at OSU
Monday, January 08, 2007 (238 reads)

Softball legend Michele Smith will host a free fastpitch clinic on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

Geared for players from Little League through high school, the clinic will provide instruction and motivation from one of the game¹s all-time greats.

Open to the public, the clinic will begin at 2:00 pm at the OSU Athletics Center, home of Gallagher-Iba Arena. An autograph session and photo opportunity will follow.

Saturday’s Tipoff Scheduled for 5 p.m.
Thursday, January 04, 2007 (185 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) — Saturday’s Big 12 Conference opener between Oklahoma State and Baylor will tip off at 5 p.m. from inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will also be televised by the Cowboy Sports Network. A limited number of tickets are still available for Saturday’s contest.

Funeral Services Set For Darrent Williams
Wednesday, January 03, 2007 (154 reads)

STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics http://www.okstate.com) Funeral services will be held for former Oklahoma State and Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on Saturday at 12 p.m. (CST) in Ft. Worth, Texas.

OSU Reacts To Loss Of Darrent Williams
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 (167 reads)

Courtesy: okstate.com

STILLWATER, Okla. - The following is a statement from Oklahoma State football staff members regarding the death of Denver Broncos defensive back Darrent Williams.

Williams played football at Oklahoma State from 2001 through 2004 and was a second-round draft pick of the Broncos in 2005. He died early Sunday morning in downtown Denver, a victim of a drive-by shooting, according to the Associated Press.

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OSU System Closes all Campuses Jan. 2
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 (161 reads)

In recognition of the National Day of Mourning for former President Gerald Ford, the Oklahoma State University System will close all campuses on Tuesday, January 2. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has declared Tuesday a day of mourning in Oklahoma, suspending all official business. OSU campuses will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 3.