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Alumni Chapter Watch Parties Coming Up!
Thursday, September 30, 2004 (124 reads)

Chapter Watch Parties Hey Cowboy fans, it’s watch party time. To catch all the action of OSU football with other alums, check out the following watch party sites for one near you! Anchorage, Alaska Peanut Farm 5227 Old Seward Highway 563-3283 Atlanta, GA http://taco-mac.com/location/decatur.htm"Taco Mac Decatur" Austin, TX Legend's Sports Bar in the http://www.hotelaustin.com/lounge/lounge.html"Holiday Inn Northwest" Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)OK Original Varsity at NW 63rd and Western Cherokee Strip (Enid) OK Pastimes in the South Room Chicago Neybours 3651 N. Southport Chicago, IL 60613 773.883.4406 Comanche County (Lawton) OK Mike's Sports Bar and Grill Dallas, TX (South side) http://www.theram.com/pages/restaurants/humperdinks/texas/dallas2.asp"Humperdink's" 6050 Greenville Ave 972-862-7624 or (North side) Fox & Hound 18918 MIdway Road at Rosemeade Dallas, TX 75287 972-732-0804 Orlando, Florida JB's Sports Bar and Grill 4880 S Kirkman Rd. 407-293-8881 Tampa, Florida Barnacle's Restaurant 926 Providence Rd (east exit of Brandon Town Center) 813-653-0959 Ft. Worth Fox and Hound in Sundance Square in downtown Ft. Worth, 604 Main Street Houston http://www.srosportsbar.com/championsmap.html"SRO's Champions" 6982 FM 1960 @ Cutten Rd (East of 249 on 1960) Kansas City Fox and Hound in Overland Park (105th and Metcalf) New York OSU V UCLA Watch Party, Location TBA Phoenix, AZ Shadey O's on the northeast corner of Shea and Scottsdale Road in the Safeway Shopping Center St. Louis, MO http://stl-sportszone.com/"St. Louis Sports Zone" Texas/Cimarron County, OK Games televised at Caktus Jacks Restaurant in Guymon, Okla. Tulsa County, OK Cowboy Sharkies at 58th and Memorial Washington, D.C. TBD

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Monday, September 27, 2004 (106 reads)

If you enjoyed the last issue of the Orange Connection magazine (Orange Weddings, Chapter Snapshots, aviation story, reunion stories, etc.) please e-mail us your comments at info@orangeconnection.org. We appreciate your feedback.

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Monday, September 27, 2004 (96 reads)

Orange Fridays started during the time of President Halligan to promote unity among the students with all OSU athletes. President Halligan set Fridays as the campus spirit day for the entire year to support and encourage student athletes, not only on the field or court but also in the classroom. On Orange Fridays, students, as well as faculty and staff, are encouraged to wear orange and show their team spirit. So, wear your orange, no matter where you live, to be one with the university on Fridays.

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Study Abroad Fair is Sept. 29
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (95 reads)

Information about OSU's Study Abroad programs will be available Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium. The Study Abroad Fair will feature representatives from OSU programs, as well as students who have studied abroad. Entries and winners of the Study Abroad Travel Photo Contest also will be featured.

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OSU Researchers Studying Bio-Fuel
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (95 reads)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant valued at $955,563 to researchers in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology and the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Scientists are collaborating on the university’s ongoing biomass-to-fuel conversion project.

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Student Recruitment Trip in Vietnam
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (104 reads)

A group of OSU faculty and staff is heading to Vietnam next month to recruit students. Tim Huff, manager of the OSU International Students & Scholars Office, says the group was invited by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, which is participating in an initiative to strengthen trade ties with Vietnam and other nations. The OSU group will include three faculty from different areas of OSU and one staff person from Huff's office. They will attend U.S. education fairs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. An additional stop is Taipei, Taiwan. Huff estimates that more than 7,000 students will attend these fairs.

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Ward for Baseball Hall of Fame
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (120 reads)

Coach Gary Ward, architect of 16 straight Big Eight Conference championships spanning three decades, will be the newest inductee into the Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame banquet is scheduled Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Wes Watkins Center. Tickets are $150. R.S.V.P. through the Cowboy Baseball office at 744-5849.

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OSU Architecture Professor is the Best
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (131 reads)

In addition to all its other honors, the OSU School of Architecture also boasts America’s best architecture teacher, according to a 6,000-member national student organization. Mohammed Bilbeisi, associate professor of architecture as OSU, has been named the 2004 National Educator Honor Award winner by the American Institute of Architecture Students.

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OSU Speaker Series to Feature Former Bush Aid, Forbes Publisher and Astronaut
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (95 reads)

President Bush’s former aid Mary Matalin, astronaut and Senator John Glenn and Forbes Magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard are all in the lineup for the 2004-2005 OSU Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City and Tulsa Business Forums. The series features nationally-known business leaders who share their views and philosophies with Oklahoma’s business community. The series is sponsored by the OSU College of Business Administration and its corporate partners and is coordinated by the OSU Center for Executive and Professional Development. Details may be found at http://cba.okstate.edu/cepd/content/speakerseries.php

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Education Bond Will Create Jobs
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (94 reads)

A proposed $500-million statewide bond issue would mean slightly more than $117 million for much needed improvements and new educational and research facilities at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater and the OSU System campuses. OSU President David Schmidly says the bond issue will benefit colleges and universities throughout Oklahoma and help institutions upgrade and add new facilities to deal with growing enrollments and the economic development and research needs of the state. It will also mean an economic impact of $737 million statewide and 4,000 jobs. Read about OSU's priorities for the proposed bond issue at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/bond_issue.html

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'Three-Peat' in National Competition
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (86 reads)

OSU chemical engineering students have won first-place for the third time in the 10-year history of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' National Team Plant Design Competition. Ashley Price, Shelby Hutchens and Megan Burns completed their entry as a 30-day, outside-of-class project assigned last spring as part of the school’s senior design course. The course is taught by professors Jan Wagner and Robert Whiteley. The students’ technical paper detailed their concept for an economically viable process for conversion of 20-year-old bio-hazardous waste extracted from salt caverns into a safer, less volatile substance. The conversion's by-product is ethanol, so the students demonstrated that a company could use it, not only to clean up a site in Louisiana and avert pending federal fines, but also to generate a profit.

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Parent's Club Announces Program
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (89 reads)

The OSU Parents Association has announced a student scholarship and faculty/awards program for outstanding faculty, staff and students. For more info, call Kent Sampson or Marie Basler at 744-5488. Applications and nomination forms are available at the Campus Life information desk at 062 Student Union. Deadline is Sept. 27. Amounts are a $500 scholarship for students, a $500 award for faculty and $250 awards for professional and classified staff. One of each will be presented during Parents Weekend Oct. 2.

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Ridership on 'The Bus' Growing
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (111 reads)

Ridership of "The Bus" for both on- and off-campus routes has increased 123% since the beginning of the fall 2004 semester. Hugh E. Kierig, OSU Parking and Transit Services Manager, says that since August 23, on- and off-campus ridership has averaged 2,824 riders per day and that an all-time high of 3,004 riders occurred on September 1. This compares to ridership one year ago that averaged 1,238 passengers per day. He attributes it to more routes, new bus stop signs and expanded evening service to the community. In case you don't know, "The Bus" is our local transit system, as opposed to "BOB," the buses that take you to OSU-Tulsa. You can read more at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/ridership.html

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A Matter of Interest -- OSU Scientists
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (111 reads)

In the early 1920s, world-renowned scientists Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted a new form of matter. Eighty years later, a group of OSU scientists and students, led by assistant physics professor Gil Summy, has created the material known as Bose-Einstein Condensation. It's a first for Oklahoma, and the OSU team is one of only three in the world that has created the matter using an all-optical method. The older, more cumbersome and more expensive method uses heavy magnets and lots of electrical power. Summy says the OSU experiment proved the optical method is viable. He says this area of research may have military applications that include creating "gravitational maps" of the earth so that U.S. Navy submarines would not have to depend on external navigation signals and other methods that leave them vulnerable to detection. The matter was first created in 1995 by a group of Colorado scientists who went on to claim the Noble Prize in physics. Summy says having this type of research at OSU will mean plenty of opportunities for additional grant funding and for Oklahoma students to work in this exciting new area. You can read more about this research at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/summy.html

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Hey Kids!
Thursday, September 23, 2004 (135 reads)

The Homecoming 2004 Coloring Contest is here! Get out your crayons and markers and show your cowboy spirit!

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Thursday, September 23, 2004 (87 reads)

Each year, the Homecoming Executive Committee picks a philanthropy event for OSU students, faculty, and Stillwater community members to participate in. This year, Oklahoma State University has teamed up with the http://www.komen.org"Komen Foundation" to help raise awareness about cancer. The Foundation is best known for its 'Race for the Cure' events. Because this year's Oklahoma City race will be held Oct. 16, OSU has paired with them to provide you several unique opportunities. Even if you can't make the actual race, you can still support the cause by purchasing a race entry form for $20 at any Komen Foundation booth. The Komen Foundation will host a booth at each home football game through Oct 16. The booth will be located next to the ROTC building south of Boone Pickens Stadium and will open two hours prior to kickoff. Homecoming committee members will assist the Foundation in working their booths. By visiting the Orange Connection Alumni Store located at the corner of Hester and Athletic Avenues, you also have the chance to buy a Homecoming Cowboys for the CureTM Spirit Wristband for $5. You can support the cause by wearing your orange and black elastic Spirit Wristband to all the football games including Homecoming! Both race entries and bracelets can be purchased in honor or in memory of a loved one. Honorees will be posted on the Alumni Association website for Homecoming.

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Thursday, September 23, 2004 (84 reads)

Join us at our last two tailgates at Missouri and Texas. We've had a great time at both UCLA and Colorado and want you to join us at our next two events! Get your tickets now, because there is limited seating at both. You may RSVP for the remaining tailgates on-line at http://www.orangeconnection.org by clicking on Upcoming Events(left), or call 800-433-4678. Also, at every home game we will be hosting a pre-game Pignic on the corner of Athletic Ave. and Hester St., directly off "the Walk." The Pignic opens just after the Walk, which begins traditionally two and a half hours before kickoff. Cost is $10/adult and $5/youth (12 and under), all you can eat. No reservations are required; you may pay at the gate.

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Thursday, September 23, 2004 (126 reads)

For those who attended the first ever Alumni Basketball game, it was hard to tell who was having more fun, the crowd or the players. From tip-off to the final buzzer, the afternoon was full of friends, fun and great basketball action. While some alums more were out of season than others, everyone got the chance to play and re-live some of their favorite moments. During half time, fans were treated to a game of horse, a free-throw contest and the ever popular slam dunk contest. Players were paired up based on their ability or lack of for each contest. The result was pure fun. The event was hosted as a way to reconnect the alums to their alma mater. Organizers hope to continue this event in the future and make it another of OSU's great basketball traditions. For a complete story, http://www.ocolly.com/new_ocollycom/archives/show_story.php?a_id=23105"click here." Photograph shows some of the basketball alumni signing autographs. Photo Courtesy: Melissa Majors

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Thursday, September 23, 2004 (96 reads)

DALLAS- For the second consecutive week, Oklahoma State PR-DB Darren Williams has been named SBC Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for games of Sept. 18 in voting by a select panel of media covering the Big 12. Williams had a career night on punt returns in OSU's 59-7 win over SMU. He had five punt sorties for 162 yards with a long of 47 yards. That was an average of 32.4 yards per return. It also was a game-best for punt return yards for the defender, who had 153 yards a year ago against UL Lafayette. It came within 19 yards of the single-game OSU record (181 punt runback yards) held by Bob Fenimore since 1943. The senior also had three tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble return for 53 yards defensively. In addition the Big 12 announced that the Oklahoma State-Iowa State game will not be picked up by television. The game time has been set for 1 p.m. Story Courtesy Associated Press and okstate.com

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Parents Weekend Invitation
Monday, September 20, 2004 (119 reads)

The OSU Parents Association would cordially like to invite you to attend Oklahoma State University’s Parent’s Weekend October 1-2, 2004 OSU Campus, Stillwater, Oklahoma President’s Breakfast Reception Saturday, October 2 Carrecker Room, Atherton Hotel 9:00 am – 11:00 am (or 3 hours before game time if game is scheduled for 11:00 am) Tickets for the breakfast are $5.00. Please RSVP by fax (405-744-2680) or phone (405-744-5488) by September 27 . Parents Association members can purchase tickets for the OSU vs. ISU football game for half price by calling 1-405-744-5745. You must order tickets by September 28 and give the ticket office your Parents Association number (found on your membership card) to receive this discount. OSU Parents Weekend Schedule of Events Friday, October 1, 2004 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Open Classrooms Be a college student for an afternoon and take the opportunity to sit in on some of our classes here at OSU! (Please refer to the listing of open classes included) 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Lecture Series by President Schmidly Sequoyah Room , Student Union (SU) This lecture series features our own President Schmidly who will be presenting a lecture on mammals. 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Parents Association Reception Carreker Room, Atherton Hotel This is a come and go reception sponsored by the Parents Association. Please come and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres while mingling with other Parents Association members. Greek Life will host this reception. 8:00 pm Pep Rally Formal Gardens on the South Lawn, SU OSU Spirit Groups as well as Pistol Pete and Bullet will be on hand. Be sure to bring your camera if you would like pictures! Saturday, October 2, 2004 9:00 am – 10:30 am (or 3 hours before game time if game is scheduled for 11:00 am) President’s Breakfast Reception Oklahoma Room, Student Union This breakfast will be hosted by President and Mrs. Schmidly as well as the Student Government Association, Residence Halls Association, Off-Campus Student Association, and the President’s Posse. Parents Association scholarships will be awarded to the recipients. Selected members of the faculty and staff will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to OSU. Be sure to register for the door prizes which include two club seats for today’s football game and much more! 10:30 am Top Ten Sites at OSU (self-guided tour) Tour some of our most popular sites on campus! Refer to enclosed brochure. 10:30 am Living Group Activities 3 hours Prior to Kickoff—Game Day Activities Library Lawn—Family Fun Zone Student Union—The Spirit Walk (2 hrs. & 15 min. prior to kick-off) Library Lawn—OSU Band Activities TBA OSU vs. Iowa State Football Game Parents Association members may purchase tickets for half price by calling 1-405-744-5745. Please give the ticket office your Parents Association number (found on your membership card) to receive the discount.

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Nathan Fleming Scholarships Awarded
Monday, September 13, 2004 (117 reads)

Eleven OSU students recently earned scholarships established in the name of Nathan Zane Fleming, the Edmond native and member of the OSU basketball team who lost his life in the 2001 OSU plane crash in Colorado. You can find the story at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/fleming.html

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Board Approves New Registrar
Monday, September 13, 2004 (114 reads)

The board also approved Jerry Montag as OSU's new registrar. Montag has been registrar at Rice University since 2000. You can read about him at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/montagj.html

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Regents Approve Veterinary Health Sciences Center
Monday, September 13, 2004 (93 reads)

The Regents approved the establishment of the OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, a new designation for the College of Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary Medicine Dean Michael Lorenz says the name change more accurately reflects the role of the College of Veterinary Medicine within the OSU System and its evolving mission, which is not only devoted to the education of veterinary students, but also focused on basic and applied biomedical research. You can read see more at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/vethealthsciences.html

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Director of Undergraduate Admissions Approved
Monday, September 13, 2004 (114 reads)

Dr. Paul B. Carney was approved as director of Undergraduate Admissions for OSU-Stillwater. Carney comes to OSU from Notre Dame, where he was associate director for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Dr. Michael Heintze, OSU Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, says Carney will lead the newly created department that was formed by the merger of the Office of High School and College Relations with the Office of Admissions. You can read more at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/carneyp.html

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OSU System Enrollment Reaches Record Again
Monday, September 13, 2004 (108 reads)

The OSU System enrollment has set another record. Dr. Michael Heintze, Vice President for Enrollment Management & Marketing, told regents that enrollment at the five OSU-System campuses has reached 32,672, compared to a previous record of 32,456 set last fall. Read more at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/enrollment.html

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Regents Accept Strategic Plan
Monday, September 13, 2004 (90 reads)

The board accepted the OSU System Strategic plan. President David Schmidly says the next step will be the establishment of a University System Planning Council that will be charged with ensuring the plan is implemented. You can read this story at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/strategicpla.html

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MBA Program Hosts Oct. 2 Tailgate
Monday, September 13, 2004 (100 reads)

The College of Business Administration's MBA Program is hosting a Tailgate party on October 2 prior to the Iowa State game. All MBA alumni are invited to stop by. Since kickoff has not been announced, we are tentatively planning to begin about 3 hours prior to gametime. Please check the MBA website at mba.okstate.edu for details as October 2 approaches. We hope to see all of our MBA Alumni on October 2!

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World-Famous Intelligence Expert to Speak at OSU
Friday, September 10, 2004 (111 reads)

The OSU Department of Psychology has announced that Dr. John Horn is the featured speaker for the Ninth Annual Goldman Trust Colloquium, scheduled Tuesday, Sept 21 from 3:30-5 p.m. in 106 Noble Research Center. A reception will follow in the NRC Atrium. Horn is a professor of psychology and head of the Adult Development and Aging program at the University of Southern California. He has written nearly 200 articles and book chapters and is best known for his work on human intelligence. Along with Raymond Cattell, Horn introduced the distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence, which has been a cornerstone of theories of intelligence for the past 40 years. The title of his presentation is “Expertise Emergence: Thoughts on the Development of Human Intelligence.” His talk at OSU is funded through a grant from the Sol Goldman Charitable Trust and co-sponsored by the Psychology Department, Sigma Xi, the Psychology Graduate Student Association and the Psychology Club. The public is welcome.

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HES Hosts National Fashion Competition
Friday, September 10, 2004 (89 reads)

The College of Human Environmental Sciences and its Department of Design Housing and Merchandising are hosts for the Arts of Fashion National Competition on Oct. 22-23 at the Wes Watkins Center. Sixty-three design students from across the United States will vie for 15 spaces at the international competition to be held in Paris. A gala fashion show of the students' designs, dinner and awards will culminate the event on Saturday evening, Oct. 23. The events are open to the public. Call 744-5034 for more information.

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Cowgirls Down Lehigh
Friday, September 10, 2004 (86 reads)

Oklahoma State's soccer team picked up its third road win of the season on Sunday with a 3-1 decision against Lehigh at the Ulrich Sports Complex in Bethlehem, Pa.

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