Dear CAS colleagues, As we wrap up another outstanding semester, I want to thank you for all you've done to meet the challenges brought on by the pandemic. Not only did we not have any major outbreaks of the virus, but our college and university continued to thrive as in years past because of your dedication to teaching, research and service, and otherwise strengthening the Cowboy family. I am profoundly appreciative and I won't soon forget the sacrifices you have made. I wish you a healthy and happy summer as we head into the next term. As always, great things are on the horizon for the College of Arts and Sciences. Go Pokes! Dean Krutz |
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Pokes PodCAS: Orange Gown Graduate talks about her time at OSU
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Every semester, one CAS student is selected for the prestigious Orange Gown. Alannah Templon, a double major in Biology: Allied Health and Sociology: Anthropology, was selected to represent the class of Spring 2021. In a new podcast episode, Templon reflects on her research, on-campus involvement, after-graduation plans, and some of her favorite OSU memories. |
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Director of Bands, Joseph Missal, steps down after 35 years at OSU
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Dr. Joseph Missal put down his baton for the last time as director of bands and Regents Professor of Conducting for the Oklahoma State University band program on April 17, the last concert of the season. He chose a familiar song to close out his last performance, which concluding 35 years as a Cowboy—decades that revolutionized the band program. |
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Six CAS students named Outstanding Seniors by Alumni Association
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Out of the 22 students chosen for the Outstanding Senior award by the Alumni Association, six of them are College of Arts and Sciences students. Read about the OSU experiences of Sergio Mares, Eden Patton, Johna Pulliam, Monique Walker and Braeden Weyhrich. And look for an article on Payton Dougherty tomorrow on OSU's News and Media website. |
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ICYMI: CAS News Highlights
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Take a break from grading and end-of-semester tasks with some recent CAS stories you may have missed. | • | Professor of French Perry Gethner was mentioned in an April 28 New York Times article about female authors of pre-revolutionary France. |
| • | The Graduate College and Graduate and Professional Student Association Awards were presented on April 28 and recognized a number of CAS students. Read the entire list, including which faculty were advisors to this spring's Honorary Commencement Marshals (pictured). |
| • | Studio Art major Emily Albiter was named Oklahoma State University’s Student Employee of the Year. Read more about this exemplary student here. |
| • | Three of the five newest Oklahoma State Scholars Society fellows are planning on majoring with CAS. Read more about the students, this prestigious award, and what President Hargis said about the scholars. |
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Faculty Scholar Spotlight: Eric Turcat, Languages and Literatures
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On the rare occasion that she and I are not fully consumed by the task of raising our three wonderful children, we enjoy dissecting the endless political bloopers of American social media culture as well as debating the intellectual value of the latest trends in feminist critical theory. Aside from my broader interests in the history of ideas, I remain a French classicist at heart, with a focus on 17th-century moralism. This basically means that I still indulge in the pessimist ponderings of outrageously privileged dead white males who outwardly denounce the selfish nature of human beings while inwardly relishing every ounce of their own vanity. In fact, so enduring has been my fascination for classical moralists that the next chapter of my research now has me tracing the genealogy of today's politically enlightened principles of "liberal democracy" all the way back to their more sinister origins in the radical conservatism of the prerevolutionary era. Towards that end, I will first be organizing a virtual conference on July 31 titled "Libertines and their Money," where transatlantic scholars will share their views on how economic power was never fundamentally redistributed as a result of our revolutionary wars. In 2022, I will further ask my international colleagues to reflect on the viability of personal freedom in a world of increasingly deterministic political pressures. Virus permitting, next year's conference might even be scheduled face-to-face. |
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