Hello, Faculty and Staff!
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The spring semester is coming to a close and we want to thank you for your dedication and hard work this semester! Get outside to enjoy some of this wonderful spring weather and keep up the good work. The OSU Foundation's annual giving event, Give Orange, wrapped up on April 5. The College of Arts and Sciences won first place in the Last Call challenge, the second place prize in the Night Owl challenge and placed second on the overall College Leaderboard. Several of our other challenges were met and exceeded. Together, we raised more than $1 million to support OSU initiatives. Thank you for your support of the college and for a great Give Orange! Go Pokes! |
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ICYMI: Registration is now open!
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Reading Readiness Camp is June 6-9! This four-day camp on the OSU-Stillwater campus offers your child hands-on and small group learning opportunities to boost their reading skills and confidence. Don't miss the chance for your child to strengthen their skills with the help of industry professionals. For more information, visit our website. Space is limited, so register today to secure your spot!
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Have you ever thought, "Life would be so much better in Stillwater if ______?" The Faculty and Staff Special Committee wants you to help them complete that sentence. They’re looking for ways to improve quality of life in Stillwater or what makes our city an already great place to live. You can share your perspectives right away using their Comment Box, or you can attend one of their listening sessions. Find more information here. Thank you in advance for your participation! |
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Pokes PodCAS: AI Has Entered the (Academic) Chat
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There’s a whole lot of buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots lately — you’ve probably heard the names ChatGPT, Bing AI, Google Bard and others — and that’s no different in the world of education. We sat down with three OSU professors to discuss this oft-times polarizing new technology, including its effects on education and the ethics of its use. |
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Professor uses fellowship to research WWII radio, television
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Dr. Stacy Takacs was awarded and has completed a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship. A professor in the Department of English and American Studies program, Takacs was selected to work on her manuscript ‘We Bring You Home’: The American Forces Network and US Militarism Post-WWII. |
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OSU alumna receives National Humanities Medal
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Long recognized as a trailblazer in the field of Native American studies, OSU alumna Henrietta Mann is now a National Humanities Medal recipient. Mann earned her master's degree in English from OSU in 1970. Mann was recognized by President Joe Biden on March 21 during an East Room ceremony in the White House. |
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OSU theatre professor impacting rural engagement
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In the summer of 2022, Eric Barker, an OSU assistant professor of scenic design, found himself with a Research Jumpstart/ Accelerator Grant (RJAG) but nowhere to spend it; his original plans to work with the Richmond Shakespeare festival in Richmond, Indiana, had fallen through. Instead, he found a new opportunity in Bozeman, Montana. |
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Department of English Regents Professor William M. Decker recently participated in a colloquium at the University of French Polynesia in Papeete, Tahiti. Decker is a recognized authority on the work of Henry Adams, an American historian, novelist, and travel writer. The colloquium focused on the Memoirs of Arii Taimai, a work Adams wrote in collaboration with members of the Teva clan, a prominent Tahitian family with whom Adams became acquainted during his visit to Tahiti in 1891. Organized by Professor Felix Atem in cooperation with Teva descendants, the conference was as much a cultural as an academic event. "Although considered a minor work in Adams’s extensive bibliography, the book is celebrated by contemporary Tahitian scholars as a crucial transcription of native genealogies, stories, and songs that heretofore existed exclusively as an oral tradition," Decker said. "Adams is thus credited with establishing a text foundational to the preservation of indigenous history prior to and during the first phases of European colonization." Decker presented on the intellectual and biographical trajectories that predisposed Adams to embrace this unique cross-cultural collaboration. |
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Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Hollenbach, Department of English
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Dr. Lisa Hollenbach is an assistant professor in the Department of English at OSU. "My research and teaching specializations are in 20th-21st-century American literature. My research focuses on poetry, and my recent work has investigated the relationship between American poetry and radio," said Hollenbach. |
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