Hello, Faculty and Staff!

We're excited to gather for 2023 Convocation. As a reminder, join us on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts for food, beverages and the presentation of awards and service pins. 

 

Our team here in CAS Outreach and Communications recently launched a series of new web forms to request materials and submit your news and announcements. Visit our website to request newsletters, mass emails, design services, photography and to submit your news. 

 

Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

 

Go Pokes!

 
 

 

Many of our CAS departments and student organizations are running Philanthropete campaigns to raise funds for a variety of causes. Visit the OSU Foundation's website for more information and to give to your orange passion.

 

Faculty receives awards from American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Dr. Jim Puckette of the Boone Pickens School of Geology recently received two awards from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Midcontinent Sectional Conference.

 

Puckette was first honored with the Robey H. Clark Memorial in recognition of his years of service and numerous contributions to the science of geology.

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SMSC professor conducts important research on Oklahoma news deserts

Dr. Rosemary Avance, an assistant professor in the School of Media and Strategic Communications, recently performed a groundbreaking study for the Oklahoma Media Center on Oklahoma news deserts, or areas where residents have limited to no access to reliable local journalism. 

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Associate dean Borunda named American Physical Society fellow

On Oct. 19, the American Physical Society announced its newest cohort of 153 fellowship recipients. Among them was physics associate professor Dr. Mario Borunda.

 

Borunda, who serves as an associate dean and senior inclusion officer, is one of just 10 APS fellows ever selected from OSU.

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Department of Physics awarded $1.8M from U.S. Department of Energy

Five faculty members from the Department of Physics have been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the research project “Theoretical and Experimental Research in Weak, Electromagnetic and Strong Interaction.” 

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OSU sociology professors named new editors of prominent journal

Four faculty members from the

the Department of Sociology have been selected as the new editors of "Social Problems," the official journal of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

 

They will begin their tenure in June 2024.

 

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Pokes PodCAS: Hispanic Heritage and History

In this episode, history’s Dr. Francisco Beltran and CAS prospective students coordinator Karla Gutierrez discuss Hispanic heritage, identity and the role these elements played in the civil rights movement.

 

Recorded on Oct. 5, 2023, on OSU’s Stillwater campus.

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Spencer Pitre

Dr. Spencer Pitre is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.

 

Dr. Pitre's research group is interested in developing new strategies for the design and synthesis of small molecules using visible light irradiation as an energy source.

 

Read more about his research and involvement below.

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