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Summer 2017

 


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The OSU Presidential Fellows' Three Minute Challenge (3MC) in April brought together the winners of the Three Minute Presentation and Three Minute Thesis® to compete against each other to choose the top OSU graduate student three minute presenters. Siddharth Suresh (above), a master's student in telecommunications management, won first place while Grant Lapke, a master’s student in international agriculture, was second. Jennifer Rudd, a doctoral student in veterinary biomedical sciences, won third place, and in a vote of the audience, Varsha Akkaloori, a master’s student in business analytics, was named the People’s Choice winner. With the start of the fall semester August 21, the Graduate College continues a variety of programs to improve the professional and personal skills of graduate students. The three minute competitions (see story below) are an example along with thesis and dissertation writing workshops, the Digital Badge program to encourage skill competencies, the Individual Development Plan program to help students understand career options and critical success skills, and others. Visit the Graduate College website to learn more about how graduate students are being equipped to succeed.
 


Dr. Brenda Smith brings passion, experience to the Graduate College

With the January 2018 retirement of Graduate College Associate Dean Dr. Ken Clinkenbeard, a search was begun to find the best person to assume his duties. This summer, the college announced that Dr. Brenda Smith, Regents Professor of Nutritional Sciences and John and Sue Taylor Professor of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University, is that person.

With years of teaching and research experience, Smith’s passion for graduate education and its critical role at OSU were leading reasons for her decision to accept the appointment as associate dean, she said. She has served as Faculty Fellow of the Graduate College in 2013 and 2015, vice chair of the Graduate Council since 2014, and graduate program coordinator for the Department of Nutritional Sciences for five years.

“I have been very involved in graduate education because I think it’s an opportunity to impact the training and careers of really talented individuals who come to OSU to further their education,” she said.

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Cox Fellowships awarded to OSU Ph.D. students

This year’s recipients of the Otto S. Cox Graduate Fellowship for Genetics Research are Nathalia Graf-Grachet (left), microbiology and plant pathology, and Prakash Sah, microbiology and molecular genetics. The fellowship supports students who have shown a proven record of genetics research. The fellowship, which includes a $1,000 stipend, is sponsored by the OSU Division of the Vice President for Research.

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Read EMBARKing to start your graduate education

The EMBARKing newsletter series provides new graduate students with information and resources to prepare them to begin their studies at OSU.

Issue No. 1 - What you need to know to embark on your graduate studies

Issue No. 2 - How to enroll, financing graduate degrees and your Plans of Study

Issue No. 3 - Things to do before you arrive on campus

Issue No. 4 - Things to do when you first arrive on campus

Get ready for fall's three minute speaking competitions

The Graduate College’s three minute speaking competitions kick off this fall with new training events for Three Minute Presentation (3MP) and Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) competitors. These competitions help students acquire the skill to speak in a concise, understandable and engaging manner to non-specialist public audiences about what they do as graduate students and how this matters to society.

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Giving to the Graduate College

The Graduate College offers nearly 200 programs, options, and specializations leading to certificates, master’s, and doctoral degrees. With your assistance, we can continue to create an educational experience that will ultimately change the lives of our graduate students, impacting the state, nation and the world. Please consider investing in the next generation of leaders with a gift to the Graduate College today.

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“Without talented students, high quality research is impossible. There’s no doubt that the quality of any research program is driven by the talent of our graduate students.”

- Dr. Brenda Smith, incoming associate dean of the Graduate College


New graduate programs continue to expand student opportunities

With nearly 200 graduate-level programs, options and specializations leading to certificates, master’s and doctoral degrees, Oklahoma State University continues to add new programs and specialties to provide students with a relevant graduate education. Here's a look at OSU's newest graduate programs.

Program profiles:

  • Accelerated Master of Science in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Staff Profile:

Charmaine Motte opens doors to student opportunity


The Graduate College welcomes Charmaine Motte, its new recruitment coordinator, to Oklahoma State. Motte joined the OSU Graduate College staff in April 2017 and began her work recruiting new graduate students. With experience in college admissions and nonprofit leadership, she brings a fresh take on how to reach students.

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