OSU-Tulsa students are invited to nominate an instructor for the OSU-Tulsa President's Outstanding Teaching Award. 

All nominations need to be submitted via email by 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 5, 2021 to marcia.winder@okstate.edu.  Please note that a nominee must be a full-time faculty member who teaches on the OSU-Tulsa campus on a regular basis.

Purpose:  The award recognizes, encourages, and rewards teaching excellence at OSU-Tulsa.

Nomination Process:  Once nominated by an OSU-Tulsa student, each nominee will secure supporting information from a dean, department head, or other faculty members as well as submit a curriculum vitae and recent student evaluations.

Selection:  The selection committee will include OSU-Tulsa faculty members, academic advisors, and students.  The selected faculty member will be recognized and receive a $1,000 award.

If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact marcia.winder@okstate.edu.

2021 Graduation Fair | Browse and Buy
April 5-9 and 12-16
North Hall Lobby

2020-2021 graduates can can get everything they need to prepare for OSU-Tulsa's graduation ceremony online at shopokstate.com.

Students who would like to try on gowns, need assistance ordering, or have questions about this year's ceremony can stop by the Browse and Buy Graduation Fair April 5-9 and 12-16 in North Hall Lobby.

 Not sure what all you need for graduation? Visit our Graduation Fair webpage for more details and helpful links!

Instructional Diversity: A Faculty Panel Discussion

Diversity – as an instructional topic as well as an approach to teaching and learning – is central to a well-developed and culturally-sensitive pedagogy. But engaging with and discussing the lived experiences of others can be challenging for both students and instructors.

In this Zoom-based faculty panel discussion, you’ll hear from renowned OSU researcher educators as they discuss issues like:

• How to talk to students about diversity
• How to prepare & deliver a course that prioritizes diverse voices & perspectives
• How to support marginalized students

Registration Required. Email rosemary.avance@okstate.edu to pre-register.

Panelists:

Panel Moderator Rosemary Avance, PhD, is Teaching Assistant Professor of Media & Strategic Communication.

Quraysh Ali Lansana, MFA, is a poet, novelist, civil rights activist and instructor at OSU-Tulsa. He is a Tulsa Artist Fellow and a founding member of Tri-City Collective, an educational organization with a focus on social justice in Oklahoma.

Sarah Donovan, PhD, studies ethical, inclusive curriculum, methods, and assessment practices in secondary English classrooms. She is a former junior high English language arts teacher of fifteen years and an Assistant Professor of Secondary English Education at OSU.

Erin Dyke, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies at OSU. Her research examines critical and culturally sustaining pedagogies in K12 and teacher ed as well as educator movements for social justice.

Virtual Support Group for Parents

Hosted by Al Carlozzi Center for Counseling | Monthly, every 1st Monday

Working from home? Virtual schooling? Quarantine? Financial dread? Stressed? Exhausted?

You don’t have to feel like you’re doing it alone. Join the Al Carlozzi Center for Counseling for a free virtual support group for parents that strives to create a space for you to reconnect to yourself and find fresh ideas for connecting with your kids.

This monthly group will happen on the first Monday of every month.

Questions or need more information? Contact Petra Russell at petra.russell@okstate.edu.

Click here to join the virtual group on Zoom.

Intro to Comics and Graphic Novels with Carl Antonowicz

• 7-9 pm for 4 weeks beginning March 22
• Registration Fee: $150
• Registration closes Thursday, March 18 at 5:00 pm
• Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Fill out the application online.

Register Now 

Workshop Description:

Are you comics-curious? In this workshop you'll learn about the structure and pacing of comics/graphic novels, and create your own short comics story! We'll be covering scripting, page layout, and characters. No drawing experience required.

About the instructor:
Carl Antonowicz is a cartoonist, director, and performer. He is a 2011 graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies and a 2021 Tulsa Artist Fellow. His recent works include the graphic novel TURMRING, the one-man performance comic UNTIL THE BLOOD RUNS BLACK, and the evening-length performance comic anthology THE FUTURE WITHOUT YOU, based on Sophie Goldstein's short science fiction comics.