Area businesses and organizations are invited to promote their services, job openings and volunteer opportunities to students at Rogers State University’s Big Tent Day. The event will be held Wednesday, August 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Centennial Center Lawn of RSU’s Claremore campus, 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. RSU Career Services… Read more »
RSU Offices Closed June 30, July 3-4
All RSU offices will be closed on Friday, June 30, during a university-wide furlough as a budget-relieving response to recent state budget cuts. This move is designed to provide utility savings, while also creating some additional organizational efficiencies. This cost-saving measure originated from the budget questionnaire completed this spring by faculty, staff and students. Additionally,… Read more »
RSU Pryor Hosts Second Annual AeroCamp
Twenty-four Mayes County middle school students participated in various aerospace-related challenges as part of the second annual AeroCamp Summer Academy at Rogers State University in Pryor. AeroCamp engages 6th, 7th and 8th graders with science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) concepts through hands-on, aerospace-related devices. This year, students designed, built and flew rockets and operated… Read more »
Regents Approve 2017-18 Budget, Tuition
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, which serves as the governing body for Rogers State University, late Tuesday approved RSU’s 2017-18 budget, which includes a 5 percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees to help offset continued cuts in state appropriations for higher education. The increase would mean Oklahoma residents taking 15 undergraduate credit… Read more »
Drones Fly High at the RSU ART Academy
Junior high and high school students from across Oklahoma worked with drones for the first time during the fifth annual Appreciating Real-World Technology (ART) Academy at Rogers State University. The drone lab is the newest addition to the ART Academy program. A $12,000 grant from AT&T Aspire allowed the university to purchase 12 drones, robotic… Read more »