Nationally recognized filmmaker Sterlin Harjo will be discussing his most recent film during an Oct. 30 presentation at Rogers State University. “This May be the Last Time,” a documentary that debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, details the disappearance of Harjo’s grandfather in the 1960s and the music his fellow Creek Indians… Read more »
RSU Dean Honored with Distinguished Book Award
The Mid-South Sociological Association has announced Dr. Frank Elwell, dean of the Rogers State University School of Liberal Arts, as the winner of the 2014 Stanford M. Lyman Distinguished Book Award. The organization recognized Elwell for his 2013 book, “Sociocultural Systems: Principles of Structure and Change,” which addresses the importance of studying large-scale social structures… Read more »
NOAA Official to Speak at RSU Claremore, Pryor on Oct. 24, 25
An internationally recognized atmospheric scientist and a descendant of the first elected chief of the Cherokee Nation will be speaking at Rogers State University on Friday and Saturday in connection with the third annual Aero Games competition, which is sponsored by Google. Robbie Hood, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems… Read more »
RSU to Offer 11th Annual Halloween Kiddie Karnival
The Rogers State University Student Government Association is sponsoring the 11th Annual Kiddie Karnival on Friday, October 24. The carnival is free and open to the public from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Claremore Recreation Center tennis courts. The event will include activities, games, prizes and face painting. A free movie, “The Haunted… Read more »
Claremore Campus to Host Thursday Morning Training Exercise
The Rogers State University campus in Claremore will be the site for a regional emergency response training exercise on Thursday morning. Local emergency responders will be participating in the drill, which will simulate an armed intruder in the Health Sciences building. A large number of emergency vehicles will be traveling in and around campus that… Read more »