More than a dozen members of a senior Sunday school class from First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow came to the Hill Thursday, June 13, to tour the Oklahoma Military Academy Museum. According to class leader Don Thompson, the group heard about the museum through longtime class member and OMA alumnus Dewey Wilson, who also… Read more »
Oklahoma Military Academy Alumnus, Osage Master Language Teacher Visits the Hill, Tours OMA Museum June 13
Loyalty. Integrity. Honesty. These were the character traits taught to the young cadets of the Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore. Although the academy and many of the cadets are long gone, its memory lives on in the OMA museum, and the lessons taught in those long-ago years were never forgotten by those who went through… Read more »
RSU Faculty, Staff Honor RSU President Dr. Larry Rice at Retirement Reception June 17
Members of Rogers State University’s faculty, staff and more turned out en masse Monday, June 17, to pay tribute to departing Rogers State University President Dr. Larry Rice in an informal gathering. Held in the Dr. Carolyn Taylor Center Ballroom, the retirement reception honoring Rice and his contributions to RSU allowed faces old and new… Read more »
First Class Graduates from RSU Predecessor Institution 114 Years Ago Today
On June 18, 1910, 114 years ago today, Rogers State University held its first commencement ceremony. Back then, RSU was known as Eastern University Preparatory School (EUPS), which was the founding institution that eventually evolved into RSU. During this inaugural commencement, which took place at the Windsor Opera House in downtown Claremore, five graduates received… Read more »
State Investment Gives Big Boost to RSU’S Proposed New STEM Facility
The goal of building a new Center for Science and Technology at Rogers State University took a big step closer to reality June 14 when House Bill 2928 was signed into law, appropriating $10 million of state funds to the project. A new facility to house RSU’s growing science, technology and engineering programs has been… Read more »