RSU Student Completes Internship at Nuclear Facility

Rogers State University student Cassie Lawrence spent her last summer in college working at a government facility that manufactures and stores nuclear weapons. Lawrence, who is from Bartlesville, completed an internship in the human resources department at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which plays an instrumental role in national defense. The… Read more »

RSU Names First Chair in Communications

Dr. Jeff Gentry has been named the first Greg Kunz Endowed Chair in Communications at Rogers State University. Gentry is a professor and head of the Department of Communications at Rogers State University. The Greg Kunz Endowed Chair in Communications was established by Cascade Communications, the parent company of KWBT Channel 12, the former Warner… Read more »

RSU Alumna to Read, Sign Copies of Children’s Book

Brittany Crawford (B.A. ’06) will visit Rogers State University on Friday, Sept. 24, to read from her children’s book “I Sit in a Wheelchair… But I Will Be Okay.” She will share the story, which has many similarities to the challenges of her own life, with students at RSU’s Child Development Center and sign copies… Read more »

RSU Names Baird Plaza for The Mary K. Chapman Foundation

The main entrance plaza at the new Baird Hall at Rogers State University has been named The Mary K. Chapman Plaza in honor of a gift from The Mary K. Chapman Foundation of Tulsa. The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University approved the naming of the plaza… Read more »

RSU Names New Director of Bands

Dr. Kirk J. Weller, who has led music ensembles across the nation, has been named Director of Bands at Rogers State University. Weller will coordinate the new RSU music program, which features pep band, jazz band and concert band. He has served as band and music director at high schools and colleges across the nation,… Read more »