Hoytanna Lessley Benigar and Richard Ian Hart may come from different generations but they share the same dreams. Benigar established the Hoyt and Beulah Lessley Endowed Scholarship at Rogers State University and Hart is the first recipient of that scholarship. They were introduced to each other recently at the University Office of Development. “It’s a… Read more »
Area College Students Invited to Squeeze New Life out of Old Stuff
What can you squeeze out of a throwaway item? Answer that question in the form of a video and you might win $2,000. Rogers State University, the University of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology located in Okmulgee are participating in Juicy Ideas, a collegiate competition that challenges students to combine entrepreneurship with… Read more »
Sen. Burrage Named to Task Force on Oklahoma’s Promise
Sen. Sean Burrage, a member of the Rogers State University Foundation Board of Directors, is serving on a statewide task force established to examine Oklahoma’s Promise, a state-funded scholarship program that provides free tuition to qualifying Oklahoma high school graduates. This fall, nearly 500 RSU students have qualified for more than $500,000 in aid through… Read more »
RSU Theatre to Present Mary Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’
“Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley’s classic 1818 horror story about a Swiss scientist who creates a human being from the body parts of corpses, will be presented this month by the theatre program at Rogers State University. Several performances of “Frankenstein” will be held throughout October, including a special late night presentation on Halloween. “Frankenstein” will be… Read more »
RSU to Offer Free Event on College Life for High School Students and Parents
High school junior and seniors and their parents can learn about college life at Rogers State University’s “Destination RSU: College Day 2008” on Saturday, November 8. This year, “Destination RSU” will be held during the Second Annual Hillcat Homecoming on the RSU campus in Claremore. The event, which is free and open to the public,… Read more »