The Oliver Dewey Mayor Foundation has pledged a $250,000 gift to the Rogers State University Foundation to establish the Oliver Dewey Mayor Endowed Chair at RSU’s Pryor campus. The endowed chair will allow RSU to bring a highly qualified professor to the Pryor campus. The gift – to be matched dollar for dollar by the… Read more »
RSU-TV Transmitting at Reduced Power
Transmitter problems have left RSU-TV unable to broadcast at full power since May 10, and the station has been broadcasting at greatly reduced power for most of the summer. The problems stem from damage to the two main transmitter tubes at RSU-TV’s main transmission station in early May. The damage occurred when the aging tubes… Read more »
RSU Foundation Posts Record Fundraising Year
The Rogers State University Foundation has announced a record year in fundraising at the close of the 2001-2002 fiscal year. The RSU Foundation raised more than $950,000 in contributions – a 22 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. Last year, the RSU Foundation raised a total of $782,934 in private support from individuals, foundations… Read more »
RSU Names Assistant Professor of English
Mary M. Mackie, who has studied extensively in Native American literature and women’s writing, has been named assistant professor of English at Rogers State University. Mackie’s appointment was approved recently by the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents – RSU’s governing board. Mackie will join the faculty of RSU’s Department of Communication and Fine Arts,… Read more »
RSU Announces Major Summer Enrollment Increase
Rogers State University has announced a major enrollment increase for the summer semester. This summer, 1,263 students are enrolled in classes at RSU – a 31 percent increase over the summer of 2001 and a 43 percent increase over the summer of 2000. “Enrollment in our summer classes has almost doubled in two years,” Wiley… Read more »