School of International Studies Headlines
Condoleezza Rice Speaks at Global Briefing
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to
US President George W. Bush, delivered the 24th installment of the Global Briefing
Series on Thursday, February 4th. The School of International Studies brought Dr.
Rice to campus with co-sponsors the Spears School of Business, OSU President’s Speaker
Series and SGA Speakers Board. Dr. Rice’s presentation to the 3000+ in attendance
at Gallagher-Iba Arena covered a range of topics from her time in office to global
affairs to her educational background and to encouraging students to not be so rigid
with the life-plans they implement in college. Dr. Alan Tree, Associate Dean in
the College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, in thanking OSU President
Burns Hargis for helping to bring Dr. Rice to campus, said, “Her presentation in
GI [Gallagher-Iba Arena] was a powerful enrichment of the education experience this
semester. I hope that there will be many more speakers of her statue in the future.”
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Dr. Condoleezza Rice addresses the 3000+ in attendance at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The School of International Studies Holds Its 17th Graduation Ceremony
Friday, December 11, 2009
On December 11th, the School of International Studies graduated another 18 students
from its program. This semester’s graduates, from 12 countries and 5 states, took
the total alumni of the Graduate Program to almost 250. Those graduating were Laila
Al-Faddagh (Saudi Arabia), Obenson Blanc (Haiti), Kim Blomkist (Sweden), Nasiba
Chaboya (Kyrgyzstan), Sheryl Chang (Taiwan), Jason Field (New York), Diana Gardner
(Idaho), Joel Grill (Sweden), Pia Guyman (Oklahoma & Chile), Daryl Jarrett (Oklahoma),
Mark Ladwig (Nevada), Pedro Lozada (Mexico), Jeremy McLean (Wyoming), Yang Shi (China),
Ariana Tarifa (Bolivia), Iryna Tkachenko (Ukraine), Ryan Vail (Oregon) and Fred
Waweru (Kenya). Guyman and Lozada were co-recipients of the 2009 Outstanding SIS
Student Award. Dr. Shida Henneberry of OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources received the 2009 Outstanding SIS Faculty Award.
Just prior to being hooded, this fall’s graduates took a final moment to pose with their classmates and chair advisors.
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Director of the SIS Graduate Program Announces Retirement
Thursday, December 10, 2009
This semester marked Dr. Stephen Miller’s last semester as director of the SIS
Graduate Program. International Education & Outreach Director Dr. James Hromas said,
“We were very fortunate to have Dr. Miller step in to helm the Graduate Program
after he retired from the OSU Spears School of Business in 2007. His work the past
2½ years has helped to affirm and solidify the value of this degree program. As
we look for a new director of the Graduate Program, we will seek an individual who
will continue the standard of excellence shown by Dr. Miller and our previous directors,
Drs. Maureen Nemecek and Nancy Wilkinson.”
Dr. Miller’s contribution to the Graduate
Program will have lasting effects beyond the School of International Studies. During
his tenure, he drafted the concept for a Minor in International Studies that has
recently received its first approvals and will soon be sent to the OSU Instruction
Council for final approval and implementation.
Applications for director of the Graduate Program are currently being accepted
thru
jobs.okstate.edu.
Dr. Stephen Miller was honored for his service as SIS’s Graduate Program Director during a reception with students and staff.
SIS Students and Faculty in Campus Headlines
Monday, November 23, 2009
Two students and a professor from the Graduate Program in the School of International
Studies were featured in recent headlines and newspaper articles on campus. Phuong
Le, International Business & Economics SIS graduate student, was featured in the
Monday Nov 23rd O’Colly for her successful involvement in many of OSU’s organizations
on campus - http://tinyurl.com/yertyd7 . Ryan Vail, Human Development, Society &
Education SIS graduate student, and David Chirchir, future SIS graduate student,
were part of OSU’s Cross Country team that garnered OSU athletics its 49th national
championship (fourth most in the nation) and the second for the team in 55 years
on Nov 23rd - http://tinyurl.com/yj2mbhk. Finally, SIS faculty member, Dr. Dale
Lightfoot, Geography, received international press for his research highlighting
irrigation systems’ decay in northeastern Iraq -
http://tinyurl.com/yg4m98w. For
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Five SIS Students Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
Thursday, November 12, 2009
On Thursday, November 12th, Phi Kappa Phi held its annual induction ceremony. Among
those honored were five students in the School of International Studies’ Graduate
Program. Graduate students at OSU are inducted into the honor society for having
a 4.0 GPA during their graduate education. SIS’s Graduate Program has had 5-7 students
inducted into the prestigious honor society each year. For more information about
Phi Kappa Phi, you can visit their
website.
This year’s Phi Kappa Phi inductees included SIS Graduate Program students (pictured, l-r) Jeffrey Simpson (U.S.), Pia Guyman (U.S.), Ariana Tarifa (Bolivia), Pedro Lozada (Mexico) and Joel Grill (Sweden).
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