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OSU SGSP Global Briefing Series hosted renowned journalist Rami Khouri
SGSP, in collaboration with the School of Media & Strategic Communications, hosted Rami Khouri as part of the OSU Global Briefing Series on Sept. 13 in the Wes Watkins Center.
Finding Home: ASL helps recent graduate pursue a better future
SGS master's student, Logan Evans, discusses how ASL has helped him succeed at Oklahoma State. - CAS Alumni Spotlight
Hovland Captures U.S. Amateur Title At Pebble Beach
Oklahoma State junior Viktor Hovland, an international student from Oslo, Norway, became the fifth OSU player to capture one of golf's most prestigious titles.
Healing from the Heart
Dr. Jawad Trad takes his alma mater’s focus on service to heart, first as a surgeon and then as a humanitarian. (STATE Magazine)
Mandela Washington Fellows present groundbreaking agricultural ideas
David Bitton/Stillwater News Press
Announcements
Call for Phi Beta Delta Nominations
Nominations for the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society at Oklahoma State University are open until Oct. 12. To learn more about the application and membership process, click here.
Phi Beta Delta strives to promote international achievement and understanding, scholarly exchange and interdisciplinary international programming.
Questions? Contact the Epsilon Upsilon chapter Coordinator, Dr. Jeff Simpson.
Coffee With A Diplomat
Join the SGS Academic Programs and Kristin Stewart, U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence for the Central region, for "Coffee with a Diplomat" Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 9:30 a.m. in 204G Wes Watkins Center.
Stewart has served in diplomatic assignments in Iraq, Panama, Senegal, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia and numerous other countries.
Coffee and donuts are provided.
Fulbright Grant Information
Graduating seniors and graduate students can apply for a Fulbright grant to study, research or teach English classes abroad for a year!
Grant benefits include round-trip transportation to more than 140 host countries as well as health benefits.
Application Timeline
Application opens: April 2
Campus deadline: Mid-September
Online Application Deadline: Oct. 9
For more information, contact:
Dr. Dale Lightfoot
(405) 744-6250
d.lightfoot@okstate.edu
SGSP News
The visual art of refugees: Expressions of flight and exile
Dr. Pedram Khosronejad, Associate Director of the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program at Oklahoma State University, and Dr. Sholeh Shahrokhi of Butler University, organized a panel for this year’s European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). The panel was titled Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia Network.
This panel explored anthropological works that introduce and reflect on the rich repertoire of refugees visual productions and art expressions. Panel participants addressed how anthropology of visual art intersects with the scholarship of refugees, exile, and border crossing. The panel was held on Aug. 16.
This year marked the 15th EASA Biennial Conference. The four-day conference was held Aug. 14-17 at Stockholm University. The conference’s theme is Staying – Moving – Settling.