Beyond the Classroom
Setting students up for success
Every student comes to OSU with a dream for their future. Along the way there are Student Affairs professionals who work with them as they walk the path of career discovery and preparation. In addition to the excellence delivered through degree attainment, our students achieve success through certain specific capabilities developed through their learning experience, allowing them to impact their communities as servant-leaders.
Our graduates exhibit an understanding of their role in positively impacting the lives of others and graduate with knowledge, skills, values and abilities that enrich their lives.
Professional Preparedness OSU graduates demonstrate career readiness by embodying a diligent work ethic and effectively implementing their experiences of collaboration, problem solving, and communication. Graduates embrace agile learning for lifelong career development in an ever-expanding diverse and global workplace.
Engaged Citizenship An engaged citizen, through respectful discourse, will take an active role in civic life, pursuing meaningful service to enhance local communities and society at large. OSU graduates advocate for policies through actions, which positively affects communities, by embracing differences and new ideas as a lifelong learner.
Personal Responsibility Personally responsible graduates demonstrate the ability to navigate challenging situations, display an understanding of personal and career-relevant finance, strive to expand knowledge base, and/or express resilience in problem-solving. Much of this is achieved through student employment, career exploration and graduate assistantships.
Ethical Leadership An ethical leader strives for the highest common good. OSU graduates diligently reflect on their own experiences and welcome the lived experiences and contexts of others. They inspire and act with care, authenticity, attention to equity and courage. They embrace responsibility for moral decisions, behaviors and actions.
State of Orange
A Day of Cowboy Service
Held in April of 2024, the inaugural State of Orange: Cowboy Day of Service saw more than 3,500 volunteers across the state of Oklahoma and beyond. Cowboys came together to live out the Cowboy Code and help those in need.
To achieve greater impact, State of Orange partnered with Into the Streets—a semi-annual student event in the Stillwater area focused on one day of meaningful service each semester.
Participants answered the call to volunteer at more than 350 event locations nationwide, demonstrating how the university’s land-grant mission extends beyond the classroom and into the community.