Recent News 
SIS Has Its First Global Briefing of the Year
Thursday, October 02, 2008
To kick off its 10th Anniversary Year, the School of International Studies welcomed
Charlie Eitel for the first Global Briefing of the year Thursday, Oct 2nd. Mr. Eitel
is a ‘71 alumnus of what is now the Spears School of Business. He is currently the
Vice Chairman of the Board for The Simmons (Bedding) Company. His address to students,
faculty and other guests was “International Business: A CEO’s Perspective.” Mr.
Eitel was awarded the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee. He is also one of only 45 of the 225,000 Sigma Nu Fraternity
members to be inducted into their hall of fame. His mentor and OSU professor emeritus,
Dr B. Curtis Hamm, helped coordinate Mr. Eitel’s visit to OSU. In addition to the
School of International Studies, event sponsors were the Spears School of Business
and the OSU Foundation. For more about Mr. Eitel’s resume,
click here.
To view the Briefing address,
click here.
Mr. Eitel addresses the audience of 350 students, faculty and special guests who came to hear his Global Briefing at the Wes Watkins Center.
SIS Inducts Two More Into Its Bennett Fellows Program
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Thursday, October 2nd, the School of International Studies proudly
inducted the 19th and 20th members into its Henry G.
Bennett Distinguished Fellows Program. The induction coincided with the School’s
20th presentation of its Global Briefing Series. Inducted were
Charlie Eitel, CEO of the Simmons Company, and Dr. B. Curtis Hamm, professor
emeritus of OSU. Mr. Eitel’s leadership over the internationally present
Simmons Bedding company will give SIS and OSU students timely insight into the
career of an international businessman. In his more than 30 years of
teaching and traveling, Dr Hamm can impart his unique perspective of integrating
international endeavors into one’s educational experience. You can visit the Bennett Fellows Program website
for more information about the Program as well as the biographies of the twenty
Bennett Fellows
Pictured (l-r) are Dr. James G. Hromas (Director of International Education & Outreach), Mr. Charlie Eitel, Dr. B. Curtis Hamm and OSU President V. Burns Hargis.
OSU Wellness Walk
Friday, September 26, 2008
IEO Staff participated in the OSU Wellness Walk for United Way Friday, September
26th in effort to help reach the campus's goal of $180,000 of the area United Way's
total $800,000 goal. IEO's staff have committed to raising $1500.
Pictured (l to r) are Cindi Stephens, Liz Howard, Jake Peters and Nikkie Dunnigan. Not pictured are participants Jim Shideler, Susan Dukes and Sharon Nivens.
OSU-Mexico Liaison Office Hosts Latin American Independence Fiesta
Friday, September 12, 2008
17 Latin American countries had a fiesta at OSU to celebrate their independence.
Those countries celebrating independence were: in July, – Argentina, Colombia, Perú,
Puerto Rico (US Independence Day) and Venezuela; in August – Bolivia, Ecuador and
Uruguay; and, in September – Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, México and Nicaragua.
The fiesta was hosted by
LASA,
LDCC,
HSA,
HSFA,
SAGA and the
OSU - Mexico
Liaison Office at the Wes Watkins Center’s Exhibit Hall on Friday, September 12th.
More than 250 people attended the event which featured food, cultural presentations
and dancing. For more information about the event, email José Sagarnaga at
jose.sagarnaga@okstate.edu or Brenda
Morales at blm@okstate.edu or Pedro Lozada
at pedro.lozada@okstate.edu.
The School of International Studies Graduate Program Welcomes its New Class of Students
Friday, August 15, 2008
On Friday, August 15th, the Graduate Program, within the School of
International Studies, welcomed its largest group of students to date. This fall’s
entering class of 38 students represents 15 countries and 8 US states.
The graduate program has seen phenomenal growth in its short,
ten year history. Beginning with the first class of 13 students, the program now
has approximately 90 students enrolled each semester. In May 2006, the 100th
student graduated from the program, and, in December 2008, the 200th
student will graduate! In celebration of School’s 10th Anniversary, all
units of the School of International Studies will have events throughout the year
to reflect what the School has been able to accomplish in regard to its mission
– to serve as an academic framework for integrating the resources of all eight OSU
academic units and colleges to expand international opportunities in instruction,
research and outreach for individuals and organizations seeking a greater understanding
and involvement in world trade and international affairs.
Pictured are 20 students of the new Fall ‘08 class of the School of International Studies Graduate Program. Also pictured (front row, second from left) is Debbie Samuels, graduate program assistant.
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