Recent News 
SIS in Conjunction with OSU’s College of Education Holds a Global Briefing
Thursday, March 27, 2008
The School of International Studies, with OSU’s College of Education, held its third Global
Briefing of the year on March 27th. The featured speaker was Dr Lloyd Lewan. Dr
Lewan is an alumnus of the College of Education and served for many years as Dean
then as Chairman of the Board for the Institute for Shipboard Education. The Institute
is the governing body for the Semester at Sea program where students study for a
semester traveling all over the world. Dr Lewan shared with the crowd of about 175
students, faculty and OSU administration some his experiences aboard the ship and
spoke about the role of proper leadership in today’s global society. Dr Lloyd has
written a book addressing this very issue – “To be a Leader: Leadership Beyond Management.”
To end his talk, Dr Lewan encouraged the attendees to include studying or traveling
abroad as part of their learning experience. He said that we owe it to our children
to be knowledgeable citizens of the world. For more information about Dr Lewan or
to suggest someone who could be a potential speaker for SIS’s Global Briefing Series,
contact SIS’s Coordinator of International Outreach Brett Wood at 405.744.5662 or
brett.wood@okstate.edu.
Dr Lloyd Lewan relays to those in attendance his experiences aboard Semester at Sea’s ship and his insights into being an effective leader.
SIS Students Attend the 16th Annual International Student Awareness Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol
Monday, March 24, 2008
Several SIS students were among those welcomed to the Oklahoma State Capitol
by legislators for the 16th Annual International Student Awareness Day on March
24th. International high school and college students are invited each year by the
state’s legislators to thank the students for choosing Oklahoma to further their
education. The event is sponsored by the Joint Legislative Committee on International
Development in conjunction with the Secretary of State’s office and the Governor’s
International Team (of which SIS’s Interim Associate Director Dr Steve Miller is
a member). Students sit in the House chamber in the State Representatives seats
and in the gallery and are welcomed by the Joint Committee’s Co-Chair and MC Shane
Jett with their country’s typical greeting. This year, approximately 75 countries
were represented in the enthusiastic crowd. After the welcoming ceremony, students
gathered for a large group photo on the capitol’s interior grand staircase (they
will each receive a copy of the picture in the coming weeks). Finally, they were
treated to a buffet of local restaurants’ food that was donated for the event and
were entertained with various singers and dancers in the capitol’s rotunda. Click
here for pictures of the event.
SIS students, who were among those seated on the floor of the House Chamber, gathered for a group picture. Pictured (l-r) are Penny Sizemore (China), Alina Roman (Romania), Firew Gudero (Ethiopia), Nasiba Chaboya (Kyrgyzstan), and Katerina Kratochvilova (Czech Republic).
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Students and staff from the School of International Studies Attend Dubai’s 3rd Women as Global Leaders Conference
Monday, March 10, 2008
SIS students Latasha Wilson and Janet Herren and ELI Director Kay Keys attended
the 3rd Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai March 10th-12th. The conference
continued it’s commitment to leadership education and women's leadership with the
theme "Learning Leadership". Among this year’s conference speakers were Duchess
of York, Sarah Ferguson; Founder & Chairwoman of the Arab International Women’s
Forum, Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani; Actress Jane Fonda and Journalist Helen Thomas.
The conference is held in conjunction with Zayed University every other year. OSU
helped develop and works with Zayed’s Executive MBA Program and has sent several
university officials, including IEO Director Dr James Hromas and OSU Spears School
of Business Dean Sara Freedman, to speak at the University’s graduation ceremonies.
Speakers gather on stage at the beginning of the 3rd Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai.
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SIS Inducts Former Mexico President Vicente Fox as a Bennett Fellow
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
The School of International Studies, along with OSU’s Spears School of Business,
had the distinct honor to induct former Mexico President Vicente Fox as the 17th
member of SIS’s Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Fellows Program on February 5th.
President Fox visited Oklahoma as the guest speaker for the Oklahoma City Management
Briefing Series and Tulsa Business Forums Series, both put on by the Spears School’s
Center for Executive and Professional Development. Fox spoke about “Bringing the
New Economy to Latin America.” During the visit, José Sagarnaga, manager of the
OSU-OSU - Mexico Liaison Office, talked with President Fox about collaborations between
the upcoming Fox Center in Mexico and OSU. One of the goals of the OSU-Mexico Liaison
Office is to increase the number of Mexican students attending OSU as well as OSU
students attending Mexican universities for study abroad experiences.
The Fox Center,
Mexico’s first presidential library, will not only serve as a reflection of Fox’s
time in office from 2000-2006, but it will more importantly serve as an academic
center to foster education among Mexico’s students. Along with President Fox, members
of SIS’s Bennett Fellows Program include former Secretary of State Colin Powell,
former S. Korean Prime Minister Duck Woo Nam and retired US Congressman Wes Watkins.
Pictured (l-r) Dr. Sarah Freedman (OSU Dean of the Spears School of Business), President Fox and José Sagarnaga (Manager, OSU-OSU - Mexico Liaison Office).
SIS Students Attend the 16th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Program
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Word is spreading about the successful activities of the OSU Study Abroad Office.
Since OSU Interim President and Provost Marlene Strathe launched an initiative to
significantly increase the international experience of OSU’s graduates, the
Study Abroad Office, part of the
School of International Studies, has been
working non-stop to advise and help students who are becoming more and more aware
of the office’s services. Currently, Study Abroad has been allocated $120,000 in
scholarships to provide incentives to get students to travel the world to study.
Visit the OSU home page for the full article.
To learn more about the Study Abroad Office,
please visit its website.
SIS students who attended the program. Pictured (l-r) Sarah Ferrell, Janet Herren, Latasha Wilson, Reema Nainani, Robin Eleazer, Victoria Medellin, Marilyn Lopez and Erica Roberts.
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