STILLWATER, Okla. - Seven seniors in the Spears School of Business have been named 2009-2010 Seniors of Significance by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association.

The Seniors of Significance Award honors those students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service for the OSU campus and Stillwater community. This group represents approximately the top one percent of the 2009-2010 graduating class and the heart of the OSU experience. This year, 45 students were selected for the honor.

A reception acknowledging the winners will be held November 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. For more information on the Seniors of Significance Award, visit http://orangeconnection.org/studentawards.

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STILLWATER – The Center for Applied Economic Research in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University will release the 2010 Oklahoma Economic Outlook report at a conference from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 17 at the Moore Norman Career Technology Center South Penn Campus in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Economic Outlook is an annual report compiled to provide information on the probable performance of the Oklahoma economy in the upcoming year.

“Third-quarter U.S. GDP growth marks the end of the economic contraction and signals a developing national recovery,” said Russell Evans, director of research economist for the Center of Applied Economic Research in the Spears School of Business.

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(STILLWATER, Okla.) - The Center for Applied Economic Research in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University will release the 2010 Oklahoma Economic Outlook report November 17 at a conference from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Moore-Norman Career Tech South Penn Campus.

The Oklahoma Economic Outlook is an annual report compiled using the Oklahoma State Econometric Model to provide information on the probable performance of the Oklahoma economy in the upcoming year. The Model is in its thirtieth year of development and is the state’s only large-scale econometric forecasting model.

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Oklahoma City, Okla. - Oklahoma City and Tulsa are among the best places in the country to work right now. But even more importantly, look at the industries that are holding these local economies up: Oil and gas, exporters (due to a weaker dollar), and government.

I point this out because it's possible for most students to stay with their majors but alter their career paths to work in one of these fields. As a chemistry major, I could have worked in oil and gas or done analytical work for well-funded labs in Oklahoma City. An English major could also have worked in any of these industries by applying for the right jobs before the recession.

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Since the creation of the OSU Entrepreneurship Program, not only has the program reached students on campus, it’s also reaching out to the Stillwater community, the state of Oklahoma and the nation.

Michael Morris, head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, which started in 2009, said he has seen the program greatly expand during the past year, with 425 students taking entrepreneurship classes this semester.

Morris said OSU has one of the most comprehensive academic entrepreneurship programs in the United States.

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EDMOND, Okla. — Those in higher education must take the lead in encouraging creativity on their campuses and producing graduates capable of competing in a 21st-century society, Oklahoma college presidents said at an education summit.

Presidents from Tulsa Community College, Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City and the University of Central Oklahoma participated in a wide-ranging panel discussion at the Central Oklahoma campus.

On one issue all agreed: What has been the status quo in a college setting for decades won’t necessarily be effective now. Students are demanding new methods of delivery of academic material, Central Oklahoma President Roger Webb said.

STILLWATER, Okla –Students planning to take the GRE are encouraged to register for the OSU GRE preparation Course, which is a comprehensive review of all portions of the test: quantitative skills, verbal reasoning ability and analytical writing assessment.

The course will be held on Tuesdays from Nov. 3, 2009, through Dec. 1, 2009, from 6 to 10 p.m. in Classroom Building Room 122 at the OSU–Stillwater campus.

“Proper preparation is one factor that can improve your performance on the GRE," said Robert Dooley, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research in the Spears School of Business.

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TULSA – A New Jersey engine developer on Wednesday announced plans for a manufacturing plant in Miami, Okla., to the surprise and consternation of some state economic development officials.

Coates International of Wall Township, N.J., reported signing a joint venture for a $300 million bond offering to start two manufacturing and production facilities, one in Miami and one near its headquarters.

No timetable or method was disclosed for raising the money or launching the plants, which would build two proprietary products, the Coates CSRV Industrial Electric Power Natural Gas Generator and the 18 Wheeler Tractor Trailer Diesel CSRV Engine.

In a press release, the company said it had reached an agreement with the state of Oklahoma enabling it to qualify for up to $750 million in business and tax incentives.

Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Natalie Shirley said no such formal agreement exists.