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Kimberley McDaniel, a 2009 University of Oklahoma graduate, didn't meet many of her professors and classmates until graduation.

Distance-learning courses allowed McDaniel, a mother of three, to go back to school at the age of 40 while working full time. She attended classes from her car during a weekend getaway to Branson, Mo., and from her home in Noble while wearing pajamas after eight hours at work.

Many more students are choosing to take classes partially or entirely online, officials at OU and Oklahoma State University said. Advances in technology and an increasingly diverse student body have caused enrollment in distance-learning classes and programs to skyrocket during recent years, officials said.

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Kimberley McDaniel, a 2009 University of Oklahoma graduate, didn't meet many of her professors and classmates until graduation.

Distance learning courses allowed McDaniel, a mother of three, to go back to school at the age of 40 while working full-time. She attended classes from her car during a weekend getaway to Branson, Mo., or from her home in Noble while wearing pajamas after eight hours at work.

Many more students are choosing to take classes partially or entirely online, officials at OU and Oklahoma State University said. Advances in technology and an increasingly diverse student body has caused enrollment in distance learning classes and programs to skyrocket during recent years, officials said.

As part of a newly-offered section of the required MBA capstone course, the group began regular coursework on February 15 to prepare for the trip, which took place May 15 through the 23. The traditional on-campus course had 60 students, but this was offered as an alternative, said Robert Dooley, the Spears School associate dean for graduate programs and research.

“We need to better prepare our students for the global economy, and it is difficult do that with traditional classroom approaches,” Dooley said. “Students need to experience what it is like to collaborate on real-world projects that cross international boundaries in addition to experiencing different cultures firsthand.”

Four faculty members from the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University recently traveled to Mexico to participate in a visiting scholar program at the Rectoria Zona Norte of Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM RZN).

Faculty members Dave Carter, Tom Gosnell, Tony Kang and Betty Simkins traveled to ITESM RZN as part of a visiting scholar program, or VSP, coordinated through the OSU Office of International Education and Outreach. The partnership also is supported by several OSU outreach units, including the Center for Executive and Professional Development in the Spears School.

STILLWATER, Okla. - As distance learning and online classes become more prevalent, distance learning options in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University continue to provide affordable solutions for students to earn a high-quality degree in a flexible format. Three Spears School degree programs offered via distance learning recently were named a “Best Buy” by a national editorial review team for combining quality and affordability.

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The huge oil spill growing off the Louisiana coast will likely be used by some drilling opponents to try to hold back the industry not only in offshore activities, but also on land, chief executives of two of Oklahoma City’s biggest energy companies said Friday.

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The chief executives of two of Oklahoma’s largest energy companies fretted over the impact of a large Gulf of Mexico oil spill Friday during a wide-ranging talk on the state of the industry.

This article originally appeared in the Tulsa World. Read the original article.

The OSU Energy Conference theme song — "Beautiful Day" by U2 — played over and over again Friday at the Cox Convention Center.

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The fourth annual OSU Energy Conference will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30, at the Cox Business Services Convention Center.

The conference, titled “The Changing Environment of the Energy Industry,” will be moderated by Charles Watson, chairman of CLW Investments in Houston, and will feature presentations by industry leaders regarding the challenges that energy businesses will face in the future.

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GetEducated.com, LLC, an online education research firm which reviews and ranks accredited online university degree programs, has released its 2010 rankings of Best Buys in Online MBAs, AACSB-accredited.

The number of AACSB-accredited business schools offering the online MBA continues to escalate. GetEducated’s 2006 Free Guide to Online MBAs reviewed 46 business schools. The firm’s 2010 directory reviews a record 69 AACSB-accredited programs offering 133 distance MBA degrees.

“In 1989, when we began our online college reviews, no AACSB business school offered a distance MBA,” says Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com’s founder. “Today, online business degrees are available from top universities.”