Monday, April 19, 2021
Poll shows 92% approval rating of OSU President-elect, Dr. Kayse Shrum
OSU Communications Dr. Kayse Shrum is preparing to make history as OSU’s first female president.
Shrum is used to being the first. That’s how it was when Shrum became president of OSU Center for Health Services in 2013. She was the youngest and first female medical school president in state Adam Engel history. This hiring makes her Digital Editor the first doctor of osteopathic medicine to serve in a presiElizabeth Burks, senior in dential role. Her leadership nutritional sciences, wants to and character remain the same; be like Kasey Shrum. the only difference here is her “She’s everything that I title. aspire to be,” Burks said. “I “I thought it was cool that want to be a pediatrician.” OSU hired a doctor,” freshman Burks is just one of the theater major Emma Kessler thousands of OSU students said. “There aren’t a whole who are ecstatic about Preslot of women in academia. I ident-elect Dr. Kasey Shrum think it’s interesting that OSU and the future of Oklahoma hasn’t had a female or doctor State University. Shrum was as president. They are putting named OSU’s 19th president two in one.” this past week. The hiring Women don’t often hold makes her the first female executive positions in higher president in school history. In education. OSU joins Iowa a poll that the O’Colly released State University and Baylor on Twitter, 92% of 274 votes University as the only Big 12 approved the hiring of Shrum. institutions with female presiFor freshman political dents. Many other students science major Azlyn Vincent, echo Kessler’s sentiments. the presidential change occurs “I think it’s pretty cool,” at a fitting time. sophomore music education “I feel like OSU has been major Johnn McCray said. in a public eye a lot recently “This gives us an opportunity with COVID-19 news,” Vinfor more diversity in higher cent said. “I want her (Shrum) education.” to change things in a positive news.ed@ocolly.com manner,” Vincent said.
Cowboys swept in Fort Worth after disastrous eighth inning Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter The Cowboys were swept for the first time this season. No. 13 Oklahoma State fell victim to a poor eighth inning against No. 12 TCU in Fort Worth Sunday afternoon. The Horned Frogs scored 7 runs in the frame en route to a 12-6 victory. The Cowboys played the Horned Frogs close all series long, but the inning gone awry will make the return trip to Stillwater feel a little longer. See Cowboys on pg. 6
OSU freshman Nolan McLean in the batters box during the Oklahoma State vs. Oral Roberts baseball game.
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