Author: Cathy Coomer - General Manager

Want to see some good basketball? The RSU Athletics staff will take on the Claremore Community all-stars at the “William W. Barnes Children’s Advocacy Center Charity Basketball Game” on Sunday beginning at 2pm at the Expo Center. The Children's Advocacy Center is a non-profit, United Way Agency whose mission is to reduce the trauma of child abuse. The Center provides forensic interviews, medical evaluations and mental health treatment in a safe, child-friendly environment. The Center has been in existence since 2001 and serves over 200 children annually from Rogers, Mayes, and Craig Counties.…continue reading →

You have a chance to enjoy two of the Tulsa Symphony's chamber ensembles when they perform at the Will Rogers Auditorium on the RSU campus Saturday, January 19th. Tickets are $5.00 per person and students get in free with their ID. The event begins at 7:30pm. The two ensembles being featured will be the Brass and String Quintets. The concert will also serve as the Patron Drive for the Claremore Symphony League, whose goal is to help bring quality musical performances to Claremore. In addition, CSL's second goal is to help promote musical…continue reading →

Members of the RSU Alumni Association can now receive discounts at a number of area retailers through the Membership Discount Program by showing their Lifetime Membership Card. Participating businesses include the Boom-A-Rang Diner, Chili's, El Maguey, Pizza Hut, RSU Bookstore, RSU Innovation Center, RSU Stratton Taylor Library, Tiny Cakes and Truffles and The UPS Store. Discounts also are available at any Robertson Tire location, the Hampton Inn & Suites in Catoosa and Owasso's Oklahoma Lawman Roofing and Construction. A full list can be found online at www.rsu.edu/alumni/discount/. New discounts will be added each…continue reading →

RSU Real College Radio is now available anywhere you can use your cell phone. Rogers State’s Mobile App now features live streaming of RSU Radio 91.3FM. It’s doesn’t matter where you are…. at the gym, studying or on the road outside of the station's broadcast range, if you have either an Android or Apple smartphone you can now listen to RSU Radio 24/7 as well as RSU Hillcat Basketball action. "We are very excited to expand RSU Radio's reach," said Cathy Coomer, the station's general manager and an RSU assistant professor. "Our students…continue reading →

RSU’s Residential Life is sponsoring a food pantry to provide campus residents in need the opportunity to get food they are unable to buy due to financial hurdles. Any student who lives on campus may take advantage of this program, known as "Food for Thought." Donations can be brought to the Residential Life Clubhouse Monday through Thursday 8A -10P and Friday 8A to 5P. Donations can include any non-perishable foods, canned foods, snacks, instant breakfast foods, instant dinner foods or juices that can be stored on a shelf. In an effort to increase…continue reading →

Looking for a unique Christmas gift? RSU’s annual Holiday Student Show and Sale may have just what you’re looking for. All types of student artwork will be available for be on sale including photographs, original printmaking pieces, pottery, hand-built clay works, paintings, drawings and much more. Again this year, the Fine Arts department will be hosting a competition for those signed up for the Studies at Large in Italy 2013, with the winner or winners receiving credit towards the cost of the program. The show and sale continues in the Baird Hall Foundations…continue reading →

Rogers State University will celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with its annual "Holiday on the Hill" on Tuesday, November 27th in front of Preparatory Hall. The ceremony will begin at 5:30pm and is free to the public. The campus lighting ceremony will feature performances of holiday classics, a reading of "'Twas the Night before Christmas" and opportunities for children to have their photo taken with Santa Claus. Free hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be served. The public is encouraged to bring their cameras to take photos of children --…continue reading →

Rogers State University has launched a new initiative to reconnect with alumni who have lost touch with their alma mater. The "Stray Cat Campaign" will utilize the RSU website,RSU Radio website, social media, direct mail and the ever-growing RSU alumni network to locate and welcome back lost alumni. The "Stray Cat Campaign" will seek out lost alumni of RSU and its predecessor institutions – Claremore Junior College, Rogers State College and Rogers University – dating back to 1972. Alumni can visit the "Stray Cat Campaign" website – www.rsu.edu/straycats – to view lists of…continue reading →