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STILLWATER – William D. Cohan will be the opening speaker for the 2009-2010 Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

His presentation, “House of Cards: How and Why the Financial Market Melted Down,” is scheduled at noon Wednesday at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center, 1700 NE 63rd St., Oklahoma City and at noon Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 E. Second St., Tulsa.

STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State University recently was included in G.I. Jobs magazine’s list of “Military Friendly School” for 2010. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students.

The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations. Schools on the Military Friendly Schools list also offer additional benefits to student veterans or active-duty military.

STILLWATER, Okla. – Former U.S. Secretary of State and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice is slated to headline the roster of exciting speakers for the 2009-2010 Tulsa Business Forums series. The Tulsa Business Forums feature international business and political leaders, authors and policymakers who bring critical and timely information to the Oklahoma business community. In addition to Rice, other speakers for the 2009-2010 series include William D. Cohan and J. Alexander M Douglas, Jr.

The Tulsa Business Forums are sponsored by the Spears School of Business and its corporate partners and coordinated by the Center for Executive and Professional Development at Oklahoma State University.

The 2009-2010 series will debut Oct. 15, 2009, at the Tulsa Crowne Plaza Hotel with a luncheon and presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m. by William D. Cohan titled “House of Cards: How and Why the Financial Market Melted Down.”

STILLWATER, Okla. – Former U.S. Secretary of State and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice is slated to headline the roster of exciting speakers for the 2009-2010 Executive Management Briefings series. The Executive Management Briefings feature international business and political leaders, authors and policymakers who bring critical and timely information to the Oklahoma City business community. In addition to Rice, other speakers for the 2009-2010 series include William D. Cohan and Jeff Taylor.

The Executive Management Briefings are sponsored by the Spears School of Business and its corporate partners and coordinated by the Center for Executive and Professional Development at Oklahoma State University.

The 2009-2010 series will debut Oct. 14, 2009, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum with a luncheon and presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m. by William D. Cohan titled “House of Cards: How and Why the Financial Market Melted Down.”

STILLWATER, Okla.) – Municipal clerks, treasurers and finance officials are invited to attend the Oklahoma Municipal Clerks, Treasurers and Finance Officials Association (OMCTFOA) annual conference to be held Oct. 20-23, 2009, in Stillwater, Okla. This year’s theme is “Shine up those Boots, Line up to Learn.”

“We are very pleased to be able to attract national and state leaders to deliver information on current topics of interest to public officials,” said Clara Welch, OMCTFOA board member.

The conference is designed to help participants be successful as they serve their town or city. Topics include the statewide water plan, identity theft, tax collections and fund management, and handling of audited financial statements. Municipal clerks, treasurers and finance officials can gain credit toward earning certification in the national accrediting agency by attending conference sessions.

Stillwater, Okla. - High school students from across the state gathered to attend the Oklahoma State University Information Systems Technology Exploration (ISyTE) Academy May 31 - June 5 on the OSU campus in Stillwater, Okla.

The six-day program was designed for students who will be in 10^th, 11^th or 12^th grade during the 2009-2010 academic year and it allowed participants to experience college living first-hand and participate in hands-on activities relevant to business, technology and management information systems (MIS). Participants stayed on the OSU campus and worked with current OSU MIS faculty and graduate students.

Executives who attend the Partnership Program can improve their decision-making abilities, exchange ideas and interact with professionals in a variety of fields. Session topics include strategy, ethics, marketing, coaching, leadership, emotional intelligence, economics, mentoring and a business simulation.

"During turbulent business climates, a program like the Partnership Program can help participants stand out as valued contributors in their current and future job positions," said Lee Manzer, OSU Spears School of Business professor of marketing and coordinator of the program.

STILLWATER, Okla. - The 3rd annual OSU Energy Conference will be held in Tulsa, Okla. on May 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center. Energy and business professionals are encouraged to attend this one day conference.

This year’s conference is titled “Energy Independence in a Challenging Economic Environment.” The conference sessions will address how the energy business is ever-changing and the challenges faced in the next era of the energy business.

“The expansion of renewable energy at the time when the current economy is in such flux presents the most challenging time for the oil and gas industry in the last 20 years,” said conference moderator Chuck Watson, who also serves as chairman of Wincrest Ventures and chairman of the North American Advisory Board of Mainstream Renewable Power.