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Oklahoma Panhandle State University 
Motto Progress Through Knowledge Established 1909 Type Public President Dr. David Bryant Students 1,450 + Location Goodwell, Oklahoma, USA Colors Crimson and Blue Nickname Aggies Website www.opsu.edu Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) is a university in Goodwell, Oklahoma. OPSU is a baccalaureate degree granting institution. General governance of the institution is provided by the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. Academic programs and financial support are authorized and coordinated through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
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History
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) was created by an act of the Oklahoma Legislature in 1909 as Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute offering secondary agricultural education for the Panhandle area. In 1921, the legislature authorized the school to offer a two-year college curriculum, and the name was changed to Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1967, the school was designated as Oklahoma Panhandle State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. In 1974, the University assumed its present name.
Academics
The university is organized into six schools that offer associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in such areas as history, education, business, and nursing. OPSU's agriculture-related degree programs produce valued and competent graduates who are qualified to work in the region's many bovine, equine, swine, and farming-related industries. OPSU is regionally accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to grant associate and bachelor's degrees. It is also approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education for the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers.
Primay quad and clock tower at OPSU
The constituent schools are:
- School of Agriculture
- School of Business and Technology
- School of Education
- School of Liberal Arts
- School of Science, Mathematics, and Nursing
- University College
Athletics
Carl Wooten Field and Water TowerOPSU competes as a founding member of the Heartland Conference as the Aggies (except rodeo and football). The university sponsors football, softball (women), baseball (men), and men's and women's golf, cross-country running, and basketball. The football team plays at Carl Wooten Field and competes in the NCAA Division II Independent Football Alliance with several games from the Central State Football League, which is NAIA. The program has recently had tremendous success thanks to the late Mike Wyatt(2007-2011). The 2010 team was the Aggies football teams first winning season since 2004 going 6-5.
A point of pride for OPSU is its men's and women's rodeo teams. The school is a member of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and has won several regional and national championships in the sport. As part of their scholarship package, rodeo team members may receive lodging in special housing and stalls for their animals.
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External links
Heartland Conference University of Arkansas – Fort Smith • Dallas Baptist • McMurry University (2012) • Newman University • Oklahoma Panhandle State • St. Edward's • St. Mary's (TX) • Texas A&M International University • University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Categories:- Goodwell, Oklahoma
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Education in Texas County, Oklahoma
- Universities and colleges in Oklahoma
- Educational institutions established in 1909
- OK Cooperative Alliance
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University
- Buildings and structures in Texas County, Oklahoma
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