The College of Education and Human Sciences is a group of service-minded faculty, staff, and partners who enhance lives through innovative research, teaching, and engagement. The wellbeing and development of our students continues to be our top priority, and we are working hard to ensure our graduates' degrees are worth even more across their professional careers.
Highlights of the College of Education and Human Sciences include:
- Largest collection of health programs on the Stillwater campus with roughly one-third of students pursuing an academic degree related to nutritional, mental, physical, or relational health.
- Graduate programs in education have made great gains in the U.S. News and World Report national rankings, rising 30 spots to No. 76.
- Robust research portfolio that includes human development across the lifespan, K-12 and STEM education, nutrition, and disease prevention, learning and technology, design, and aviation.
- Home to the Office of Educator Support which provides resources for students, graduates and PK-12 partners while working to address Oklahoma’s teacher shortage through coaching, mentorship, and financial support programs like OK-Thrive and Inspired to Teach.
Points of Pride:
- The College of Education and Human Sciences is the university’s fastest growing college, welcoming its largest-ever freshman class this fall.
- The new Ray and Linda Booker OSU Flight Center continues to enhance the student experience and strengthen our position as the premier destination for aviation education and the home of the best-trained aviators in the country.
- The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at OSU for individuals aged 50+ had 300 active members at the end of the Fall 2022 semester, bringing enrollment more than halfway to the program’s overall goal of 500 engaged members annually.
- In the fall of 2022, four of our seniors were selected as OSU Seniors of Significance and six of the Top 10 Freshmen Women and three Top 10 Freshmen Men are CEHS students.
- Opportunity Orange Scholars, an inclusive postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disability, was approved as a Comprehensive Transition Program by the U.S. Department of Education, allowing prospective students to apply for federal financial aid. In the Fall of 2022, the College of Education and Human Sciences welcomed its first cohort of Opportunity Orange Scholars to campus.
"I see this College of Education and Human Sciences as a leader nationally and internationally. We have that capacity. We have that strength within the knowledge, skills and dispositions. Together, we are unique in our approaches in addressing the human experience. That puts us on a map for the excellent work we are doing and will continue to do."
Dr. Jon Pedersen, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
People are at the core of all that we do in the College of Education and Human Sciences. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we empower lifelong learners and leaders who strengthen communities through education, health, human development and more. We enhance lives with our innovative research, teaching and engagement.
We are excited for you to discover your orange passion for the College of Education and Human Sciences during Give Orange and be a part of the 1,890 minutes of support for OSU!
