Welcome to the Oklahoma Educational Studies Association (OESA) website. OESA is an academic organization founded in 2001 to support graduate students and faculty in Education studies. However, membership in OESA is open to all graduate students and faculty at the University of Oklahoma who are involved in educational inquiry and are in good academic standing, and committed to high quality scholarship and inquiry in the various fields of education. Educational Studies derives its character and methods from a number of academic disciplines, and area studies, including history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, religion, political science, economics, psychology, cultural studies, gender studies and educational policy studies.

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Latest News -- New Officers

Christiaan Mitchell, President
Goldie Thompson, Secretary
Brent Sykes, Treasurer
Johnnie-Margaret McConnell, Program Chair
Shawn Pendley, Academic Chair
Sharon Peelor, Historian
Maria Laubach, Technical Director
Todd Loftin, Technical Director
Robin Mitchell Stroud, Orientation Officer
Joy Thomas, Orientation Officer
Julie Davis, Immediate Past President
Faculty Sponsor, Dr. Susan Laird

For the most up-to-date professional calendar, go to:

http://education.ou.edu/cedar/conference_calendar/

Other activities and deadlines include:

Announcements

• OESA received a generous donation of Philosophy of Education (PES) yearbooks from Dr. Glorianne Leck, one of the founders of the women's caucuses for both PES and the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Dr. Leck recently retired and wanted to bestow her collection of some 25 yearbooks upon a new generation of philosophy of education students (though they will benefit other students of education as well). The yearbooks are encased in the bookshelves in the Collings Hall 3rd Floor Reading Lounge. Feel free to use them, but please do leave them in the lounge.
  
  
• For information on navigating through the frequently confusing doctoral process, check out our Grad School Tips Page.

• It's not too late to get involved in the COE Graduate Student Partnering Program (as a mentor or mentee). To learn more, contact Dean Hardre (hardre@ou.edu).

• Check out the new "Graduate Student Resources" page on the College of Education website. A special thanks goes to the Dean's Office for putting this information all together in one place for us! The resources page features items and links of interest, including information about funding opportunities and misc. forms. If you think of other links or topics to add, please let Dean Hardre know. You may e-mail him directly at hardre@ou.edu.
  
  If you have accomplishments to share and/or have reached program milestones, please let us know so that we may acknowlege them and celebrate with you!!

Important Academic Dates

Interested in Becoming An OESA Member?

Check out our Membership Information Page here.