(*For the online OESA Membership Application, click here.)

Our Mission

In support of this mission, OESA seeks to 1) develop a community for students and scholars of Foundations of Education, Educational Studies and Educational Policy Studies, 2) provide a forum for members for discussion of interpretive, normative, and critical perspectives on education, and 3) conduct activities and events for members and others with interest to cultivate scholarship and inquiry in Foundations of Education.

Who should join?

Membership in OESA is open to graduate students and faculty of 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.

What are the membership requirements?

In the manner of academic societies, membership is conferred to students who self-affiliate, as indicated through attendance at meetings, participation in activities and events, and participation in planning and delivering activities and events.

What are the dues?

$10.00 annual dues, which covers your registration fee to the annual OESA statewide conference when it is hosted by OU (bi-annual).

What are the benefits of joining OESA?

• You get plugged into an academic peer organization and community of friendship;

• You have access to a forum wherein ideas are exchanged and debated;

• You have access to activities and events which cultivate scholarship and inquiry in education, via the annual OESA conference, the Brown Bag Series and speaker/reading events;

• Your dues cover your registration fee to the annual state-wide OESA conference, where you can present a paper in a student friendly environment;

• You have access to a group of junior and veteran students who can share about the formal and informal goings on in the life of a grad student… the written and the unwritten rules… a group who will applaud your program milestones and offer a listening ear when needed;

• If you are a doctoral student, membership in OESA can meet residency requirements in certain programs;

• Membership looks good on a C.V.

What does OESA do besides meet once a month?

We serve as a supportive academic community and forum for our membership, sponsor events and activities that benefit grad students, co-sponsor and serve biannually as host to the statewide OESA conference, serve as a link between our membership and administrative offices, keep our membership abreast of state, regional and national conference deadlines (call for papers/proposals, registration, etc.), and sponsor a list serve wherein helpful information can be exchanged and disseminated.

Is it just for graduate students?

No, OESA was created to support both graduate students and faculty in the field of education.

(*For the online OESA Membership Application, click here.)