As an online student, you are a part of the OU family. We hope you will embrace the diversity, tradition and excellence of the university, taking advantage of opportunities to feel connected whether you’re nearby or miles away.
Although you aren’t physically on campus, your time at OU can be enriched by extending your experiences beyond the classroom. Connect with other OU Online students who have similar interests, find support and build lifelong friendships during your academic journey by joining one our online communities.
OU Online offers affinity group for those who are connected by a common identity, interest, and/or purpose. We currently offer affinity groups for the following student communities:
Bringing together students and community members who identify as female to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members who are first-generation college students to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members at least 55 years of age to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members who identify as LGBTQ+ to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members who are military-connected to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members who are Black, indigenous, and people of color to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together students and community members with physical disabilities and neurodiversity to share career resources, advice, and opportunities.
Bringing together international students to assist them in their domestic and home job searches, while providing resources, programs, and support.
Bringing together student-parents to support each other in their academic pursuits.
Any OU Online student who shares a common identity, interest, and/or purpose represented by an affinity group can be a part of that group. Essential to affinity groups is safety. We work to ensure that members of our affinity groups have a safe space to express their concerns, free of worry about being misunderstood by persons who do not share their common identity, interest, and/or purpose.
Sign Up for an Affinity Group Here
After you sign up, you will receive a welcome email from an OU Online Student Services team member.
Email Hannah Rieger at hrieger@ou.edu or Sage Mauldin at sagemauldin@ou.edu for questions about affinity groups.
Online Student Association, or OSA, is OU Online's official online undergraduate and graduate student organization. Members have access to career services experts who provide networking advice, advice on applying for jobs, negotiating promotions, and writing compelling resumes and cover letters. Members additionally serve as leaders and volunteers in their communities and build community with each other.
For questions, contact Sage Mauldin, OU Online Student Support Services Coordinator, at sagemauldin@ou.edu.
The OU Online Speaker Series is offered several times per year and focuses on a variety of topics important to students.
Date/Topic: Noon-12:40 p.m. CDT Wednesday, September 27.
Guests from Tutor.com will unveil the new online tutoring service for OU Online students.
Rick Dubler, Career Development
OU Online publishes a newsletter each semester with updates and helpful information.
Read the current newsletter:
