Stillwater, Oklahoma--(Newsfile Corp. - June 24, 2024) - Oklahoma State University is one of just 25 institutions to earn the inaugural Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose.
The distinction, which was recently awarded by the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, recognizes institutions that intentionally cultivate leadership abilities among students, faculty and staff.
"OSU is the only land-grant institution and only Big 12 member to receive the recognition, which is a reflection of OSU's commitment to tackling complex societal issues and a deeper understanding of leadership as a public good," said Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Jerome Loughridge.
OSU Provost and Senior Vice President Jeanette Mendez emphasized the university has always been firmly committed to building principled leaders.
"Our focus is on empowering our students to become ideal graduates and supporting our faculty and staff to best serve students while continuing to elevate OSU as the nation's premier, modern land-grant university," Mendez said. "On behalf of OSU, I would like to thank the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders for recognizing our university with such a high honor."
Bernard B. Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, said the institute has supported the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation's collaborative efforts to establish the classification for years.
"We are excited about continuing such efforts in service of improving higher education's commitment to fostering integrated and intentional leader development for students," Banks said.
OSU showed excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices supporting dynamic and noteworthy public leadership. The university responded to the classification framework with both descriptions and examples of exemplary institutionalized practices.
"It is a prestigious national honor for OSU to be one of only 25 U.S. institutions to earn the inaugural Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. The classification reflects both our Cowboy culture following the Cowboy Code, as well as our land-grant mission to serve the people of Oklahoma and beyond," said Dr. Matt Bowler, MBA director and Hargis Leadership Institute Faculty Fellow. "We cannot overlook the value of the application process, which provides an in-depth assessment of our leadership programming with ways to improve, multiply and coordinate leadership programs across campuses, colleges, functions and interests to the benefit of all Oklahomans."
OSU demonstrated a steadfast commitment to creating a campus culture of leadership through several learning, teaching and research goals: fostering leadership skills campuswide; enhancing public and scholarly awareness of leadership's universal benefits while recognizing the social and political contexts in which leadership operates; getting students ready to be leaders for the public good in their careers, communities and society.
"We want to thank our leadership task force, including Hargis Leadership Institute Director, Dr. Josh Taylor, Assistant Director Yokolanda Speight and the rest of the team for their support in this process," Bowler said.
The 2024 Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification recipients are:
- Arizona State University
- Boise State University
- California State University-Fresno
- Claremont McKenna College
- Creighton University
- East Carolina University
- Florida International University
- Fort Hays State University
- Gettysburg College
- James Madison University
- Miami Dade College
- Montclair State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Oral Roberts University
- Rice University
- Saint Peter's University
- San Antonio College
- Simmons University
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- U.S. Naval Academy
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Portland
- Valparaiso University
- Wartburg College
MEDIA CONTACT: Jeff Hopper | Communications and Media Relations Manager | 405-744-5827 | jeff.hopper@okstate.edu
About Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University is a premier land-grant university that prepares students for success. Through teaching, research and Extension, OSU engages communities and empowers servant-leaders to meet society's most pressing challenges. OSU is the largest university system in Oklahoma and has more than 34,000 students across its five-campus system and more than 25,000 on its combined Stillwater and Tulsa campuses, with students from all 50 states and more than 125 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 280,000 students to serve the state of Oklahoma, the nation and the world.
About ACE
ACE is a membership organization that leads higher education with a united vision for the future, galvanizing our members to make change and collaborating across the sector to design solutions for today's challenges, serve the needs of a diverse student population, and shape effective public policy. As the major coordinating body for the nation's colleges and universities, our strength lies in our diverse membership of more than 1,600 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in America and abroad. ACE is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities. For more information, please visit www.acenet.edu or follow ACE on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ACEducation.
About The Carnegie Foundation
The mission of the Carnegie Foundation is to catalyze transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, and fulfilling life. Enacted by an act of Congress in 1906, the Foundation has a rich history of driving transformational change in the education sector, including the establishment of TIAA-CREF and the creation of the Education Testing Service, the GRE, and the Carnegie Classifications for Higher Education. The Foundation was also instrumental in the formation of the U.S. Department of Education and Pell Grants, and most recently in the use of networked improvement science to redress systemic inequities in educational opportunities and outcomes.
About The Doerr Institute for New Leaders
The Doerr Institute for New Leaders is a university-wide leader development enterprise at Rice University. Its mission is to elevate the leadership capacity of Rice students and advance the practice of leader development across higher education. At its core, the Doerr Institute is dedicated to the belief that inculcating a leader identity is developed through a myriad of rigorous activities (e.g., academic study, proper introspection, and hands-on experimentation). Since its founding by John and Ann Doerr in 2015, the Doerr Institute has impacted more than 5,000 students through cutting-edge research, experiential learning, and personalized coaching. For more information, please visit doerr.rice.edu or @doerrinstitute
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