Oklahoma Panhandle State University
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| Motto | Progress Through Knowledge |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1909 |
| Affiliation | Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges |
| President | Tim Faltyn |
| Students | 1,720 + |
| Location |
Goodwell, Oklahoma, U.S. 36°35′35″N 101°38′14″W / 36.59306°N 101.63722°WCoordinates: 36°35′35″N 101°38′14″W / 36.59306°N 101.63722°W |
| Colors | Crimson and Blue |
| Nickname | Aggies |
| Website | www |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) is a university in Goodwell, Oklahoma. OPSU is a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. General governance of the institution is provided by the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. Academic programs and financial support are authorized and coordinated through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
In 1908, the Oklahoma Legislature passed legislation stating that, "...each of the Supreme Court judicial districts [shall have] a district agricultural school of secondary grade for instruction in agriculture and mechanics and allied branches, and domestic science, and economics, with courses of instruction leading to the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the state normal schools."
Oklahoma Panhandle State University was created in response to this act and opened in 1909 as Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute, (PAI) offering secondary agricultural education for the Panhandle area. PAI began offering courses to prepare public school teachers in 1915. In 1921, the legislature authorized the school to offer a two-year college curriculum, and the name was changed to Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College (PAMC). The college began offering four-year degree programs in 1925. In 1967, the school was designated as Oklahoma Panhandle State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. In 1974, the university assumed its present name.
Franklin Hall, the school's oldest building, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The university is organized into six schools that offer associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in such areas as history, education, business, and nursing. OPSU's agriculture-related degree programs produce valued and competent graduates who are qualified to work in the region's many bovine, equine, swine, and farming-related industries.
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