In line with our land grant mission and OSU’s strategic plan, K-12 Outreach is the
Honors College’s answer toelevating and amplifying extensionwhile increasingaccessto students across Oklahoma. Honors is in the service of developing and promoting
diverse educational endeavors, and to reflect this in extension, our K-12 programing
is aimed at fostering curiosity, exploration, and lifelong learning throughout Oklahoma
and beyond. The Honors College’s goal of K-12 Outreach is to provide space, support,
and resources to K-12 programs that occur outside the classroom to ensure students
of all ages and backgrounds can have opportunities to go broader and deeper into their
academic passions through different means. In turn, our K-12 Outreach aims to promote
theIdeal Graduateby providing opportunities for our current Honors students to practice engaged citizenship,
ethical leadership, and personal responsibility by serving K-12 students through intentional
and meaningful outreach programming.
Envirothon
The Envirothon is a competition where teams of high school students cooperate to demonstrate
their knowledge and understanding of environmental science and natural resources.
Through written exams, field exercises, and problem-solving challenges, teams showcase
their expertise in aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, wildlife, and current
environmental issues. The contest fosters academic learning as well as teamwork, environmental
stewardship, and the practical application of science in real-world scenarios.
A tri-service - U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force - sponsored STEM competition
JSHS promotes original research and experimentation in STEM fields at the high school
level and publicly recognizes students for outstanding achievement. The Honors College
at Oklahoma State University proudly serves as the Regional Director for the Great
Plains area. As Regional Director, the Honors College is responsible for organizing
and hosting the annual symposium where the region's finalists are selected to move
on to the next phase of competition.
"Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program that engages
students in their learning by allowing their knowledge and ideas to come to life in
an exciting, productive environment."
Committed to interdisciplinary, collaborative, creative problem solving, the Honors
College is proud to host the state and regional Oklahoma Odyssey of the Mind competition.
Honors students not only serve as judges and volunteers but also compete in Division
IV through the honors seminar “HONR 1000: Let’s Get Creative” that interrogates the nature and history of creativity through solving
an OM problem. Students from all majors and disciplines come together to solve a problem
not only using their technical, scientific knowledge but also integrating artistic
elements such as storyline, costumes, acting, etc. The Honors College is extremely
proud to have 6 world champion teams in problems 2,3,4, and 5.
OSSEF is the statewide competition Oklahoma's 7th-12th grade students attend in order
to qualify for nationals.
Honors students have the unique opportunity to enroll in the honors seminar Judging
U: A Practicum in Science fairs. This service-oriented class prepares students to
serve as event staff for two prestigious science competitions.
