Aimee Semple McPherson, a charismatic evangelist who learned how to harness the power of the media and popular culture before succumbing to a drug overdose in 1944, will be the topic of an original, one-woman play this fall at Rogers State University. “An Evangelist Drowns,” written by Dr. Gregory Thompson, head of the RSU English… Read more »
RSU Theatre Announces 2007-2008 Season
Productions as wide-ranging as an examination of the controversial evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, a musical tribute to Woody Guthrie and a radio drama presentation of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “The Tempest” will highlight the 2007-2008 season of the Rogers State University theatre program. RSU Theatre’s third season will feature seven productions from October through April…. Read more »
RSU Public Television Launches ‘Green Country Perspectives’
Rogers State University Public Television recently announced that veteran television broadcaster Sam Jones will host its local television series, “Green Country Perspectives with Sam Jones.” The second season of RSU Public Television’s weekly news talk show begins Friday. Previously called “Perspectives,” the 30-minute program will air at 8:30 p.m. each Friday on RSU Public Television,… Read more »
Book by Four RSU Professors Chronicles Oklahoma Women’s Lives
A collection of personal essays by 50 Oklahoma women – edited by four female professors at Rogers State University – has been published by the University of Oklahoma Press and is now available online and at bookstores across the state. “Voices from the Heartland” – the creation of RSU professors Dr. Carolyn Taylor, Dr. Emily… Read more »
Tony Massad to Receive RSU Constitution Award Sept. 26
Anthony “Tony” Massad, an attorney, former member of the Oklahoma Senate and graduate of the Oklahoma Military Academy from Frederick, Okla., will be named the recipient of the Rogers State University Constitution Award at a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Bailey Education Center in Owasso. Each fall since 1987, RSU has presented the… Read more »