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OSU IT Division One of Only Two in Higher Ed Chosen for Worldwide Oracle ProjectThe Oracle Corporation has selected OSU's Information Technology Division to collaborate on an opportunity for early adoption of Oracle’s new grid computing technology. Oracle has invited OSU, along with ten other organizations worldwide, including Dell and the Chicago Stock Exchange, to participate in an aggressive implementation of Oracle’s new grid computing technology. The technology allows grids of computers to work as single databases. Oracle currently has engineering staff working with OSU IT staff on a rapid implementation schedule. OSU’s aggressive stance in developing new technologies for its users makes the university an ideal candidate for involvement in early adoption. While OSU is one of ten organizations, it is one of only two higher education institutions chosen. The second was Vanderbilt University.Hardened Concrete Canoe Veterans Headed to National FinalsOSU’s Concrete Canoe team is heading back to the national finals of the American Society of Civil Engineers/Master’ Builders Concrete Canoe competition after taking second-place at the ASCE Mid-Continent Conference regional contest this weekend in Lincoln, Neb. The students from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering placed first in both the women’s sprint and women’s endurance races, and second in the men’s endurance race before the remaining two races were called off due to foul weather. During the submersion test portion of the final project judging, 18 inches of OSU’s craft broke off, but the students competed in the race anyway after re-attaching it with epoxy.Aggie X Club Sets Walkathon to Help Cystic Fibrosis PatientThe Aggie-X Club is sponsoring a charity walk-a-thon, beginning at 9 a.m., May 1, at the Droke Track and Field facility on Hall of Fame. Proceeds will benefit Ashley Guthrie, a cystic fibrosis victim who needs a double lung transplant. Donations may be made to COTA (The Children's Organ Transplant Association) and mailed to 513A Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078. A meal costing $5 and sponsored by the Oklahoma Pork Council will be provided on site at noon. For more information contact Autumn Williams at autumlw@okstate.edu.OSU Staff and Students Helping with Junior Miss PageantOSU staff member Richard Hawkins and several OSU students, are producers of the fifth annual Payne County Junior Miss Scholarship Program, scheduled at 6:30 p.m., May 1, in the Stillwater Community Center. Many of the students use scholarships they earn to come to OSU. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.'Grill Thrill' for Doctor PhilDr. Phllip Nokes, a physician at University Health Services, was the lucky winner of this week's drawing for a steel gas grill. The OSU Staff Advisory Council used the grill to raise money for its scholarship fund. The council raised $940. SAC thanks Lowes of Stillwater for partial sponsorship of the event.Sports: Baseball Bedlam BeginsOklahoma State takes on Oklahoma in a battle of two of the top three teams in the Big 12. The Cowboys and Sooners play at Drillers Stadium in Tulsa tonight at 7:05 p.m., then head to the Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City for Friday and Saturday games at 7 p.m. each night.OSU Headlines are produced by OSU Communications Services and sent out Monday through Friday during the regular semester. Persons may subscribe by sending an e-mail to nestorg@okstate.edu and typing "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. If you want to get off the list, send an e-mail to the same address with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject. Your news or ideas for OSU Headline News are always welcome. Send submissions to the email address above for consideration. |