Oklahoma State University (OSU) was founded on Christmas Day in 1890 and when its first students gathered for class, there were no buildings, no books and no curriculum.

OSU expanded rapidly following World War II and the post-war years were marked by a huge surge in enrolment. Graduates from that era lived alongside veterans and their families in ‘Veteran’s Village’ as surplus military housing was provided by the university on its campus.

Today, OSU is located across five campuses and attracts more than 35,000 students from all 50 US states and around 120 countries worldwide.