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{{Infobox University
|name = Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|image = [[Image:OPSU Seal.jpg|175px]]
|motto = ''Progress Through Knowledge''
|established = [[1909]]
|type = [[Public school|Public]]
|president = David Bryant
|city = [[Goodwell, Oklahoma|Goodwell]]
|state = [[Oklahoma]]
|country = [[United States|USA]]
|students = 1,700
|faculty =
|campus =
|nickname = Aggies
|colors =
|website = [http://www.opsu.edu/ www.opsu.edu]
}}

'''Oklahoma Panhandle State University''' (OPSU) is a [[university]] in [[Goodwell, Oklahoma]]. OPSU is a [[baccalaureate]] degree granting institution. General governance of the institution is in the hands for 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.

==History==
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) was created by an act of the [[Oklahoma State Legislature]] in [[1909]] as Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute offering secondary agricultural education for the Panhandle area. 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. In [[1967]], the school was designated as Oklahoma Panhandle State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. In [[1974]], the University assumed its present name.

==Academics==
The university is organized into five schools that offer [[associate degree]] and [[bachelor's degree]]s in such 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.
OPSU is regionally accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to grant associate and bachelor's degrees. It is also approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education for the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers.

The constituent schools are:
*School of Agriculture
*School of Business and Technology
*School of Education
*School of Liberal Arts
*School of Science, Mathematics, and Nursing

==Athletics==
[[Image:OPSU_Stadium.jpg|thumb|225px|Carl Wooten Field and Water Tower]]
OPSU competes as a founding member of the [[Heartland Conference]] as the '''[[Aggies]]''' (except [[rodeo]] and football). The university sponsors [[American Football|football]], softball (women), baseball (men), and men's and women's [[golf]], cross-country running, and [[basketball]]. The football team plays at [[Carl Wooten Field]].

A point of pride for OPSU is its men's and women's [[rodeo]] teams, nicknamed the '''[[Cowboy]]s''' and '''[[Cowgirl]]s''', respectively. The school is a member of the Central Plains Region of the [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association]] (NIRA) and has won several regional and national championships in the sport. As part of their scholarship package, rodeo team members may receive lodging in special housing and stalls for their animals.

==External links==
[[Image:OPSU_Quad.jpg|thumb|500px|Primay quad and clock tower at OPSU]]
*[http://www.opsu.edu/ University Website]

{{Public universities in Oklahoma}}
{{Heartland Conference}}

[[Category:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]]
[[Category:Texas County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1909]]

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