The Graduate College of Oklahoma State University fosters an intellectual environment that leads to the creation, acquisition, and dissemination of knowledge; nationally and internationally recognized graduate programs; the success of the research enterprise, and the recruitment and retention of outstanding, diverse graduate students and faculty. Through a service-oriented, shared-governance approach, the Graduate College provides central support for the recruitment, admission, matriculation, graduation and placement of graduate students. Promoting excellence in graduate education best practices, the Graduate College stewards institutional graduate resources and is an integral part of the Oklahoma State University.