What: 2024 Higher Education Day at the Capitol, including recognition of recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award for Higher Education

When: 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024

Who: Governor Kevin Stitt; Speaker Charles McCall; Sen. Adam Pugh; Rep. Mark McBride; State Regents chair Jack Sherry; Chancellor Allison D. Garrett; representatives of Oklahoma’s higher education institutions; and students from Oklahoma’s colleges and universities

Where: State Capitol, Chamber of the House of Representatives, 4th floor

Why: To demonstrate the value and importance of our state system of higher education to Oklahoma’s current and future workforce development and economic growth, and to recognize recipients of the Distinguished Service Award for Higher Education for their steadfast leadership and support during the 2023 legislative session