THE OKLAHOMA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (OSGC) CHARTER MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES CAMERONUNIVERSITY LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY) AND THE STATE'STWO RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. SINCEOUR ESTABLISHMENT IN 1991 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HAS CENTERED ON OUR FOUNDING MISSION TOFOCUS THE POWER OF OKLAHOMA'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ADVANCING THE STATE'S PARTICIPATION INTHE AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INDUSTRY. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS AND OTHER AERONAUTICS AND SPACE-RELATED DISCIPLINESTHROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OFOKLAHOMA CONTRIBUTE EXPERTISE IN RESEARCH AND THE STRENGTH TO SUSTAIN MAJOR DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMS. CAMERON AND LANGSTON UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE EXPERIENCE IN TRADITIONAL HIGHEREDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUIT AND GRADUATE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES.OKLAHOMA BECAME A DESIGNATED STATE IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND OUR MEMBERSHIP GREW FROM FOURAFFILIATES TO 16 AFFILIATES INCLUDING: FIVE ACADEMIC (EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOUTHEASTERNOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN NAZARENEUNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS) A COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONSERVICE (APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING PROGRAM) GOVERNMENT (OKLAHOMA SPACE INDUSTRYDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NORMAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION) TVT/O INDUSTRY (SCIENCEAPPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY FRONTIER ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS INC.) AND A MAJOR SCIENCEMUSEUM (STAFFORD AIR&SPACE MUSEUM) AND AN INFORMAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION STARBASE OKLAHOMA.WITH OUR DESIGNATED STATUS OKLAHOMA SPACE GRANT ESTABLISHED A NEW MISSION STATEMENT CROSSLINKINGOUR STATE'S ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND AEROSPACE RELATED RESEARCH WITH NASA'SAEROSPACE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS: OSGC REPRESENTS A STATE-WIDE PARTNERSHIP OFUNIVERSITIES A COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE STATE GOVERNMENT CITY GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY AN AEROSPACE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION AND A MAJOR SCIENCE MUSEUM TO ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIESFOR OL<LAHOMANS TO UNDERSTAND AND PARTICIPATE IN NASA'S IVIISSION BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS INSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS AND OTHER AERONAUTICS AND SPACE-RELATEDDISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.BASED ON THE NASA EDUCATION OUTCOMES AFFILIATES UTILIZE THEIR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHS INDEVELOPING ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AN OVERALL BALANCED CONSORTIUM IN PROGRAMS ANDDIVERSITY. DURING THIS NEXT FIVE YEAR FUNDING CYCLE 2010-2014 ALL OF OUR AFFILIATES WILL CONTINUETO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR CONSORTIUM BEING A STATE RESOURCE AND CATALYST FOR AERONAUTICS ANDSPACE-RELATED RESEARCH EDUCATION AND STATE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.