Nearly 70 tribal leaders from across the state attended a workforce and economic development Tribal Summit on Feb. 28 on the Stillwater campus. Media Contact: Terry Tush | Director, Marketing and Communications | 405-744-2703 | terry.tush@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business and the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association hosted nearly 70 tribal leaders for a workforce and economic development Tribal Summit on Feb. 28 on the Stillwater campus. The summit’s purpose was for tribal leaders and tribal casino leaders to discuss how Spears Business is able to provide assistance in workforce development and enhancing the state’s economy. There were 17 tribes represented and 29 different entities from 26 cities in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association chairman Matt Morgan (shown in the photo on the right) helped recruit tribal leaders to attend the summit, and he was impressed with what was accomplished in one day. Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association chairman Matt Morgan speaks during the workforce and economic development Tribal Summit. “We believe the Spears School can assist our industry in providing degrees, credit and non-credit certificates, leadership programming, marketing and data analytics assistance, hotel and service quality education, finance and accounting assistance among other topic areas that will […]