STILLWATER — When prospective students are brought to Burns Hargis office, the OSU president levels with them.
Hargis tells them they can get a good education in a lot of places. Parents, friends, teachers, lots of people will offer advice on where to go to school.
“But you’re the one that’s got to go there,” Hargis will say. “So you just listen to your heart.”
But when athletic recruits stop by, Hargis has a different message.
“I will often tell them they are part of something that’s very good for the university,” Hargis said. “And therefore, we owe you, the student-athlete, an education.