Interactive VIP Tour of Langston University

Thursday, May 23

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

$49 per person

Langston University, established in 1897 in one of Oklahoma’s all-black towns, is the USA’s westernmost historically black college or university (HBCU) and the only HBCU in Oklahoma.

We’ll start our visit at the internationally known E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, the top research institute for goat production in the United States.  The working farm includes lactation and maternity barns, an arena, feed mill and milking rooms for Alpine dairy, Spanish, Boer and Angora goats.

We’ll have lunch at Stables Café in nearby downtown Guthrie, open since 1987 in a former livery stable built in 1889, the food is delicious and the porcelain signs and antiques enhance the experience.

After lunch we’ll return for a special interactive session with 15 students who are beginning their final year in Langston University’s School of Therapy, home to the first accredited Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the state of Oklahoma. The students will demonstrate state-of-the-art physical therapy equipment:

• Gravity eliminated treadmill
• Surface perturbation treadmill
• Robotic Exoskeletons
• Patient Simulator Mannequins
• Life sized Virtual Dissection Table

During our visit to Langston, we’ll learn about the important and unique history of the town and the University, a unique part of Oklahoma’s history.