A Cowboy, Without Question
Leading by Example
Ella Powell knew from a young age that she wanted to be in the performing arts. As
a daughter of Union High School’s drama teacher, she grew up around the theater. She
was offered numerous scholarships to attend universities around the state, but was
extremely impressed by how members of the OSU faculty took a personal interest in
her abilities and ambitions.
OSU has a unique approach to developing majoring in theater, collaborating with them
to discover their passion. Right from the beginning, Ella found ways to go over and
above for the program – teaching herself graphic design to create posters for OSU
theater productions. Here Ella has found a love for directing and writing plays, and
is working to create, act in and produce incredible experiences in the Theater Department,
one of many departments dedicated to performing arts on campus.
That’s how we build Cowboys.
WE ARE ALL COWBOYSHailing from all 50 states and 98 countries, we are united by the Cowboy Code.
- We end the day knowing we gave it everything we had
- We dream only as big as the sky
- We know challenges come with pain, but pain will not win
- We have a passion to do what's right, even when it's hard
- We stand for what matters, even if we stand alone
- We finish what we start
- Being a Cowboy isn't in our clothes, it's in our character