Michelle Wood |
November 27, 2018 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy The Gathering Ministerial Preparation Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry Ministerial students will find that they have several options to complete requirements for credentials includingattending one of our...
Megan England |
October 18, 2018 |
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Dr. Everett Piper has announced his retirement as president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. He announced the news at the OKWU Board of Trustees meeting on October 11. Retirement will take effect in June 2020. “Oklahoma Wesleyan University owes Dr. Piper a huge debt...
Megan England |
October 11, 2018 |
Colleges News
Dr. Stephen Babby is this year’s recipient of the Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) President’s Award. He is being recognized for his voice of wisdom and biblical faithfulness on the OKWU board, which he has served on for 41 years. Ordained by The Wesleyan Church in...
Megan England |
September 3, 2018 |
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One hundred nine years. Seven antecedents. Five generations. Two denominations. One OKWU. Oklahoma Wesleyan University has a unique history — spanning a wide geographic and generational range, the result of a series of mergers between Bible colleges in California,...
Megan England |
July 31, 2018 |
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The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Orange Movement (OM) is continuing its support of the Rahab House, a rescue home for trafficked girls in Southeast Asia, and other rescued street children in Myanmar, particularly through establishing scholarship funding for...
Megan England |
March 26, 2018 |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University has a long and proud tradition of training future educators to succeed in the classroom. While these students can now be found all over the globe, many choose to remain close to their OKWU home, serving with Bartlesville Public Schools...
Megan England |
December 19, 2017 |
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Finals are finished, the caps and gowns are gone and most of the Oklahoma Wesleyan University student body is home for winter break. However, as is often the case, one group remains on campus for a few extra days as the basketball teams who have just begun their...
Tricia Rife |
October 9, 2017 |
News Wesleyans in the News
Each week, Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward the link to communications@wesleyan.org. Pennsylvania church donate relief items to hurricane victims Christ Wesleyan...
Megan England |
October 5, 2017 |
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A host of Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) staff, faculty and students gathered at the OKWU Lake on September 28 to celebrate numerous baptisms. More than 30 OKWU students (and an alumnus or two) chose to be baptized on campus. There were a few tears and lots of...
Janelle Vernon |
August 30, 2017 |
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Fall semester is underway for our five Wesleyan schools. Annually more than 18,000 students enroll at Houghton, Kingswood, Indiana Wesleyan, Southern Wesleyan and Oklahoma Wesleyan. Following are two students that overcame obstacles to pursue a degree at a Wesleyan...
Joel Liechty |
August 18, 2017 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy The Gathering Ministerial Preparation Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry UNITED IN MISSION One of the constant strengths of The Wesleyan Church that contributes to optimism about our future is our...
Tricia Rife |
August 1, 2017 |
News Wesleyans in the News
Each week, Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward the link to communications@wesleyan.org. OKWU host families serve important role Some residents in Bartlesville,...
Megan England |
June 12, 2017 |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University has launched a new effort in promoting the dignity of life with the delivery of a Save the Storks mobile ultrasound unit. The van will be used to aid OKWU School of Nursing, along with partners like The Cottage of Bartlesville and other...
Megan England |
May 10, 2017 |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s School of Education is proud to boast on a whole host of alumni who have gone on to impact countless lives in the classroom. For this year’s Teachers’ Day, May 9, we wanted to say thank you to teachers everywhere, and...
Megan England |
April 5, 2017 |
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The Oklahoma Wesleyan community welcomed former U.S. Attorney General and former Missouri Governor John Ashcroft to campus for a special chapel service on April 12. Mr. Ashcroft spent much of his career in public service, notably as the Missouri Attorney General, then...
Megan England |
February 14, 2017 |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) and Wesley Biblical Seminary (WBS) announced a new cooperative partnership promoting the mission and expanding the reach of both institutions. The first step will be for WBS to offer the Master of Divinity degree at OKWU’s...
Megan England |
January 26, 2017 |
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“Being bold in a whatever world” Oklahoma Wesleyan held the fourth annual Josh McDowell Institute Collision Conference on February 3-4, 2017. This year’s annual Christian apologetics event was hosted on the OKWU campus for the students on February...
Megan England |
December 13, 2016 |
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The first of December marked President Dr. Everett Piper’s return to Oklahoma Wesleyan University from a six-month sabbatical. In a note to the University’s Board, faculty, and staff, Dr. Piper extended a special thanks to the University for granting the...
Tricia Rife |
December 9, 2016 |
News Wesleyans in the News
Each week, both Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. As we are alerted to those news items, we are privileged to pass them along. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward to communications@wesleyan.org. OKWU...
Megan England |
November 10, 2016 |
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During Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oklahoma Wesleyan University was thrilled to welcome a new addition to the Bartlesville campus—one with an 11-foot wingspan. The Eagle statue was crafted by Scott Stearman, the Colorado-based sculptor and artist also responsible...
Gentry Sutton |
October 14, 2016 |
Blog
Dr. Gentry Sutton shares his observations about students who attended a recent university trip to Washington, D.C. [Ed.] In recent years, I have frequently lamented about the coarse language I hear from young people on college campuses–and I have been particularly...
Megan England |
September 30, 2016 |
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Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, announced that OKWU will not participate in this year’s National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Cross Country Championship unless it is returned to the state of North Carolina....
Tricia Rife |
September 26, 2016 |
News Wesleyans in the News
Each week, both Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. As we are alerted to those news items, we are privileged to pass them along. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward to communications@wesleyan.org. OKWU...
Mark Weeter |
September 23, 2016 |
News
On Saturday, September 17, students and faculty from Oklahoma Wesleyan University participated in a service day at the Bartlesville Salvation Army Post and the Lighthouse Rescue Mission. Forty-seven students and four faculty participated. At the Salvation Army, the...
