News Category Archive: Academics
Fighting to Change the Culture of Nursing
Debra Klemme is on a mission to change her hospital’s nursing culture. She’s committed, she’s driven, she’s intense, and she credits OKWU with helping her get where she is today. Klemme works as the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Largo Medical Center,...
OKWU Student Living in the Confidence of God’s Plan
JoEllen Hindman is driven to excellence. From an early age, Hindman, a junior nursing major here at OKWU, wanted to take care of other people, and she eventually realized that it was God’s will for her to be a nurse. Since then, she has worked fervently to achieve it,...
OKWU Awards Follow 2019 Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Emma Zuniga, the 2020 recipient of Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Follow Scholarship! Emma is a high school sophomore from Spearfish, South Dakota. She, along with her youth group at Countryside Church, attended Follow 2019, The Wesleyan Church’s...
Saved, on Fire, and Not Slowing Down
“My path to get here was just following desire: my desire to learn, and my desire to teach, and my desire to model Christ.”
Dr. Jon Ensor is Making a Difference in the Lives of His Students
“I had to come to the end of my rope so many different times, but there was that guidance that I believe came from Him through other people, and sometimes I think there was empowerment that I felt from the Lord to get up and to keep going.”
OKWU Announces Fall 2019 Academic Honors
More than 200 students of Oklahoma Wesleyan University are being honored for their high academic achievement during the Fall 2019 semester by their inclusion on the Dean’s and President’s Honor Roll. “As Provost of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, I am...
Sam Thomas is Influencing a New Community
Sam Thomas made his mark at OKWU, and he’s continuing to make his mark in the next phase of his life. After years of studying, skateboarding, music-playing, coffee-making (coffee-drinking), and relationship-building on OKWU’s campus, Thomas, a 2019 graduate of OKWU’s...
OKWU On the Move: Preparing for the 30 Day Challenge
Over 130 OKWU students have accepted the challenge to run for justice, and they’re excited to make both a change in their own lives and a difference in others.
3 Questions with OKWU’s Longest Serving Profs
OKWU has been blessed with high-level faculty members who take a deep interest in the holistic development of students’ heads, hearts, hands, and habits. In an effort to highlight the tremendous work that they do, we’ve asked three of the longest-serving...
David Bryant’s Journey to Management
Don’t look for David Bryant to take the easy path, because nothing in his story has gone the way things are supposed to. Statistically, his journey from California to Oklahoma, from Forklift Operator to Walmart Management, shouldn’t have happened. It doesn’t make...