News Category Archive: Alumni
Don Calhoun Leaves Behind a Legacy of Faithfulness
Dr. Donald D. Calhoun, longtime member of Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Board of Trustees, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2019. He was 93 years old. All told, Calhoun served the OKWU community for 57 years, including 13 years as Chairman of the Board....
Running for Justice: OKWU Students to take Part in Venture 30 Day Challenge
As an institution, Oklahoma Wesleyan University has always had a heart for the plight of society’s marginalized people groups. Over the years, this has mostly manifested itself through OKWU’s Orange Movement, named after abolitionist Orange Scott, and the group’s...
Ministry Student Standing Firm After Graduation
There are two integral things that you need to know about Paige Johnson, who graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s School of Ministry and Christian Thought this May. First, you need to know that she was a rock star in the department. Jerome Van Kuiken, Dean of...
AGS Student Excelling at Local Hospital
Jennifer Butler has always been committed to making a difference in people’s lives through kindness, compassion, and quality care. She’s currently working on completing her BSN degree through Oklahoma Wesleyan’s Adult and Graduate Studies program. At the same time,...
OKWU Hires New VP for Adult and Graduate Studies
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Brett Andrews for the position of Vice President of Adult and Graduate Studies. Andrews comes to Bartlesville by way of Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, where he has been serving as the...
Alumni Honored During Homecoming Weekend
Each year at Homecoming, Oklahoma Wesleyan University is proud to recognize outstanding alumni from the past. The awards presented are each slightly different in focus, but the goal remains the same: to honor those Eagles who have exemplified with excellence the...
In New Book, OKWU Student Struggling for Identity
Bongi Wenyika, a 2005 graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Adult and Graduate Studies program, hasn’t had anything in life given to her. Born in Zimbabwe, she’s had to fight from the very beginning—for identity, meaning, purpose, and even her name, which was...
A Life of Service: Roger Metcalf Honored with President’s Award
When Roger Metcalf, Chairman of Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Board of Trustees since 2002, was first attending Bartlesville Wesleyan College in the 1970s to earn his Associates Degree, he had no idea the large part that the university was going to play in his...
OKWU Inaugurates Dr. Jim Dunn as Sixth President
“With Dr. Jim Dunn, we are hitting a grand slam home run.”
Dr. Jim Dunn Begins as OKWU President
June 2019 begins a new era at Oklahoma Wesleyan University as Dr. Jim Dunn took office June 1, stepping into the role as the sixth president of OKWU.
New OKWU President Elected
Dr. Jim Dunn is set to take office as OKWU’s sixth president in June 2019, following the retirement of Dr. Everett Piper.