News Category Archive: Events
Tamiko Turner: To Be Useful for the Kingdom
Tamiko Turner didn’t graduate from Oklahoma Wesleyan University, but it’s her time at the university that shaped the pastor and person that she currently is. Turner now serves as the Next Gen Pastor at Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, in Kansas City, where she moved to...
Find Success During Finals Weeks with these 7 Pieces of Advice from OKWU Profs
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. You can finally start playing Christmas music without anyone wanting to do you bodily harm. Each evening is alight with beautiful twinkling lights. There are hot cocoa particles in each breath you take in (probably). Disney+...
It’s Doctor, Actually: Nursing Professor Rosa Ketchum Completes Doctorate
Professor Rosa Ketchum wouldn’t have imagined being on the path she’s currently walking, but maybe that’s for the best – after all, she’s thriving where she is. Ketchum received notice Monday, November 11, that her Direct Practice Improvement Project, which is...
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...
AGS Student Honored as Top Nurse in Oklahoma
Sheryl Wade is a nursing student with Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Adult and Graduate Studies Program. Incidentally, she also happens to be one of the 100 best nurses in the state. Wade was honored in September by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation, which exists to...
OKWU Attends IJM Conference
A handful of representatives from the Oklahoma Wesleyan University community recently had the unique opportunity to attend a conference put on by the International Justice Mission (IJM). The group of students attending the conference was led by Reed Garland, Men’s...
OKWU Women’s Golf Places Third in NCCAA National Championships
Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s women’s golf team recently brought home the third-place trophy at the NCCAA National Championships. In addition, Jordan Leonard—a senior OKWU golfer—finished second on the individual scoreboard. Another OKWU Student, Korena Aills,...
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...
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.”