News Category Archive: Feature Story
Jan 15, 2020 | Academics, Alumni, Faculty, Feature Story, News
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...
Jan 10, 2020 | Academics, Feature Story, News, Student Features
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...
Jan 8, 2020 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News, Student Features
The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Biology program can get you where you need to go – especially when that involves getting into graduate school. Though the program is fairly small, its impact is tremendous. OKWU has a strong track record of sending Biology majors on to...
Dec 14, 2019 | Academics, Alumni, Events, Feature Story, News
Oklahoma Wesleyan University conferred degrees to more than 160 graduating students over the weekend. Commencement festivities were spread throughout two ceremonies. The OKWU School of Nursing held its departmental pinning and commencement ceremony Friday, December...
Dec 12, 2019 | Alumni, Events, Feature Story, News
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...
Dec 6, 2019 | Academics, Events, Feature Story, News
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+...
Dec 4, 2019 | Academics, Alumni, Feature Story, News, Student Features
According to Kiley Green, her journey at Oklahoma Wesleyan University could certainly be considered an unexpected blessing. Green, who majored in Biology and is currently attending dental school at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, grew up in Fredonia,...
Nov 25, 2019 | Alumni, Faculty, Feature Story, News
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....
Nov 22, 2019 | Academics, Events, Faculty, Feature Story, News
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...
Nov 20, 2019 | Alumni, Events, Feature Story, News
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...
Nov 14, 2019 | Academics, Events, Feature Story, News, Student Features
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...
Nov 13, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News, President News
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is proud to announce that Dr. Kevin D. Osborn has accepted the position of Vice President for Enrollment Management. Kevin, his wife Michelle, and their four children have lived in Southern California for almost ten years. Most...
