News Category Archive: Academics
Nov 1, 2019 | Academics, Feature Story, News, Student Features, Why OKWU
Oklahoma Wesleyan University is in the business of transforming student lives through opportunity. Evan Smith has been determined to take advantage of those opportunities. Smith, who will graduate in May with a degree in Marketing, had anything but a usual start to...
Oct 30, 2019 | Academics, Alumni, Feature Story, News, Student Features
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,...
Oct 29, 2019 | Academics, Alumni, Feature Story, News, President News
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...
Oct 28, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News
This post originally appeared October 22, 2019 on joshuamcnall.com. One of the biblical descriptions of Satan is that “He is filled with fury, because he knows his time is short” (Rev. 12:12). I thought of that tendency recently as I watched a viral video of a...
Oct 16, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News, OKWU in the News
Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Digital Cinema Class was honored on October 7th for its excellence in filmmaking, bringing home the award for Best Inspirational/Christian Film at the CV Indie Film Awards in Los Angeles, California. The film is called Desolate, and is,...
Oct 11, 2019 | Academics, Alumni, Events, Feature Story, News, President News
“With Dr. Jim Dunn, we are hitting a grand slam home run.”
Oct 9, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News
This fall, Oklahoma Wesleyan University announced the official opening of the Academic Center for Excellence, known as ACE around campus. After a smaller version of ACE was launched in 2018 and the impact on student success became clear, ACE was given the go-ahead to...
Oct 2, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News, Student Features
John Wesley’s aim was to revitalize dead religion. That’s also the driving passion of the New Room Conference, a gathering of over 2,300 Christian leaders from various Wesleyan denominations in Nashville, TN. Nineteen ministry majors and two faculty sponsors from OKWU...
Sep 16, 2019 | Academics, Feature Story, News, Student Features
“In 2 years, I have had the opportunity to dialogue and share a glimpse of hope to over 2,700 people,” said John Merritt, a ministry student at Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU). “I felt the Lord calling me back into the gaming industry, a former hobby turned...
Sep 10, 2019 | Academics, Faculty, Feature Story, News, Residential
“Jesus saves” might be the most basic claim of Christianity. But how exactly does salvation work? A new book by OKWU professor, Joshua McNall, explores how the logic of redemption functions—both in Scripture and our lived experience. The Mosaic of Atonement: An...
Sep 9, 2019 | Academics, Athletics, Events, Feature Story, News, Residential
Oklahoma Wesleyan University is pleased to announce its 2019/2020 visit days schedule. Visit options include: OKWU Visit Days give students a general overview of the OKWU experience with the opportunity to tour the campus, worship in chapel and interact with the...
Jun 3, 2019 | Academics, News, Residential
June 3, 2019 – Bartlesville, OK The past year has been filled with a lot of excitement for the OKWU School of Arts and Sciences digital cinema program. The department’s short film, Desolate, received multiple nominations, including recognition at the James...
