News Category Archive: Student Features
OKWU Student Thriving in the Newsroom
Due to the small-school atmosphere at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, students have the chance to gain experience in many different roles during their education, learning skills beyond their intended career field. For Alyssa Willetts, class of 2018, that extra experience was instrumental in getting her where she is today.
Klaire Linick’s Unique OKWU Education
At Oklahoma Wesleyan University, students have the advantage of small class sizes and personalized attention from professors. For Klaire Linick, the only Music Education major in her graduating class, this was especially true. Born in Tulsa, Linick grew up in Kansas,...
An OKWU Senior’s Reflection in the Midst of a Pandemic
“My prayer during this season has continually been: ‘Lord teach my heart to be keenly aware of the fragility and resilience of life, so that I might have a more tender appreciation for it in every season through which I walk.'”
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,...
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...
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...
OKWU Biology Can Take You Where You Need to Go
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...
Kiley Green is Focused on Giving Back
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,...
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...