Tower Archive

Roger Skelly | Eagles Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 17, 2018

As a member of the first intercollegiate basketball team at OKWU (1971-72), a former assistant basketball coach (1974-80), and former head baseball coach (1981-83) for the university, Roger has gone above and beyond for Eagles Athletics from his time as a student to the present.

Impacting Culture, Quietly

Aug 17, 2018

The quiet and profound support of one couple dedicated to higher education at OKWU has been changing lives for decades.

One OKWU

Aug 17, 2018

Seven antecedents. Five generations. Two denominations. One OKWU.

Letter from the Editor

Sep 27, 2017

Letter from the Editor In this edition of the TOWER, we invite you back into our classrooms for a discussion on Collision Points—those intersections where faith and culture collide. If you’re anything like me, it is easy to see these as points of contention, rather...

Outstanding Service: Orange Movement

Sep 27, 2017

Outstanding Service: Orange Movement Darrell Allison is the 2017 Outstanding Service, Orange Movement Alumnus for Oklahoma Wesleyan University. This award recognizes an individual for outstanding service to the Church, community and the University. This year, OKWU...

Young Alumnus of the Year

Sep 27, 2017

Young Alumnus of the Year The OKWU Young Alumnus of the Year Award is given to an individual who is under the age of 40 and serves the church, community, and Oklahoma Wesleyan University above and beyond the call. This year’s recipient is 2002 graduate Mike Colaw,...

Outstanding Service to OKWU

Sep 27, 2017

Outstanding Service to OKWU For Mark and Kandi Molder, Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a family affair. From their time as students to their combined 20 years as OKWU employees, the couple embodies the essence of this year’s Outstanding Service to Oklahoma Wesleyan...

Pioneers in Free Enterprise Fellows

Sep 27, 2017

Pioneers in Free Enterprise Fellows At this year’s annual Foster Bonanza gala, Oklahoma Wesleyan is excited to honor two very special families—the first-ever Pioneers in Free Enterprise Fellows in the Keating Center Pioneers Hall of Fame. This designation will be...

Finding a Foundation in a Post-Truth Culture

Sep 27, 2017

Finding a Foundation in a Post-Truth Culture Some time ago, I was on a car ferry crossing a river between Michigan and Ontario. At the very moment that the ferry began to move, I happened to glance down at my car’s radio, so I didn’t see us disembark. Because I stayed...

Don’t Fear the Collision

Sep 27, 2017

Don’t Fear the Collision The Importance of Christians Engaging in the Political Process While living on the East Coast a few years ago, I frequently engaged in political discussions with a neighbor. She was raised in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and she...

Collision Points in the Classroom

Sep 27, 2017

Collision Points in the Classroom When you think of the word collision, what images come to mind? A car wreck? A shipwreck? A collision in the hallway between two people? Two planets colliding? The funny thing about words is that when we think of them, we see images....

Taking Care

Sep 27, 2017

Taking Care “Religion that is pure and stainless according to God the Father is this: to take care of orphans and widows who are suffering and to keep oneself unstained by the world (James 1:27, ISV) In the United States alone, there are more than 400,000 children in...