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  • Lilyfield teams with OC for foster, adoption awareness

    Lilyfield Christian Adoption and Foster Care has teamed up with Oklahoma Christian University to bring awareness about children in Oklahoma who are in need of families. OC has dedicated a week of Chapel services to foster care, adoption, and the fatherless. “We believe that every child deserves a family,” said Holly Towers, executive director of Lilyfield. “Participation with the fatherless and the modern-day orphan is not optional when we are focused on Christ and living a ...

  • OC grad talks Mount Everest with News9

    Oklahoma Christian University alumna Valari Wedel is on a quest to climb Mount Everest. Just two days before heading to the Himalayas, the 1982 Oklahoma Christian graduate sat down with News9 to talk about her upcoming adventure. Click here to watch News9's story. To read more about Valari, click here for a story from Edmond Life & Leisure and click here for a story about her involvement in the on-campus Eagle Trail. -OC-

  • Beards raise $10,000+ for adoption

    Director of Advancement Operations Will Blanchard and his wife Amy are in process of adopting a child. Fellow Oklahoma Christian alumnus Jake Jones helped put together a "Beard for the Blanchards" initiative that raised more than $10,000 for the couple. Click here to watch a couple of News9 stories featuring the fundraising effort.

  • Duck Dynasty's Jase Robertson at OC

    Jase Robertson from A&E's Duck Dynasty spoke for a standing-room-only crowd at Oklahoma Christian University's Chapel service on Monday. Jase came to OC with his wife, Missy, and their three children. Prior to Chapel, he did a video shoot with Oklahoma Christian president John deSteiguer ... standing in the OC Pond. (Click here to watch the video.) "The Bible is a weapon of mass instruction, and a love letter from God Almighty. And the message is clear - He is for you, not against you," Jase...

  • Chorale, Chamber Singers perform

    Oklahoma Christian University will host a concert featuring the OC Chorale and Chamber Singers on Thursday at 7:30 pm in the Adams Recital Hall.The Chamber Singers will perform works from composers Veljo Tormis, Luca Marenzio, Stephen Foster and Billy Joel.The Chorale will feature works representing four musical periods, including pieces by Thomas Weelkes, W.A. Mozart, Paul Tschesnokoff and Dominick Argento. Stunning works for women's choir and men's choir will also be performed.Admission is ...

  • Chi wins fourth Spring Sing in a row

    The men of Chi Lambda Phi captured first place in Spring Sing 2013 with their show, "Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh." 1st - Chi Lambda Phi - "Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh"2nd - Gamma Rho - "Jessie from Toy Story"3rd - Psi Epsilon - "Monsters, Inc."4th - Freshmen - "Finding Nemo"Faculty/Staff Favorite - Psi EpsilonStudent Favorite - Psi EpsilonMost Original - Psi EpsilonBest Banner - Psi EpsilonBest Choreography - Chi Lambda PhiBest ...

  • New program provides scholarships, financial tools

    On the heels of a unique tuition freeze, Oklahoma Christian University (OC) is offering students a way to find more scholarships and manage their money.Oklahoma Christian has partnered with American Student Assistance to provide free access to SALT. This online site enables students to search for thousands of scholarships, jobs and internships, track their student loans, and boost their financial smarts with interactive lessons and other tools.“As demonstrated by holding the line on our ...

  • OC named an Apple Distinguished Program

    Oklahoma Christian University (OC) has been selected as an Apple Distinguished Program for the 2012-2013 school year for its innovative mobile computing program. This year, Oklahoma Christian joins a select group of programs Apple is renewing nationwide as exemplary learning environments.The Apple Distinguished Program designation is reserved for programs that integrate technology in education and meet criteria for visionary leadership, innovative learning and teaching, ...

  • President Q&A with NFL QB

    Cleveland Browns starting quarterback Brandon Weeden spoke at Oklahoma Christian University's Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner on February 8. Almost 600 people attended the dinner, capping a day that also saw Weeden speak to 1,000 OC students in Chapel. In this video interview, OC president John deSteiguer talks with Weeden about his connections with Oklahoma Christian, his career, faith and family, and his charitable foundation, which helps children with heart problems.

  • OC marketing team wins ADDY Awards

    Oklahoma Christian University’s Marketing and Communications Office won three awards at the 47th-annual Oklahoma City ADDY Awards Contest and Gala. A gold ADDY award for the Homeward micro site highlighted OC’s honors. The web marketing team of Stephen Bell, Nick Sayre and Micah Domina also won a silver for OC’s public website, www.oc.edu, and a bronze for OC’s athletics website, www.oceagles.com. Sayre was the project lead on the Homeward site, www.oc.edu/homeward, which...

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