Ashleigh Hess, a 2009 Oklahoma Christian University Honors Program graduate, has left Oklahoma to explore the Spanish world. Ashleigh began learning Spanish as a second language when she was 12 years old … and soon fell in love with the culture. During her time at Oklahoma Christian, Ashleigh taught English to several Spanish-speaking staff members and helped start Spanish Chapel. She was involved in numerous educational and cultural organizations, including Teaching English as a ...
Oklahoma Christian University (OC) officials announced today that undergraduate tuition will not increase for the 2013-14 academic year. The cost of attendance for OC undergraduate students also stayed the same from 2011-12 to 2012-13. “Affordability is a big deal to us because affordability is a big deal to students and their families,” OC president John deSteiguer said. “Holding our total price is the right thing to do again because we want students to get a first-rate ...
The original version of this article and a video interview with Kyle Roberts appears on Look at OKC
Oklahoma City filmmaker Kyle Roberts is proof that when you work hard at what you love, you’ll get noticed. Roberts, 28, owner of Reckless Abandonment Pictures, was selected to participate in the new reality competition series “Viral Video Showdown.” His team’s appearance on the show is scheduled to air during a marathon beginning at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Syfy. The...
Oklahoma Christian University will host the release party for Brett Vanderzee’s debut album, “On the Low Sky,” on Friday, Dec. 7 in the Adams Recital Hall.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the free event. CDs and t-shirts will be available for purchase afterward.
Vanderzee is a senior English major at Oklahoma Christian and a frequent performer on OC’s stages. His album of original songs began as an assignment in Dr. Rebecca Briley’s Creative Writing class and developed ...
Dr. Scott LaMascus will become Oklahoma Christian University’s new vice president for academic affairs in January. The 1984 Oklahoma Christian graduate chaired OC’s Department of Language and Literature from 2000 to 2006 and has directed OC’s Honors Program since 2009. LaMascus helped establish OC’s McBride Center for Public Humanities, which brings high-profile writers and speakers to Oklahoma, and helped the university secure a $200,000 grant from the National ...
Oklahoma Christian University’s three colleges honored distinguished alumni on Friday.
The special ceremonies were part of OC’s annual Homecoming weekend. The honorees were:
College of Arts and Sciences
Scott Filleman (05) - MusicAmanda Gauthier (11) - NursingJennifer Hill (94) - Psychology and Family StudiesRussell Hill (93) - History and Political ScienceLisa Landrum (89) - Biological SciencesDana McMichael (83) - Language and LiteratureBrian Simmons (87) - CommunicationRoy Stevens...
A student team from Oklahoma Christian University won the Statewide Student Ethics Challenge in Norman.
Another OC team placed third in the contest, which featured 16 teams from 10 universities across the state.
OC’s winning team, the Aguilas, won all of its matches while its other team, the Eagles, went undefeated with one tie against a squad from the University of Oklahoma.
Both Oklahoma Christian teams advance to the Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 17 in San Antonio, with a chance to move ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (September 18, 2012) – Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang will deliver the eighth-annual McBride Lecture for Faith and Literature at Oklahoma Christian University on Oct. 5.
The free lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. in OC’s Judd Theatre. A panel discussion and free book-signing reception will follow. Lecture seating can be reserved at www.oc.edu/mcbridecenter.
During his visit, Hwang also will participate in symposia with board members of Ecumenica, a national journal ...
Oklahoma Christian University has received a $200,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant according to senior vice president for advancement, Dr. John deSteiguer. The award was part of the $21 million in grants for 215 humanities projects across the U.S. announced recently by the NEH.
“This NEH challenge grant is a huge victory for Oklahoma Christian,” deSteiguer said. “The size of the grant, larger than some states’ total grants, speaks to the high quality ...
Alice McDermott, author of six novels and winner of the National Book Award, will participate in symposia and deliver the 7th annual McBride Lecture for Faith and Literature on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gaylord University Center on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University. During her visit to Oklahoma, McDermott also will meet with writing teachers and students from University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University.
“Alice McDermott is an artist whose novels are loved for ...
Recent OC graduate Wil Norton continues to receive recognition for his work. Norton’s essay on Japanese No drama was selected as the best overall submission to any chapter publication in 2011 by Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honors society. Sigma Tau Delta has more than 750 active chapters located in Europe, the Caribbean and the United States. There are more than 1,000 faculty sponsors, and approximately 8,500 members inducted annually.
“Wil is very deserving of this of...
Oklahoma Christian University is one of the best colleges in the West according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 121 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its “Best in the West” section of its website feature, “2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”
“We are honored to be ranked among the best universities in the West region,” said Mike O’Neal, president of Oklahoma Christian. “...
The following story about OC’s Reba-Davisson Hall, which is being remodeled as a new Honors Dorm, ran in the May 25 edition of The Oklahoman newspaper and was written by Tricia Pemberton.
OC honors students to get new dorm Oklahoma Christian University honors students will have their own dorm this fall. A $2.3 million renovation of Reba-Davisson Hall will become Honors House for about 80 to 85 students and their resident mentors.
Honors students at Oklahoma Christian University will have ...
Oklahoma Christian University will open a new housing option this fall specifically for honors students. The remodeled Honors House at Reba-Davisson Hall offers highly talented students the opportunity to live in a community dedicated to equipping Christian students for the pursuit of academic excellence.
In creating this living environment for honors students, Dr. Scott LaMascus, director of the honors program, hopes to break down the boundaries between classrooms and dormitories. The dorm will...
Whether students are drilling water wells in developing countries on the other side of the world, competing against the best language and literature scholars in the nation or receiving professional design recognition, OC’s off-campus impact is intentional and significant.
OC student Ryan Groves, co-founder and director of Wishing Well: Water For The World, has been selected as a speaker for the inaugural TEDxOKC conference in April. Patterned after the TED world conference that brings ...
