Two students recently began leading weekly Bible studies on campus. Joey Simpson and Melaina Riley, religion sophomores, are each leading student Bible studies once a week. The student led Bible study groups are new this year. Previous Wesley Center directors led Bible studies, but the Rev. Rodney Newman, director of religious life, said he hopes…
Honors students want to customize new space
The Honors Program is asking Honors students to submit ideas to paint their new space. The Honors Program moved into their new space in the first floor of the Gold Star Memorial Building at the beginning of August, after the School of Law moved to downtown Oklahoma City. The Honors Program previously did not have…
SGA renegotiates budget with law association
Student Government Association is renegotiating the financial relationship between them and the law school’s Student Bar Association. SGA received a budget cut this year, but allocated more money to Student Bar Association than in previous years. SGA passed its budget for the fall semester as $74,143 and allocated $32,576 to SBA. The budget for SGA…
Chapel goes ‘on the road’
Officials are experimenting with new locations for Chapel this semester and going “on the road” to give students a change of scenery. The location of the service will vary by week this semester, but typically Chapel is at 1 p.m. every Thursday in Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel. Chapel will be hosted twice this month…
Learning enhancement center relocated to library
The John Hoyle Carlock Jr. Learning Center moved this semester from Walker Center for Arts and Sciences to the Dulaney-Browne Library. During prioritization the LEC was recommended for transformation, meaning that it is important to the university but it could work better. Prioritization is the process in which university officials can see where money is…
Mission trip scheduled during winter break
Students will have the chance to visit Belize this winter. Five students attended a mission trip to the small village of Burrell Boom in Belize to help lay bricks and construct the second floor of the Methodist Primary School in January. The trip is scheduled again during the last week of winter break Jan. 2-9….
Former U.S. Ambassador answers questions on campus
A former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt will be hosting a talk and Q&A on Sept. 1 about foreign policy and relations with the Middle East. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer is currently a professor of Middle East Policies and studies at Princeton University. He served for four years as the U.S. ambassador to Egypt and…
Phi Mu moves into new home, completes Panhellenic Quadrangle
The OCU chapter of Phi Mu moved into their new meeting house during the summer, right in time for recruitment. The house is located in the building previously occupied by the Student Health Center, completing the Panhellenic Quadrangle alongside the existing three sorority houses. The chapter previously used the Cokesbury Court Clubhouse as a meeting…