OCU women’s golf team won its third consecutive conference title in the Sooner Athletic Conference women’s golf championship Tuesday at the Tascosa Gold Club’s LaPaloma Course. Elia Folch, senior, won her second SAC individual crown in a row. Laura Jones and Emily Alberktson are also two-time SAC individual champions. This is Folch’s fourth win of…
Documentary series searches for ‘Sugar’
The 16th annual Documentary Film Series at Oklahoma City University will conclude at 2 p.m. April 27 with Malik Bendjelloul’s “Searching for Sugar Man.” The screening is free to the public and will be held in the Kerr McGee Auditorium in Meinders School of Business. It is sponsored by the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment Fund. “Searching for…
Trio of Stars make all-American list
Autumn Lau, Yvonte Neal and Kayla MacKenzie represented national champion Oklahoma City University on the NAIA Division I women’s basketball all-American team. Neal, a junior from Spring Valley, Calif., made the second team, while Lau, a senior from Mount Wolf, Pa., and MacKenzie, a senior from Peoria, Ariz., became honorable-mention all-Americans for the Stars. MacKenzie also…
Stars to play for women’s basketball tournament title tonight
The OCU women’s basketball team will play for the NAIA Division I women’s basketball championship title tonight. There will be a watch party at 5:30 p.m. in the student lounge of the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. The Stars will play tonight at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort, Ky., against the winner of…
Student Publications honored with design awards
The Campus newspaper and its web partner, MediaOCU.com, were recently honored in the national Best of Collegiate Design contest. College Media Association hosts the national competition, which is in its 21st year. This year’s Best of Collegiate Design received more than 1,000 entries from 128 colleges and universities. Twenty media professionals judged the entries. MediaOCU…
Six degrees President Robert Henry
Creative peace symposium scheduled
A symposium focusing on peacemaking through education, networking and advocacy will be coming to campus.
The American Spirit Dance Company show March 13-15
The American Spirit Dance Company spring show will be March 13-15. The show will be at 8:00 p.m. Thursday March 13- Saturday March 15, with an additional 2:00 p.m. show on Saturday, in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium. Seating is reserved and all seats are $20. To reserve tickets call the performing arts ticket office at 405-208-5227…
Stars sweep Bacone, Wayland Baptist
Oklahoma City University beat Wayland Baptist (Texas) 26-15 before overcoming Bacone 37-9 Wednesday at Abe Lemons Arena. OCU, ranked No. 12 in NAIA wrestling, got two pins apiece from senior Teagan Franco and junior Cody Sivertsen and improved to 8-9 on the season. Freshman Adrian Gaines, of Lawton, Okla. picked up a 17-9 major decision…
18 stars appear in final WCWA rankings
Eighteen Stars appeared in the final Women’s College Wrestling Association rankings. Junior wrestler Emily Webster earned the top spot at 101 pounds while Oklahoma City University finished as the second-ranked squad in the poll.Webster won her third consecutive national title at the WCWA Championships on Jan. 25. OCU finished two points behind King (Tenn.) and…
Record number of student-athletes make fall Athletic Director’s List
Oklahoma City University set a new standard with 197 student-athletes making the Fall 2013 Athletic Director’s List. The Athletic Director’s List recognizes those Stars who posted at least a 3.0 grade-point average in the semester. The fall semester’s number eclipsed the 194 who made the Fall 2012 Athletic Director’s List. The Stars’ combined GPA added…
OCU film series grazes the ‘Meadows’
The Oklahoma City University Film Institute will continue its 32nd season with Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The White Meadows” at 2 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Meinders School of Business Kerr McGee Auditorium. “The White Meadows” is a dreamlike, yet earthbound film about a boatman named Rahmat who navigates the increasingly salty waters of a coastal land, collecting…
OCU women’s basketball team defeats Texas Wesleyan 96-61
Oklahoma City University defeated Texas Wesleyan 96-61 on Thursday, Jan. 23 at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars obtained a single-game team program-record of 20 3-pointers. In addition, Cara Pugh tied the single-game individual mark with eight 3-pointers. Pugh shares the school record with Patricia Ordonez, who hit eight 3-pointers on March 22, 1988. Kayla MacKenzie,…
Meinders School of Business will host Entrepreneurship Day
Meinders School of Business will host the 2014 Entrepreneurship Day Friday, February 26 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. The event will feature several entrepreneur guest speakers who will share their struggles, victories and insights. Guest speakers include Robert Browne, the chairman emeritus of the Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Company; Justin Briggs, technology executive of Altheus…
OCU names new volleyball coach
Kyle Steele has been named the new volleyball coach for OCU.
Let’s Talk About It book series returns
The book discussion series Let’s Talk About It returned Tuesday with a discussions focusing on Muslim stories in America.
Music school to use live video streaming
The Wanda L. Bass school of music will start using HD video streaming during ensemble performances in Petree recital hall.
Nursing students form chapter for men
The American Assembly for Men in Nursing, or AAMN, is a national organization that promotes men’s heath issues, and provides recourses for male nurses. The AAMN is open to both male and female nursing students, The chapter had the first meeting Aug. 27. They elected Elton Joe as president, Nicholson Blaise as vice president, Johnathan…
