At the end of this year, some professors who have been teaching at OCU for decades will be heading into retirement, while others will leave to pursue new opportunities.
Students, officials pleased with new enrollment system
University officials said students successfully registered for next semester’s classes with the new registration system.
Sodexo focus group identifies food waste issue
Food waste was noticed this semester by the focus group Sodexo organizes each semester. The focus group is made up of several students who volunteered to give feedback to Sodexo.
OCUNYC event no longer funded by the university
OCUNYC recently hosted its 11th annual workshop in New York City, the first since alumni who host the workshop self-funded the event.
New program designed to integrate international students
The Stars Connect program will integrate international students into the OCU community. Officials look for student volunteers to welcome incoming students.
Sophomore’s music video chosen for annual film festival screening
Jamison Keefover, mass communications sophomore, created a music video for the local band the Lunar Laugh’s song “Man Against Man.”
Donors have chance to climb Gold Star building
OCU will allow people to climb up the Gold Star Memorial Building as part of the All-Alumni Weekend April 22-24.
Annual film series set to begin
A film about an illiterate drug dealer turned poet is the first film in a spring documentary film series.
OCU to participate in Open Streets for third year
OCU is hosting a tent at Open Streets again this year and students are invited to attend or volunteer.
Poet to read, discuss works with students on campus
Renowned poet Marie Howe will come to OCU for a reading and discussion of her poems, which ask about how we should live in the days that are not spectacular.
Construction begins on soccer teams’ locker rooms
The locker rooms are under construction at the southeast corner of Stars Field near the current visitors’ bleachers. The two-story building will contain 48 lockers.
Religious snake-handling play set to perform
The next show on campus illustrates unsophisticated people dealing with an emotional crisis. Holy Ghosts follows a cult of Pentecostal snake handlers.
Students perform daily prayer for university, community
A group of students gather daily to pray for the university and the community.
Professor, director of film institute to retire
Dr. Harbour Winn, an OCU professor and a teacher of humanities, is retiring in August.
SAC to host Big Event in Boat House District
The Student Activities Council announced this year’s Big Event will be hosted in the Boat House district.
Play set in courtroom to be performed at law school
TheatreOCU presents “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.” The play takes place in a space between Heaven and Hell with no set time.
Broadway star, alumna to perform at theater fundraiser
Alumna and Tony Award-winning Broadway star Kelli O’Hara will perform at a fundraiser hosted by OCU for the Meyers Theater for Young Audiences.
Bilingual opera tells story of magical romance fairy tale
A beautiful princess is trapped by a powerful ruler, a brave prince along with his goofy sidekick take on a great journey and a wicked queen tries to lure the hero into evil in the Bass School of Music’s next opera, The Magic Flute.
Debate team to compete in national championship in D.C.
The Ethics Debate Team qualified to compete in the national championships in Washington, D.C. for the first time.
Student Senate votes to redistribute seats
Student Senate passed a vote to redistribute the seats of student senators last week.
Coproduction adapts dystopian novel to stage
TheatreOCU presents “The Giver,” based off of the book by Lois Lowry, will use sets and costumes in black and white to represent a colorless world.
Regional Food Bank needs student volunteers
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is searching for student volunteers.
Library staff to host after-hours game night for students
The Dulaney-Browne Library will open its doors after hours for students to use the space to play games with their friends.
New show replaces traditional holiday performances
This holiday season the School of Theater will not perform one of its traditional Christmas plays but a new show instead. In past years the school preformed A Christmas Carol or It’s a Wonderful Life, but this year they are scheduled to perform The Man who came to Dinner. “We have done Christmas Carol and…
Students to showcase knowledge through poster contest
Students have the opportunity to showcase knowledge and a chance to win cash prizes at the annual undergraduate research poster contest. The contest is open to all undergraduate students, and entries can cover any topic. The work must be original and completed during the current academic year, in class or individually. Students can submit a…
Film school undergoes renovations
Renovations are underway in the School of Moving Image Arts’s new location. The film school grew out of its old location and recently began revamping its new home in Dawson-Loeffler Science and Mathematics Center. The program was housed in the Children’s Theater. The film school will continue to use the Children’s Theater for storage and…
