President Kenneth Evans announced the selection of Dr. Thomas J. Gamble as InterimProvost and Vice President of Academic Affairs on July 26, 2024. Gamble assumed his new position as the university’s top academic official on July 28, 2024 The appointment follows the departure of Dr. Michelle Kiec who served as Provost andVice President of Academic…
Anna Davis named the new CFO and Vice-President for Finance and Business Operations.
Last semester, former Chief Financial Officer Kevan Buck left his position at Oklahoma City University to pursue a new employment opportunity. Anna Davis was named the interim chief financial officer in December. After a nationwide search, Davis has been named the new Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President for Finance and Business Operations. Davis was hired…
Oklahoma City University Highlights Rare Spring Enrollment Numbers
Oklahoma City University’s Office of Enrollment Management reports noteworthy increases in university enrollment numbers during the Spring 2024 term. This comes after the office announced earlier this year that the university matriculated its largest class of first-year students in over a decade. According to University Vice President of Enrollment Management and Communications, Kevin Windholz, the…
OCU implements updates to Non-Discrimination Policy
Administrators at Oklahoma City University recently gathered to make minor updates to its Non-Discrimination Policy and Equity Resolution Process after identifying inconsistencies in its messaging. Policy adjustments focused on extending response times in the appeals and reporting processes and eliminating confusing verbiage. It also highlights the university’s new digital reporting platform: ReportIt.okcu.edu. These changes were…
National Vice President for University Advancement Search Ended
President Kenneth Evans announced Koby Harrington as the new Vice President for University Advancement on December 6, 2023. This comes after the abrupt departure of former Vice President Lynann Sterk-Brooks, prompting a national search. The Vice President for University Advancement is the first of three vacant presidential cabinet positions to be filled in the 2023-2024…
Tuition Increases 2nd Year in a Row
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma City University On October 25th, 2023, the Oklahoma City University Board of Trustees convened and voted to increase tuition rates and fees for the upcoming school year. Beginning in the summer of 2024, the annual undergraduate block tuition rate will increase by 3%. This is on the back of the 3%…
Oklahoma City University 2022 Spring Powwow
Oklahoma City University and the University of Central Oklahoma hosted the annual Spring Powwow on April 16 in in the Freede Wellness Center.
Evans appoints Michelle Kiec provost
Kiec will start serving in this position on July 5. She will be replacing Interim Provost Helen Gaudin who has served in the position since 2019.
Evans officially recognized as university president
After much delay President Evans was inaugurated on April 7. Campus, state and cultural leaders attended the event in support.
President Evans will be inaugurated on April 7
The festivities for the inauguration will be themed “Weaving together the OCU family.”
President Evans initiates homeless initiative
Homelessness remains a major problem in our community and will only become worse due to urbanization.
Provost candidate Timothy Pinnow visits OCU
Pinnow is one of three candidates applying for the position of provost. President Kenneth Evans will make the final decision on the selection of the provost candidate.
President Evans’ Inauguration Delayed
OCU will still celebrate the inauguration of Kenneth R. Evans this semester.
Opinion: President Evans asks students to take COVID-19 precautions
President Evans calls on students to continue COVID-19 precautions over the holidays.
President addresses students’ concerns
Several campus community members have expressed their thoughts and concerns about Dr. Kenneth Evans’s nomination as president-elect of OCU.
