Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Oklahoma Wesleyan Church
Type Private
Religious affiliation
 Wesleyan Church
Location Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
Athletics NAIA – MCAC
(KCAC from 2015-16)
Nickname Eagles
Website www.okwu.edu

Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is an evangelical Christian university of the Wesleyan Church located in Bartlesville, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

History

Oklahoma Wesleyan University was founded by the Wesleyan Church to provide higher education within a Christian environment for Wesleyan youth. Central Pilgrim College its predecessor, was founded on the campus in Bartlesville, Oklahoma from a series of mergers of several schools: the Colorado Bible College (Colorado Springs, Colorado), the Pilgrim Bible College (Pasadena, California), and the Holiness Evangelistic Institute (El Monte, California). Central Pilgrim College was renamed Bartlesville Wesleyan College in 1968, following a merger of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church to become the Weslayan Church. In August 2001, Bartlesville Wesleyan College became Oklahoma Wesleyan University.[1]

In 1972, OKWU merged with a Kansas school, Miltonvale Wesleyan College. OKWU then became a four-year college having about 1300 students.[1]

Motto

"A university where Jesus is Lord."

School information

OKWU offers over 35 majors through its traditional campus program. There are approximately 900 students, with 420 on the main campus and 480 at OKWU campuses around Oklahoma.[2]

The four pillars of the school

  1. The primacy of Jesus Christ as the incarnate Son of God, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is the lens for all learning and the Lord of our daily lives.
  2. The priority of Scripture as the inerrant and authoritative written Word of God that guides us in all matters of faith, learning, and living.
  3. The practice of Wisdom as an objective, attainable reality grounded in the person and example of Jesus Christ and anchored in the Bible.
  4. The pursuit of Truth as the goal for all members of the university community, who work to promote healing and wholeness in a broken culture and hurting world.

Antecedent schools

Timeline

President

The President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University is Dr. Everett Piper.

Athletics

Oklahoma Wesleyan teams, nicknamed athletically as the Eagles, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball, track & field, golf and volleyball. It was announced on June 23, 2014 that OWU will join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference on July 1, 2015.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Linda D. Wilson, "Oklahoma Weslayan University." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "FAQ - Undergraduate". Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ↑ OKWU joins the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in July 2015
  4. ↑ Kurt Bahr
  5. ↑ http://www.okwu.edu/2014/03/20/heaven-is-for-real-film-at-okwu
  6. ↑ Who's Who in America, 1990-91
  7. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060406&content_id=1387298&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det

External links

Coordinates: 36°43′03″N 95°57′24″W / 36.71750°N 95.95667°W