Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Motto A university where Jesus is Lord
Type Private
Religious affiliation
 Wesleyan Church
Location Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Colors University Navy and Red
         
Athletics NAIA – KCAC
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]

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]

On August 31, 2015 the school announced that it was withdrawing from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) because of a recent change in policy by two CCCU member schools to hire same-sex couples.[3]

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

Official Athletics logo

Oklahoma Wesleyan teams, nicknamed athletically as the Eagles, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, and previously the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) until 2015.[9] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball, track & field, golf and volleyball.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ J.C. Derrick (31 August 2015). "Second school leaves the CCCU". WORLD Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-06. “We believe in missional clarity and view the defense of the biblical definition of marriage as an issue of critical importance,” said Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
  4. ↑ Bartlesville Wesleyan College
  5. ↑ Central Pilgrim College
  6. ↑ Holiness Evangelistic Institute
  7. ↑ Pilgrim Bible College
  8. ↑ Colorado Springs Bible College
  9. ↑ OKWU joins the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in July 2015

External links

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

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