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Mercy Clinic has opened a permanent location, called Mercy Clinic at OC, on the Oklahoma Christian University campus. “We remember what it’s like to live on campus,” said Mercy Clinic at OC Medical Director Dr. Melinda Cail (OC alumna and daughter of Dr. James Cail, beloved retired Oklahoma Christian University psychology professor who taught for more than 30 years at OC). “Students have enough to worry about, so we want to make health care as simple ...
The OC community mourns the loss of Bob Rowland, who served the university from 1971 to 1990. Rowland was president of OC’s American Citizenship Center, then served as executive director of Enterprise Square USA. “I was conducting Freedom Forums and seminars in a five-state area, and I would reach maybe 5,000 students and teachers a year,” Rowland once said. “I thought, ‘What if you built yourself a museum of some kind, an educational attraction that would attract ...
By Steve GustThe original version of this article appeared in Edmond Life & Leisure Reaching the summit of Mount Everest is probably the most irresistible and monumental dare known to climbers, and this spring an Edmond woman will be one of the adventurers. Valari Wedel, a 1982 OC graduate, will venture to Asia and the Himalayan mountain range in March. The quest is dangerous, expensive, and one that Wedel is anxiously awaiting. "I had decided it was time for me to pursue this dream," said ...
The popular musical “The Rock & The Rabbi” returns to Oklahoma City Feb. 1-2 at Oklahoma Christian University. The musical is based on the friendship between Peter and Jesus as told in the Bible. The show will be staged in Hardeman Auditorium on the OC campus. Performances will be Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. In its 14th year of touring, this mix of original acoustic music and storytelling has entertained audiences from Tampa to Dallas to New York City. ...
Lou Phillips, longtime executive assistant at Oklahoma Christian, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 6. She was surrounded by family and she passed peacefully. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Matthews Funeral Home (601 S. Kelly) in Edmond, Okla. Her memorial service will be Saturday, Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Road Church of Christ. Please remember Lou's family in your thoughts and prayers. *As requested by the family, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent ...
The Oklahoma Community Orchestra celebrates the holidays Dec. 11 at Oklahoma Christian University. OCO’s concert will feature two traditional orchestral pieces in the first half, as well as holiday selections in the second half. This second concert of OCO’s 29th season will include Mendelssohn’s Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream and Symphony #8 (Unfinished) by Schubert. Oklahoma Christian music professor John Fletcher will conduct the concert, which will include guest ...
Former Oklahoma Christian University president J. Terry Johnson will be on the OC campus Thursday to sign copies of his latest book, Be of Good Cheer. He and former OC first lady Marty Johnson will be available to greet friends in the Payne Athletic Center lobby before the women’s and men’s basketball games against Mid-America Christian University. The games start at 6 and 8 p.m., respectively. Although the official release date for Be of Good Cheer is in early 2013, copies ...
Oklahoma Christian University’s 36th-annual holiday gift to the community, “Cocoa and Carols,” will feature a masterwork by the Baroque composer, Claudio Monterverdi, as well as much-loved Christmas music. This year’s event will be on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in Hardeman Auditorium, located in the Garvey Center on the OC campus. Admission is free. A wide variety of holiday selections will be performed by more than 200 students and faculty of OC’s Department of ...
The original version of this article and a video interview with Kyle Roberts appears on Look at OKC Oklahoma City filmmaker Kyle Roberts is proof that when you work hard at what you love, you’ll get noticed. Roberts, 28, owner of Reckless Abandonment Pictures, was selected to participate in the new reality competition series “Viral Video Showdown.” His team’s appearance on the show is scheduled to air during a marathon beginning at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Syfy. The...
Oklahoma Christian University president John deSteiguer helped welcome seven students and one professor from Engels, Russia, to OC’s campus on Thursday. The Russian delegation toured OC as part of the Edmond Sister Cities Program, which Oklahoma Christian helped found. President deSteiguer presented the students with certificates of accomplishment for participating in the educational portion of the Edmond Sister Cities Program. The delegation also went to OC’s theatre production of &...
