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Oxford-educated professor Dr. Jim Baird will become the new director of the Honors Program at Oklahoma Christian University.
Baird, a professor of Bible and philosophy at Oklahoma Christian, will succeed Dr. Scott LaMascus, OC’s new vice president for academic affairs. LaMascus has directed the Honors Program since 2009.
Baird graduated from Oklahoma Christian in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in Bible and English. He received his theology degree from the Harding Graduate School of ...
Former Oklahoma governor George Nigh and Beam’s Industries president Mike Bosley will address graduates at Oklahoma Christian University’s winter commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14-15. Nigh will speak at the undergraduate ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday. Bosley, who owns bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oklahoma Christian, will speak at the graduate ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. “We are honored to have these two distinguished leaders share their knowledge and ...
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 &...
Oklahoma Christian University will celebrate the holiday season with its fifth-annual Winter Wonderland Week, beginning with the Lighting of the Commons on Nov. 27.
The free family event includes pictures with Santa, live music, and horse-drawn carriage rides from 6 to 8 p.m. This will be the first Lighting of the Commons under OC’s new president, John deSteiguer.
The holiday theme will continue Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 as OC’s theater program presents ...
Dr. Scott LaMascus will become Oklahoma Christian University’s new vice president for academic affairs in January. The 1984 Oklahoma Christian graduate chaired OC’s Department of Language and Literature from 2000 to 2006 and has directed OC’s Honors Program since 2009. LaMascus helped establish OC’s McBride Center for Public Humanities, which brings high-profile writers and speakers to Oklahoma, and helped the university secure a $200,000 grant from the National ...
Oklahoma Christian University’s Department of Music will feature world-renowned jazz organist Tony Monaco in a pair of free events next week.
A jazz recital at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Adams Recital Hall will feature Monaco, guitarist Mitch Bell, drummer Willie Peterson and saxophonist Dr. Heath Jones.
Jones, a professor of music at Oklahoma Christian, has played saxophone with the Temptations, the Four Tops, Frankie Avalon, Jim Neighbors, Leslie Gore, and the Oklahoma City ...
Oklahoma Christian University will have a strong presence at the State of Creativity Forum next Tuesday at Oklahoma City’s Cox Convention Center.
The forum, in its third year, will attract approximately 1,500 educators, students, business and community leaders, technology experts, entrepreneurs and innovators.
Keynote speakers include Sir Ken Robinson, internationally-recognized creativity and education leader and author; Peter Diamandis, chairman and chief executive office of the XPRIZE ...
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Gazette. Click here for the original article and for links to more stories about the Oklahoma Christian alumni involved in the project.
Magnificent 7
What if seven local musicians collaborated on seven songs in seven days? You get The 7 Project, and the resulting album just adds up.
By Joshua Boydston / Photos by Nathan Poppe
The 7 Project8 p.m. SundayACM@UCO Performance Lab329 E. Sheridanacm-uco.com974-4700$10-$15
Right in the thick of a deep ...
Oklahoma Christian University’s three colleges honored distinguished alumni on Friday.
The special ceremonies were part of OC’s annual Homecoming weekend. The honorees were:
College of Arts and Sciences
Scott Filleman (05) - MusicAmanda Gauthier (11) - NursingJennifer Hill (94) - Psychology and Family StudiesRussell Hill (93) - History and Political ScienceLisa Landrum (89) - Biological SciencesDana McMichael (83) - Language and LiteratureBrian Simmons (87) - CommunicationRoy Stevens...
Gabe Lyons, who co-wrote the best-selling book, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity and Why It Matters, will lead off the 2012 Intergenerational Faith Center Dialogues at Oklahoma Christian University on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Only 250 seats are available for the free lecture, which starts at 7 p.m. in OC’s Judd Theatre. People wanting to attend should RSVP at www.oc.edu/ifc or by calling (405) 425.5370. Lyons and Barna Group president David Kinnaman, who spoke...
Oklahoma Christian University will honor longtime professors, servant-hearted alumni and a local philanthropist at its annual Alumni Banquet on Friday, Nov. 2.
The honorees include Dr. Bailey and Joyce McBride and Dr. Stafford and JoAnne North (Legacy Award), Dr. Lynn McMillon and Dr. James Cail (Distinguished Alumni), Henson Adams and Wil Norton (Distinguished Young Alumni), Jose Freede (Honorary Alumna), and couples Dale and Sheila Hartman, Kent and Nancy Hartman, Tony and Betty Keesee, ...
Following on the heels of last year’s acclaimed production of Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma Christian University will feature Seussical as its annual Homecoming Musical on Nov. 1-3. Each of the three performances will begin at 8 p.m. in OC’s Hardeman Auditorium. Tickets cost $15, with discounts for groups, senior citizens, and OC students, faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased on weekdays at the OC Box Office or by calling (405) 425-5540. Co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen...
A student team from Oklahoma Christian University won the Statewide Student Ethics Challenge in Norman.
Another OC team placed third in the contest, which featured 16 teams from 10 universities across the state.
OC’s winning team, the Aguilas, won all of its matches while its other team, the Eagles, went undefeated with one tie against a squad from the University of Oklahoma.
Both Oklahoma Christian teams advance to the Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 17 in San Antonio, with a chance to move ...
Twenty members of the Oklahoma Christian University family preached in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on Sunday morning.
President John deSteiguer delivered the sermon at Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond, where he serves as a deacon.
The other OC administrators who filled pulpits were: Dr. Bill Goad, executive vice president; Kent Allen, vice president for advancement; and Stephen Eck, vice president and general counsel. President Emeritus Mike O’Neal spoke at the Church of ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Christian University will conduct its 62nd-annual Lectureship on Oct. 7-9.
This year’s theme is “In Him,” an expression that appears in Colossians 2:9-10 and in many other places in Paul’s epistles.
Seven past or present Christian college presidents will participate in the lectureship, including current OC president John deSteiguer and former OC presidents Terry Johnson and Mike O’Neal.
Ohio Valley University president Harold Shank...
