Posts by Todd Mosby
Alumni Luncheon Held June 1st
The Oakland City University Alumni Association board of directors held their annual Alumni Luncheon on the OCU campus Saturday, June 1, 2025. Members from the classes of 1974 and 1999 were celebrated as having graduated 50 and 25 years in the past from Oakland City College/University. Our esteemed attendees were welcomed “Back Home Again” to…
Read MoreTEDxOCU 2024 Highlights
On Wednesday, April 19, 2024, Oakland City University held its second TED talk. The TED organization granted OCU the right to host its second event after a successful inaugural TED in 2023. The TED organization allows universities, communities, civic organizations, and others to host TED events. Only two actual TED talks are held in the…
Read More2024 Commencement
Oakland City University proudly celebrated the graduation of 201 exceptional students on Saturday, May 4, 2024, on the Oakland City, Indiana campus. These graduates, with their hard work and dedication, have set a high standard for academic excellence and community involvement. Chartered by the State of Indiana in 1885, OCU has been a beacon of…
Read MoreOCU Holds 3rd Annual Scholastic Contest
On Wednesday, February 7th, 225 students from 12 area high schools poured into Oakland City University for the third annual OCU Scholastic Contest. President Dr. Ron Dempsey welcomed the students and advisors before introducing contest coordinator Dr. Sarah Wilson, Director of the Honors Program and Associate Professor of Chemistry. Professor Wilson guided the Scholastic Contest…
Read MoreOCU Alumni Board Adds New Members
As the new year turns, so does the Oakland City University Alumni Board of Directors. Established in 2022, the Oakland City University Alumni Board of Directors has organized and formed committees, established principles to guide the organization, and tackled changes to new operations moving forward. A couple of significant projects undertaken by the board since…
Read MorePassing of Derek Barton
Dear OCU Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Board Members, At 4:00am December 21, 2023, 1987 Oakland City University education graduate and OCU Alumni board member Derek Barton was called home to join our Father in Heaven. Derek grew up in Petersburg, Indiana, and lived in Ft. Branch, Indiana. Derek was a music and eighth-grade history teacher…
Read MoreOCU Students, Faculty, Staff on Break
Celebrating this Christian holiday season and properly replenishing one’s energies, OCU has structured Winter Break for students, faculty, and staff to spend time with their families and friends and reflect on 2023 before starting 2024 anew. Starting Wednesday, December 13, the offices, and classrooms will be closed. Some exceptions apply to faculty members who will…
Read MoreGuidance from Angels
While preparing for this Christmas season, let’s take a look at how we don’t need to be afraid of situations outside our ‘normal and how help often comes from unusual sources if we are open to receiving it. Elizabeth and Zechariah, a priest, were both righteous before God. But they were without children because Elizabeth was barren, and both…
Read More100×100 Update
All Oakland City Alums qualify to be one of the 100 to contribute $100 in the 100 X 100 Oakland City University Alumni Association effort to build the Might Oak – Kammok Weaver Community Hammock Lounge. The Alumni Board wants to provide current and future students with an experience that will enhance their time…
Read MoreChapel
Every Wednesday before 11:00 am, students, faculty, and staff can be seen filing into the uniquely designed copper-top roofed Provance Memorial Chapel for 30 minutes of worship music and studying God’s holy word. Campus Pastor R. Lee Moore schedules inspirational ministers to educate and fill the building with the holy spirit. Oakland City University President,…
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