Scholarship for Oaks

Imagine being part of an effort to provide financial assistance that will challenge a generation of students and inspire them for the rest of their lives.  For 139 years, Oakland City has ignited a passion for learning that alums believe has lasted a lifetime.  Participating in the Scholarships for Oaks Campaign ensures that deserving students…

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Belltower Plaza Update

The OCU Development Team is hard at work tackling renovations to the Belltower Brick Plaza.  The Development Team is excited to announce that a Brick map is coming soon to help owners locate their brick.  The map will be posted on the main campus website.  The Belltower Plaza boasts having sold over 450 bricks by…

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100×100 Update

Hammock Lounge

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…

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Belltower Brick Update

OCU’s Development Team is hard at work taking on renovations to the Belltower Brick Plaza! The Development Team is excited to announce that a Brick map is coming soon to help locate your brick! The map will be posted on the main campus website.  The project has sold over 450 bricks by many of our…

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Update on 100 by 100

Whether an Alumnus, a male graduate, or an Alumna, a female graduate or simply, Alum, a non-gender specific graduate, 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.   …

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OCU Receives Grant Funds from Welborn Baptist Foundation

The Welborn Baptist Foundation recently awarded Oakland City University $50,000.  The Foundation awarded its Christ-Centered Living funds to 32 not-for-profit organizations totaling $2.96 million.  OCU must match the Welborn monies in a two-for-one approach, meaning OCU will raise one dollar for every two dollars awarded by Welborn.    Oakland City University will use the funds to…

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2023 President’s Golf Classic Raises $70K

golfer at 2023 President's Golf Classic

The Oakland City University’s annual President’s Golf Classic, hosted by Oakland City University President, Dr. Ron Dempsey, teed off at Oak Meadow Country Club on Monday, June 26th.  Twenty-eight teams of local and regional players squared off against the picturesque backdrop of treelined fairways, strategically placed bunkers, fast, undulating, and tilted greens, and a brisk…

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Alum Makes Another Generous Gift to OCU

President Dempsey, Don Wilder, Mary Ann Wilder, T-Ray Fletcher at Tennis Court Groundbreaking Ceremony

Their generosity knows no bounds.  In September of 2022, Dr. Donald, class of 1963, and Mary Ann Wilder made an unprecedented donation to the OCU Tennis program.  Their gift drives the construction of the new Tennis Center on the OCU campus.    President Dempsey, Don Wilder, Mary Ann Wilder, T-Ray Fletcher at Tennis Court Groundbreaking…

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2023 President’s Golf Classic

Oakland City University will soon tee up the “President’s Golf Classic” for the 11th year.  The golf classic will be held at Oak Meadow Country Club on Monday, June 26, 2023.  The maximum number of teams, 31, have registered to play again.   Money raised is on track to surpass last year’s record of $71,000,” stated…

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100 by 100

Weaver Hammock Lounge

As the student population at OCU grows, a growing concern sweeps over the campus environment, which concerns the relaxation health of OCU students.  Websters defines Convergence as when two or more things come together to form a new whole.  In a recent President’s Cabinet meeting, Associate Vice President for Student Life Brad Knotts introduced a…

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