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From left to right, Dr. Greg Meyer, director of the Graduate Professional Counseling Program at ORU; Dr. Renee J. Wilson, licensed professional counselor; Clay Rojas, president of Total Athlete Mental Health; and Mariah-Cauhryn L. Smelser, former professional basketball player and psychology graduate, discuss mental health challenges and support strategies during a Mindful Monday event at ORU’s Global Learning Center on Feb. 1.
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‘You’re not alone’: ORU strengthens mental-health support 
Joao Mesquita, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025
 “My path has been anything but conventional,” said Dr. Marcela Chaván, who grew up in Argentina and now teaches communication classes at Oral Roberts University.
Meet Dr. Marcela Chaván
Elizabeth Hodgson, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025
ORU junior Levi Church prepares a drink for a customer at the Divine Coffee Co. in the Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship.
Meet the ORU junior who runs his own coffee company
Kate Flesher, Contributing Writer • February 28, 2025
“I know our names are on our birth certificates, but there's something deeper that identifies you in the Kingdom,” says Dr. Jeffrey Voth, professor of theology and practical ministry at Oral Roberts University.
Meet Dr. Jeffrey Voth
Elizabeth Hodgson, Staff Writer • February 16, 2025
Theater sophomore Armani Welch participates in a recent Debate Club meeting in the Global Learning Center.
Major changes: Some students take a while to find their place at ORU
McKenna Lewis, Staff Writer • September 13, 2024

Only a week into marketing classes last fall, then-freshman Armani Welch realized that the major may not have been for him and embarked on the...

Junior Kyrsten Dalton (left to right) directs actors Patrick Bippus and Kurt Harris while shooting a scene at NYC Pizza for a short film for Oral Roberts University’s Media Mastery Institute.
ORU film students say the Media Mastery Institute is ‘crazy’ hard work, but worth it
McKenna Lewis, Staff Writer • April 19, 2024

Stepping on set was like stepping into pure chaos. Actors were running late while 17 people crowded into one bedroom alongside thousands of dollars’...

Ashley Martinez, a junior in cinema, television, digital media at Oral Roberts University, believes ‘everybody needs respect, everybody deserves to be given credit’ in the entertainment industry.
ORU student and professor call for ‘respect’ in the entertainment industry
Sevyn Bahntu, Staff Writer • November 24, 2023

Working as a media intern for Christian Chapel last summer in Tulsa, Ashley Martinez scrolled through social media and found heartbreaking news....

 “My path has been anything but conventional,” said Dr. Marcela Chaván, who grew up in Argentina and now teaches communication classes at Oral Roberts University.
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Meet Dr. Marcela Chaván
Elizabeth Hodgson, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

Dr. Marcela Chaván grew up in Tucumán, the smallest province in Argentina, and historically known as the birthplace of the South American country’s...

ORU junior Levi Church prepares a drink for a customer at the Divine Coffee Co. in the Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship.
Meet the ORU junior who runs his own coffee company
Kate Flesher, Contributing Writer • February 28, 2025
“I know our names are on our birth certificates, but there's something deeper that identifies you in the Kingdom,” says Dr. Jeffrey Voth, professor of theology and practical ministry at Oral Roberts University.
Meet Dr. Jeffrey Voth
Elizabeth Hodgson, Staff Writer • February 16, 2025
Professor Henry Ninde shares one of his own breathtaking landscape shots, guiding students through the creative process and techniques behind capturing the perfect scene.
Meet Professor Henry Ninde
Elizabeth Hodgson, Staff Writer • February 2, 2025
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December 5, 2022

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April 18, 2022

Love Week
March 11, 2022

The week of February 9th - 14th Oral Roberts University hosted a love week for the students on campus to let them destress and feel the love....