Everything about Oklahoma City University totally explained

Oklahoma City University is abbreviated OCU, is a coeducational, urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown district. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a wide variety of degrees in the liberal arts and sciences disciplines. The university has more than 3,500 undergraduate students. OCU is the only Oklahoma institution listed in the top tier of the regional, master level university category by U.S. News and World Report magazine's "America's Best Colleges" issue. It is currently ranked as 23-rd among Master's Universities in the West region.
OCU offers a wide selection of fine arts and theatre amenities. The university hosts many theatre, musical, and dance events for the community each year, including a Christmas event. The most recent addition to the campus of OCU is the world acclaimed Wanda L. Bass School of Music, in which guests can hear the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra (External Link

) perform the likes of Mozart and Beethoven and see La Boheme performed by the OCU Musical Theatre Company (External Link

). Students of OCU have performed in various parts of Asia including Malaysia, Singapore and the People's Republic of China. Jo Rowan and John Bedford have brought students from OCU to perform for Royalties and Ministers of Malaysia, Singapore and China. In Kuala Lumpur they've raise hundred of thousands of dollars for various charitable organisations including the Malaysian Red Cross/Crescent, The Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and the Federal Territory, The Tun Abdul Hamid Scholarship foundation and the National Heart Institute.

Academics

Colleges and Schools

Meinders School of Business (the state's largest and well known MBA program)
Oklahoma City University School of Law (one of 3 state's law school, ranked by US News and World Report)
Petree College of Arts & Sciences (famous biology, chemistry and math programs in the state)
Kramer School of Nursing
Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management (the only American Dance school in the U.S.)
Wanda L. Bass School of Music (All-Steinway piano school)
Department of Theatre
Wimberly School of Religion and Graduate Theological Center

Degrees Awarded

OCU offers more than sixty undergraduate majors, twelve graduate degrees, and the Prior Learning + University Studies (PLUS) program (for working adults to earn a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree).

Graduate Programs

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Master of Arts in Performing Arts (M.A.)

Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)

Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master of Criminal Justice Admin.(M.C.J.A.)

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Master of Liberal Arts (M.L.A.)

Master of Music (M.M.)

Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.)

Master of Science in Accounting (M.S.A.)

Master of Science in Computer Science (M.S.)

Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)

Athletics

OCU athletes participate in the NAIA and Sooner Athletic Conference. Both men's and women's teams are nicknamed the "Stars". OCU currently competes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, collegiate cheerleading, men's rowing, men's and women's wrestling, men's and women's golf, mens' and women's soccer, softball, women's volleyball. Oklahoma City University Athletics has a rich tradition of success. OCU teams have won thirty two (32) National Championships since 1988, more than any other small college in the state. Its tradition spans the glory days of legendary coaches Abe Lemons, Paul Hansen, and Doyle Parrack to our most recent 2007 National Championships in Men’s Golf, Men’s Basketball, Softball, and Women’s Golf.
OCU is a vibrant growing institution with an outstanding academic reputation. Evidence of the university’s growth can be seen in the more than $100 million in new campus construction that has taken place in the past five years alone. OCU enrolls approximately 4,000 students making it one of the state’s largest private institutions and more than 15,000 OCU alums reside in the region. OCU Athletics Corporate Partners receive valuable exposure in OCU Athletic venues and alongside our championship teams. More than 300,000 people attend athletic or other events hosted by OCU Athletics each year including more than 50,000 who attended the 2007 OCU Head of the Oklahoma Regatta, the largest of its kind in the region
The Official website for OCU Athletics is (External Link

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Campus

Location

OCU is near the Oklahoma State Capitol campus in the heart of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, only five minutes from downtown Oklahoma City. The campus is amid historic and cosmopolitan inner-city neighborhoods with a number of urban eateries and cultural attractions near the campus one would expect in such a city. Local neighborhoods include the Mesta Park and Heritage Hills Historical neighborhoods. Here you'll find some of the grandest houses in Oklahoma City along with tree-lined boulevards and heavily landscaped streets. The campus lies immediately west of the rapidly developing chinatown known as Asia District, and the Plaza District, the Paseo, and the GLBT district at (NW 39th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue) are also nearby. The hip uptown district is in the area on NW 23rd Street as you head toward the capitol complex. Other areas of interest include the N. Western District, popular with the creative class, the posh inner-suburb of Nichols Hills, and midtown as you head toward downtown.

Housing

‎ There are a number of housing options on the campus of Oklahoma City University, include dormitories, apartments, and the Greek system. There are also countless housing options off-campus ranging from boarding houses and flats in the Asia District and 39th Street, to apartment complexes and rental houses in Uptown and the Plaza District. Housing options tend to be rather inexpensive with more than abundant urban attractions in the vicinity.

Residential Halls

There are a wide variety of dormitories on campus, some of which are coed. Banning Hall is the honors hall, offering housing for freshmen and upperclass coeds. Smith Hall is the men’s hall. Draper Hall is OCU’s coed law and graduate hall, offering private rooms and an optional meal plan. Walker Hall is currently OCU’s only highrise dorm on campus, at seven stories. It offers housing to freshmen and upperclass women.
OCU’s New Residence Hall is an exciting addition to on campus housing. It is a coed facility for freshmen and upperclass students, complete with underground parking. CAMPUS DORMITORIES

Banning Hall

Draper Hall

Harris Hall

Smith Hall

Walker Hall

Centennial Hall (aka "New Dorms")

Apartments

There are two apartment complexes on campus, University Manor and Cokesbury Court. They are available to upperclass students only and offer an alternative to the residential dorms. University Manor consists of one-bedroom units with single or double occupancy. All unitilities are paid (except phone, cable, internet) and each unit has its own kitchen area, central heating and air conditioning, and private parking. There is also a laundry facility. Cokesbury Court offers residential hall type living in separate apartment units. All apartments have full service kitchens and built-in dining/ study area. There is a hot tub or a pool as well as a BBQ pavilion and a clubhouse with big screen television entertainment.

Greek System

Fraternities and Sororities are an integral part of the university. Today OCU is home to five National Greek-letter organizations, which collectively constitute the largest membership-based and multi-faceted community on campus. Collectively, they represent almost 20% of the campus population. The following is a list of the Greek houses at OCU:

Fraternities

Sororities

Campus Life

Opportunities for cultural enrichment and entertainment also abound on the OCU campus, according to management of the facilities, including concerts, play performances, operas, films, sporting events, and seminars by world-renowned speakers and business leaders. A sample of the guest speakers at OCU include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel prize winner Elie Wiesel, poets Laureate Ted Kooser and Billy Collins, author Kurt Vonnegut, journalist Helen Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and Republican politician Karen Hughes.

Organizations

Oklahoma City University has over 100 student organizations. Focuses of these organizations range from ethnic to political, religious to special interests. OCU Student Union houses many of these organizations' offices.
The student union provides a place for students to relax, sleep, study, watch television, or socialize. The Tom McDaniel Union provides diverse activities and programs in the union such as movies, bands, dances, give-aways, or other activities. Intramural sports are a popular activity on campus with over 35 different sports available.
The following is a short list of student clubs and organizations at OCU:

Amnesty International

Art Club

Black Student Association

Blue Crew

Blue Key

Catholic Student Union

College Republicans

Delta Alpha Chi

Delta Mu Delta

Diabetes Solutions-OK-OCU

EAHRWL

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Financial Management Association

Forensics/Debate Team

Gamma Phi Beta

Graduate Student Association

Hispanic Student Association

Phi Kappa Phi

Kappa Sigma

Kramer Student Nurse's Association

Lambda Chi Alpha

Meinders Student Advisory Board

MSB Graduate Student Association

Mu Kappa Tau

Multicultural Student Association

Native American Society

OCU Filmmaker's Guild

OCU Rhythms

OCU Stripped

Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature

Omicron Delta Epsilon

Pep Dancers

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Eta Sigma

Project 21

Psi Chi

Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Tau Delta

Sisterhood of African American Students

Spirit of Grace Liturgical Dance

STAR

Student African American Brotherhood

Student Business Ethics Consortium

Student Oklahoma Education Association

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Students of Arts Management

TESOL Club

Thai Student Association

Theta Alpha Kappa

Taiwanese Student Association

Tri-Beta

UMSF/Wesley Foundation

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE)

Young Democrats

Notable Faculty

Inez Silberg "Deceased" Famous voice professor

Florence Birdwell Famous voice professor for Music Theater

Dr Edward Knight

John Starkey

Lloyd Musselman

Larry Keller Well known voice professor (Classical specialist, also work for healthy Music Theater production)

Mark Davies

Abigail Keegan

Becky Haney

Ismail Kombe (Mathematics)

Robin Meyers

Saeed Shadfar (Bio-Physics)

Klaus Rossberg (Physics)

Kelly Stoner

Dennis Arrow

Shafa Hossein

Marvel Williamson

Robert Trail (Mathematics)

Dr. Donna Dykes, Professor Emerita (Religion)

Fritz Kiersch, director of Children of the Corn (film)

Notable Alumni

Michael D. Brown - former FEMA Director

Susie Berning - professional golfer.

Freddy Sanchez - 2006 National League Batting Champion

Sarah Coburn - Operatic Soprano

Kristin Chenoweth - 1999 Tony Award winning actress

Kelli O'Hara - Tony Award-nominated actress

Lorenzo Gordon - Professional basketball player

Leona Mitchell - Operatic Soprano/Met Star

Jane Jayroe - Miss America 1967

Susan Powell - Miss America 1981

Shawntel Smith - Miss America 1996

Makenna Smith - Miss Oklahoma 2007

Michelle Millben - Miss Black Oklahoma 2005

Monique Cooper - Miss Black Oklahoma 2006

Tinasha Williams - Miss Black Oklahoma 2007

Molly Colvard - Miss Teen Oklahoma 2006

Sheri Allen Yengst - Board of Directors for the Alpha Phi Foundation Board, Chicago IL (External Link

) Chairman of NightStar Education Foundation (External Link

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Lara Teeter - Tony Award-nominated actor, theatre director, and college professor

Oklahoma City University Alumni Association in Malaysia. (External Link

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Oklahoma City University Alumni Association in Singapore. (External Link

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Steven Sanders - Operatic Tenor

Chris Merrit - World renowned Operatic Tenor

References

(External Link

) – from the official website of OCU

(External Link

) -current business accreditation

(External Link

) –ranking West/ Master's by US News and World Report

External links

Official University Web Site

National Lawyers Guild - Oklahoma City University Law School chapter

Gamma Phi Beta Sorority - Beta Omicron Chapter

- Lambda Chi Alpha Theta Delta Chapter

Alpha Phi Sorority - Delta Delta Chapter

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