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Students Serve Alongside WGM in Uganda
Published: October 16, 2019
At the end of May, a team from Ohio Christian University traveled to Uganda
to serve alongside World Gospel Mission missionaries already working in the
area. This trip would best be described as a vision trip rather than the
typical mission work some may think of. The team got to see many different
ministries the missionaries are working with as well as support them through
fellowship and prayer.
During the two weeks the team was abroad, they worked with a wide range of
ministries, one of which is known as the Dignity project, providing women and
girls with reusable feminine products
At the end of May, a team from Ohio Christian University traveled to Uganda
to serve alongside World Gospel Mission missionaries already working in the
area. This trip would best be described as a vision trip rather than the
typical mission work some may think of. The team got to see many different
ministries the missionaries are working with as well as support them through
fellowship and
At the end of May, a team from Ohio Christian University traveled to Uganda
to serve alongside World Gospel Mission missionaries already working in the
area. This trip would best be described as a
Lest We Forget Honors the Fallen
Published: October 16, 2019
Lest We Forget returned to Ohio Christian University to remember those who
lost their lives 18 years ago on 9/11 when terrorists hijacked commercial
airliners and struck down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New
York and damaged the Pentagon. The event honored the first responders who
sacrificed themselves to save others on that fateful day and the military
service members who answered their nation's call to fight against terrorism.
In the 9/11 attacks, almost 3,000 innocent civilians lost their lives, over
400 firefighters and police died during rescue operations, and
Lest We Forget returned to Ohio Christian University to remember those who
lost their lives 18 years ago on 9/11 when terrorists hijacked commercial
airliners and struck down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New
York and damaged the Pentagon. The event honored the first responders who
sacrificed themselves to save others on that fateful day and the military
service members who
Lest We Forget returned to Ohio Christian University to remember those who
lost their lives 18 years ago on 9/11 when terrorists hijacked commercial
airliners and struck down the twin towers of the
Ohio Christian Atlanta Site Students Honor Caregivers
Published: October 16, 2019
A group of three students at the Ohio Christian University Atlanta site, as
part of a project management class, chose to plan and host their own event
honoring caregivers. In the course of five weeks, the students developed a
charter, raised community support, and organized a black and white dinner for
over 40 caregivers and nurses in the Atlanta area.
“For the way they started and the way they finished in that class time, I
was just truly amazed,” their professor, Selena Buchanan, said.
The class normally requires students to plan for a fictious event, however,
class member LaShaeele
A group of three students at the Ohio Christian University Atlanta site, as
part of a project management class, chose to plan and host their own event
honoring caregivers. In the course of five weeks, the students developed a
charter, raised community support, and organized a black and white dinner for
over 40 caregivers and nurses in the Atlanta area.
“For the way they started and the way
A group of three students at the Ohio Christian University Atlanta site, as
part of a project management class, chose to plan and host their own event
honoring caregivers. In the course of five
Ohio Christian Hosts Youth Explosion
Published: July 29, 2019
Ohio Christian University was happy to host the Youth Explosion camp on July
25 through 28. The camp was organized by the Marion Christian Center’s
Youth Ministry. The event was meant to provide the opportunity to experience
God in a real and impactful way.
“This year, the theme is that God made them special and how to discover
their gifts and talents to glorify Him” said Marion Christian Center Lead
Pastor Perry Payne.
Each day of camp kicked off with a student led devotional going over the
Beatitudes of Jesus followed by real life breakout sessions. After lunch,
students
Ohio Christian University was happy to host the Youth Explosion camp on July
25 through 28. The camp was organized by the Marion Christian Center’s
Youth Ministry. The event was meant to provide the opportunity to experience
God in a real and impactful way.
“This year, the theme is that God made them special and how to discover
their gifts and talents to glorify Him” said Marion Christian
Ohio Christian University was happy to host the Youth Explosion camp on July
25 through 28. The camp was organized by the Marion Christian Center’s
Youth Ministry. The event was meant to provide
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Battle Over Books Hosted at Maxwell Center
Published: June 8, 2015
There is rarely a lack of youthful exuberance on OCU’s
campus, especially once warmer temperatures arrive, but this spring the mood
heightened even more as OCU hosted Battle Over Books for the first time in
the event’s six-year history. Battle Over Books is a fierce, yet friendly,
set of competitions among local middle and high school student teams:
complete with buzzers and lighting rounds Nearly 60 high school
students participated in the April 10th competition, representing
Circleville, Logan, Logan Elm, Teays Valley and Westfall schools. The May
11th middle
There is rarely a lack of youthful exuberance on OCU’s
campus, especially once warmer temperatures arrive, but this spring the mood
heightened even more as OCU hosted Battle Over Books for the first time in
the event’s six-year history. Battle Over Books is a fierce, yet friendly,
set of competitions among local middle and high school student teams:
complete with buzzers and
There is rarely a lack of youthful exuberance on OCU’s
campus, especially once warmer temperatures arrive, but this spring the mood
heightened even more as OCU hosted Battle Over Books
OCU Professor Leads Student Research Teams in Ghana, West Africa
Published: June 26, 2014
Teams of students led by Prof. Matt Decker, Assistant Professor of Psychology
and Counseling, are gaining valuable experience in the field. Last year nine
OCU students joined Prof. Decker on a research trip to Ghana, West Africa.
Their goal was to research rates of mental health symptoms among West
Africans and to assess the level of Psychological Flexibility among
Ghanaians. In May 2014, Decker and 12 OCU undergraduates returned to Ghana to
continue the research and practice the skills they’ve learned in the
classroom.
Prof. Decker uses the research trips to teach students interview
Teams of students led by Prof. Matt Decker, Assistant Professor of Psychology
and Counseling, are gaining valuable experience in the field. Last year nine
OCU students joined Prof. Decker on a research trip to Ghana, West Africa.
Their goal was to research rates of mental health symptoms among West
Africans and to assess the level of Psychological Flexibility among
Ghanaians. In May 2014,
Teams of students led by Prof. Matt Decker, Assistant Professor of Psychology
and Counseling, are gaining valuable experience in the field. Last year nine
OCU students joined Prof. Decker on a
OCU held surprise commencement for hospitalized student
Published: April 22, 2014
Amanda Grooms, a now mom of four, expected to walk across the stage and
graduate with her bachelor’s degree from Ohio Christian University last
weekend. However, complications resulted in her being hospitalized on
bed-rest for the duration of her pregnancy, so she was unable to realize her
dream of walking at graduation.
Knowing how important it was to her, a group of Ohio Christian University
officials secretly planned a surprise mini-commencement at Grant Medical
Center on Friday, April 22.
A teary-eyed Amanda entered a packed-room full of her family, friends, and
co-workers. She
Amanda Grooms, a now mom of four, expected to walk across the stage and
graduate with her bachelor’s degree from Ohio Christian University last
weekend. However, complications resulted in her being hospitalized on
bed-rest for the duration of her pregnancy, so she was unable to realize her
dream of walking at graduation.
Knowing how important it was to her, a group of Ohio Christian
Amanda Grooms, a now mom of four, expected to walk across the stage and
graduate with her bachelor’s degree from Ohio Christian University last
weekend. However, complications resulted in her being
OCU Small Group Ministry Packs Shoeboxes for Children
Published: December 16, 2013
Let’s take a moment to leave our white Christmas behind and picture
ourselves on the firm warm dirt of India. Just imagine the many eager hands
reaching out, wide smiles, bright expectant eyes, and laughter filling the
humid air. This is where Natasha Hudnell (pictured below), a Junior and
Intercultural Ministries major at OCU, bore witness to a surprise delivery of
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. She told of how one young teenage boy
pored tears of joy with a tightly clasped first raised holding a small
sucker. It was the first candy he had ever received.Many of us think
“bigger
Let’s take a moment to leave our white Christmas behind and picture
ourselves on the firm warm dirt of India. Just imagine the many eager hands
reaching out, wide smiles, bright expectant eyes, and laughter filling the
humid air. This is where Natasha Hudnell (pictured below), a Junior and
Intercultural Ministries major at OCU, bore witness to a surprise delivery of
Operation Christmas Child
Let’s take a moment to leave our white Christmas behind and picture
ourselves on the firm warm dirt of India. Just imagine the many eager hands
reaching out, wide smiles, bright expectant eyes, and
OCU Professor Contributing Across the Country
Published: May 20, 2013
Ohio Christian University is blessed with an outstanding faculty and staff
who not only impact OCU students, but are also actively influencing their
academic disciplines nationally. Earlier this year, Dr. Krista Stonerock,
Writing Center Director and Professor of English at the main campus in
Circleville, was selected to serve on the McGraw Hill Freshman Composition
Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. Additionally, in March of this year, Dr.
Stonerock was asked to serve on a panel at the College Composition and
Communication national conference in Las Vegas, NV where she met with 15
Ohio Christian University is blessed with an outstanding faculty and staff
who not only impact OCU students, but are also actively influencing their
academic disciplines nationally. Earlier this year, Dr. Krista Stonerock,
Writing Center Director and Professor of English at the main campus in
Circleville, was selected to serve on the McGraw Hill Freshman Composition
Symposium in Boca Raton,
Ohio Christian University is blessed with an outstanding faculty and staff
who not only impact OCU students, but are also actively influencing their
academic disciplines nationally. Earlier this
