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I Would Be Honored...
An Unusual Introduction to the ORU Honors Program
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All were part of a recent reception and get-together to introduce high school juniors and seniors to the growing honors program at Oral Roberts University.
As part of the Spring ORU College Weekend, prospective honors students participated in the ordinary (cookies, punch, and the chance to talk informally with the chairmen from every undergraduate department) as well as the unusual, including sing-alongs, Frisbees (which one art professor proudly wore as a hat), and games of trivia.
With an associate dean manning the stopwatch, students teamed up with professors from different departments to list, among other challenges, as many Disney character names as they could in three minutes. (Who'd have thought that Theology would win that one?) The winners were then given prizes, and the professors on the winning teams were asked to give a "fun fact" about their department.
Now completing its second year of operation, the honors program at ORU was developed to deepen the university's ongoing commitment to academic excellence. "When we vigorously pursue academic excellence, it positions us to be servants of the Lord's kingdom," Dr. Jeff Ogle, vice president for Student Services, said in an introduction before the games began. "He uses our academic skills and knowledge to heal a sick world."
For more information about the honors program at ORU, go to http://honors.oru.edu or contact program director Dr. John Korstad at jkorstad@oru.edu.
