ORU Expands Whole Person Education Through New Online Portal
Oral Roberts University is launching its Whole Person Education to new heights through a groundbreaking new online portal. The portal was designed to incorporate the university’s focus on developing the spirit, mind and body and will launch this month at oruonline.me.
“The world is in an unprecedented era of global and technological interconnectivity,” said ORU President William M. Wilson. “ORU is poised on both of these fronts to become a leader through online Whole Person Education. This new proprietary technology will lead the way to equipping leaders in spirit, mind and body to impact the world in a wide variety of disciplines.”
Online students will have access to state-of-the-art resources designed to develop the whole person. Features include access to university announcements, ORU Chapel archives, Christian news sources, recipes, fitness tips and daily devotionals.
The portal will also allow online students to stay connected to ORU’s Tulsa campus. Students will have access to ORU support staff including chaplains, student success coaches and health/ fitness specialists. The portal will also contain a public directory of faculty and student profiles, which will allow students to connect from around the globe.
“I was impressed by the integration of ORU’s Whole Person Education,” said Janice Lambert, who participated in the beta testing of the new online portal. “As an online student, it will be easier to stay plugged in and communicate with professors and on-campus students.”
To create the first phase of this portal, ORU brought together numerous technology and educational thought leaders to innovate the future of an online higher educational portal.
Online classes are still forming. For more information, or to register, visit oruonline.me .