ORU's New Associate Vice President of Technology & Innovation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 20, 2016
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stephanie Hill, Director of University Relations & Communications
Office: 918.495.7337, Mobile: 918.720.5548
sthill@oru.edu

Tulsa, OK - With the grand opening of its new Global Learning Center on the near horizon, Oral Roberts University is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Mathews to Associate Vice President of Technology and Innovation. The promotion takes effect January 1, 2017.

“The new ORU Global Learning Center is a significant game changer to the speed of our missional impact and we want to leverage the capabilities we now have to benefit the university, our community and the world,” President William M. Wilson said. “Mike is the perfect choice to continue to lead this effort in the days ahead. I am very pleased and excited about this promotion that will position Mike for greater administrative input as our global presence grows.”

Mathews has been serving as the Information Officer of the university for nearly three years and his current responsibilities will be expanded to include oversight of ORU’s technological advancement and innovation in Whole Person Higher Education along with the management of new technologies now available in the Global Learning Center.

“Culture is changing rapidly, and technology is a key catalyst,” said Mathews. “Harnessing and maximizing the innovation so that we can better launch ORU students to the uttermost bounds of the earth will be my top priority.”

Mathews and his team will office in the ORU Global Learning Center. Mathews will continue to be a direct report to Neal Stenzel, the Chief Financial Officer of the University while also reporting to and collaborating with the President’s Cabinet on a regular basis.

The Grand Opening of the Global Learning Center will take place on January 11, 2017. With 54,000 square feet and three floors of state-of-the-art learning capacity, the new ORU Global Learning Center positions Oral Roberts University in a leadership position of advanced learning functionality. The GLC boasts ten advanced learning centers (classrooms) with on-demand video conferencing, studio-style functionality for global connectivity, a suite of Augmented and Virtual Reality labs, 13 new offices, a 750 seat multi-purpose performing arts center complete with theatrical green rooms and make-up rooms, and the largest television studio production facility in Tulsa.

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