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DR. STAFFORD NORTH'S SOARING ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES
SOARING ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES TRACES OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FROM ITS BEGINNING IN 1950. AS A 97-STUDENT JUNIOR COLLEGE IN BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA, TO A 2,500-STUDENT, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
THIS CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED HISTORY DETAILS THE COLLEGE’S ORIGIN, ITS FIRST EIGHT YEARS IN BARTLESVILLE, AND ITS MOVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY. IT THEN TELLS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY, WITH CHAPTERS ON THE UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DONORS, AND STUDENTS.
THE BOOK RECOUNTS KEY DECISIONS AFFECTING THE COURSE OF THE UNIVERSITY, ITS FACILITIES, CURRICULUM, AND THE STORY OF ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS IN EDUCATION, BUSINESS, MUSIC, AND ENGINEERING. OTHER CHAPTERS DETAIL THE UNIVERSITY’S ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, MUSICAL AND THEATRE PRESENTATIONS, AND STUDENT LIFE.
THE THEME OF THE UNIVERSITY’S STRONG RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT RUNS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, AND TWO PARTICULAR CHAPTERS FOCUS ON THE UNIVERSITY’S SPIRITUAL LIFE AND MISSIONARY SPIRIT. THE FINAL CHAPTER SPOTLIGHTS A FEW OF OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN’S SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI AROUND THE GLOBE SERVING IN MISSIONS, MINISTRY, BUSINESS, POLITICS, EDUCATION, AND MANY OTHER FIELDS.
SOARING ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES IS A STORY OF SUCCESS. FROM A STRUGGLING START, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY HAS BECOME IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN THE LIVES OF THE SOME TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED, BUT ALSO IN THE LIVES OF THOSE THEY HAVE TOUCHED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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