History Oklahoma Wesleyan University

1 history

1.1 antecedent schools
1.2 timeline
1.3 council christian colleges , universities
1.4 ed title ix lawsuit

history

oklahoma wesleyan university founded wesleyan church provide higher education within christian environment wesleyan youth. central pilgrim college predecessor, founded on campus in bartlesville, oklahoma series of mergers of several schools: colorado bible college (colorado springs, colorado), pilgrim bible college (pasadena, california), , holiness evangelistic institute (el monte, california). central pilgrim college renamed bartlesville wesleyan college in 1968, following merger of pilgrim holiness church , wesleyan methodist church become weslayan church. in august 2001, bartlesville wesleyan college became oklahoma wesleyan university.

in 1972, okwu merged kansas school, miltonvale wesleyan college. okwu became four-year college having 1300 students.

antecedent schools

the following list of antecedent schools:

bartlesville wesleyan college
miltonvale wesleyan college
central pilgrim college
holiness evangelistic institute
pilgrim bible college
colorado springs bible college

timeline

1909 – miltonvale wesleyan college founded in miltonvale, kansas.
1910 – colorado springs bible college founded in colorado springs, colorado.
1917 – pilgrim bible college founded in pasadena, california.
1932 – holiness evangelistic institute founded in el monte, california.
1959 – colorado springs bible college, pilgrim bible college , holiness evangelistic institute merge become central pilgrim college in bartlesville, oklahoma.
1968 – pilgrim holiness church , wesleyan methodist church merge become wesleyan church. central pilgrim college becomes bartlesville wesleyan college.
1972 – miltonvale wesleyan college , bartlesville wesleyan college merge , retain bartlesville wesleyan college name.
2001 – bartlesville wesleyan college becomes oklahoma wesleyan university.

council christian colleges , universities

on august 31, 2015 oklahoma wesleyan announced withdrawal of membership council christian colleges , universities (cccu), citing cccu s reluctance make swift decision unwillingness defend biblical definition of marriage, in response decisions of 2 member schools (goshen college , eastern mennonite university) changed hiring policies include same-sex couples. “in doing cccu has not adequately represented oklahoma wesleyan , our legal interests,” president everett piper said. calling decision withdraw difficult one, piper nonetheless said decision had support of school’s faculty, staff, , trustees.

ed title ix lawsuit

on august 15, 2016 okwu joined court challenge 2011 mandate u. s. department of education (ed) office civil rights (ocr) requiring colleges , universities adjudicate called unconstitutional process , standard. president piper stated, in part, refuse accept government intrusion require okwu teach antithesis of our christian beliefs concerning sexual behavior , okwu s students should have legal right avail of local law enforcement without petition being compromised intrusion of ocr-mandated committee of amateurs contravenes due process , confidentiality of legal process.” suit sponsored civil liberties organization, foundation individual rights in education (fire).