Modern-day education is slowly slipping into the rabbit hole of becoming just a business. More and more, educators and students alike are viewing higher education simply as a gateway between academic life and the professional realm. But there is much more to education than getting ready for the next phase of your life. Only very few institutions across the globe acknowledge the importance of helping their students have holistic development. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts University (ORU) has been a constant advocate of providing whole person education to the students. Guided by President Dr. William M. Wilson, ORU has been showing the world the success a higher education institution can have by concentrating on the overall development of a student. Taking the office as the fourth President of ORU in 2013, the work he has done and the changes he has brought to the University have been nothing short of inspiring. His confident and forward-looking approach has served ORU very well as the University continues to witness a massive jump in the performance of its students both on and off the campus.
Leading through Example
ORU truly lives up to its name as a global higher education institution, currently educating students from over 115 nations. Operating with the mission to develop Holy Spirit-empowered leaders through whole- person education, ORU has been raising its students to have a positive impact on the world. "ORU was founded on the principle of 'whole-person education', raising students as leaders in mind, body, and spirit. This is achieved through rigorous academic training, appropriate physical activity, and Holy Spirit-empowered Christian practice. It is, to our knowledge, the only University in the world founded on the power and principles of the Holy Spirit. Academically,