On August 27 at 11 a.m., the anticipated visit by Dr. Ralph Winter finally took place as he made an entrance to Olivet University Chapel, accompanied by Olivet University President Dr. David Jang, who introduced the founder and chairman of USCWM to more than 100 faculty, staff, and students gathered.
Congratulations! You now belong to a community of where you will deepen in faith while exploring the frontiers of Christian thought with some of the world's most distinguished Christian leaders and scholars.
Olivet University employees generally receive from 12 to 15 holidays each year. The state legislature determines the number of holidays, and the Olivet University Board of Directors approves the specific days based on the recommendations of the University President.
Olivet University held a faculty retreat on August 17-18, 2005 at San Damiano Retreat Center in Danville, CA.
Students of Jubilee College of Music attended several Christian music festivals this summer, notably Creation Festival West Coast in George, Washington, and Spirit West Coast in Monterey, California.
Dedicated to equip tomorrow's pastors and ministers with greater knowledge to confront the challenges of the church today, Olivet University will place its effort in compiling greater resources for students and faculties. For the coming fall semester, the top priorities include pastoral resources and training materials.
Today, August 14, thirty cubicles were finally disassembled and removed from the 1,400 sq. ft. space of OU building, where the central library will be established. These cubicles will be replaced by around 44 bookshelves which are scheduled to arrive on the 30th of this month.
The College of IT has recently collected a series of online books and resources specifically geared towards software engineers and IT developments. These will prove to be valuable in the development and progression of our library. About a hundred have already been submitted.
Olivet University will welcome record numbers of first-year students to its campus community this fall. "We are delighted that so many students are interested in pursuing offline educational opportunities at Olivet this year," said Tracy J. McNeal, Director of Academic Affairs.
This Spring the Olivet College of Art & Design will introduce Dr. David James Randolph whose course Exploration in Media and Technology will combineChristian theology concepts with digital media.