<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ORU Alumni News</title> 
               <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news.php?type=alumni</link> 
	           <description>ORU Alumni News</description> 
               <language>en-US</language> 
			   
                  <item> 
                  <title>Atlanta Alums Meet New ORU Leader - June 16, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1062</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Just because the school year has ended, that doesn't mean ORU staff members are taking it easy. They are constantly on the road, visiting with alumni and friends of the university and spreading the word: ORU is on the move!

At a breakfast in Atlanta on June 6, alumni had the...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1062</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Achilles and the 100,000 Free Throws - June 16, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1064</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[The 2008-09 basketball season is over but not forgotten.

Women's head coach Jerry Finkbeiner, at least, has not forgotten what he describes as his team's Achilles' heel: free throw shooting. That's why, he said, &quot;We're going to throw 100,000 free throws as a team this summer. Each girl is going to...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1064</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Into Every Person's Plate World - June 9, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1060</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[It's the kind of problem alumni directors like to solve: so many people sign up for an event, you need a larger room.

That's what happened in Colorado. With 32 alumni and spouses and 10 ORU Worship team members coming to dinner on May 11, Alumni Director Natalie Bounds-Adams 88 had...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1060</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>ORU DEBT DIPS BELOW $1 MILLION AT THE CLOSE OF MATCHING CAMPAIGN - June 3, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1058</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the generous support of donors and the Board of Trustees, the debt at Oral Roberts University has been reduced to just under $720,000. This new total is being announced along with a preliminary summary of the Renewing the Vision Matching Campaign that raised over $22 million from 15,796...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1058</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Farewell, Larry...for now - June 2, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1057</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Steinway artist and ORU alumnus Larry Dalton was an outstanding musician and a very dear friend. We will miss him more than words can say.

In recent months, Larry spent a great deal of time working with the ORU music department to help raise funds for a project close to his...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1057</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Is the Economy Stupid? - June 1, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1056</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[No, just slow...for the moment. This ORU alum says things will get better.

You can learn a lot at an Alumni Connection luncheon. Take the May 19 meal where Arvest VP Wayne Choisnet, a '77 grad, came to talk about the economy.

Not so fast, Wayne. We want a little back story.

In...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1056</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Education Doctoral Students Get Hands-On Experience - May 27, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1054</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[A group of School of Education doctoral students, led by Dr. Sherri Tapp, associate professor of graduate education, visited the Laura Dester Shelter, a temporary home for abused and neglected children in Tulsa. 

Dr. Tapp takes her students who are working toward a doctorate in Educational Leadership to the shelter...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1054</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>On a Roll in Little Rock - May 27, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1055</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[ORU has plenty of good news to share these days, and that was good news for the alumni and friends who attended the May 15 and 16 events in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Alumni Jeff 93 and Heidi (Larson-A) Ross hosted a dinner at their home on the 15th for 10 guests,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1055</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Alums Vote 'Yes' on Constitutional Changes - May 21, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1050</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[The Alumni Association Constitution is changing.

Of those ORU graduates who voted on a recent referendum to change portions of the document, 91 percent gave their approval.

The changes they approved will allow current Alumni Board members to appoint a small number of graduates to the board. The majority of the board's...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1050</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>The mPOWR fund: a sustainable cure for poverty - May 21, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1051</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[When Eric Watt 84 was taking business classes at ORU, he recalls having real-life business scenarios set before him for class projects -- but no real money to handle. Now, 25 years after graduating from ORU, he's created a way to give current ORU business students a unique, hands-on learning...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1051</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Legacy Breakfast Honors Parents, Grads - May 18, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1044</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[One of the things we love to do at ORU is celebrate success. On May 2, we celebrated big-time with over 100 alumni parents and their about-to-graduate sons and daughters at the second annual Legacy Breakfast.

Held at the Hilton, which is right across the street from ORU, the breakfast was...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1044</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Ignite 2009: The Rest of the Story - May 18, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1045</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Behind the scenes, there was a small army of people making sure that Ignite 2009 was a success. From directors to organization representatives to returning alumni who were Ignite veterans, they had a lot to say about this year's conference. 

The Directors: Chad King and Joy Gooch 

Seniors Joy Gooch...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1045</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Excellence Extra, Spring '09 - May 18, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1046</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[There's more to the stories than what you'll find in the spring issue. Here are three &quot;expanded versions&quot; that we hope you'll enjoy
Homecoming 2009

eAcademy

Ignite
]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1046</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Oral Roberts Honored By the State Senate - May 8, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1040</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Chancellor Oral Roberts was honored Thursday by the Oklahoma State Senate. Chancellor Roberts also shared a few words with all those present. Click the links below to watch or listen to the event.

KTUL Channel 8

KFAQ
]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1040</guid> 
                  </item>
                  <item> 
                  <title>Heels to Wheels: Andretti Bain Meets Namesake at Indy 500 - May 8, 2009</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1041</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Olympic silver medalist and ORU alumnus Andretti Bain has been invited to visit famous racecar driver Mario Andretti and even take a ride around the track at the Indianapolis 500 Memorial Day race on May 26. 

Bain, who was named after Andretti, was first contacted by an ESPN producer and...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
				   <guid>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=1041</guid> 
                  </item></channel></rss> 