All alumni of our treasured and endeared alma mater will remember hearing the phrase “Whole Man” or in recent times “Whole Person” . What a concept to strive for! I don’t know about you (speaking to alumni), but I took the phrase seriously. What does it mean to be whole? As Christians, we feel that God makes it possible for us to at least hope to attain wholeness. Maybe wholeness comes with age and maturity. Maybe it comes with a certain level of spirituality. In any case, we strive, don’t we?
Well, be encouraged that even our young people are striving. The new scholarship program, befittingly called “Whole Person Scholarship” enabled more than 300 well-qualified students to attend ORU that otherwise would not have been able to. Remember the components? Spirit, Mind and Body? Yes, those are still on flag poles and in the honor code.
Through your donations, which are equally matched by the Whole Person Scholarship Fund, (established byu the Green family), the entrance standard is being raised to a higher level. I’ve heard faculty say that the scholarship recipients bring a fresh creativity to the classroom. The faculty are being stretched to new academic heights.
On many fronts, ORU looks better than you would imagine. I count it a blessing to walk this campus each day. God is still working miracles, and you can see some of them here. Be proud of ORU. Come see. To help us reach our goal by April 30, go to oru.edu/give.
April 26, 2010 at 6:35 am |
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