There are many advantages to being an ORU alum! These are just some of the benefits…
Contact the Alumni Relations office at 918.495.6610 or alumni@oru.edu if you have questions about anything listed below, including access to buildings, hours of operation, and whether or not a program is taking place.
- You can apply for a free Alumni Card, which lets you check out gaming equipment at the Hammer Center.
- You can purchase a $10 Alumni Library Card (renewable annually) that will allow you to check out books from the ORU Library. Learn more about this card on this page.
- Access to visit and utilize the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center
- National and Tulsa Area Discounts, including hotels close to campus
- Access to search for jobs via Handshake
- Invitations to attend Alumni & Community Luncheons
- Opportunity to Nominate a student for a Quest Scholarship
- Invitation to attend a Chapel Service
- Opportunity to nominate alumni for the annual Alumni Awards
- Invitation to attend Fall/Spring Revival services
- Access to the ORU Library, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Invitations to attend Homecoming
- Access to eat in SAGA (it’s good, we promise!)
- Invitations to attend the complimentary Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Move-In Lunch (alumni parents & their students)
- Invitations to attend the complimentary Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Commencement Day Breakfast (alumni parents & their graduates)
- Access to The Oracle, ORU’s student newspaper
- Opportunity to recommend a Chapel Missions Offering project for funding
- Access to pray in the Prayer Tower (open 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday)
- Access to recruit ORU students/grads for jobs on Handshake
- Vote for the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Serve on the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Serve on an Alumni Association Board of Directors committee
- Invitations to attend ORU Music/Dance/Theater productions
- Access to ORU’s annual Nanny Fair
- Invitation to serve in the International Family Connect program (adopt an international student)
- Volunteer opportunity at ORU’s Christmas Lighting (distribute decorated mugs to students as gifts)
- Receive updates from the university through e-mail, social media, and the alumni.oru.edu website
Alumni Association actions on Behalf of Alumni:
- Alumni Association gives seven "Excellence in Teaching" cash awards and one "Faculty Alumni Relations" cash award to outstanding faculty members.
- Alumni Association gives cash awards each year to ORU staff members for outstanding service: the Customer Service Awards.
- Alumni Association provides funding for the annual Faculty Retreat.
- Alumni Association gives Bibles to new graduates at the Commencement ceremony.
- Alumni Association raises funds for scholarships.
- Alumni Association sponsored two rooms in the Global Learning Center.
- Alumni Association gives decorated mugs to students as part of the campus Christmas Lighting event.
- Alumni Author Showcase on the 2nd floor of the Hammer Center—a designated space to feature alumni-authored books!