ORU ALUMNI 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.
VISIT CAMPUS
- Apply for a free Alumni Card, which lets you check out gaming equipment at the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center.
- 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.
- Attend Chapel, including Fall/Spring Revival.
- Pray in the Prayer Tower (open 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday).
- Eat in the cafeteria.
- Request a campus tour with Alumni Relations.
ATTEND EVENTS
- Annual Homecoming Weekend in November
- Alumni & Community Luncheons
- ORU Music/Dance/Theatre productions
- ORU Christmas Lighting in November (You can also volunteer to pass out Christmas mugs to students as a gift from the Alumni Association!)
- Complimentary Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Lunch on New Student Move-in Day (alumni parents & their incoming legacy students)
- Complimentary Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Breakfast on Commencement Day (alumni parents & their graduating legacy students)
AND MORE...
- Get National and Tulsa Area Discounts, including hotels close to campus
- Nominate alumni for the annual Alumni Awards
- Vote for the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Serve on the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Access the Perihelion, ORU's yearbooks
- Access The Oracle, ORU’s student newspaper
- Send your published book to ORU Alumni Relations, 7777 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74171, to be displayed in the Alumni Author Showcase on the 2nd floor of the Hammer Center.
- Recommend a Chapel Missions Offering project for funding
- Receive updates from the university through e-mail, social media, and the alumni.oru.edu website
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INITIATIVEs
ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF ALUMNI
- Gives seven "Excellence in Teaching" cash awards and one "Faculty Alumni Relations" cash award to outstanding faculty members.
- Raises funds for various university initiatives.
- Gifts Bibles to new graduates at the Commencement ceremony.
- Purchases and passes out exclusive Christmas mugs to students at the campus Christmas Lighting.
- Alumni Author Showcase on the 2nd floor of the Hammer Center—a designated space to feature alumni-authored books!
- Sponsored two rooms in the Global Learning Center.