Upcoming Events
Please note: The events listed below are subject to change. Go to ORU Athletics for complete sports schedules.
May 2026
2 - Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Breakfast, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Skyline 60 @ CityPlex Towers. This complimentary meal is for alumni whose sons and daughters are graduating from ORU this spring.
2 - ORU’s 59th Commencement ceremony, 1:00 p.m., Mabee Center. To watch online, use the link on the ORU website on the 2nd. Check out the Hoodings schedule here.
3-9 - ROPES training for summer missions teams!
10-24 - ORU Missions two-week teams are on the field! Keep them in prayer.
10-31 - ORU Missions three-week teams are on the field! Keep them in prayer.
14 - Summer Prayer: Faculty and staff gather to pray for one another, for the students, and for the upcoming school year.
14-16 - ORU Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting
25 - Memorial Day (ORU is closed.)
June 2026
19 - Juneteenth (ORU is closed.)
26 - SummerQuest: a time for prospective students and their families to visit ORU and find out more about enrollment, financial aid, degree programs, etc. More information.
26 - Summer Prayer: Faculty and staff gather to pray for one another, for the students, and for the upcoming school year.
July 2026
3 - Independence Day holiday (ORU is closed.)
4 - "Elvis: Back in the Building," 6:00 p.m., Mabee Center. Tickets.
10 - SummerQuest, a time for prospective students and their families to visit ORU and find out more about enrollment, financial aid, degree programs, etc. More information.
24 - SummerQuest, a time for prospective students and their families to visit ORU and find out more about enrollment, financial aid, degree programs, etc. More information.
August 2026
15 - New Student Move-In
15 - Alumni Parent & Legacy Student Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Global Learning Center's Lippencott Auditorium (for alumni parents and their sons and daughters who will be first-time ORU students)
15 & 16 - Bill & Gloria Gaither & Friends Homecoming, 2:00 p.m. each day, Mabee Center. Tickets.
17-19 - Returning Student Move-In
20 - Classes begin
21 - First chapel service, 11:00 a.m., Christ's Chapel
21 - Daystar Dining Hall/Residence Halls Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, 12:15 p.m. (approx.; after chapel)
28 - Singer/songwriter Don McLean in concert, 7:30 p.m., Mabee Center. Tickets.