ORU's New Associate Vice President of Student Success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, March 31, 2017
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stephanie Hill, Director of University Relations & Communications
Office: 918.495.7337, Mobile: 918.720.5548
sthill@oru.edu

Tulsa, OK – Oral Roberts University places the highest value on student success and today the university is pleased to announce Dr. Sergio Matviuk as the new Associate Vice-President of Student Success. Dr. Matviuk has been serving as Interim Dean of Student Success and is seeing remarkable results as ORU trains Spirit-empowered leaders to impact the world with God’s healing.

“Improving student success and increasing job placement rates are key elements of ORU’s 5 Year Adaptive Plan,” said ORU President Dr. William M. Wilson. “Appointing Dr. Matviuk to this position only makes sense since under his leadership the university saw a 95.4% freshman retention rate from the spring to fall semesters. That is historic.”

Freshman to sophomore retention is also at an all-time high at ORU with more than 83% of students returning for their second year of college. The national average is 81%.

Under Dr. Matviuk’s leadership, ORU is also seeing historic numbers in its placement rates with more than 90% of students accepting employment or continuing with their education. That compares to the national average of only 82%.

Dr. Matviuk brings a wealth of education experience and expertise to the position. He came to ORU from Regent University, where he served as executive director of global affairs. He has 20 years of leadership experience in education and nonprofits. He has led educational programs in 14 countries allowing him to gain extensive international and cross-cultural experiences. Dr. Matviuk earned his doctorate in organizational leadership at Regent University.

“I’m honored to take on this new role at ORU,” said Dr. Matviuk. “My team has been working hard to make sure all students succeed in ORU’s whole person education and that they are prepared to go to the uttermost bounds of the earth and bring God’s healing to the world.”

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