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Virtual tours are a great way to refresh your memory or to preview an on-site tour of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

Why a Virtual Tour?

At the beginning of your college search, a virtual tour can be a beneficial tool to explore the campus before your visit. When you do visit the campus, be sure to talk to current students about their experiences. A student perspective is a helpful way to gauge your future experience when attending Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Already took an on-campus tour? It's inevitable. All of your college tours will blend, and you might forget the appearance of Oklahoma Wesleyan University's library, dorms, or cafeteria. Use the virtual tour to jog your memory! With the interactive mapping tool below you can even explore the area surrounding the campus.

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Our in-person group tours are led by student tour guides who will walk you around campus, answer questions, and share their Wes experiences and insights. Campus tours are scheduled most days of the week, but advance registration is required. Consider pairing your tour with an information session .

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• Tours are approximately one hour in length.  Group information sessions may be available upon request.
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The best way to experience The University of Oklahoma is to visit our beautiful campus in Norman, Oklahoma. During your visit, you will head out for a two-hour walking tour with one of our distinguished OU student tour guides to learn about the incredible academic programs and involvement opportunities at OU. You will be able to see our state-of-the-art facilities, historic buildings, residence halls, and a few student hubs that showcase the OU community and spirit. Register for a campus visit today!

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Summer 2024:  Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. CT  Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m. CT  Saturday, July 13 at 9 a.m. CT

Fall 2024: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT Select Saturdays at 9 a.m. CT Select Home Football Games at 8 a.m. CT

Esperamos dar la bienvenida a los estudiantes de la comunidad Latinx y anímelos a visitar OU para ver las oportunidades enriquecedoras que les esperan aquí en OU.

OU ofrece recorridos en español para futuros estudiantes de la escuela secundaria y estudiantes transferidos y sus familias. La experiencia del recorrido por el campus en español durará aproximadamente 2.5 horas. Una vez que llegue al campus, un miembro del personal de OU le dará una breve presentación de admisión en español seguido con un recorrido a pie (3 millas) del campus impartido por un estudiante de OU. ¡Se recomiendan zapatos cómodos! Porfavor revise el clima para Norman, Oklahoma, con tiempo antes de su visita. No te preocupes por una nota de excusa escolar-se incluirá en un correo electrónico después del recorrido. Consulte nuestra página de preguntas frecuentes para obtener más información.

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Si tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de admisión y se siente más cómodo hablando con alguien en español, por favor no dude en llamar a nuestra oficina al 405 325 2151. 

Honors Personalized Visits are offered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the fall and spring, and Mondays and Fridays in the summer.

Students must have a test score of 28 or higher ACT Composite Score OR a 1300 or higher SAT OR a 1300 or higher PSAT total score AND a 3.0 unweighted GPA to register for an Honors Student Personalized Visit. Students who have been admitted to the OU Honors College can also register for a visit.

Honors Personalized Visits are a great way to dive a little deeper into the University of Oklahoma, experience campus life, and meet with faculty and staff.

You will receive a campus tour led by a current OU student tour guide, learn more about the Honors College experience at OU, and connect with the desired programs of your choice. Detailed information about your visit is emailed to you in advance of your visit. 

Space is limited for each visit day and requests are preferred two weeks in advance.

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We welcome the different perspectives transfer students bring to the OU family. You are classified as a transfer student if you have attended an accredited college or university and have attempted more than six semester hours after high school graduation, excluding remedial (pre-college) work or credit hours accumulated as a concurrently enrolled high school student.

Transfer students are welcome to visit OU anytime. If you would like to meet with an admissions counselor during your campus visit, you can sign up for that within your campus tour registration. We have admissions counselors available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to meet with you. If you have more specific concerns or questions, you are welcome to reach out directly to the transfer admissions team at [email protected] .

If you are looking for a more tailored experience as a transfer student, register for one of our transfer student campus visits! You'll learn how to successfully transfer to OU, receive transfer scholarship information, engage with your transfer admissions counselor, and have the opportunity to attend an in-depth academic session. 

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For more information about applying to OU as a transfer student, visit  ou.edu/admissions/apply/transfer .

General Campus Tour

• At this time, our general campus tours will include a walk-through of the suite-style towers showroom located in Couch Center and an apartment-style showroom located in Cross Village.
• Learn more about our  housing options, floorplans, and rate information . 

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• Take a  virtual tour  and explore a 360-degree view of some of OU’s living communities. 
• To schedule a private tour of the first-year student housing options or if your schedule does not allow you to attend the regularly scheduled campus tour, please  make an appointment with OU Housing and Residence Life . After choosing your preferred date and time, please select Housing and Residence Life Staff from the Select Staff dropdown menu. If you have questions about availability, please contact the Housing Office at 405-325-2511 or email  [email protected] . 
• Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. CT,  space is limited. 
• If you would like to register for a  Headington Hall  tour on an available day at 3 p.m. CT, email  [email protected]  with your student name and preferred tour date option. If you would like to inquire about other tour options and availability apart from Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. CT, email  [email protected] .             

Many of our academic colleges offer additional information sessions, which provide a more in-depth look at specific programs of interest. These are a great opportunity to tour major-specific facilities and meet staff and faculty members from your intended academic college. Academic programs are offering many virtual and on-campus options.

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Your campus tour experience will last approximately 2.5 hours. Once you arrive on campus, an OU staff member will give a brief admissions presentation followed by a walking tour (three miles) of campus given by an OU student tour guide. Comfortable shoes are encouraged! Please also check the weather for Norman, Oklahoma, ahead of your visit. Don't worry about a school excuse note—it will be included in an email after the tour. Check out our frequently asked questions page for more information.

• Morning Tour: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
• Afternoon Tour: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT

We are firmly committed to providing, welcoming, and inviting an inclusive environment and experience for all prospective students and visitors. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact [email protected] .

We will do our best to accommodate all guests, however, our campus tours may reach capacity. We encourage you to  schedule your tour  as soon as possible to ensure you have a spot that fits your schedule.

Our campus tours will have a strict capacity limit and often fill a few weeks in advance. If you need assistance, please contact us at (405) 325-2151 or  [email protected] .

If there is no availability on the day that initially worked best for your schedule, we have a few alternative options for you to consider:

• Schedule a tour for a date that is available!  You can come another time to campus when we can best accommodate you to ensure you have the most quality experience. Register for an available OU campus tour here . 
• Try a virtual guided tour!  The same experience —with no travel and less walking! Our virtual guided campus tours are led LIVE by current OU student tour guides and only last an hour.  Register for a virtual student-guided tour here .
• Attend a virtual information session!  Connect with OU Admissions staff members to learn more about OU or refister for a specific academic college virtual information session to gain more in-depth information about your academic areas of interest.  Register for a virtual information session here .
• Still planning to be in Norman, OK?  If you will still be on-campus on the day you would like to tour, you can stop by the Office of Admissions and Recruitment between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, to ask questions and receive OU information. You can also grab a  campus map  (PDF) and  self-guided tour handout  to explore campus at your own pace! Even if you show up outside of office hours, you can grab these materials in a black box outside the front of the   Oklahoma Memorial Union .
• Come to an OU event!  There are many events planned throughout the year that provide great programming and other ways to connect with and learn about OU.  Look at our events calendar and register for open events .

If you are unable to attend a scheduled campus tour, feel free to explore campus on your own. You can stop by the Office of Admission and Recruitment to pick up a self-guided tour brochure, or view this one on your mobile device. 

Written with a general overview and historical points of interest, it allows you to enjoy our "campus beautiful by day and night" at your own pace and convenience.

If you are on our campus, you can also download the K20 Start App for an immersive augmented reality self-guided tour highlighting our campus landmarks. As you walk around campus, you can watch videos of our tour guides, collect items, earn badges, and learn more about college life.

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One of the best ways to experience the Sooner tradition and learn about all that OU offers is to visit our beautiful campus in Norman, Oklahoma. During your visit, you will hear about OU from staff, tour our campus with a current OU student, see our state-of-the-art facilities, and experience the OU community and spirit!

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Experience a live virtual campus tour led by one of our student tour guides. Choose a date that works for you to experience OU’s campus, spirit, and community from wherever you are! Live virtual tours are offered on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. CT.

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German students' learning from Oklahomans highlighted in documentary to be shown at OU

Visit is highlighted in documentary being screened thursday at ou.

German students and their teacher visited Oklahoma City and Tulsa in June 2023 to hear stories and reflections of history from a civil rights leader, a local rabbi, an African American studies scholar, the son of Holocaust survivors and a 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre historian.

The group's visit is chronicled in the documentary "Echoes of Remembrance," which will have a free screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The screening will be in the Community Room at Dale Hall Tower, 455 W Lindsey.

Hosted by Karlos K. Hill, Regents' Professor of the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at OU, the screening is a Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Students special event.

In 2023, Hill invited Sabeth Schmidthals and her students at the Theodor-Heuss Community School in Berlin to visit Oklahoma after he visited them in Germany and saw the Holocaust remembrance work being done by the German educator and her pupils.

More: Remembrance work with difficult pasts brings Oklahomans, Germans together

German students met with families of Holocaust survivors, studied Black history in Oklahoma

The group's trip to the University of Oklahoma came as they sought to explore the American perspective of Holocaust survivors, plus Black American history in Oklahoma, and how these histories are related.

The students also visited with Michael Korenblit, of Edmond, whose parents survived the Holocaust, historian Kristi Williams, and Marilyn Hildreth, one of the original Oklahoma City sit-inners and daughter of Oklahoma City civil rights icon Clara Luper.

The group toured the Oklahoma City Memorial & Museum, Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City, and Tulsa's Greenwood District, which was the site of Black Wall Street and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Hill said he's excited for Oklahomans to see the documentary.

"The film is really about a group of German students coming to the U.S. to discover a dimension of Holocaust history that they had not considered, that they didn't really know about," he said. "The students came out of a deep inspiration to connect with the community here in Oklahoma, the Jewish community here in Oklahoma, and I think they did that."

The professor said he is hoping that people who watch the film will be inspired by the student's story, what brought them to Oklahoma and the work that they do in Berlin.

"But, ultimately, my hope is that people will really care about them and the work that they do, and would want to reach out to them in some way to support them," Hill said.

"Because when you know their story, you know where they come from and you know what they're up against, you recognize the work that they're doing to tell the truth about the Holocaust and I believe you'd be inspired by that, and you would want to do things to support them like I have."

For more information about the screening, go to https://ou.edu/cas/judaicstudies/events .

Tatton and Jessica Manning: 2024 Alumni of the Year

Sep 5, 2024 | Alumni , Feature Story , General News , News , School of Business

Tatton (’02) and Jessica (’02) each had unique journeys that led to them attending then Bartlesville Wesleyan College.

Jessica grew up in Ausin, Texas, and she attended a Wesleyan church as a student. She heard of BWC as she was growing up; Dr. Paul Mills would visit her church and speak, and Jessica even visited BWC in high school. And while she initially wasn’t thrilled about the idea of going to school in such a small town, she grew to feel that it would be a good choice for her.

On the other hand, Tatton grew up in small-town Oklahoma and had hopes of playing college baseball. An injury late in high school hampered his opportunities with other schools he had looked at, but a call from the baseball coach at BWC led to a campus visit. After seeing what the campus was all about, Tatton decided to attend BWC even though he was not a Christian at the time.

Tatton majored in business administration while at BWC (which became OKWU in 2001). He believed the degree gave him a broad enough skill set that would allow him to adapt to whatever opportunities came along. Jessica earned her degree in behavioral science. She enjoyed the prospect of working with children, but she didn’t see herself as a classroom teacher.

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Tatton came to BWC as a non-believer, but his experience of being surrounded by faithful Christians changed him.

“I met some real Christians,” he said, “and it was really cool to see real Christians living their faith.”

He made the choice to become a Christian following his sophomore year, a decision that had a ripple effect on the rest of his life.

Tatton and Jessica knew each other prior to his conversion, but Jessica was not willing to commit to a relationship with someone who wasn’t following Christ.

“I think she was a little more interested in talking to me after I told her about my faith and how I got saved,” he said.

They dated throughout the rest of their college years, and they got engaged in September 2002, just a few months after graduating. They were married in the summer of 2003.

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Tatton began working at a car dealership after finishing school. In 2005, he joined the Army and served a tour in Afghanistan. In 2009, after completing his stint in the Army, the couple moved to Tulsa. Tatton began working at Midstream Natural Gas Company while pursuing his MBA from Oklahoma State University.

Jessica went to graduate school at the University of Texas, and she worked in the behavioral health field for several years. The couple began having children, and Jessica shifted to a stay-at-home mom role, caring for their four children and eventually homeschooling them when they were old enough.

In 2014, the couple returned to Bartlesville to launch Patriot Auto Group . Patriot Auto Group has strong OKWU roots; one of his business partners is someone he met at OKWU, and the other attended OKWU as a student. Over the last ten years, their business has grown to include eight different stores across northeast Oklahoma, including two in Bartlesville.

Jessica continues to use her degree as a homeschool teacher, working with children in more of a one-to-one environment. She also teaches at a homeschool co-op in Bartlesville.

Over the years, the Mannings have earned a reputation for their philanthropic endeavors in the Bartlesville community, both as individuals and through Patriot Auto Group. Every year, Patriot gives away four cars as part of their Student of the Year program, and the Mannings are dedicated supporters of their alma mater and other worthy causes throughout Bartlesville. This belief in investing in others is rooted in a specific experience Jessica had while she was a student at OKWU.

She received a scholarship between her sophomore and junior year that made the difference between her being able to return to Bartlesville and having to explore other options. Someone’s generosity at that time allowed her to stay at BWC, and the couple has made a point of giving back as the years have gone on.

“Our time at OKWU has made this very strong community that we can lean into,” Tatton said. “The university has been really good to us.”

Tatton and Jessica Manning live in Bartlesville with their four children: Elianna, Avi, Tatton, and Jett. They will be honored at Homecoming 2024 as the OKWU Alumni of the Year. 

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