Oral Roberts University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Presidential inauguration of William Wilson and recent history === On January 31, 2013, ORU announced that [[Billy Wilson (pastor)|William "Billy" Wilson]], executive director of the International Center for Spiritual Renewal and vice-chair of the ORU board of trustees, had been selected to succeed Rutland as president, effective July 1, 2013.<ref>Jennifer Leclaire, [http://www.charismanews.com/us/38055-oru-names-billy-wilson-as-fourth-president " ORU Names Billy Wilson as Fourth President"], ''[[Charisma (magazine)|Charisma News]]'', January 31, 2013.</ref> A day earlier, the ORU student newspaper had briefly posted an erroneous report on its website, mistakenly identifying someone else as the new president. Rutland criticized the report at a student assembly and the newspaper's longtime faculty adviser left the school the next day.<ref>Adam Paluka, [https://archive.today/20130216021409/http://www.fox23.com/mostpopular/story/ORU-professors-exit-causing-stir-on-campus/ChbU85RFZEyMoHxPa_vtsg.cspx "ORU professor's exit causing stir on campus"], [[KOKI-TV]], January 31, 2013.</ref> In 2018, the university announced that it would retain Wilson as president for 10 years or at least until 2028.<ref name="10yearspresident">{{cite news |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/oru-announces-agreement-to-retain-william-m-wilson-as-president-for-10-years/article_2827de12-1221-5b55-bdb4-e2508577026d.html |title=ORU announces agreement to retain William M. Wilson as president for 10 years|date=31 May 2018 |work=Tulsa World}}</ref> Under Wilson's presidency, ORU completed a $50 million developmental campaign, which helped construct its Global Learning Center and ONEOK Sports Complex.<ref name="10yearspresident" /> Student enrollment rose from approximately 3,000 in 2008 to over 4,100 in 2019.<ref name="impact2030">{{cite news |url=https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/magazine/featured-content-oru-launches-whole-leaders-for-the-whole-world-campaign/article_9c317f08-6376-59c1-80ee-39a081401223.html |title=Featured content: ORU launches Whole Leaders for the Whole World Campaign|date=1 February 2020 |work=Tulsa World}}</ref> In 2020, the university began its $75 million Impact 2030 campaign, a program focusing on making ORU a "maximum global impact" by 2030. A component of achieving this global impact will be ORU's goal of educating students from 195 nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=Oral Roberts University is reaching 185 out of the 195 known nations! |url=https://usdla.org/blog/2019/07/18/oral-roberts-university-is-reaching-185-out-of-the-195-known-nations/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=USDLA |language=en-US}}</ref> Fundraising this campaign is due to span over three years and be divided as such: $60 million for buildings, $10 million for international scholarships in order to enroll at least one student from every country around the world, and $5 million for reconverting the university's current library into the Center for Global Leadership. The [[David Green (entrepreneur)|David Green]] family has promised to match every campaign gift up to $45 million with a 3-to-1 match.<ref name="impact2030" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page