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Southwestern Christian University is located on a beautifully
wooded campus in the Bethany area of metropolitan Oklahoma City,
one of the major cities of the Southwest. With an area population
of about one million, the greater Oklahoma City area provides
a large number and variety of churches, job and enrichment opportunities
for students.
The campus of SCU adjoins the Research and Development Center
of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, the
university's
parent body. This allows for interchange with the denominational
leadership on academic, professional and social levels.
SCU enjoys a relatively new campus. All of the buildings have
been erected since the summer of 1984. The campus facilities include:
L. D. Patrick Building
This 10,000 square foot facility includes the Ollie Bell Cafetorium
which serves as the dining hall of the university and as the auditorium
for regular chapel services. Included in the cafetorium is a modern
commercial kitchen and a seating area for 300.
In addition to the cafetorium, the Patrick Building includes the
beautifully furnished Rena Patrick dining room which seats about
30. This dining room is used to entertain special guests of the
university. The Patrick Building also includes three classrooms.
Courtyard Of The Nations
The beautiful Courtyard of the Nations is situated in front of
the Patrick Building. Here is flown the flag of every nation in
which the Pentecostal Holiness Church has a missionary. When the
sponsoring denomination adds a new country to its program of world
missions, the national flag of that country is also added to the
courtyard. The Courtyard of the Nations is an ongoing, vivid symbol
to the students at SCU of the world vision SCU seeks to develop
in its graduates.
Bell Student Center, Irvin & Light Dormitories
This facility provides student housing for both men and women.
Tripp Student Center & Pickens~Springer Gymnasium
This expanded and renovated facility provides a wide
variety of student recreational activities as well as a full size
basketball court, volleyball court, and locker rooms. This
facility serves as the hub of student life.
C. H. Springer Learning Center
This facility serves as the academic hub of the campus. On the
ground floor is SCU's modern library, which contains about 30,000
volumes. The library includes volumes in both religion and general
education, as well as reference materials, periodicals and a microfiche
collection of American church history studies. Because of the
specialized nature of the collection in the field of religion,
the holdings are comparable to the religion collection in many
libraries of 100,000 or more volumes.
All books and materials in the library are catalogued by Library
of Congress classification. The library has a collection designated
the Pentecostal Research Center. This section of the collection
is comprised of books by Pentecostal authors and periodicals published
by various Pentecostal publishing houses. Administrative
Offices
The second floor of the C.H. Springer Learning Center serves as
the administrative center of the university. The offices of the president,
academic affairs, business affairs, and financial aid are on this
floor.
The Roberson Building/Graduate Annex/Minchew Auditorium
This complex houses the graduate school offices, classrooms,
conference room, faculty offices, counseling center and
diagnostic lab, the Director of Admissions Information and
the campus auditorium.
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