The Social and Ecological Responsibility Initiative at Oklahoma City University engages in collaborative efforts for social and environmental justice.
09/21/2025
Willson Lectures 2025 at Oklahoma City University
We hope you will join us for the 2025 WIllson Lectures with Dr. Becky Copeland hosted by the Wimberly School of Religion at Oklahoma CIty University on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Lectures are at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel.
For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/events/4003869686496547
STARS v3.0 is an excellent tool provided by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for colleges and universities to measure, track, and assess their progress related to sustainability.
STARS 3.0 - The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System STARS 3.0 is the second major revision of the program, the vision for which was established by the STARS Steering Committee (SC) in 2019. The new version is the product of almost five years of development and was shaped by the insights of program participants, AASHE Advisory Council members, SC memb...
10/14/2024
Oklahoma City University Flood Bucket Drive!
Are you looking for ways to help and serve those who have been affected by the recent hurricanes? Seeing the devastation is heartbreaking, but there is work to be done - and we can make a difference.
Join OCU in our goal of providing 20 flood bucket cleaning kits for the recent hurricane victims. Click on the link below to access our shopping list. This list has been put together with specific items that meet the required needs by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, which is where our donations will be sent.
If the items available for purchase do not work with your budget or if you have any questions, reach out to Rev. Aly Shahan ([email protected]). Donations of all sizes will be combined to purchase remaining supplies.
Make a difference today: https://a.co/bVT1JLN
09/05/2024
The World House Scholars page at Oklahoma City University has been updated. Explore the new content and spread the word about the program.
World House Scholars Program As a top liberal arts & sciences university, Oklahoma City University has been leading students to their creative edge for nearly 120 years. We are a…
05/09/2024
May Newsletter of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement.
May UM Creation Justice Updates News from General Conference
11/04/2023
November newsletter of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement.
November UM Creation Justice Updates Engaging the Local Church
10/22/2023
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpc-yvpjgtGtL_yUhJsYNZLlpwDFs31Jk6 #/
Free five-week book discussion about Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis by Michael Mann.
via Zoom - October 27, November 3, 10, 17 and December 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Led by Mark Davies, Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics at Oklahoma City University. Sponsored by the Human Community Network, the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University, and the Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Hub United States - a program of the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
“In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist [Michael Mann] shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course…
Mann [provides] readers with the knowledge necessary to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding climate crisis, while emboldening them—and others–to act before it truly does become too late.”
Week One Reading: Introduction
Week Two Reading: Chapters 1 and 2
Week Three Reading: Chapters 3 and 4
Week Four Reading: Chapters 5 and 6
Week Five Reading: Chapters 7 and 8
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Our Fragile Moment - Book Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Free five-week book discussion about Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis by Michael Mann. via Zoom - October 27, November 3, 10, 17 and December 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Led by Mark Davies, Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics at ...
09/10/2023
Matthew Desmond is speaking on September 12 at Oklahoma City University.
Join us Sept. 12 for the 2023 Martha Jean Lemon Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Matthew Desmond.
He will be giving a presentation on his new work "Poverty, by America" beginning 7 p.m. in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
This presentation is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first come, first served basis and subject to capacity.
More info: okcu.link/3Q1NONa.
08/28/2023
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-ispjotGtGlBVTkMur0h7ZVG0-Z5r9N
Save the dates: September 15, 22, 29 and October 13 and 20. Discussion will be from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Mark Davies is leading a five-week discussion group on Matthew Desmond’s book Poverty, By America. If you are in the Oklahoma City area, you are also invited to come hear Desmond lecture at Oklahoma City University as part of the university’s Lemon Lecture series on September 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium.
This Book Discussion is sponsored by the Human Community Network, the World House Institute at Oklahoma City University, and the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Hub USA.
Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-ispjotGtGlBVTkMur0h7ZVG0-Z5r9N
Learn more about Matthew Desmond’s book Poverty, By America at this link:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675683/poverty-by-america-by-matthew-desmond/
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond: 9780593239919 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about...
08/01/2023
Important lecture on poverty on September 12, 2023 at Oklahoma City University
"Although the U.S. is the richest country on earth, we have more poverty than any other advanced democracy."
OCU will host Dr. Matthew Desmond for a public presentation on his new work "Poverty, by America" beginning 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
This presentation is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first come, first served basis and subject to capacity.
More info: okcu.link/3Q1NONa.