Well, the first semester at Oak Hills is flying by! The new dorm is moving along very quickly, and the students should be moving in after the first of the year. How exciting is that?
It was great to get to know new students during Fall Preview Day. It’s one thing to be communicating with students over the phone or through an email, but seeing someone face-to-face, learning about their passions, and seeing them in pursuit of their future by taking a campus tour was enlightening and truly helped me meet the needs of individual students.
Fall Preview days as come and gone for another year. We had a great day with the prospective students that came to tour and spend the day with us at Oak Hills. The new residence hall (Thompson Hall) was a great hit. The students were able to tour the facility to visualize where they will be living when they come to campus. They were able to visit with the professors and advisors to get an idea of what their classes will look like. Our Financial Aid director Matt Myrick also spoke on the importance of getting your financial aid done in a timely manner. We had great visits with each of the students.
College is completely different from high school, in that it's an entire way of living, not simply a classroom. College will potentially be your home for the next four years: you'll meet your roommate and best friends, learn valuable life lessons, find your favorite late-night study spot, and discover the righteous path that God has planned for you.
Starting this October (2016), FAFSA will be available three months earlier than before. Additionally, families will be recording prior-prior year tax information. This means that for a student in college during the 2017-2018 school year, his or her family will be recording earnings from the 2015 tax year.
Are you (or your parents) hoping you’ll attend college close to home? Are you hoping to spread your wings and explore different parts of the country? Maybe you want to find a college as far away from home as possible. Geographical location is a big factor in deciding which colleges and universities to add to your shopping list. Consider proximity to campus housing, grocery stores, restaurants, entertainment, and transportation hubs, such as the airport.
The 90th Homecoming celebration at Oak Hills held August 26th-28th was a tremendous success. The weekend was a unique blend of rich history, live music, fabulous food, poignant testimonies, and just plain frivolity, with almost 200 alumni, staff, faculty and students coming together. Attendance this year was enhanced by the intentional timing of the event to allow current students and alumni to mingle and share perspectives from the past, as well as the present.
We are anticipating many changes and transformations at Oak Hills Christian College in the upcoming year. As we welcomed new and returning students back to campus, there were several noticeable changes right away. The approach and overall physical look of campus is quite different, including major progress on the new residence hall construction and the completion of the road construction project.
We would like to welcome back all of our students to campus!
We have had an awesome recruiting year and are welcoming 44 new students to school this year. Students have been scheduled for some great activities during Orientation including a Welcome Chapel, Registering for Classes, and Games with the Student and Orientation Crews!
Oak Hills staff has thoroughly enjoyed watching the progress on a few improvement projects this summer. We can’t wait for our students to arrive and share in the excitement of what is surely making Oak Hills one of the top Christian colleges in Minnesota.
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