From Staff Reports
EARTH DAY EVENT
SEEKS TO EDUCATE
ON THURSDAY
ENID – Members of the Conserving our Ranger Environment student club, better known as CORE, are hosting an Earth Day event Thursday.
Rangers will be making seed balls in partnership with the Fowler Early Childhood Center in Enid. The seed balls are made of native pollinating seeds, organic compost and red clay. It will be an opportunity for Rangers to teach children about nature. The project is sponsored by Park Avenue Thrift and Johnston Seed Co, CORE members said in a news release.
“CORE members will spend the morning making seed balls with Fowler students,” CORE member Ashley Hromas Roach and sponsor Dr. Steven Mackie said in a news release. “Members will also be teaching Fowler students about pollination, the importance of pollinator gardens, and butterfly migration. Good environmental stewardship starts with young children. CORE hopes that through this project, students will be inspired to practice good environmental stewardship throughout their lives.”
CORE is a student organization focused on community engagement and environmental sustainability. For more information about the club and how to join, contact Mackie by calling (580) 213-3121 or emailing swmackie@nwosu.edu.
WORSHIP EVENT SEEKS TO CHANGE LIVES
MONDAY NIGHT
Northwestern students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to a night of live music and worship at Ranger Field on Monday.
Northwestern’s FORGE Bible study group and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host the Fields of Faith event beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The event will take place in conjunction with the Fire-OK group, which seeks to promote prayer across Oklahoma.
Dr. Jennifer Oswald, chair of the university’s division of education, is the sponsor for the event. Oswald said it will provide an opportunity for “students, community, and leaders to passionately worship, pray, and repent.”
“April is that time of year that things are steamrolling, and we tend to lose focus, struggle, and feel anxious and overwhelmed,” Oswald said. “A night of worship with music and prayer renews, refreshes and strengthens the body, mind, and soul. I think we all could use a little of that.”
Oswald said she hopes to see transformation take place in people’s lives.
“Fire-OK believes for revival in our city, state, and nation,” Oswald said. “We hope that people leave feeling lighter and hopeful. We hope we have students who have never experienced a worship event attend and lives are changed.
“We hope students connect with any of our many campus ministries and continue to grow in their faith.”
This is the first Fire-OK event to take place on campus. The Fields of Faith event hasn’t taken place in several years, Oswald said. The guest speaker at the event will be Cody Anderson, senior pastor at Faith Center Fellowship, which has a church in Alva at 324 College Ave.
Oswald said she hopes to see strong participation and for the event to take place regularly.
“While this is an event planned with students as the focus, we invite any and all students, NWOSU faculty and staff, as well as community members to join us as well,” Oswald said. “If you are feeling even a little nudge to attend, I challenge you to come. Just give it a try. Bring a friend, bring just yourself, bring your entire tribe or team.”
For more information, contact Oswald by emailing jdoswald@nwosu.edu or calling (580) 327-8451.
— From staff reports