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Travel & Teaching
This past year, Oklahoma Christian
University celebrated the 30th anniversary of a student and faculty exchange
relationship between Oklahoma Christian and Ibaraki Christian University
in Ibaraki, Japan, located two hours northwest of Tokyo on the Pacific
Coast. During the past 30 years, almost 1,000 students from Oklahoma Christian
and Ibaraki Christian have studied at their sister universities, and many
more have made short-term visits. Numerous OC graduates subsequently have
returned to Japan to serve in important roles at Ibaraki Christian, working
as language teachers, as missionaries and as administrators. This tour
moves from point to point in the Pacific Rim: China, Japan, New Zealand,
Australia, and Hawaii. The full term of core courses is completed at universities
in China, Japan, and Australia. During their stay in Japan, students will
live with Japanese families. Extensive involvement in mission work also
is offered.
In addition to the Pacific Rim Program, Oklahoma Christian sponsors the Vienna Studies Program. Students spend the fall semester in Europe with visits to England, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, and additional countries depending on the yearly itinerary. A full course of study is offered in core curriculum courses. Participants have the option of engaging in mission work during the sojourn.
There also is a one-year exchange program between Oklahoma Christian and Ibaraki Christian and summer programs for academic credit in: Honduras, where engineering and pre-med students work with Predisan Medical Mission, gaining professional international experience building a village and working in medical clinics; Canada, where students attend the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario; Central America, where students spend one month in intensive Spanish language and culture study; and Europe, where students have the opportunity to study and travel for six weeks.
Faculty Facts
Dr. Raymon Huston teaches courses in American Politics, International Relations, and Geography. He is academically interested in terrorism, and religion and politics. Dr. Huston is a member of the American Political Science Association, the Southwestern Political Science Association, and the Oklahoma Political Science Association.
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