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Communication Arts Alumni Magazine Fall/Winter 2008 We Produced Our First Fine Arts Faculty Showcase fall/winter 2008 communication arts alumni magazine communique the freezing time 4 Daniel Folkers news of hope 6 Danielle Parker new cooke book 10 Phil Cooke news travels fast 12 Krista Hemme We produced our first Fine Arts Faculty Showcase. Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford pre- The Communique is a product sented a one act entitled “An of the Oral Roberts University Infinite Ache” in partnership with communication arts department Playhouse Theatre Company. for its alumni. Living Water Dance Company, directed by Amy McIntosh which To be informed of university up- included Jessie Dolezel and Rachel dates and address changes, Bruce Johnson, three of our dance contact alumni relations at alum- teachers, performed several dance [email protected]. pieces. Christopher Martin, theatre faculty, performed stand-up comedy. To receive job listings or post an Professor Laura Holland We have very talented faculty, and I open position to recruit alumni department chair hope this is only the beginning of an applicants, e-mail Dr. Even Culp annual tradition. at [email protected]. Greetings to all alumni! This The performing arts area of our semester has been productive department has a very challenging To provide feedback on the and exciting, especially for our season this year. We opened our magazine or submit story ideas journalism area. Some of you have theatre season with Shakespeare’s on successful alums, contact known student publications has not “Hamlet,” which was performed [email protected]. The ad- been “housed” in communication to over 2,000 high school students viser would like to hear from arts for several years. as well as public audiences. The others in the field. This spring, student publications music and drama departments and communication arts have hired produced Puccini’s opera “Gianni Professor Laura Holland GKevin Armstrong to be the director Schicchi,” the University Dance communication arts chair of student publications and a full- ensemble presented a dance con- time faculty member in journalism. cert called “Motility,” and the Chris Putman Kevin brings an expertise and theatre area staged “Moonlight and communique adviser enthusiasm that is contagious, and Magnolias” for the first time in the our students are benefitting from his Liddy Doenges Theatre at the Tulsa Jenna Schario editor in chief leadership both professionally and Performing Arts Center. spiritually. The Theatre Directing class pre- Special thanks to: Our advisory boards for sented three evenings of Showcase Dr. Even Culp communication arts are active Theatre. It is thrilling to see all this semester. The Organizational/ the performing arts areas growing Contact us: in numbers, talent and excellent Interpersonal faculty hosted a [email protected] creative work. luncheon for experts in human The Communique Please continue to support our resource management, training and c/o Chris Putman school with your prayers and gifts. development, law and consulting ORU GC 2C-03 and recruitment. Mass Media Stay in contact because we cherish 7777 S. Lewis Ave. faculty also met with professionals hearing from you and are uplifted Tulsa, OK 74171 in the field. These meetings with when you share what you are doing our advisory boards are a wonderful now. It gives us examples we can Cover photo/courtesy time of sharing as well as of helping use to persuade current students Cooke Pictures chair’s letter keep our faculty and curriculum to dream big dreams for God’s Cooke’s story on page 10 current. We are very grateful to all Kingdom. Graphic/courtesy StockExpert who participated and look forward to a long relationship with the board members. 2 From impersonating the Apos- tle Paul on tours in the Holy Land to owner and operator of an Inter- net company, 1975 Organizational and Interpersonal Communications graduate Rob Moritz’s life can be characterized as nothing short of a wild ride on a rollercoaster to dis- covering the purpose God has in Fstore for those who follow after Him. What most dream of doing for the Kingdom of God, Moritz is about doing. Growing up, Moritz never really understood who Christ was or any other biblical figure. While at the University of Missouri, he found himself pondering the origin of life. Moritz pulled his pen apart, realiz- ing even his writing utensil had a purpose; surely he did too, and he dramatically speaking rob moritz, walking in the steps of apostle paul hoped to uncover it. Wandering the The goal of Moritz’s ministry Bringing to life the Apostle Paul, Rob university chapel, he stumbled upon is to connect eye-to-eye with oth- Moritz uses Scripture to engage his au- students discussing the book of Ro- ers and bring to life the person of dience. Moritz performs on biblical tours and in churches. photo/charles abraham mans. the Apostle Paul. On biblical tours, “I had no idea what Romans even the messages are conversationally we felt transported back nearly two was,” Moritz said. “So I just asked, delivered from the books of Philip- thousand years in the presence of ‘What are you guys talking about?’ pians, Ephesians and Acts. For in- Paul himself,” Griessel said. For the first time I knew the gospel, stance, if he’s in Philippi, he’ll pres- In addition to his Dramatic Impact and I became a believer.” ent Philippians; if he is in Ephesus, Ministries as Apostle Paul, Moritz After transferring to Oral Roberts he’ll present Ephesians. However, if owns and operates Cities Unlim- University, Moritz became involved he is speaking in a church, Moritz ited, an Internet company that hosts with Youth for Christ. Upon gradu- will combine epistles into sermon thousands of city guides at the actu- ation he continued his work with form. al dot-com versions of their names. YFC in Kansas City. “I would ask myself, ‘How would Each city guide provides listings of “Teenagers are where it’s at,” Paul say this line of scripture?’” local hotels, apartments, job open- acting/ministry Moritz said. “They are the most pro- Moritz said. “I wanted to capture the ings and other helpful information. found mission fields in the world.” heart, intent and meaning behind it; Day job aside, when Moritz is Over the course of a year, Moritz and it went past my head straight to functioning in the role of Paul the committed himself to understanding my heart.” Apostle, he feels most fulfilled. And the passion of the Apostle Paul and Kansas City native Maribeth it all started when he disassembled a launched his ministry. Today, he can Griessel had the opportunity to at- pen, realizing it had a purpose. Yes, be seen impersonating the Apostle tend Moritz’s Pilgrim Tours Foot- Moritz, like the pen, found his pur- Paul from the foothills in Turkey to steps of Paul with her husband. pose – touching lives for the King- churches all over the United States. “Within a couple of minutes, dom. story/jared clementz 3 F in a snap With an eye for creativity, Daniel Folkers is ever ready to capture the perfect shot. Equipped with God-given talent, Folkers’ work reflected local and international sites.“It’s coming up with the idea behind the picture that truly makes a good photographer,” Folkers said. photo/chris putman “We are coming into an age where there are a lot more avenues for Christians to be creative in the arts.” -Daniel Folkers, freezing time freelance photography daniel folkers, a passion for pictures Freezing time is the specialty of 2006 graduate Dan- would like to put a spiritual twist on my photographs. I iel Folkers. His degree in Multi Media Productions has want to influence people and remind them that there is catapulted him in his endeavor to capture moments us- a spiritual world.” ing still photography. Folkers has a passion for skillfully portraying Christ On a missions trip to Mexico before graduating, in his photos. Combining spiritual awareness with Folkers was put in charge of documenting the trip. It imagination and technical artistry is what Folkers is all was the first time he had really picked up a camera, and about. He feels now, more than ever, doors are opening he hasn’t put it down since. He went on to be the photo up wide for Christians to shine with the talent God gave editor for student publications and then started taking them. Fpictures for a local newspaper, Tulsa Front Page. “I feel like a lot of creativity has been stifled by reli- Post graduation Folkers has been freezing the excite- gion,” Folkers said. “We are coming into an age where ment of prewedding jitters on the faces of brides for there are a lot more avenues for Christians to be cre- about four years now. Finding the perfect angle, light- ative in the arts.” ing and capturing the perfect candid shot is not always Folkers’ professional ability intertwined with his easy. out-of-the-box thinking has aided him in reaching his “Anybody can snap a pic- current success. ture,” Folkers said. “It’s com- “Daniel is a highly ing up with the idea behind skilled, amiable pro- the picture that truly makes a fessional,” Dean said. good photographer.” “Through the course of It is this very task that dis- each project he under- tinguishes Folkers from his takes, not only is he ef- fellow photographers. ficient and timely, but “Daniel captures the best in he is personable with his every subject he photographs,” clients to make sure their Sony Pictures Entertainment desires are accommodated Senior Executive Assistant and their experience is an of International Theatrical Using a creative edge and spiritual influence, Daniel enjoyable one.” Creative Advertising Doreah Folkers captures great moments.
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