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Olivet the Magazine, Summer 2025 cover

August 20, 2025

Olivet The Magazine’s Latest Issue Celebrates Community Connections

Olivet The Magazine, Doing Something Good Together in mailboxes now!

Academics, Alumni & Friends, Art & Design, Arts & Music, Athletics, Education, Graduate & Continuing Studies, Music, Olivet The Magazine, Support Olivet

June 10, 2025

Academic Year Culminates in Scholar Week

This year’s Scholar Week featured 32 presentations by 65 student and faculty presenters and drew more than 800 student and faculty attendees over a five-day span.

Academics, Art & Design, Behavioral Science, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus Life, Chemistry and Geosciences, Communications, Education, Engineering, Music, Nursing, Theology

Larsen Fine Arts Center

June 3, 2025

Olivet School of Music Summer Camp 2025: A Musical Discovery for Young Musicians

Admissions, Arts & Music, Music

May 5, 2025

112th Commencement Ceremony Celebrates the Academic Accomplishments of 813 Olivet Graduates

Highlights from the Baccalaureate service and the Commencement ceremonies for the undergraduate and graduate classes of 2025.

Academics, Accolades, Alumni & Friends, Art & Design, Behavioral Science, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus Life, Chemistry and Geosciences, Communications, Computer Science, Earth & Space Science, Ed.D., Education, Engineering, Graduate & Continuing Studies, MBA, MOL, Music, Nursing, Theology

Messiah 2024 Olivet Nazarene University

December 16, 2024

VIDEO: Olivet Nazarene University School of Music performs Handel’s Messiah

Watch Olivet’s 88th performance of Handel’s Messiah.

Academics, Arts & Music, Campus Life, Chapel, Music, Olivet The Magazine, Support Olivet

December 16, 2024

Sounds of the Season Photo Story

A photo story of Olivet Nazarene Universities 25th annual performance of Sounds of the Season presented by the School of Music.

Campus Life, Music

December 5, 2024

25 Years of Sounds of the Season | Olivet The Magazine

Olivet Nazarene University’s Sounds of the Season is a beloved holiday tradition, captivating audiences for over two decades.

Campus Life, Music, Olivet The Magazine

Word & Speech

October 4, 2024

Olivet The Magazine | Word & Speech

In a world of noise and of words that mislead or control or manipulate, our mission as Christians remains bound to the word and to Christ, the Word.

Academics, Alumni & Friends, Behavioral Science, Biological Sciences, Business, Communications, Computer Science, Ed.D., Education, Engineering, Music, Nursing, Olivet The Magazine, ONU Plus, Theology

2024 Accolades

September 13, 2024

A Banner Year for ONU: Academic Excellence Recognized and Awarded

Olivet Nazarene University has achieved a series of distinguished accolades and awards in 2024, underscoring the University’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation and dedication to the campus community.

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September 9, 2024

250+ Voices will Sing Handel’s Messiah in Centennial Chapel October 26

Featured soloists include Metropolitan Opera and ONU alumnus bass-baritone Bradley Garvin, as well as Jenna Fawcett, Reuben Lillie, Ashlie McIntire and Cassandra Petrie.

Academics, Alumni & Friends, Arts & Music, Campus Life, Music

Pops singers at ONU

September 2, 2024

School of Music hosts Pops in the Park at The Grove Tues., Sept. 24

Olivet Nazarene University is proud to partner with the Village of Bourbonnais in presenting “Pops in the Park.”

Academics, Arts & Music, Campus Life, Music