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Music Students Discuss Structure in Worship Studies Course: The Jubilee College of Music at Riverside campus holds its Worship Studies course for their Master's students every Monday. The class discussed the structure of worship last week.

2019 Doctoral Colloquium Kicks Off at San Francisco Campus: The annual doctoral colloquium has kicked off at Olivet University's San Francisco Campus on October 14. The colloquium will be held from October 14 to 25, discussing and presenting diverse theological and ministerial topics of today's Christian world.

Business School Opens Marketing Management and Macroeconomics for Fall Quarter: Olivet Business School students started to learn marketing management and macroeconomics in Fall quarter.

Media Communication Students Explore Editing: As Much an Attitude as a Group of Skills: Journalism students at Olivet School of Media and Communication discussed the role of editors in today's newsroom during the Editing and News Judgment class. Editors play a very important role in the newsroom.

Language School Welcomes New ESL Faculty: The staff and students of Olivet School of Language Education welcomed its new ESL faculty member Lisa Baer for the Fall quarter.

Art and Design Annual Exhibition Scheduled for December: Olivet School of Art and Design (OSAD) has begun planning for its Winter Art and Design Annual Exhibition, scheduled to begin on December 13, 2019.

Seminary Students Tackle Christian Apologetics In An Engaging Way: The OTCS course | Christian Apologetics has commenced at Olivet University's San Francisco Campus. The course aims to introduce apologetics from biblical and theological perspectives.

OIT Faculty and Students Learn from Tech Entrepreneurs at BSCF 2019: Faculty and students from Olivet Institute of Technology participated in the Berkeley Stanford China Forum 2019 held at Mountain View, CA on Sept. 28-29.

OSAD Launches BA Fine Arts Program in Fall: Olivet School of Arts and Design has just launched its Fall 2019 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts. The start of the Fall quarter on September 23 marks a new chapter for OSAD. Students of the BA Fine Arts program will study the fundamental skills to create masterful artwork with hands-on training.

Music Students Attend Casting Crowns' Concert in Irvine: Students of Jubilee College of Music at Olivet University Riverside campus attended Casting Crowns' Only Jesus Tour concert at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA.

Olivet University Welcomes New Academic Year, Holds Fall Convocation Services: On September 20, 2019, Olivet University students, staff and faculty from Dover, Riverside and San Francisco campuses participated in the Fall 2019 Convocation services organized in their respective campuses to welcome the new academic year.

Journalism Students Brainstorm Ideas for Fall Quarter Capstone Project: Two graduate students at the Olivet School of Media and Communication are conducting research on news topics in order to prepare for their journalism capstone project in the Fall quarter.