Kristin Chenoweth Zooms with Ƶ music students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nTake it from a Broadway star—sometimes you gotta improvise. Chenoweth gave two masterclasses during the spring semester for Ƶ students via the Zoom platform while sheltering in place in her Manhattan home.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
Chenoweth accepted an appointment as artist-in-residence at her alma mater in early March, weeks before the pandemic moved all classes online. She agreed to be in residence at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at least once a semester, working with students in masterclasses, lessons, and workshops and leading ongoing conversations on the business of Broadway and Hollywood. Even in the midst of the pandemic, Chenoweth kept one of Broadway’s most enduring ideals: The show must go on.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
“What a wonderful session and what a kind and generous heart,” Mark Parker, dean of the Bass School of Music, said after the first session. “Kristin Chenoweth was real, she was encouraging, motivating, and most of all, she showed all 44 of us on this call that she is committed to these students for the long haul.” <\/p>","
Nursing School Donates PPE to Local Hospitals<\/h3>","
Soon after the pandemic began, OCU University answered the call to support the metro area’s medical community by donating critical personal protective equipment to SSM Health St. Anthony and INTEGRIS in response to increased needs prompted by COVID-19. <\/p>\r\n
The Kramer School of Nursing donated 8,375 gloves as well as hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes to St. Anthony for health care professionals treating patients on the front lines of the pandemic. The Physician Assistant program donated an additional 2,000 gloves and 150 masks.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
The nursing school also donated supplies to INTEGRIS including gloves, hand sanitizer, and bleach wipes.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
“After our students transitioned to online learning last spring, we saw the opportunity to give back with PPE we knew was much needed,” said Lois Salmeron, dean of the Kramer School of Nursing. “It’s an opportunity not only for our school and our students to pay it forward to the profession they will soon enter, but also for us to demonstrate the value of servant-leadership we promote among all Ƶ Stars.”<\/p>","
Serving the Community<\/h3>","