William “Billy” Wilson was announced as the new president of ORU by Mart Green, chairman of the Board of Trustees, on Jan. 31. He was chosen from 170 different candidates after the 9-month search that was conducted for the new president.

“Oral Roberts University is really unique in all the world, especially to the Spirit-empowered movement,” Wilson said during the announcement.

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If you have walked by the Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center and noticed video playing on the side, don’t worry. You’re not dreaming. It’s a new technology called 3-D Environmental Projection, one more innovative feature of the new building.

The system uses 3-D animation and projection technology, customized to the exact dimensions of its projected surfaces. This technology uses entire buildings as the screen for the images, whether they be pictures, lightshows or films.

Dr. William "Billy" Wilson has been named the fourth president of Oral Roberts University.

"We're going to stand by you (students) as you look to the stars and dream God's dreams to see you do greater things than we've ever done in our lifetime," said Wilson.

Wilson has served as the vice chair of the board since 2008. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the International Center for Spiritual Renewal, which facilitates Empowered21, an initiative to promote conversations and events in the modern, Spirit-empowered movement.

"The key to our greatness will be in our servanthood," said Wilson.

Wilson also hosts “Voice of Salvation Ministries’ World Impact with Billy Wilson,” a weekly television program broadcast in more than 170 nations.