In January 1996, Golden Eagle Broadcasting, a small digital satellite Christian and family programming television network owned and operated by Oral Roberts University, was founded.

On February 7, 1997, the Islamic Society of Tulsa received a formal apology from Reverend Bill Shuler, who led religious services on campus.

All students are required to sign and abide by the honor code which places the same restriction on all sexual activity outside "traditional marriage of one man and one woman.

[22] ORU was granted an exception to Title IX in 2017 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons.

"[33] The lawsuit also alleged a longtime maintenance employee was fired for the purpose of giving the job to an underage male friend of Lindsay Roberts.

[35][36] The plaintiffs filed an amended lawsuit adding the university's Board of Regents (Oral and Richard Roberts, along with George Pearsons, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Michael A.

Hammer, John Hagee, Marilyn Hickey, Jerry Savelle and Charles Watson) to the suit and alleged that Roberts fired the university's financial comptroller and "voluminous materials and documents were shredded and destroyed, constituting spoliation of evidence."

[37][38] On October 17, 2007, Richard Roberts announced a "temporary leave of absence" as president of the university, citing the "toll" the lawsuit and attendant allegations had taken on him and his family.

[41][42] Pearsons said the university planned to separate its finances and leadership from the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association, to the apparent relief of many students and faculty members.

[44][45] The school also announced a formal search committee for a new president, to be headed by board of regents member and Tulsa resident Glenda Payas.

The remaining half was allocated to "campus renovations, technology upgrades, academic enhancement, financial aid for new and returning students, marketing and operations", according to the university website.

[50] In addition to eliminating debt, funds from the Renewing the Vision campaign contributed to the 2008 summer campus renovations, as well as scholarships provided by the university.

[55] On January 29, 2009, the Green family committed $10.4 million to additional campus renovations and upgrades to take place during summer 2009.

[62] On August 25, 2015, ORU Administration learned of student Sabrina Bradford's recent marriage to a woman, and two days later she was informed she was not welcome back on campus.

[65] As of December 7, 2021, an online petition to "Tell Oral Roberts University: Change your anti-LGBTQ honor code" had gained over 10,000 signatures.

"[69] Within three months of graduation, Andrew Hartzler joined a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to strike down a religious exemption provision in U.S. civil rights law that allows ORU and other schools to receive federal funds despite such discriminatory policies.

[71] A day earlier, the ORU student newspaper had briefly posted an erroneous report on its website, mistakenly identifying someone else as the new president.

[73] Under Wilson's presidency, ORU completed a $50 million developmental campaign, which helped construct its Global Learning Center and ONEOK Sports Complex.

[74] The campus began construction in 1963 with a futuristic look and architecture, which historian Margaret Grubiak noted as being inspired by the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

A 60 ft (18.2 m), 30 ton bronze sculpture Healing Hands, by sculptor Leonard McMurray (cast in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in 1980) and originally in front of the towers, was moved to the ORU campus entrance in the summer of 1991.

[78] By 2007, the campus was described as "a perfect representation of the popular modernistic architecture of the time... the set of The Jetsons" but also "shabby" and "dated, like Disney's Tomorrowland.

[81] It has also been suggested that the buildings may have been inspired by Tulsa's art deco architectural heritage,[82][83] along with Bruce Goff's individualistic style and creative use of new materials.

[84] Maintenance of the many unique but aging buildings, structures, and architectural details on campus was cited as a growing problem for the university.

[87] ORU opened its Global Learning Center and the ONEOK Sports Complex, a track stadium with tennis courts in 2017.

The Mabee Center is an 11,000-seat arena on the southwestern edge of campus and is used for basketball games, concerts, church services and satellite television productions.

It totes the largest TV in Oklahoma, a "living room" for students, a gaming center equipped with Wiis and Xboxes, pool tables, ping pong, and more.

The university has strict guidelines concerning student access to the upper floors of residence halls by members of the opposite sex, which is limited to designated occasions called "Open Dorms."

[113] Its athletic programs include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis along with track and field for men and women.

Notable players include: Max Abmas (men's basketball), Jose Trevino and Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez (baseball), Kevi Luper (women's basketball), Jeffery Gibson (track and field), Jack Whitt (track and field), and Austin Hannah (golf).

[121] Alumni include Michele Bachmann (U.S. Congress member),[122] Daniel Amen, Kari Jobe, Don Moen, Matt Pinnell, Rachel Plakon, Lora Reinbold, Ryan Tedder, Teresa Knox, Clifton Taulbert, Ulf Ekman, Kelly Wright, Jared Anderson (musician), Scott Thompson Baker (actor), David Barton (author), Tom Freiling (author and publisher), John Allen Chau (missionary who illegally approached the Sentinelese), Kathie Lee Gifford (talk show host), Brian Graden (television executive), Michael Graham (conservative media personality).