Innovation & Empowerment

Southern Nazarene University - Tulsa, Research Journal












Photo of Tulsa by Matt Miner ©2008

"For in Him we live and move and have our being"

(Acts 17:28, Amplified Bible).



The purpose of Innovation & Empowerment is:

  • to encourage research among our learners and scholars, our faculty, alumni and friends of SNU- Tulsa


  • to promote innovative research; improve and empower innovative research dealing with creativity, creative problem-solving, new perspectives, empowered living, and innovative methods

  • Founding Editors:


    E. Diane Wiseman, MS, LPC
    Anne A. Ghost Bear, EdD
    Linda A. Miner, PhD


    Access Archived Articles

    Volume 1, Issue 1, July, 2009

    Volume 2, Issue 1, June, 2010

    Volume 3, Issues 1, June, 2011 and Issue 2, December, 2011





    "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made..." (Romans 1:20, New American Standard Bible)






    Volume 4, Issue 1, July, 2012




    Undergraduate Articles In This Issue:

    Lifelong Learning: Adult Perceptions of Learning a Musical Instrument

    Elizabeth Ann Scott, BS, (OL, T 75)
    Southern Nazarene University,
    Tulsa, OK

    Zoning for Church Owned Real Estate: A Comparison of Donated and Purchased Properties

    J. R. Petrie, BS, (OL, T 75)
    Southern Nazarene University,
    Tulsa, OK


    Meet J. R. Petrie!



    Note to the reader: Within this journal, the undergraduate learners were not required to control their designs nor were they required to obtain unbiased samples. Thus, the findings should be regarded as suggestive, regardless of the p values.



    ©2009 - 2012 Southern Nazarene University.

    Last Revised: 7-2-2012
















































    Editors:

    Cristine Bolley, MAMFT

    D. Craig Brown, PhD

    Don Crall, MBA

    William T. Crawford, MS

    Arleen Crutcher, PhD, RN

    Brenda J. Davidson, MS

    David Frisbie, DMin

    Wilma L. Galatian, RN, MS

    Richard K. Gradel, JD, CPA, CFP ®

    Linda A. Johnstone, MA, LPC

    Tim Jones, MBA

    James Mc̣ ̣GiLL, MBA

    James McNabb, MBA

    Mary A. Millikin, PhD

    A. Koshy Muthalaly, PhD

    Katina Noble, MBA

    Steven L. Oliver, MDiv, MRE

    Lisa L. Oxford, MBA

    Ronald E. Petty, DM

    Kimberly Reger, MSM

    Kimberly J. Roach, MAMFT

    Katie Sigler, ARNP, EdD

    Melissa Slagle, MSSW, LCSW, CTS

    Jack M. Sommers, MD, MBA

    Bud Turman, EdD

    Richard Walton, PhD

    Sarajane White, MHR, LPC

    Kari Wise, MA

    Dale R. Young II, MSEd