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It's time to play The Oakland City University Academic Challenge!
Watch every Sunday night at 7:00 p.m.
as LOCAL 7 WTVW and WEHT Local Meteorologist Ron Rhodes leads students
in this double elimination
contest of knowledge and quick recall. The joint venture by Oakland City
University and LOCAL 7 WTVW encourages learning and gives positive
academic recognition to participating schools and their students.
Oakland City University will award a total of ten (10)
scholarships, valued at more than half a million dollars, to members of
the winning and runner-up teams in the championship match next spring.
Match pairings for the teams were determined in a random drawing from among the contest entries. All matches will be pre-recorded in the Cornwell-Reed Center on the campus of Oakland City University. Taping dates, along with other helpful information for the competing teams, can be found in the Things You Should Know tab in the Resource Center located on this page.
We invite you to watch and follow the brackets below as the teams work their way towards the championship match and the scholarships from Oakland City University.
Watch every Sunday night at 7:00 p.m.
as LOCAL 7 WTVW and WEHT Local Meteorologist Ron Rhodes leads students
in this double elimination
contest of knowledge and quick recall. The joint venture by Oakland City
University and LOCAL 7 WTVW encourages learning and gives positive
academic recognition to participating schools and their students.
Oakland City University will award a total of ten (10)
scholarships, valued at more than half a million dollars, to members of
the winning and runner-up teams in the championship match next spring. Match pairings for the teams were determined in a random drawing from among the contest entries. All matches will be pre-recorded in the Cornwell-Reed Center on the campus of Oakland City University. Taping dates, along with other helpful information for the competing teams, can be found in the Things You Should Know tab in the Resource Center located on this page.
We invite you to watch and follow the brackets below as the teams work their way towards the championship match and the scholarships from Oakland City University.
Trophies for Academic Challenge Provided by:

Academic Challenge Bracket
2012-2013 Competition Bracket
Match Pairings were determined through a random drawing of entries.

Match Pairings were determined through a random drawing of entries.


Resource Center
Meet the Host

Ron Rhodes
Ron was born and raised within nose shot of Moonlite Barbecue in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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Meet the Judge

Dr. Donald Royal is a Full Professor of Education and the Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at Oakland City University. Read More»

