Geiger Center Reopens Wednesday; Tests On Substance Are Negative
October 30, 2001
October 30, 2001 Oklahoma Baptist University received official word at approximately 6:15 p.m. Tuesday evening, October 30, 2001, that laboratory tests on a suspicious substance found on a package in the University's mailroom showed no sign of…
Christian Music Artist in Concert at OBU
October 25, 2001
October 25, 2001 Acclaimed Christian singer songwriter Ginny Owens will perform at Oklahoma Baptist University, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the university's Raley Chapel.Blind since the age of two, Owens' musical sensitivity has brought her wide…
Family Secrets and Revenge Fuel Production
October 25, 2001
October 25, 2001 The ills of injustice is the substance of Oklahoma Baptist University's newest production - Arthur Miller's "All My Sons."Winner of the acclaimed Drama Critic's Award, the play's Keller and Deever families struggle between…
OBU Keyboard Quartet to Perform This Week
October 25, 2001
October 25, 2001 Music for four pianos will highlight Oklahoma Baptist University's upcoming faculty recital, Nov. 1 at 8:30 p.m. in the university's Yarborough Auditorium.Members of the OBU piano quartet are Dr. Carol Ann Bell, associate…
Woodrow Wilson Fellow to Visit OBU Campus
October 25, 2001
October 25, 2001 Oklahoma Baptist University will host Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow and poet Karen Swenson the week of Nov. 5-9 as part of the nationally recognized program that sends professionals to private liberal arts campuses for a week…
Ethics Expert to Speak at OBU Chapel
October 24, 2001
October 24, 2001 Southern Baptist's spokesperson for social and moral concerns will visit Oklahoma Baptist University next Wednesday for the university's weekly chapel service. Dr. Richard Land has served as president and chief executive…
Eighteenth Performance of OBU Candy Concert This Week
October 22, 2001
October 22, 2001 Oklahoma Baptist University's 18th annual M&M's Pops Concert featuring the OBU Symphonic Band and Bison Jazz Orchestra will return to campus this week with a 90-minute program of light musical fare for the entire family. …
OBU Missions Emphasis Week Examines Ministries
October 22, 2001
October 22, 2001 Exposure to international programs and ministry efforts across the globe is the basis for Oklahoma Baptist University's 2001 Missions Emphasis Week, Oct. 24-26. The event enables students to meet with career missionaries,…
Unique Harpist Coming to OBU Campus
October 12, 2001
October 12, 2001 Oklahoma Baptist University will welcome internationally known harpist Greg Buchanan for the Oct. 17 chapel service.Buchanan plays a variety of hymns, praise songs, gospel songs and original compositions on three harps, a…
Oratorio Attracts Large Crowd
October 10, 2001
October 10, 2001 Oklahoma Baptist University student Lloyd Holt sings the tenor solo in Giacomo Puccini's "Messa di Gloria" for a near capacity crowd during the university's Oratorio recently. The event was in the university's Potter Auditorium…
OBU’s News Radio Begins This Week
October 8, 2001
October 8, 2001 "News Radio," a production of Oklahoma Baptist University's broadcast news class will begin airing local news Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 12:20 p.m. on cable channel 30. The newscast will air on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next 11…
Parents Travel to OBU for Weekend Event
October 5, 2001
October 5, 2001 Dr. Bill Hagen, right, Oklahoma Baptist University professor of English, discusses OBU's academic programs with parents of a new OBU student during the Parents' Weekend faculty reception. Last weekend's event was the annual day…
Elliff Challenges Students to be Effective
October 4, 2001
October 4, 2001 "When I was in school, I learned you can do a whole lot more then you think you can," Dr. Tom Elliff said in his Oct. 3 chapel address at Oklahoma Baptist University.Elliff, who is pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church in…
Union President Featured Hobbs Lecturer
October 4, 2001
October 4, 2001 David Samuel Dockery, president of one of Oklahoma Baptist University's sister Baptist institutions, will present the 43rd biannual Hobbs lecture at OBU, Wednesday. The Herschel H. and Frances J. Hobbs Lectureship in Baptist…