Music students compete, McQuade named district governor
December 30, 2008
Four Oklahoma Baptist University students recently competed in the semi-final round of the TEXOMA Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing competition, qualifying for the competition among more than 700 students from Oklahoma, Texas…
Winter Grads Challenged To Serve
December 19, 2008
Challenged to serve others and change the world, 59 Oklahoma Baptist University graduates received their diplomas during the university's Winter Commencement Friday afternoon, Dec. 19, in OBU's Raley Chapel. "There are keys to life we cannot…
Alum Shares about Space Flight Missions
December 18, 2008
Oklahoma Baptist University alum Don Cooper shared about his work with the Apollo space crafts with the students of Dr. Albert Chen, OBU professor of physics, while on campus to celebrate OBU's Homecoming Nov. 7. Cooper, a retired physicist,…
Fifty-Nine to Graduate at Winter Commencement Dec. 19
December 17, 2008
Fifty-nine students will receive diplomas during Oklahoma Baptist University's 2008 Winter Commencement on Friday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m., in the university's Raley Chapel. Karen Cotter, OBU assistant professor of nursing and recipient of the…
OBU Faculty, Students Participate in Chemical Society Meeting
December 17, 2008
Three Oklahoma Baptist University faculty and 15 OBU students participated in the 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society Oct. 1-4 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Ark. OBU faculty Dr. Shawna York, associate…
Walton Encourages OBU Students to Engage Missions
December 17, 2008
Josh Walton spent two years serving on the mission field in Monterey, Mexico, as an International Mission Board Journeyman. A heart for missions led Josh Walton to continue his international missions work for an additional year -- in…
Alum Honored as Physician of the Year
December 16, 2008
The Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians recently honored Dr. Zachary Bechtol, a 1991 Oklahoma Baptist University alum, as the 2008 Family Physician of the Year. The award qualifies Bechtol for the national American Academy of Family…
OBU Theatre Advances to Regional Competition
December 16, 2008
For only the second time in Oklahoma Baptist University theatre history, a production by the campus' theatre department has advanced to the Regional Competition in The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The regional competition…
Students Find a Variety of Worship Opportunities
December 16, 2008
The Oklahoma Baptist University mission states the university transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worth of the high calling of God…
OBU Virtues Symposium to Discuss Faith, Hope, Love
December 12, 2008
Oklahoma Baptist University's Faith and Disciplines Committee will sponsor its second-annual Transforming Virtues Symposium for the OBU community and guests in the spring of 2009. Transforming Virtues II: Faith, Hope, Love will be a week-long…
Board Sets 2009-10 Costs, Approves Building Naming
December 5, 2008
Meeting in the midst of the Christmas season, OBU's board of trustees looked forward to next summer, approving the university's costs for the 2009-10 academic year during their fall meeting on campus Dec. 5. Trustees also voted to name the…