Academics Articles and Features

OBU Celebrates 232 Graduates During Spring Commencement May 20

OBU conferred degrees upon 232 graduates during Spring Commencement May 20. The ceremony took place at First Southern Baptist Church in Del City. Dr. Alan Noble, OBU associate professor of English, delivered the commencement address. Raley…

OBU to Honor 232 Graduates During Spring Commencement May 20

OBU will confer degrees upon 232 students during Spring Commencement at 2 p.m., May 20, at First Southern Baptist Church, Del City. Dr. Alan Noble, OBU associate professor of English and author of numerous books and articles, will deliver the…

OBU Honors Retirees Carlton and Mastin

Oklahoma Baptist University hosted a retirement reception for two longtime faculty members May 8 at the Geiger Center, on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Retiring faculty include Dr. Bruce Carlton, Director of the Global Marketplace Engagement…

Oklahoma Baptists reach out to OBU students displaced by the tornado

Dr. Todd Fisher, Executive Director for Oklahoma Baptists, presented a check of $10,600 Thursday on behalf of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief for 106 Oklahoma Baptist University students displaced by the EF-2 tornado that struck the campus on…

OSU-CHS and OBU sign Athletic Training Agreement

Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) and OBU Tuesday, May 9, signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Guaranteed Admission Program between the OSU‐CHS, Department of Athletic Training, and OBU for…

OBU Commencement set for May 20 at First Southern Baptist Church, Del City

The OBU spring class of 2023 will celebrate commencement at the same time and date, as planned, but in a new location. Just over a month removed from a devastating EF-2 tornado striking the OBU campus, this year’s spring graduates…

OBU holds Special Summer Commissioning Chapel

OBU recently recognized the many students, faculty and staff who will be serving this summer on Global Outreach (GO) trips, through church or ministry internships, or at Christian summer camps and conferences. The commissioning chapel service…

Meek to Speak at OBU Business Forum May 1

Oklahoma Baptist University alumnus Tony Meek, an entrepreneur who has owned many real estate-related ventures over the past two decades, will be the featured speaker during OBU’s next Business Forum hosted by the Paul…

Oklahoma Baptist University students scheduled to return

Statement from Dr. Heath Thomas, Oklahoma Baptist University President: “I’ve got some very exciting news. We have been working with all of our contractors to ensure a safe return to campus, and we are returning to campus…

Gilbert to Speak at OBU Business Forum Mar. 27

OBU alumnus Brandon Gilbert, Enterprise Territory Manager at Tenable, will be the featured speaker during OBU’s next Business Forum Monday, March 27. His lecture will be titled “Reverse Timelines: Work Backward Before…

OBU Alumna Hannah Landry receives prestigious professional Award

OBU Alumna Hannah Landry received the Young Advertising Professional of the Year (YAPY) Award recently during the American Advertising Awards in Oklahoma City. Landry graduated from OBU in 2016, earning a communication studies…

Carlton Retiring in May 2023, Smith and Turner New Appointments

OBU extends a heartfelt thank you and deep sense of gratitude to Dr. Bruce Carlton for his service on Bison Hill. Carlton will retire as Director of the Bachelor of Arts in Global Marketplace Engagement and Professor of Cross-Cultural Ministry…

New OBU engineering students eligible to receive additional $3,000 scholarships

New OBU students enrolling in the University’s new engineering program will receive a $3,000 scholarship in addition to the typical academic scholarships. Students are eligible to continue receiving this additional scholarship as long…

OBU students claim five ADDY awards amongst a record-setting number of entries

Three current/former Oklahoma Baptist University’s Art and Design Division students claimed prestigious honors during the Addy Awards given by the American Advertising Federation. OBU, which enters work through the Oklahoma City Ad…

Creativity, Collaboration and Community Connection

These words sum up a unique education experience encountered by OBU graphic design professor Corey Fuller, OBU graphic design student Emma Carr, and OBU alumni Ryan Brooks. This collective endeavor began in its early stages when Brooks,…

OBU's Parrish Featured on KFOR Series "Is This a Great State or What?!"

In honor of Founders’ Day, Galen Culver of KFOR News 4 interviewed OBU Executive Vice President Emeritus John Parrish for the reporter’s famed series, “Is This a Great State or What?!” Culver visited…

Students to Perform and Conduct in OBU’s Concerto-Aria Concert Feb. 19

The OBU Division of Music will present the 49th annual Concerto-Aria concert in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium Sunday, Feb. 19, on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Eight students will perform as soloists, all accompanied by a full…

Nine OBU Faculty Installed to Endowed Positions

Academic installations and presidential words of advice highlighted Oklahoma Baptist University's Founders’ Day Chapel, Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. More than 1,500 people attended the ceremony…

OBU’s Division of Music Welcomes the Miró Quartet, Feb. 11

OBU’s Division of Music will host its second Music Artist Series concert for 2023.  They welcome the Miró Quartet, who will perform Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Yarborough Auditorium inside Raley Chapel on the…

Christy Nockels to be Featured Guest at OBU, March 1

OBU is pleased to announce Christy Nockels will be the featured speaker for Women’s Missions and Ministry Day on Wednesday, March 1. Nockels is a songwriter, recording artist, podcast host, author, and familiar female vocalist of the…