Division of Language and Literature Articles and Features
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Visiting Writer Seminars to Welcome Author Ron Hansen Oct. 7-8
The Visiting Writer Seminars at OBU will welcome gifted author Ron Hansen to campus Oct. 7-8. Hansen is the author of nine novels, two collections of stories, a children’s book, a collection of essays and several screenplays.…
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OBU Hosts Annual Awards Assembly May 8, Recognizes Outstanding Students
OBU recognized outstanding students during its annual awards chapel Wednesday, May 8. The ceremony took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium, with seniors Chandler Warren and Libby Unruh receiving the highest awards given. The…
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Philosophy Forum to Feature Faculty Panel on Climate Change and Creation Care May 3
The 2019 Philosophy Forum series will continue Friday, May 3, on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The forum will feature a faculty panel discussing the theme “What Should Christians Think (and Do) about Climate Change and Creation…
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OBU Honors 108 Graduates During Winter Commencement
OBU conferred degrees upon 72 undergraduate and 36 graduate students during Winter Commencement, Friday, Dec. 14. The ceremony took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Dr. Blake Gideon, senior pastor of First Baptist Church…
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OBU Welcomes Alumni for “Zip, Bang, OBU!” Homecoming 2018 Celebration Nov. 2-4
In a few short days, Bison Hill will once again be buzzing with the excitement of homecoming festivities. Bison of all ages can enjoy a weekend packed with events and even some surprises. Register for Homecoming.This year’s…
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Visiting Writer Seminars to Welcome Author Mark Jarman Sept. 27-28
The Visiting Writer Seminars at Oklahoma Baptist University will welcome accomplished author Mark Jarman to campus Sept. 27-28. Jarman is a poet and the author of “The Heronry” and “Bone Fires: New and Selected…
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OBU Honors 136 Graduates During Winter Commencement
Oklahoma Baptist University conferred degrees upon 80 undergraduate and 56 graduate students during Winter Commencement, Friday, Dec. 15. The ceremony took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Dr. Anthony Jordan, executive…
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OBU to Honor 136 Graduates During Winter Commencement Dec. 15
Oklahoma Baptist University will confer degrees upon 80 undergraduate and 56 graduate students during Winter Commencement, Friday, Dec. 15. The ceremony will take place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium at 2 p.m. Dr. Anthony Jordan,…
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Foundations, Folk Tales, and Moving Forward: A Conversation with Gina Ochsner
OBU senior Creative Writing major Ruthee Ivers spoke with novelist Gina Ochsner prior to Ochsner’s trip to Bison Hill for the 2017 Visiting Writer Seminars. Their conversation touched on Ochsner’s first forays into fiction…
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Visiting Writer Seminars to Welcome Acclaimed Author Gina Ochsner Sept. 18-19
The Visiting Writer Seminars at OBU will welcome accomplished author Gina Ochsner to campus Sept. 18-19. Ochsner will give a public reading Monday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Tulsa Royalties Auditorium in Bailey Business Center. Her reading…
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OBU Confers Degrees Upon 330 Graduates
Oklahoma Baptist University conferred degrees upon 330 graduates during its 103rd Spring Commencement Friday, May 19. The event took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. View the photo album on OBU's…
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OBU to Hold 103rd Spring Commencement in Honor of 330 Graduates
Oklahoma Baptist University will confer degrees upon 330 students during OBU’s 103rd Spring Commencement Friday, May 19. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in…
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OBU Recognizes Retiring Faculty During Awards Convocation May 10
Two retiring faculty members, with a combined total of 46 years of service, were recognized during Oklahoma Baptist University’s annual Awards Convocation May 10. The event was held in Raley Chapel’s Potter…
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OBU Recognizes Outstanding Students During Awards Chapel
Oklahoma Baptist University recognized outstanding students during Awards Convocation Wednesday, May 10, in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium, with seniors Graeson Griffin and Emma Patton receiving the highest awards given. The…
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OBU Students Lead English Class at VBS in Panama
Please note: Only partial names were used in this story, for security purposes. Last names were intentionally left off for all members of the group for safety reasons. A group of Oklahoma Baptist University students and faculty traveled to…
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OBU Honors 103 Graduates During Winter Commencement
Oklahoma Baptist University conferred degrees upon 74 undergraduate and 29 graduate students during Winter Commencement, Friday, Dec. 16. The ceremony took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Pastor Joe Ligon, senior pastor at…
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Cairns to Speak at OBU’s Visiting Writer Seminar Nov. 7-8
OBU will host author Scott Cairns for the Visiting Writer Seminar Nov. 7-8. The events will take place in the Bailey Business Center on OBU’s campus. Cairns will hold a reading of his poetry Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. He will…
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OBU English Major Spends Semester at Oxford, Wins de Jager Prize
During the 2016 spring semester, while most of her friends were back on Bison Hill, OBU English major Elyse Kusakabe spent the latter half of her junior year travelling around England and furthering her education at Oxford University. The…
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OBU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
OBU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to welcome seven new faculty members. The Division of Language and Literature welcomes Dr. Lindsey Panxhi as assistant professor of English. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in…
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OBU Recognizes Outstanding Students During Awards Chapel
OBU recognized its outstanding students during the annual Awards Convocation Wednesday, May 4, in Raley Chapel, with seniors Lucas Adams and Jessica Dickinson receiving the highest awards given to students by OBU. The University also recognized…
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Students and Professors Hold Read-In for Black History Month
OBU’s United Students of Color, in conjunction with the OBU English Department, hosted an African American Read-In Friday, Feb. 26. Different volunteer readers shared literary works from various African American authors to an audience…
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Four Students Head to Sigma Tau Delta International Convention March 2-5
Four Oklahoma Baptist University students will attend the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2-5. The students will be accompanied by the chapter’s sponsors, Dr. Kaine Ezell, assistant professor…
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
OBU is pleased to announce the addition of three new faculty members to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. New faculty include Dr. Jonathan Callis, assistant professor of English; Dr. Tom Darling, associate professor of kinesiology;…
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Engle to Present Senior Thesis on Chaucer's Work
OBU senior Kallie Engle, from Durant, Okla., will present her senior thesis Thursday, April 25, at 4 p.m. in the AV Auditorium of OBU's Mabee Learning Center. The public is invited to attend. Engle, an English major with a minor in religion, is…
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Bella Martha' to Show Feb. 28 in Foreign Film Festival
"Bella Martha" (Mostly Martha), a German movie which served as the basis for the American film "No Reservations," will be the next foreign-language film presented during the OBU Spring 2011 Foreign Film Festival. The community is invited to…
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English Professors Present Papers
Three professors from the Oklahoma Baptist University English Department recently presented papers at the annual meeting of the Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature at Houston Baptist University. Dr. Karen Youmans Dr.…
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Faculty Emeritus William Mitchell Releases New Advent Edition
Dr. William Mitchell, Oklahoma Baptist University professor emeritus of English, recently released the latest edition of his popular Christmas volume, "Tribute to the Advent." Mitchell said he expects this fourth edition will be the final…
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Faculty Present Research Forum
Oklahoma Baptist University professors Gene King and Dr. Andrew Armond presented information about recent research they completed in their fields of study during an OBU Faculty Research Forum Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the Mabee Learning Center…
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Myers Receives Promising Teacher Award
Chandler resident Benjamin Myers received Oklahoma Baptist University's Promising Teacher Award during the university's spring Commencement May 23 in Shawnee.Dr. Myers, who is an associate professor of English, joined the OBU faculty in 2005.…
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Foreign Language Professor Wins Award
Dr. David Nagle, Oklahoma Baptist University assistant professor of German, received the Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers Association's Alfred L. Gage Professional Service Award this spring. The award recognizes a professor's outstanding…
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Poet Karen Swenson Visits OBU
Award-winning poet Karen Swenson speaks to a class at Oklahoma Baptist University on Monday, Feb. 9, as part of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, a program which helps bring professionals to private liberal arts universities…
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Poet Karen Swenson to Visit OBU Feb. 9-13
Award-winning poet Karen Swenson will visit Oklahoma Baptist University's campus Feb. 9-13, as part of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, a program which helps bring professionals to private liberal arts universities for a week.…
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Inspired to Inspire
Many of the best teachers are inspired by other strong teachers. That's Sandra Malin Mayfield's story. Dr. Mayfield, professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma, grew up in the home of an educator. "My mother was a teacher and…
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OBU Honors Three with Top University Awards
Oklahoma Baptist University's top three awards for faculty and staff were presented during spring Commencement ceremonies May 20. Dr. William Hagen, OBU professor of English, was presented the Distinguished Teacher Award. Dr. Lana Bolhouse,…
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Woodrow Wilson Fellow to Visit OBU Campus
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…
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Regional Christianity and Literature
An opportunity to investigate relationships between Christianity and literature will attract about 150 scholars to the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University Sept. 28-30.The Southwest Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature will…
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National Literacy Brings Volunteers to Campus
Forty-five adults from 18 states and Canada traveled to Shawnee this week for the National Literacy Conference, held on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University June 18-24.The NLC is an annual seven-day workshop that trains volunteers to…
