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Orr to Speak at OBU Business Forum on Sept. 27
September 6, 2024
OBU alumna Tonya (Miller) Orr will be the featured speaker at OBU’s Business Forum on Friday, Sept. 27. Her lecture will be titled “Preparing for Possibilities.” This event is hosted by the Paul Dickinson School of…
University Presents top Employee Honors During Convocation August 28
August 30, 2024
OBU presented its highest employee awards during Convocation chapel Aug. 28 at the Recreation and Wellness Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Each year, OBU presents three important awards to recognize quality teaching and faithful,…
Princeton Review Names OBU Among Best in the Southwest for 20th Consecutive Year
August 29, 2024
The Princeton Review has named OBU as one of the best colleges and universities in the southwestern United States for the 20th consecutive year. The Princeton Review annually salutes colleges and universities across the nation as academically…
OBU President Thomas Delivers Annual Convocation Address on Aug. 28
August 28, 2024
OBU President Dr. Heath A. Thomas delivered the annual Convocation address Aug. 28 during chapel. The service took place in the Recreation and Wellness Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Dr. Ben Myers, director of the OBU honors program, led…
OBU Seeks Comments on Nursing Program for Accreditation
August 28, 2024
The OBU School of Nursing is seeking continuing accreditation with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and will be having an onsite accreditation visit with CCNE on November 4-6, 2024. Students, faculty, and third-party…
OBU Students Receive C.W. Riley Memorial Honors Scholarship
August 26, 2024
Scholarships are often about so much more than money. For example, the C.W. Riley Memorial Honors Scholarship symbolizes family more than finances. OBU Honors Program students gathered in the Honors Suite at the Mabee Learning Center on August…
Hundreds of OBU Students Volunteer for “Serve Shawnee” on Aug. 19
August 19, 2024
About 300 OBU students, including freshmen, transfers and upperclassmen, as well as OBU employees, spent Monday morning, Aug. 19, serving the Shawnee community. The volunteers served at locations all around the community for OBU’s…
OBU Welcomes New, Returning Students to Campus on Move-In Day, Aug. 17
August 17, 2024
OBU celebrated the arrival of new and returning students on Saturday, Aug. 17, during the University’s annual Move-In Day. The day is the kickoff to Welcome Week, a special week each year where new students are welcomed into the Bison…
OBU Education Programs Surpass State Averages in Teacher Assessment
June 27, 2024
OBU’s Henry F. McCabe Family School of Education has again achieved great success in preparing classroom-ready teachers. On the Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT) exam for 2023-24, OBU's students outperformed…
OBU Partners with Leading Weather Institutes to Enhance Community Safety and Student Learning
June 24, 2024
In an innovative collaboration aimed at bolstering community weather safety and advancing educational opportunities, Oklahoma Baptist University has announced its partnership with esteemed weather research entities to host a cutting-edge…
OBU Students Named to Honor Roll
June 19, 2024
OBU recently announced students named to the university’s academic honor roll for the spring 2024 semester. Students who achieved a semester grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale are named to the President’s…
OBU Presents Hobbs Award to Rummage at SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis on June 11
June 11, 2024
OBU President, Dr. Heath A. Thomas presented the Herschel H. Hobbs Award for Distinguished Denominational Service to Dr. Stephen Rummage on June 11 during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Rummage serves as senior…