On the Hill Spring 2016

OBU Celebrates Winter Graduates

OBU celebrated the graduation of 89 students during its 2015 Winter Commencement ceremony Dec. 11 in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium.

The University conferred degrees upon 68 undergraduate and 21 graduate students. Pastor Fred Luter Jr., senior pastor at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, delivered the address. Luter shared a message titled “What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do,” teaching from Matthew 26:36-46. His message advised the graduates with practical advice on how to make difficult choices and decisions in their lives and careers.