May 2009 Stories and Features
Graduate School Offers Free Food, Shuttle for RedHawks Games
May 29, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University's International Graduate School (IGS) will offer free hot dogs, snacks and tours to the community before Friday-night RedHawks games in June. Unlimited discount tickets also are available for these games through the…
Bison Bicycle Classic Slated for Sept. 26
May 29, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University's Division of Music, in conjunction with the Pedalers Racing Team and the Greater Shawnee Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, announces the Bison Bicycle Classic to be held in Shawnee on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.…
Outstanding Business Grads Receive Awards
May 28, 2009
Nine Oklahoma Baptist University senior business majors received awards for outstanding work during the Paul Dickinson School of Business awards assembly Monday, May 11. The graduates participated in Spring Commencement Saturday, May 23, in…
OBU Confers Degrees on 254 Graduates
May 23, 2009
Encouraged to continue learning and entertained by a professor's original musical composition, 254 Oklahoma Baptist University graduates received their diplomas during the university's Spring Commencement Saturday morning, May 23, in OBU's…
Nursing Grads Receive Pins
May 22, 2009
In one of Oklahoma Baptist University's distinctive academic traditions, 40 senior nursing students received their OBU nursing pins at the School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony Friday afternoon in Raley Chapel. The pinning ceremony celebrates the…
254 to Graduate at Spring Commencement Saturday
May 21, 2009
Two hundred and fifty-four graduates will have degrees conferred upon them during Oklahoma Baptist University's 95th Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 23. The graduating students will take their final walk across the campus as OBU students…
Outstanding Students Recognized at Awards Convocation
May 20, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University recognized its outstanding seniors during the 2009 Awards Convocation on Wednesday, May 13, in Raley Chapel. Rachel Piontak, an applied communication major from Catoosa, Okla., received the University's highest…
Foreign Language Professor Wins Award
May 19, 2009
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…
Shawnee Honor Choir Auditions May 19-20
May 18, 2009
Area elementary and middle school students are invited to audition for the 2009-10 edition of Shawnee Honor Choir this week, Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, from 3-5 p.m. in Oklahoma Baptist University's Raley Chapel.The group will…
Intramurals in Full Swing during Spring
May 15, 2009
Throughout the spring, Oklahoma Baptist University students have made the most of the season by competing in intramural sports. Ranging from indoor volleyball to "walleyball" (a volleyball-like sport played in a racquetball court), and from…
Nursing Grads Honored at Pinning May 22
May 15, 2009
Continuing a unique academic tradition at Oklahoma Baptist University, 39 senior nursing students will receive their OBU nursing pins at the School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony Friday, May 22, at 1 p.m. in Raley Chapel's Potter…
Music Students Shine at State Competition
May 15, 2009
Thirteen students from Oklahoma Baptist University and two OBU Preparatory Department students traveled to Stillwater, Okla., to compete in the 2009 Oklahoma State National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc., voice competition at Oklahoma…
Mullen Says Proper Worship Depends on Divine Transcendence
May 14, 2009
Dr. John Mullen, an assistant professor of philosophy at Oklahoma Baptist University, spoke to OBU students during a spring chapel service about God's "Divine Transcendence." Mullen told students that proper worship depends on an understanding…
Theatre Earns Commendations for Regional Competition
May 14, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University Theatre continues to garner awards for its fall 2008 production of "As It Is In Heaven," by playwright Arlene Hutton. Laura S. Byland, Dr. Joyce Spivey Aldridge and Lacy Hutchinson recently earned commendations from…
Broadcasting Students Win at State Competition
May 14, 2009
Seven Oklahoma Baptist University electronic media production students won 14 awards at the 2009 Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association annual convention on April 17 in Tulsa. More than 300 student entries were submitted to the competition,…
Dockery Addresses Baptist Heritage in Lecture
May 14, 2009
While TIME Magazine recently claimed the rise of Calvinism in Christianity as today's No. 3 unexpected trend, Dr. David Dockery raised the question to Oklahoma Baptist University students: Are Southern Baptists Calvinists? Dockery, president…
Student Elected to Regional Honor Society Position
May 12, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University student Elisabeth Wright recently was named a regional representative for the international English honor society, Sigma Tau Delta. Elected to the position of associate student representative for the…
Blitz Week Benefits Family Promise
May 12, 2009
Blitz Week, an annual week of fundraising by Oklahoma Baptist University students for charity, raised more than $5,000 to benefit Family Promise of Shawnee, a non-profit organization that provides homeless families with children temporary…
Bison Glee Club to Make Texas Tour
May 12, 2009
Oklahoma Baptist University's Bison Glee Club will begin their 2009 Spring Tour on Saturday, May 23. The group will travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex with stops in Tyler, Richardson, Greenville and Granbury, Texas.Founded by the late…
Commencement Slated For May 23
May 8, 2009
Marking the conclusion of the spring semester, approximately 250 graduates will have degrees conferred upon them during Oklahoma Baptist University's 95th Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 23. The graduates will take their final walk across…
Bison Perform Recital to Benefit Africa Trip
May 8, 2009
Two Oklahoma Baptist University juniors performed at The Master's Touch School of Music and Performing Arts in Grapevine, Texas, on Sunday, April 5, to benefit an Africa mission trip. Spring Butler, from Grapevine, Texas, and Lindsay Inman,…
Thompson to Perform Junior Piano Recital
May 7, 2009
Monetta Nicole Thompson, an Oklahoma Baptist University junior piano performance major, will present her junior recital Sunday, May 10, at 4:30 p.m. in Raley Chapel's Yarborough Auditorium. The public is invited to attend. The Ardmore, Okla.,…
Senior to Showcase ‘Kaleidoscope’ of Artwork
May 7, 2009
Sarajane Harris, an Oklahoma Baptist University senior graphic design major, plans to incorporate her knowledge of the Photoshop and Illustrator computer programs into her senior art show, titled "Kaleidoscope." The 23-year-old artist from…
Bison Hill Community Conducts Bible-Reading Marathon
May 7, 2009
Gene King reads a Scripture passage during Oklahoma Baptist University's Bible-reading marathon and observance of the national Day of Prayer May 7. King, an OBU associate professor of business, was one of nearly 200 OBU faculty, students, staff…
Ten Internationally Acclaimed Leaders to Speak at OBU
May 4, 2009
Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of 10 internationally acclaimed leaders by attending the Maximum Impact Simulcast at the Bailey Business Center on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus in Shawnee on May 8,…
Student Continues Research on Code Talkers, Begins OETA Career
May 4, 2009
For senior Christi Mitchell, her last semester at Oklahoma Baptist University has been hectic: Mitchell has been handling a full-time academic schedule while adapting to a full-time assistant producer position at Oklahoma Educational Television…
Bible-Reading Marathon Tradition Continues at OBU May 6-7
May 1, 2009
For the fourth consecutive year, students and faculty members of Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as leaders in the Shawnee community, will continue the tradition of a public reading of the entire New Testament of the Bible within a 24-hour…
Whitlock Inaugurated as Oklahoma Baptist University’s 15th President
May 1, 2009
Building on Oklahoma Baptist University's century-long foundation and looking toward cutting-edge possibilities for the future, Dr. David Wesley Whitlock was inaugurated as the university's 15th president Friday morning, May 1, in Raley…
Outreach Strategist Avery T. Willis Gives Missions Challenge
May 1, 2009
In a service dedicated to commissioning Oklahoma Baptist University students committed to serving in missions opportunities during the summer months, global outreach strategist Avery T. Willis offered encouragement from the biblical account of…
Faculty Participate in Development Sessions
May 1, 2009
Dr. David Smith, director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning at Calvin College, leads Oklahoma Baptist University faculty in a development session titled "Teaching as a Christian Practice." Smith led meetings and class…