March 2010 Stories and Features
Student Musicians Lead Holy Week Chapel
March 31, 2010
The Oklahoma Baptist University Symphonic Band, including senior clarinetist Jordan Myers, leads the OBU community in a special Holy Week chapel service Wednesday, March 31, in Raley Chapel's Potter Auditorium. Myers is from…
Team Presents Championship Trophy to OBU
March 31, 2010
The Oklahoma Baptist University men's basketball team presented the James A. Naismith Award for the NAIA National Championship to OBU President David Whitlock during the weekly chapel service Wednesday, March 31. The team clenched the…
Senior Inspired by God’s Glory
March 29, 2010
Jessica Herbert, an Oklahoma Baptist University senior art major, finds inspiration in the relationships and nature that God provides for her each day. Herbert, a 22-year-old student from Greenville, Texas, is showcasing her artwork in the…
Students Study Abroad through Hands On Program
March 29, 2010
Editor's note: Students' last names are withheld for the safety of the people with whom they worked and to not hinder future travel arrangements to places which may not be open to a Christian witness.Three students from Oklahoma…
Great Followers Make Great Leaders, King Says
March 25, 2010
While the world pushes achievers to be great leaders, Kelly King told Oklahoma Baptist University students that the true mark of a great leader is if the person is a great follower of Jesus Christ. King shared her message during a weekly chapel…
Bison Claim NAIA Basketball Championship
March 23, 2010
KANSAS CITY, MO. - National Champions. National Championship T-Shirts are on sale in the OBU Bookstore now! For the first time in 44 years, Oklahoma Baptist University is the crown jewel of the NAIA as winners of the national men's basketball…
Students Reflect on Peru GO Trip Experience
March 23, 2010
Oklahoma Baptist University students and their faculty sponsor who traveled to Peru for a missions endeavor during OBU's January Term recently reflected about their life-changing experience in South America. OBU's Avery T. Willis Center for…
Biology Students Study in Costa Rica
March 12, 2010
Biologist Dale Utt and a group of six Oklahoma Baptist University students spent 10 days during January Term exploring the rainforest as part of the Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity of Costa Rica class. Dr. Utt is associate professor of…
In Asia, Students Find ‘God is Everywhere’
March 12, 2010
Editor's note: Students' last names are withheld for the safety of the people with whom they worked and to not hinder future travel arrangements to places which may not be open to a Christian witness.Many people want to travel -- to go, to…
Simmons Urges Peers to Live for Christ
March 11, 2010
Oklahoma Baptist University student Sam Simmons challenged his fellow students to reevaluate their motives and live for Christ in his message during a weekly chapel service Wednesday, March 10. Each year, a student from OBU's School of…
College an 'amazing' time to spread Gospel, he says
March 9, 2010
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike McQuitty is a 1993 OBU graduate, and Vicki Tarrance McQuitty is a 1994 OBU graduate. This is the second of eight stories highlighting North American Mission Board missionaries as part of the 2010 Week of Prayer, March 7-14,…
Graduate School Celebrates Nursing, Business Cohorts
March 9, 2010
The Oklahoma Baptist University Graduate School celebrated the completion of master's degree coursework in nursing and business for 16 graduates during luncheons and a Commencement ceremony Saturday, March 6, on the Shawnee campus. OBU…
Elmore Urges Students to Be Focused, Not Fuzzy
March 4, 2010
Most Americans today resemble floodwaters spread over a great distance, stagnant and somewhat shallow, Dr. Tim Elmore told Oklahoma Baptist University students during a campus chapel service Wednesday, March 3. He urged the students to choose…
Alum Roger Colby Publishes ‘Transgression Box’
March 2, 2010
Oklahoma Baptist University alum and author Roger Colby recently published his first novel, "The Transgression Box." The book is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other book retailers. Colby, who graduated from OBU in 1996, teaches…
People are Priority, Jackley Tells Students
March 2, 2010
More than the $130 million in microloans it has facilitated this year, and more than reaching 191 countries within four years of its inception, Kiva is about stories - and the individual people those detailed stories represent - Kiva Co-Founder…
Professors Write Entries for Oklahoma Encyclopedia
February 26, 2010
Five OBU professors recently contributed to the "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture," published by the Oklahoma History Society, a commemorative volume which contains articles written by leading scholars in the field. The…