December 2015 Stories and Features

OBU Celebrates Class of 2015 During Winter Commencement

December 11, 2015

OBU celebrated the graduation of 89 students during its 2015 Winter Commencement ceremony. The event took place Friday, Dec. 11, in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The University conferred degrees upon…

OBU to Honor 89 Graduates During Winter Commencement Dec. 11

December 10, 2015

Oklahoma Baptist University will confer degrees upon 68 undergraduate and 21 graduate students during Winter Commencement, Friday, Dec. 11. The ceremony will take place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium at 2 p.m. Pastor Fred Luter,…

Campus Celebrates Christmas Season at Annual Hanging of the Green

December 8, 2015

OBU celebrated its 78th annual Hanging of the Green Christmas program Saturday, Dec. 5 in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. The program was titled “A Service of Lessons and Carols,” based on The Festival of Lessons…

OBU Ranks Number One in Oklahoma on List of Best Baccalaureate Colleges

December 8, 2015

Oklahoma Baptist University recently ranked as the top Baccalaureate College in the state of Oklahoma for 2016. OBU ranked 34 on a list of 346 schools nationally. The rankings were published by Washington Monthly, an online and print news…

OBU Campus Recognized as One of the Nation's Most Beautiful

December 4, 2015

OBU was recently recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, ranking on a list of the “50 Most Beautiful Christian Colleges and Universities 2016.” The list was compiled by Christian Universities…

OBU Named Top Christian College in Oklahoma for Lowest Debt Burden

December 4, 2015

OBU recently ranked as the top Christian college or university in the state of Oklahoma on a list of “50 Christian Colleges with the Lowest Debt Burden.” OBU also ranked 16th out of the entire nation. Debt burden is the…

Business & Professional Careers Class Earns Profits for Scholarships, Charity

December 3, 2015

Nine teams from two sections of OBU’s Business and Professional Careers class recently used their entrepreneurial and business knowledge to raise money for scholarships and non-profits. The students sold OBU stadium blankets, Bison…

OBU Community Celebrates with Annual Christmas Chapel

December 2, 2015

OBU students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the start of the Christmas season with the 2015 Christmas Chapel. The program took place Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on the OBU campus in Shawnee. The…

Music Preparatory Choirs to Present Christmas Concert Dec. 6

December 1, 2015

OBU’s Music Preparatory Department Choirs will present a Christmas concert Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m. in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Featured groups performing in the program include the Discovery Singers, Shawnee…