June 2024 Stories and Features

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…

OBU and St. Gregory’s Abbey Announce Land Exchange Deal

June 7, 2024

OBU and St. Gregory’s Abbey announced a property exchange agreement during an event Friday, June 7, at the Abbey in Shawnee. In exchange for the transfer of the 74-acre OBU Green Campus, formerly St. Gregory’s University, to…