July 2025 Stories and Features

OBU Impacts Lives Near and Far in Summer 2025

July 24, 2025

While the temperature and humidity rise in the summer, OBU’s push to “live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ” never weakens, on and off Bison Hill. Through camps, conferences and trips, the OBU family…

Construction Updates

July 18, 2025

Here’s the latest on OBU’s ongoing construction projects and campus enhancements, including updates for Shawnee Hall, Raley Chapel, Thurmond Hall, Agee Residence Center, campus tree plantings and a new solar installation…

Applications Open for OBU’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program

July 15, 2025

Applications are open for Oklahoma Baptist University’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program, which is scheduled to launch in fall 2026, pending candidacy accreditation status. Admission offers will be…

Public Meeting Scheduled for OBU Master’s Program in Speech-Language Pathology

July 11, 2025

A public meeting for the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program at Oklahoma Baptist University is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The meeting will take place from 5 to 5:30 p.m. in room 214 of Stavros Hall on the…

Myers’ “Black Sunday” Named to Wall Street Journal’s “Five Best” Dust Bowl Stories

July 8, 2025

Dr. Benjamin Myers’ 2019 sonnet cycle Black Sunday has been named one of the “Five Best: Stories of the Dust Bowl” by The Wall Street Journal, earning recognition alongside John Steinbeck’s “The…