March 2026 Stories and Features

Oklahoma Baptist University’s MS-SLP Program Receives National Accreditation Candidacy

March 11, 2026

OBU has been awarded Candidacy Accreditation Status for its Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The CAA is the national accrediting body for…

OBU hosts Generation Why Youth Apologetics Conference, Equips Youth To Articulate Faith

March 10, 2026

OBU hosted its annual Generation Why Youth Apologetics Conference on March 7 at the Recreation and Wellness Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee, with 1,300 middle school and high school students from across the region in attendance. "We are…

Thurmond Hall ribbon-cutting celebrates rapid growth of OBU engineering program

March 6, 2026

Oklahoma Baptist University celebrated the future-shaping renovation of Thurmond Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 6, marking a milestone for a rapidly growing engineering program now in just its third year. Students, faculty, staff,…

OBU choirs to preview Carnegie Hall work during ‘Sound, Soul and Spirit’ concert in Norman

March 4, 2026

Oklahoma Baptist University choirs will present a preview of a major work they will perform at Carnegie Hall in May 2026 during “Sound, Soul and Spirit: An Evening with Dan Forrest” on Saturday, March 28, in Norman. The…