http://www.okbu.edu/news/ Oklahoma Baptist University News en-us http://www.okbu.edu/advancement/pr/obufullvert.jpg http://www.okbu.edu/news/ 60 http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-09/graduate-school-celebrates-nursing-business-cohorts http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3324 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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-09/mcquade-receives-national-honor http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3323 Dr. Mark McQuade, Oklahoma Baptist University assistant professor of music, was recently honored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) with the esteemed Emerging Leader's Award. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:59:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-09/college-an-amazing-time-to-spread-gospel-he-says http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3322 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, and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions, with a goal of $70 million to help support Southern Baptists' 5,300 North American missionaries. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:26:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-08/graham-polston-to-present-recital-march-11 http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3321 Oklahoma Baptist University students Sarah Graham and Elizabeth Polston will present a recital Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in Raley Chapel's Yarborough Auditorium. The public is invited to attend this free performance. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:06:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-05/willis-honored-by-global-missions-leaders http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3320 Missions leaders from Southern Baptists and other global agencies gathered to honor the legacy of longtime outreach strategist Avery T. Willis Jr. during a banquet titled "Tribute to a Vision" Thursday, March 4, at Oklahoma Baptist University. In greetings which arrived from around the globe, Willis' peers stated that only eternity would reveal the impact his vision has had on the world. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:19:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-04/elmore-urges-students-to-be-focused-not-fuzzy http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3319 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 to go against the flow of society and be more like a river, a deeper force which harnesses the power of a focused path. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:09:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-02/alum-roger-colby-publishes-transgression-box http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3318 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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:12:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-03-02/people-are-priority-jackley-tells-students http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3317 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 Jessica Jackley said. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:54:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-02-24/griffin-calls-students-to-saintly-living http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3316 Living a saintly life requires a person to forsake selfish interests and embrace a lifestyle of sacrifice and devotion to Jesus Christ. Oklahoma Baptist University students were reminded of how to live a saint's life by hearing multiple saints' stories told. In a weekly chapel address Feb. 24, Dale Griffin, OBU dean of spiritual life, shared remarkable accounts of noteworthy saints. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-02-24/symphonic-band-to-tour-san-antonio http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3315 Oklahoma Baptist University's 48-member Symphonic Band will tour in the San Antonio, Texas-area Feb. 26-March 1, playing under the direction of Dr. Jim Hansford, OBU Burton Patterson Professor of Music and Director of Bands. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:51:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-02-23/obu-day-video-available-for-churches http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3314 Celebrating a century of shared ministry, Oklahoma Baptist churches across the state will recognize OBU Day in the Churches Feb. 28 and March 7. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:41:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2010-02-22/digby-bell-memorial-recital-to-benefit-wilks-family http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=3313 Oklahoma Baptist University music faculty will present the sixth-annual Digby Bell Memorial Recital on Thursday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Yarborough Auditorium, located inside OBU's Raley Chapel. The public is invited to attend the duo-pianist performance which will benefit Drs. Tom and Jackie Wilks, former OBU faculty members who have received medical treatment in South Korea. Donations will be accepted. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:55:00 CST