August 2024 Stories and Features

University Presents top Employee Honors During Convocation August 28

August 30, 2024

OBU presented its highest employee awards during Convocation chapel Aug. 28 at the Recreation and Wellness Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Each year, OBU presents three important awards to recognize quality teaching and faithful,…

Princeton Review Names OBU Among Best in the Southwest for 20th Consecutive Year

August 29, 2024

The Princeton Review has named OBU as one of the best colleges and universities in the southwestern United States for the 20th consecutive year. The Princeton Review annually salutes colleges and universities across the nation as academically…

OBU President Thomas Delivers Annual Convocation Address on Aug. 28

August 28, 2024

OBU President Dr. Heath A. Thomas delivered the annual Convocation address Aug. 28 during chapel. The service took place in the Recreation and Wellness Center on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Dr. Ben Myers, director of the OBU honors program, led…

OBU Seeks Comments on Nursing Program for Accreditation

August 28, 2024

The OBU School of Nursing is seeking continuing accreditation with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and will be having an onsite accreditation visit with CCNE on November 4-6, 2024. Students, faculty, and third-party…

OBU Students Receive C.W. Riley Memorial Honors Scholarship

August 26, 2024

Scholarships are often about so much more than money. For example, the C.W. Riley Memorial Honors Scholarship symbolizes family more than finances. OBU Honors Program students gathered in the Honors Suite at the Mabee Learning Center on August…

Hundreds of OBU Students Volunteer for “Serve Shawnee” on Aug. 19

August 19, 2024

About 300 OBU students, including freshmen, transfers and upperclassmen, as well as OBU employees, spent Monday morning, Aug. 19, serving the Shawnee community. The volunteers served at locations all around the community for OBU’s…

OBU Welcomes New, Returning Students to Campus on Move-In Day, Aug. 17

August 17, 2024

OBU celebrated the arrival of new and returning students on Saturday, Aug. 17, during the University’s annual Move-In Day. The day is the kickoff to Welcome Week, a special week each year where new students are welcomed into the Bison…