Ottawa University seniors Matt Gross and Lauren Buckles were crowned as 2012 Homecoming King and Queen prior to kickoff at the Homecoming football game on October 27. Gross, from Blue Springs, Kansas, is the son of Kim and Bill Gross. He is an accounting major and a member of the Braves football team. Buckles, from Gardner, Kansas, is the daughter of David Buckles and Mark and Julie Sutton. She is an elementary education major, a resident assistant and is involved in Fellowship of Christia

Retired American Baptist ministers came together last semester for this annual luncheon in the Mowbray Student Union. The luncheon included entertainment by the University Jazz Singers, a Universitywide update and a benediction led by Dr. Rich Menninger, Andrew B. Martin professor of religion. In addition, Senior Tyler Hazen spoke about OU’s campus ministries, and Dr. John Holzhüter, managing director of the Fredrikson Center for Faith and Church Vitality, gave an update on Fredrikson Cen

Ottawa University’s roots and traditions can be traced back to the work of Baptist missionaries Jotham and Eleanor Meeker, who labored ceaselessly to improve the lives of the Ottawa Indian Tribe in Kansas. They served as ministers, nurse and doctor, business agents, marriage counselors, teachers, and of course, spiritual counselors. Their seminal work, the prophetic vision of tribal leaders, and the engagement of others, such as John Tecumseh (Tauy) Jones, led to an eventual agreement between

Two alumni and two former coaches were honored in October by being inducted into the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame (BAHOF) as part of Homecoming Weekend. BAHOF was established in 1988 for the purpose of honoring those individuals who have gained recognition and fame for themselves and Ottawa University as a result of their endeavors and accomplishments while a studentathlete, coach or director of athletics at Ottawa University. For a complete list of BAHOF members, as well as nomination informati