The Bison 2/29/12

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Chuck Porter News Editor & Kristina Smith Contributing Writer Oklahoma Baptist University will keep current ties with Yellowstone Baptist College while also considering the possibility of overseeing YBC’s administration. In its... More

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Chuck Porter News Editor & Kristina Smith Contributing Writer Oklahoma Baptist University will keep current ties with Yellowstone Baptist College while also considering the possibility of overseeing YBC’s administration. In its February 3 meeting, the OBU board of trustees voted unanimously to explore the possibility of a “deepened relationship” with the small Baptist college in Billings, Montana. OBU began its working relationship with YBC in 1993, operating a Ministry Training Institute program (MTI) on the YBC campus. That program is still run by OBU staff and faculty through the Hobbs College. “The school was founded in 1974. It’s a very small college,” said OBU president Dr. David Whitlock. According to Whitlock, the YBC board of trustees voted to ask OBU “to consider a more substantial relationship in which OBU would basically own and operate YBC. ” “There are a number of different models [for a deepened relationship],” said Whitlock. “One would Less