St. Gregory's University

St. Gregory's University
Benedictine Hall
Former names
Sacred Heart College (1877–1901)
Catholic University of Oklahoma and St. Gregory's Abbey (1915–1922)
St. Gregory's College (1922–1997)
TypePrivate university
Active1875–2017
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Benedictine)
ChancellorLawrence Stasyszen
PresidentMichael A. Scaperlanda
ProvostRichard L. McDowell
Students692 systemwide
Location
Shawnee
,
Oklahoma
,
United States
CampusRural, 75 acres (300,000 m2)
ColorsRed & Blue
   
NicknameCavaliers
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – Sooner (until 2017)
Websitestgregorys.edu

St. Gregory's University was a private Catholic university. It was one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It had its main campus in Shawnee and an additional campus in Tulsa. The university closed its operations at the end of the fall 2017 semester.[1][2]

In December 2018 the sale of the Shawnee campus to Hobby Lobby was approved by the bankruptcy court. The campus was leased to Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU), a private Protestant university in Shawnee.[3] In May 2019, OBU renamed the tract as the OBU Green Campus, both in honor of the Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, and because the color green is one of OBU’s official university colors.[4] In December 2019, Hobby Lobby and the Green family donated the campus to OBU.[5] OBU also retains academic records from St. Gregory's, including student transcripts.[6]

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  3. ^ "Hobby Lobby buys St. Gregory's campus in Shawnee, leases to Oklahoma Baptist University". Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman, Dec 5, 2018. 5 December 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "St. Gregory's campus gets a new name". Jacob Factor, The Bison, May 6, 2019. 6 May 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hobby Lobby and Green Family Donate Campus to OBU". OBU website, December 11, 2019. 11 December 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Transcript Requests". Oklahoma Baptist University. Retrieved April 27, 2020.