by Charity Compton Oklahoma Baptist University welcomed 571 new students this fall, continuing a five-year trend of growth in its incoming student population. New-student enrollment increased 8.49% from the previous year. The increase brings another large class to OBU and contributes to the changing atmosphere on campus. Allie Blevins, OBU’s director of recruiting, said the increase resulted from several factors within the admissions department rather than one specific change. Blevins has served as director of recruiting for one year after previously filling the role on an interim basis. She said the department has worked to give prospective students an admissions…