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At the recent Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition, Ouachita’s Cole Jester (third from left) and his faculty advisor, Bryan McKinney (fifth from left), won third place in the undergraduate division and first place for undergraduate elevator pitch for Jester’s business plan, Bone Dri. The awards were presented by (from left) Dhu Thompson, owner and president of Delta Plastics; William Rockefeller, Winrock Automotive; Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson; and Kevin Burns, Stephens, Inc.
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Ouachita senior Cole Jester wins third place in statewide Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition

May 03, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Cole Jester, a senior Christian studies/biblical studies and political science double major from Benton, Ark., received third place and a $10,000 cash prize in the undergraduate division of the annual Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition, held in Little Rock earlier this spring, for his business plan Bone Dri.

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Ouachita's Dooley and Martin to perform sophomore recitals March 29

March 26, 2019

Ouachita Baptist university’s Division of Music will host Logan Dooley and Madeline Martin in their sophomore recitals Friday, March 29, at 11 a.m. The recitals will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center and are free and open to the public.

Ouachita art exhibit to showcase work of Art and Design faculty through March 28.
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Ouachita art exhibit to showcase work of Art and Design faculty through March 28

March 15, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Art and Design is hosting an art exhibit in its Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery through March 28 that features the work of its faculty members.

Ouachita’s Elrod Center for Family and Community celebrates 22 years of service, honors namesakes.
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Ouachita's Elrod Center for Family and Community celebrates 22 years of service, honors namesakes

March 01, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community hosted its annual Elrod Family Foundation board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, and celebrated 22 years of both the center and foundation.

The Navy Concert Band is the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy and will perform at Ouachita on Thursday, March 14, during its 2019 tour.
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U.S. Navy Band Tour to perform at Ouachita March 14

February 07, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University will host the U.S. Navy Concert Band in a free performance on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.

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Behind the names: Flippen and Perrin may not be who you think

December 04, 2018

It might be surprising to learn that the residence hall that has housed Ouachita freshman men for the past 10 years does not actually bear the names of two men or even one, but of a lady: Mrs. Jane Conger Flippen Perrin.

Rep. Ralph Abraham of Louisiana listens while Heidi Hughes and John Givler of Ouachita Baptist University present their research at the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.
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Ouachita biology students represent Arkansas on Capitol Hill

May 09, 2016

A Ouachita Baptist University research team presented their findings to members of Congress at the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. Heidi Hughes and John Givler represented OBU on Capitol Hill among 60 undergraduate research groups from across the nation.

Ouachita students, faculty earn top honors at Alpha Chi national convention.
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Ouachita students, faculty earn top honors at Alpha Chi national convention

May 02, 2016

Ouachita Baptist University students and faculty earned numerous top honors at the recent Alpha Chi national honor society convention in Alexandria, Va. An OBU student research team won the Collaborative Research Award, the largest prize of the convention, for the second consecutive year.

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Ouachita's Allison Austin to present sophomore recital April 29

April 25, 2016

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Allison Austin in her sophomore recital on Friday, April 29, at 11 a.m. The performance will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall and is free and open to the public.

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Ouachita's yearbook recognized as top in the state

April 25, 2016

Ouachita Baptist University’s Ouachitonian yearbook was recognized by the Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) as the top yearbook in the state with the first place award in General Excellence for yearbooks.

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