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Sharon Hamilton, Ouachita Baptist University

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Hamilton named president of Arkansas Academy of Science

February 24, 2025

The J.D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences at Ouachita Baptist University has a long track record of quality professors, students and accolades. Dr. Sharon Hamilton, associate chemistry professor and holder of the E.A. Provine Chair of Chemistry, is no exception. Adding to her many accomplishments, Hamilton has been named president of the Arkansas Academy of Science, which serves as a way for scientists across the state to communicate with one another, share the work they are doing and promote science statewide.

Scott Anderson, instructor of cybersecurity, with students

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Cybersecurity Q&A: Scott Anderson

February 12, 2025

Scott Anderson recently joined Ouachita’s faculty as an instructor of cybersecurity, a program launching in Fall 2025. I visited with Scott to learn more about cybersecurity and how Ouachita’s program will prepare students for careers in the industry.

MicroRNA research team from the Patterson School of Natural Sciences

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Ouachita students publish cancer research in national journal

February 6, 2025

Five students from Ouachita Baptist University’s Patterson School of Natural Sciences have published research in the nationally-recognized scientific journal, “microPublication Biology.” The students studied the MicroRNA involved in lung cancer metastasis and submitted their research to the peer-reviewed journal, which published it in October 2024.

Ouachita posts continued enrollment growth in undergrad and graduate programs

January 30, 2025

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January 20, 2025

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OUACHITA CIRCLE: SUMMER 2023

The alumni magazine of Ouachita Baptist University

Brett Rogers '90: People are the Priority

Ouachita has been a home away from home for every student who’s lived in campus housing. Every year for Tiger basketball student-athletes, it’s also a home away from home for the holidays.

A Home for the Times

When I was six, my family moved into a president’s home as my father took the helm at a Baptist university. Early on, I discovered that he put loose change in his briefcase and didn’t seem to mind that I collected the coins. In time, I started reading his papers, sparking my interest in Christian higher education.

Master's degree in counseling dovetails with Ouachita's mission

Ouachita’s newest graduate program equips students to become Licensed Professional Counselors with the skill to treat clients professionally and ethically in response to the global mental health crisis. The program gets at the heart of Ouachita’s mission to prepare students for lives of meaningful work.

Dan Turner '94: Partnering Through Prosecution

When Dan Turner ’94 was preparing for law school as a political science student at Ouachita, he never would have predicted using campus as a makeshift courthouse – a pivot during the pandemic to accommodate social distancing requirements – or being honored on campus for his work prosecuting one of the most notorious sex offenders in the state.

Students gathered outside Evans Student Center

Home - person, place, or thing?

“When I first stepped foot on Ouachita’s campus, it just felt like home.”

Finding Home: Following Christ in Cambridge and Cone-Bottoms

It was my first time to attend a Cambridge formal hall, a posh ceremonial dinner for which the world’s oldest universities are renowned. As a fifth-generation Texan and a faithful Baptist since birth, I knew everything about BBQs and potluck fellowships. But I knew next to nothing about formal halls, except that they required black tie and sub fusc (the flowing academic gowns we see on Harry Potter).

Julyse Migan-Gandonou Horr: Director of Applied Behavior Analysis Program and Assistant Professor of ABA

With a toddler and a newborn, Dr. Julyse Horr and her husband, Corey, are in that early phase of parenthood when sleep is a rare treat and your most valuable currency can be Cheerios and Goldfish crackers.

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