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Freshman move-in at Ouachita Baptist University
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What not to pack for college

June 30, 2023

“Welcome to Ouachita,” they’ll say. You’ll drive through the parking lot of Francis Crawford Hall or Flippen-Perrin Hall or O.C. Bailey Hall; your car will be loaded down, and perhaps your parents’ cars will be loaded down, too. Or you might be planning to be greeted from the passenger seat of a U-Haul that your family insisted on renting.

Winners of the 2023 Student Juried Art Show at Ouachita Baptist University
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Blum places first in Student Juried Art Show

May 15, 2023

Ouachita Baptist University sophomore Tori Blum, a studio art major from McKinney, Texas, earned first place in the university’s 2023 Student Juried Art Show. Winners were announced during a reception held April 26 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Art Gallery to open the show. Sponsored by the Ouachita Art Club, the exhibit features the work of 15 students – including Blum – and will be on display in Hammons Gallery through Oct. 6. It is free and open to the public.

Second Annual David Glaze Music Competition at Ouachita Baptist University
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Lane Dunman named winner of Second Annual David Glaze Music Competition

May 04, 2023

Lane Dunman, a sophomore instrumental music education major from Cash, Ark., won the Second Annual David Glaze Music Competition at Ouachita Baptist University. Held on Thursday, April 27, in McBeth Recital Hall, the competition featured performances from five finalists representing various music disciplines in Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts.

One Act Play Festival at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita Department of Theatre Arts to host One Act Play Festival May 4-5

May 01, 2023

The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will present its Student Directed One Act Play Festival on May 4-5 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. The performances are free and open to the public, and they are based on students’ work in a play directing course taught by Dr. Dawn Schluetz, visiting associate professor of theatre arts.

Glow Party on the Plaza at Ouachita Baptist University
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Falling in love with Ouachita

March 14, 2023

Let’s face it. Winter is tiring, and sometimes that can lengthen the second semester.

Dr. Jack's Coffee student leadership team at Ouachita Baptist University
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Dr. Jack's business growing with a focus on missions

March 12, 2023

Since school began in August, students in Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business and Rogers Department of Communications have met on Tuesdays at 7 a.m. to relaunch the student-led Dr. Jack’s Coffee.

Haley Shourd is crowned 2023 Miss OBU at Ouachita Baptist University
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Haley Shourd crowned Miss Ouachita Baptist University

March 06, 2023

The Miss Ouachita Baptist Scholarship Competition took place Saturday, Feb. 4, in Jones Performing Arts Center where sophomore communications & media major Haley Shourd was crowned Miss Ouachita Baptist University. Shourd, 20, is a Conway, Ark., native.

Ouachita Singers
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Ouachita to present "A Service of Lessons and Carols" on Dec. 6

November 17, 2022

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its 24th annual “A Service of Lessons and Carols” on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public.

From Margo Duvall's exhibit
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Ouachita hosts photography exhibit by Margo Duvall through Nov. 16

October 13, 2022

Ouachita Baptist University’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Department of Art & Design is hosting photographer Margo Duvall’s exhibit “All She Needed to Do” through Nov. 16 in the Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall. Duvall will speak about her work on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in Moses-Provine 206, with a reception immediately following.

Seraph Brass ensemble
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Ouachita's Division of Music to host Seraph Brass in concert Sept. 20

September 16, 2022

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the all-female Seraph Brass ensemble in concert Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

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