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Madison Cresswell

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When I grow up: How my passions inspired me to study political science

January 21, 2020

What do you want to be when you grow up? The question we have all been asked. As a child, this question allows you to dream. You could be a rock star, an astronaut or maybe even the president of the United States! When you are asked this question going into college, the reality may be very different.

Ouachita's Wind Ensemble plays in concert
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Eight Ouachita students selected to perform in 2020 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band

January 07, 2020

Eight Ouachita Baptist University music students have been selected for the 2020 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band (AIB) and will attend the Arkansas Music Educators Convention Feb. 20-21, 2020, at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

McBeth Concerto winners pose with Mrs. Mary McBeth
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Holli Barger named winner of Ouachita's 2019 McBeth Concerto Competition

December 11, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University junior Holli Barger was named this year’s winner of the W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Dec. 6. She performed “Horn Concerto, No. 8 – I. Allegro” by Franz Strauss.

A student plays a bongo during percussion ensemble practice
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Ouachita Percussion Ensemble to present concert Nov. 25

November 22, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Percussion Ensemble will present a concert on Monday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

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Ouachita's Bethany Hicks authors "Germany" chapter essay in published Cold War handbook

November 12, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Bethany Hicks, associate professor of history, authored a chapter essay titled “Germany” in the book East Central European Migrations During the Cold War: A Handbook, published in May 2019. The volume is a compilation of essays written by historians, sociologists and political scientists from eight countries.

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Dodds to present senior piano recital at Ouachita Nov. 14

November 07, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Isabel Dodds in her senior recital on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

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Ouachita's Sammy Campione to perform sophomore recital Nov. 15

November 04, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Sammy Campione in his sophomore recital on Friday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center.

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Ouachita's Jon Merryman appointed Council for Christian Colleges and Universities alumni affairs commissioner

November 01, 2019

Jon Merryman, Ouachita Baptist University’s director of alumni relations and the Ouachita Student Foundation, recently was appointed as a commissioner to the Alumni Affairs Directors Group with the national Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Merryman is one of seven directors from the U.S. and Canada appointed to the group by the president of CCCU, Shirley Hoogstra.

Chris Ocken's photograph of Israel
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Ouachita to host "More Than History, More Than Land" photography exhibit through Dec. 6

October 28, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Rosemary Adams Department of Art and Design and Rogers Department of Communications are co-hosting the exhibit "More Than History, More Than Land," photographed by Chris Ocken, through Friday, Dec. 6, in the Hammons Gallery located in Mabee Fine Arts Center.

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