Ouachita Stories

OBU alum Jacob Watson wins second prize in Lotte Lenya Competition

Jacob Watson, a 2011 Ouachita Baptist University alumnus, won the $10,000 Second Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition, held recently at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.

Jody Persson earns Children's Literature Association's Carol Gay Award

Ouachita Baptist University student Jody Persson has been awarded the 2012 Carol Gay Award for her essay “Take It to the Porch: Meeting the Other in To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Ouachita students & faculty present at national American Chemical Society meeting

Thirteen students and four faculty members from the Ouachita Baptist University Department of Chemistry recently attended the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego.

Ouachita participants attend global education conference

Four Ouachita Baptist University faculty and staff members attended the University Educators for Global Engagement conference in Richmond, Va., April 12-15.

Scholars Day set at Ouachita for April 25

Ouachita Baptist University will host Scholars Day 2012, the university’s annual undergraduate research symposium on Wednesday, April 25, throughout campus.

Ouachita professors Hays & Duvall named finalists in 2012 Christian Book Awards

The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook, by Ouachita Baptist University professors Dr. Danny Hays and Dr. Scott Duvall, has been selected as a finalist in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s 2012 Christian Book Awards and as a finalist in the Retailers Choice Awards sponsored by Christian Retailing magazine.

Ouachita Art and Design Department to exhibit Tillery family collection April 17-20

Ouachita Baptist University’s Art and Design Department will host an exhibit April 17-20 of artwork donated by the Allen Tillery family. The exhibit will be displayed in the Hammons Gallery of OBU’s Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Ouachita sponsors Morrissey art exhibit at Arkadelphia Arts Center

Ouachita Baptist University is sponsoring “Culmination,” an exhibit of works by guest artist Thomas Morrissey at the Arkadelphia Arts Center through April 24.

OBU Division of Music to host Polk and Whitehead in student recitals March 30

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host LeeAnne Polk and Garrett Whitehead in their sophomore flute and musical theatre recitals March 30 at 2 p.m.

OBU Division of Music to host Esmond, Mattson & Miller in student recitals March 30

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Kayla Esmond, Nicole Mattson and Jordan Miller in their sophomore musical theatre recitals March 30 at 11 a.m.