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Ouachita Professor Emerita Virginia Queen remembered for life of music and service

March 31, 2017

Miss Virginia Queen, Professor Emerita of Music at Ouachita Baptist University, died Wednesday, March 29, at age 96.

Dr. Jeff Thompson (second from left), associational missionary for Concord Baptist Association, was named the 2017 Associational Missionary of the Year. Dr. Ben Sells (left), president of Ouachita Baptist University, presented the award to Thompson. Also pictured are Thompson’s wife, Susie, and Dr. J.D. “Sonny” Tucker, executive director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.
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Ouachita honors Jeff Thompson as Associational Missionary of the Year

March 10, 2017

Dr. Jeff Thompson, associational missionary for Concord Baptist Association, was named the 2017 Associational Missionary of the Year at a recent banquet hosted by Ouachita Baptist University.

Ouachita’s Hickingbotham School of Business in elite group among AACSB accredited schools.
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Ouachita's Hickingbotham School of Business in elite group among AACSB accredited schools

February 16, 2017

Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business is one of only nine business schools in the world (among more than 15,000) that is undergraduate-only and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

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Ouachita's Department of Theatre Arts presents "Not a Clue" as part of 2017 Muse Project

February 09, 2017

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present “Not a Clue” as part of the department’s annual Muse Project. This performance is a student-led, interactive, improvised mystery.

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Ouachita students named to fall 2016 President's List

January 24, 2017

A total of 284 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the President’s List for the fall 2016 semester.

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Ouachita students named to fall 2016 Dean's List

January 24, 2017

A total of 377 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. The students will receive a certificate of recognition from Ouachita and will be included in the “National Dean’s List” for 2016-17.

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Ouachita students Myers and Walls to perform sophomore recitals Oct. 28

October 19, 2016

Ouachita Baptist University will host Zachary Myers and Cody Walls for their sophomore musical theatre recitals on Friday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall.

Spotlight on Arkadelphia community fair set for Aug. 23 at OBU.
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Spotlight on Arkadelphia community fair set for Aug. 23 at OBU

August 11, 2016

Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia community and service fair is set for Tuesday, Aug. 23, the first day of the 2016 fall semester. It will be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Heflin Plaza and the Student Village circle.

Ouachita earns national championship in 2016 #MyTopCollege competition.
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Ouachita earns national championship in 2016 #MyTopCollege competition

August 04, 2016

What’s the top university in the nation in school spirit? The answer is Ouachita Baptist University, according to Forbes’ 2016 #MyTopCollege social media competition.

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278 Ouachita students named to President's List

June 14, 2016

A total of 278 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the President’s List for the spring 2016 semester.

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