Ouachita Stories

Ouachita honors Dr. Raouf Halaby with art history classroom

Ouachita Baptist University dedicated the newly named Dr. Raouf J. Halaby Art History Lecture Classroom and honored Dr. Halaby, Professor Emeritus of Art and Design and English, during a reception held Dec. 5.

Ouachita's Emily Johnson to perform sophomore recital Dec. 8

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Emily Johnson in her sophomore recital on Friday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.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.

Ouachita ranked in top 25 percent of undergraduate programs preparing high school teachers

Ouachita Baptist University has been ranked in the top 25 percent in the National Council on Teacher Quality’s latest ratings for undergraduate programs that prepare high school teachers.

Ouachita students' research recognized at Arkansas INBRE conference

Students of Ouachita Baptist University’s Patterson School of Natural Sciences presented and were recognized at the recent Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) conference in Fayetteville, Ark.

Ouachita Opera Theatre to present "Speed Dating Tonight!" Nov. 16-19

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music and Department of Theatre Arts will present Michael Ching’s opera Speed Dating Tonight! Nov. 16-19. The shows will run Thursday, Nov. 16, through Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.

Ouachita seniors Hannah Hines and Cody Walls to present musical theatre recital Oct. 26

Hannah Hines and Cody Walls will present their senior musical theatre recital on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The recital, which will be in Ouachita Baptist University’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Ouachita to host Smithsonian "Hometown Teams" exhibit Oct. 28-Dec. 9

Ouachita Baptist University will host the national traveling exhibition “Hometown Teams,” presented by the Smithsonian Institution, from Oct. 28-Dec. 9. The exhibit, which will be located in Hammons Gallery in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Ouachita crowns Hannah Bunch as 2017 Homecoming Queen

Hannah Bunch, a senior history and political science double major from Paragould, Ark., was crowned Ouachita Baptist University’s 2017 Homecoming Queen before the Tigers’ Homecoming football game on Oct. 7.

More than 800 Ouachita students, faculty and staff "Serve Arkadelphia" for fall Tiger Serve Day

A total of 805 students, faculty and staff from Ouachita Baptist University served the community of Arkadelphia during Tiger Serve Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, including 27 volunteers who were involved in hurricane relief efforts in Houston, Texas. A total of 111 Tiger Serve Day projects were completed by 110 volunteer teams.

Ouachita Singers and Women's Chorus concert set for Oct.10

Ouachita Baptist University’s Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus will present their annual fall concert on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30. The concert, which will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall, will be free and open to the public.