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Ouachita trustees approve three new faculty, honor Jim and Sally Dann as emeriti faculty

June 16, 2014

Ouachita Baptist University’s Board of Trustees approved three new faculty members and honored two retiring faculty members during the board’s June 12 meeting on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus.

Ouachita Baptist University officials broke ground June 12 for the new Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community. Participating in the groundbreaking were (left to right) Irwin Seale of Seale Construction, general contractor for the project; Dr. Brett Powell, vice president for administrative services; Steve Elliott of Lewis Architects Engineers; Gene Whisenhunt, chairman of the OBU Board of Trustees; Dr. Ben Elrod, OBU chancellor and former president; and Ouachita President Rex Horne.
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Groundbreaking ceremony launches construction of new Elrod Center

June 13, 2014

Declaring that “life is found in reality only when you give your life away in the service of other people,” Dr. Ben M. Elrod helped break ground June 12 for Ouachita Baptist University’s new Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community.

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U.S. Senate confirms Ouachita alumna Jane Chu as National Endowment for the Arts chairman

June 12, 2014

Dr. Jane Chu, a 1979 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Jeffers named Professor of the Year by Central Arkansas section of American Chemical Society

June 04, 2014

Dr. Joe Jeffers, a longtime chemistry professor at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named the 2014 Professor of the Year by the Central Arkansas section of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

New Life Church and Ouachita partner to launch new degree program in Conway.
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New Life Church and Ouachita partner to launch new degree program in Conway

June 02, 2014

New Life Church in Conway will host a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 10, at 1 p.m. to celebrate a new educational partnership between NLC and Ouachita Baptist University.

Ouachita to introduce new sport management emphasis this fall.
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Ouachita to introduce new sport management emphasis this fall

May 16, 2014

For students interested in pursuing careers in the business side of the sports industry, Ouachita Baptist University is launching a new sport management emphasis this fall.

Ouachita to hold 2014 spring commencement service May 10.
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Ouachita to hold 2014 spring commencement service May 10

April 28, 2014

Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 127th spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall.

Nagasaki Cross on display at Ouachita reflects call for cultural, spiritual peace.
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Nagasaki Cross on display at Ouachita reflects call for cultural, spiritual peace

April 28, 2014

Standing just over 14 inches high by 6.75 inches wide and weighing less than seven pounds, the Nagasaki Cross does not strike an imposing presence. But its meaning does.

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Ouachita community mourns loss of junior Shelby Seabaugh; memorial services April 2 & 3

March 31, 2014

Shelby Seabaugh, a junior Christian studies/philosophy major at Ouachita Baptist University from Magnolia, died unexpectedly March 27.

Gov. Beebe urges Ouachita students to support cornerstones of education, economic development.
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Gov. Beebe urges Ouachita students to support cornerstones of education, economic development

March 21, 2014

Declaring that education and economic development are “the two cornerstones of how you build quality of life for your people and how you build the state,” Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe delivered the keynote address at Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Business Administration Day luncheon March 19.

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