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Ouachita students named to spring 2017 President's List

May 25, 2017

Approximately 300 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the President’s List for the spring 2017 semester.

Ouachita honors 293 graduates at 130th spring commencement.
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Ouachita honors 293 graduates at 130th spring commencement

May 16, 2017

Ouachita Baptist University celebrated 293 graduates during its 130th spring commencement on Saturday, May 13, with university officials conferring Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Associate of Arts degrees.

Ouachita to host Called 2 Ministry Retreat for high school students July 28-29.
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Ouachita to host Called 2 Ministry Retreat for high school students July 28-29

May 16, 2017

Have you sensed a call to Christian ministry? Are you interested in learning more about diverse ministry opportunities?

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Everett Slavens, longtime Ouachita history professor, remembered as "profile in courage"

May 16, 2017

Dr. G. Everett Slavens, professor emeritus of history at Ouachita Baptist University, passed away at the age of 85 on May 15 in Las Cruces, N.M., where he had lived since 2010.

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Caroline Dunlap wins Ouachita's 2017 Virginia Queen Piano Competition

May 15, 2017

Caroline Dunlap, a senior from Little Rock, Ark., won Ouachita Baptist University’s recent Virginia Queen Piano Competition.

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Thirty-seven Ouachita students named to Who's Who

May 15, 2017

Thirty-seven students from Ouachita Baptist University will be included in the latest edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Ouachita President Ben Sells, at left, congratulates retiring faculty and staff: (from left) Charolette Allison, Julia Jones, Joe Jeffers, Jacque Cash and Vickie Crossno.
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Five Ouachita retirees honored for combined total of 133 years of service

May 10, 2017

Five retiring faculty and staff members with a combined total of more than 130 years of service to Ouachita Baptist University were honored during a campus retirement reception held May 3 in Walker Conference Center.

(From left) Jace Bradshaw, David Stanley and Abby Root were recognized with the three top awards at Ouachita Baptist University’s recent Academic Awards Banquet. Bradshaw won top Overall Academic Achiever and Senior Outstanding Man as well as additional awards within the Patterson School of Natural Sciences. Stanley was named Lavell Cole Most Inspirational Professor. Root won Senior Outstanding Woman and the Mrs. J.R. Grant Endowed Award for a senior female student.
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Ouachita honors student achievements at annual Academic Awards Banquet

May 09, 2017

More than 100 students from Ouachita Baptist University were recently honored at the university’s 2017 Academic Awards Banquet. The event recognized various academic and leadership achievements of the students throughout the past academic year. The annual banquet is sponsored by Ouachita’s Student Senate.

Ouachita Enactus team named regional champions, advances to nationals.
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Ouachita Enactus team named regional champions, advances to nationals

May 09, 2017

Ouachita Baptist University’s Enactus team was named champion at its annual regional competition recently in Dallas, Texas. The team will compete May 21-23 at the Enactus National Exposition in Kansas City, Kan.

Ouachita students present research to state legislators at STEM Posters at the Capitol.
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Ouachita students present research to state legislators at STEM Posters at the Capitol

May 09, 2017

A group of 10 Ouachita Baptist University students and three faculty members participated in the annual STEM Posters at the Capitol event held recently in Little Rock.

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