Ouachita Stories

Aly Smith and Ouachita student publications honored by Arkansas College Media Association

Aly Smith, a senior Ouachita Baptist University mass communications and graphic design double major from Sherwood, Ark., recently was awarded Yearbook Editor of the Year at the 2015 Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) annual convention at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark.

Diane Runyan named OBU's 2015 Support Staff Member of the Year

Diane Runyan, administrative assistant at Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, was recently honored as the university’s 2015 Support Staff Member of the Year.

Ouachita Enactus team places in top 12 at national competition

Competing against 180 other schools from across the nation, the Ouachita Baptist University Enactus team placed in the top 12 at the Enactus United States National Exposition in St. Louis, Mo., earlier this month.

Ouachita to hold 2015 spring commencement ceremony May 9

Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 128th spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 9, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall.

Ouachita Office of Communications earns nine national awards

Highlighting a variety of communications projects produced over the past year, Ouachita Baptist University’s Office of Communications staff recently earned nine national awards from Baptist Communicators Association.

Ouachita's annual Elrod Awards honors Percy Malone and student leaders

Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community honored W. Percy Malone with the Community Service Excellence Award at its recent University Community Service Awards banquet.

Ouachita to host annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition on May 1

Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition will be held Friday, May 1, at 3 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.

Ouachita students honored at American Chemical Society National Meeting

Four students from Ouachita Baptist University earned the “Speak Simply” award in the Undergraduate Research Poster Contest at the recent American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Denver.

Ouachita to host Scholars Day on April 22

Ouachita Baptist University will host its 15th annual campus-wide Scholars Day on Wednesday, April 22. The event will highlight academic achievements completed throughout the academic year by OBU students from various disciplines.

Ouachita instrumental ensembles to present PRISM concert April 21

Ouachita Baptist University’s instrumental program will hold its final concert of the academic year, “PRISM,” on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.