Ouachita Stories

Ouachita's School of Fine Arts to host Kamikaze Fireflies Jan. 30

Ouachita Baptist University will host acrobatic duo Kamikaze Fireflies for a special, one-night experience Friday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 in Jones Performing Arts Center as part of the Ouachita School of Fine Arts’ Guest Artist Series.

Senior Jillian Turner to present voice recital at Ouachita on Jan. 22

Jillian Grace Turner will present her senior voice recital, “My Heart in Song,” at Ouachita Baptist University on Thursday, Jan. 22.

Ouachita history professor Dr. Myra Ann Houser presents research in Vienna

Traveling to Vienna, Austria, last month, Ouachita Baptist University professor Dr. Myra Ann Houser presented a paper at the “African Thoughts on (Neo) Colonial Worlds: Toward an Intellectual History of Africa” conference.

Ouachita trustees elect new board members and staff, hear report on Berry Bible Building campaign

Ouachita Baptist University’s Board of Trustees elected five new trustees and approved two administrative staff recommendations during the board’s Dec. 11 meeting on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus.

Brent Nessler and Sara Walker named winners of McBeth Concerto Competition

Ouachita Baptist University seniors Brent Nessler and Sara Walker were named winners of the W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Dec. 13.

Ouachita faculty member Dr. Dave Ozmun published in media history textbook

Dr. Dave Ozmun, professor of communications at Ouachita Baptist University, was recently published in Routledge Reader on Electronic Media History. Ozmun’s article, “Opportunity Deferred: A 1952 Case Study of a Woman in Network Television News,” contributed to a textbook that will be used in universities worldwide.

Ouachita dedicates updated and expanded Rosemary Adams Department of Art and Design

Visiting her alma mater Dec. 11 to dedicate the Rosemary Gossett Adams Department of Art and Design, the guest of honor told Ouachita students and faculty, “What was mine, I give to you. I only ask that you use it and enjoy it.”

Ouachita honors Dr. Loyde Hudson for gift of "timeless masterpieces"

Donating several valuable works of art to Ouachita Baptist University, Dr. Loyde Hudson told students gathered for a Dec. 4 reception that he donated the pieces “because of you.”

Department of Art and Design dedication Dec. 11 to honor Ouachita alumna Rosemary Adams

Ouachita Baptist University alumna Rosemary (Gossett) Adams will be honored Thursday, Dec. 11, as university officials dedicate the remodeled and expanded Rosemary Gossett Adams Department of Art and Design.

Ouachita to host Tiger Steel Drum Ensemble in concert Dec. 10

Ouachita Baptist University will host the Tiger Steel Drum Ensemble in its fall concert on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Art Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.