Dr. Bob Gosser, longtime OBU supporter, remembered for life of devoted service
August 15, 2013Dr. Bobby Leon “Bob” Gosser, one of the namesakes of Ouachita Baptist University’s Gosser Hall, passed away Aug. 14 at age 80.
Ouachita to host 20th annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia Aug. 20
July 25, 2013Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia, which debuted on campus in 1994, will mark its 20th year on Aug. 20.
Peeples named to Miss Ark. Hall of Fame, four with OBU ties earn pageant awards
July 23, 2013Terry Peeples competed as Miss Ouachita Baptist University in the 1983 Miss Arkansas Pageant. Thirty years later, she wasn’t just a spectator at this year’s state pageant. She also was an honoree.
Ouachita co-sponsors Arkansas Travelers' Faith & Family Night 2013 on Aug. 3
July 22, 2013Ready for some baseball and a summer concert? Ouachita Baptist University is co-sponsoring the Arkansas Travelers’ Faith & Family Night on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.
OBU professor Johnny Wink releases limited edition book of poetry
July 16, 2013Dr. Johnny Wink, Betty Burton Peck Professor of English at Ouachita Baptist University, has released a new poetry collection, Seven Ways to Prune a Grapefruit, with European publisher Unsettling Wonder, an imprint of Papaveria Press.
Ouachita launches mobile app across multiple platforms
July 02, 2013Ouachita Baptist University has gone mobile. The university’s new mobile application features essential information for visitors to campus as well as residents and includes guides for hallmark campus events such as Welcome to Ouachita’s World new student orientation and Homecoming.
Mabee Foundation challenge grant helps fund new Elrod Center facility at Ouachita
June 18, 2013Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community has been awarded a $210,000 challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation.
Ouachita trustees approve 2013-14 budget, elect new faculty and staff
June 18, 2013Ouachita Baptist University trustees approved a 2013-14 operating budget and a concealed weapons policy as well as several personnel recommendations during their June 13 Board of Trustees meeting on the Ouachita campus.
U.S. flag presentation at Ouachita honors memory of fallen soldiers
June 13, 2013Honoring “students, faculty and fallen comrades of Ouachita Baptist University” who have served in the U.S. military, U.S. Army Maj. Johnpaul Arnold presented an American flag flown in Afghanistan to Ouachita’s School of Humanities during an outdoor ceremony on campus June 7.
350 Ouachita students named to Dean's List
June 05, 2013A total of 350 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. The students will receive a certificate of recognition from Ouachita and will be included in the “National Dean’s List” for 2012-13.