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Elrod Center Awards 2025
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Community service celebrated at awards banquet

May 27, 2025

Volunteers serving through Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family & Community were celebrated at the center’s annual University Community Service Awards banquet in Walker Conference Center on Tuesday, April 15.

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Ouachita names students to Spring 2025 President's List

May 20, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University has named 472 students to its President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.

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Ouachita names students to Spring 2025 Dean's List

May 20, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University has named 430 students to its Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.

Stepping Up for Ouachita 2025
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Honorees announced for 2025 Stepping Up for Ouachita

May 19, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University will host its 15th annual Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon, presented by Citizens Bank, on Friday, Nov. 14, at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. The event will raise money for scholarships and honor four women: Jennifer Jones Hamner of Hot Springs, Ark., Terri Smithson King of Arkadelphia, Ark., Greta Wilcher McDonald of Heavener, Okla., and Christine Deaver Street of Greenbrier, Ark.

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Ouachita celebrates graduates during record-setting Spring Commencement

May 15, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University honored a record-breaking graduating class in its 138th Spring Commencement ceremony on the front lawn of historic Cone-Bottoms Hall on Saturday, May 10.

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Ouachita honors students at Academic Awards Ceremony

May 09, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University recognized students’ achievements in the classroom and beyond during its annual Academic Awards Ceremony at Jones Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 2.

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Why I Chose Ouachita's M.A. in Counseling

May 08, 2025

Never in a million years would I have dreamed that I would be going back to school at this stage in my life. If you're considering this path, know this: you don’t have to have it all figured out. You just need to take the next faithful step. For me, that step was Ouachita — and I’m grateful I took it.

Juried Student Art & Design Show 2025
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Knoernschild places first in Juried Student Art Show

May 06, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University’s Cade Knoernschild, a junior art and education double major from Little Rock, Ark., earned first place in the university’s 2025 Student Juried Art Show with his piece titled “A Great Divide.” Winners were announced during an opening reception held on April 23 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Art Gallery.

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Ouachita to hold record-breaking Spring Commencement May 10

May 02, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 138th spring commencement on Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. on the front lawn of historic Cone-Bottoms Hall. The ceremony will honor 442 graduates – the largest graduating class in the university’s history.

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American Chemical Society wins $10,000 Kluck Service Enrichment Grant

April 28, 2025

Ouachita Baptist University’s chapter of the American Chemical Society was awarded a $10,000 service grant by the Elrod Center for Family & Community as they celebrated 25 years of Kluck Service Enrichment Grants this past fall. ACS will use the grant this spring to invest in local schools by upgrading chemistry lab kits.

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