OBU Campus Ministries to host annual Christian Focus Week Feb. 6-11
February 02, 2011Ouachita Baptist University’s Campus Ministries will host the annual Christian Focus Week (CFW) from Sunday, Feb. 6, through Friday, Feb. 11. A concert featuring Charlie Hall and Lindsay McCaul will be held Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in OBU’s Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) to benefit Lighthouse Ministries in Arkadelphia.
Brooke Zimny, OBU assistant director of communications, among "20 to Watch"
February 02, 2011Brooke Zimny, assistant director of communications for Ouachita Baptist University, has been named one of “20 to Watch in 2011” by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Tri-Lakes edition.
OBU Art and Design professor Donnie Copeland presents exhibit at Henderson gallery
January 31, 2011Donnie Copeland, assistant professor of Art and Design at Ouachita Baptist University, is presenting an exhibit, “An Emphasis on Substance,” from Jan. 27 through Feb. 23 at Henderson State University’s Russell Fine Arts Gallery.
Ouachita among 12 schools nationwide selected for prestigious science alliance
January 28, 2011Ouachita Baptist University is one of 12 colleges and universities nationwide selected this year to participate in the prestigious National Genomics Research Initiative.
Ouachita senior Andrew Miller honored at district Metropolitan Opera auditions
January 27, 2011Ouachita Baptist University senior Andrew Miller, a vocal performance major from Dalworthington Gardens, Texas, received an encouragement award and $200 at the recent Arkansas district Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Little Rock.
Author Dr. Gary Schmidt presents chapel address, discussion, book signing
January 24, 2011Ouachita Baptist University’s Departments of Education and English are hosting author Dr. Gary Schmidt on Monday, Jan. 24, from 7-8 p.m. for a discussion and book signing in Ouachita’s Young Auditorium.
2010 Ouachita grad Alyse Eady named 1st runner-up to Miss America
January 17, 2011Declaring that “God still has plans for me,” Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady said competing in the recent Miss America Pageant “was a win-win situation for me; the experiences and opportunities I am about to have are incredible.”
Ouachita alumnus Rex Nelson named president of AICU
January 06, 2011Rex Nelson, a 1982 alumnus of Ouachita Baptist University, has been named president of Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, an association of the state’s private accredited institutions of higher education.
Thirty-nine Ouachita students named to Who's Who
December 16, 2010Thirty-nine Ouachita Baptist University students were recently selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Top student musicians honored at OBU's annual Concerto Competition
December 16, 2010John Ashburn, a senior instrumental music education major from Monroe, La., earned first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s 5th annual Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition, held Dec. 10 on the university’s campus.