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.
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.
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.
Ouachita's Hickingbotham School hosts second annual Business Plan Competition
December 15, 2010Five finalists competed in Ouachita Baptist University’s second annual Business Plan Competition. A total of $9,000 was awarded to three student teams for their entrepreneurial ideas.
New OBU Experience course teaches campus tradition, expectations to freshmen
December 15, 2010This fall, Ouachita Baptist University added a new class to the core curriculum designed specifically for freshmen. The OBU Experience, an eight-week course held one hour each week, is required of all incoming freshmen.
Ouachita trustees approve three new board members
December 06, 2010Ouachita Baptist University trustees elected three new members to the Board of Trustees during their Dec. 2 meeting on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus.
Ouachita to host annual Service of Lessons & Carols Dec. 7
December 03, 2010Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual Service of Lessons & Carols in McBeth Recital Hall on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
OBU Business Plan Competition offers students practical experience
December 03, 2010Entering the competition was a long shot. He went for it, but no one really expected him to win. While his idea was innovative, his passion great and his research sound, he was still a freshman – and freshman never beat upperclassmen.
Annual CAB Christmas Party set for Monday, Dec. 6
December 03, 2010Ouachita is full of tradition, especially around Christmas. The CAB Christmas party is one tradition that will be held in Evans Student Center on Monday, Dec. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m.