Ouachita Stories

OBU's annual Community Service Awards honor community leaders and students

Ouachita Baptist University’s annual University Community Service Awards, presented by the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, recently honored two community leaders and dozens of university students for their service to the community and region.

Ouachita publications win Arkansas College Media Association awards

Ouachita Baptist University’s Signal and Ouachitonian staff members received 24 awards at the Arkansas College Media Association 2010 Conference held April 9 in Fayetteville, Ark.

OBU Athletic Training majors elected to leadership positions

Cassie Wheeler, a junior at Ouachita Baptist University, was elected as the 2010 Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association (AATA) Student Member representative to the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA).

Ouachita hosts Baker and Humble in senior exhibit April 26-May 6

Ouachita Baptist University studio art majors Elizabeth Baker and Mitsuko Humble will combine forces to present their senior art exhibit April 26 through May 6 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Gallery on Ouachita’s campus.

Ouachita hosts two statewide events for educators

Ouachita Baptist University recently hosted both the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) Workshop for National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) preparation as well as the Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (ArACTE) Spring Conference, two events held for educators statewide.

Ouachita SIFE team wins regional competition, advances to nationals

After putting in more than 5,000 hours of work throughout the year, Ouachita’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) group earned the honor of regional champions March 30.

Guest artist Amanda Cox to perform clarinet recital April 30

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host a guest clarinet recital featuring OBU alumna Amanda Cox on Friday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. The recital will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.

Ouachita's Grant Center for International Education hosts language workshop

Ouachita’s Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education sponsored an eight-hour English as a Foreign Language (EFL) workshop April 9-10.

Ouachita Flute Choir recital set for April 29

The Ouachita Baptist University Flute Choir will perform a recital on Thursday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on OBU’s campus.

Ouachita's Concert Choir to present "Carmina Burana" April 27

The Ouachita Baptist University Concert Choir will perform Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” on Tuesday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.