Ouachita Stories

OBU School of Fine Arts to present Festival of Christmas Dec. 4-5

Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its annual Festival of Christmas in Jones Performing Arts Center on Dec. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Ouachita to present Jazz Band in concert Nov. 23

Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present Ouachita’s Jazz Band in concert Monday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.

Dietetics Club provides Nutrition Fair for Head Start

Ouachita Baptist University’s Dietetics Club, sponsored by Ouachita’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community, provided a Nutrition Fair Nov. 12 for children in Arkadelphia’s Head Start Program.

Ouachita's Online Signal receives prestigious Pacemaker Award

The Ouachita Baptist University Signal’s Web site, www.obusignal.com, has been awarded the prestigious Pacemaker Award from Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) for four-year non-daily newspapers.

OBU Department of Art and Design to host Caddo River Art Guild exhibit Nov. 23-Dec. 17

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Art and Design has invited the Caddo River Art Guild to exhibit its work in the Hammons Gallery located in Mabee Fine Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus, from Nov. 23 to Dec. 17.

Ouachita beats Henderson in inaugural Battle of the Ravine Blood Drive

Ouachita Baptist University not only won on the football field during the 2009 Battle of the Ravine but also in blood donations. The Red Cross hosted the inaugural Battle of the Ravine Blood Drive as a competition between the two universities that the entire student body could participate in.

Ouachita to host Pulitzer Prize winner, Douglas Hofstadter, in triad of lectures

Ouachita Baptist University will host Dr. Douglas Hofstadter, renowned professor at Indiana University and Pulitzer Prize winner, in a triad of lecturers on various topics Sunday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 16, at noon and 7 p.m.

OBU science students win research awards

Two Ouachita Baptist University students recently won awards at the Arkansas INBRE Research Convention in Fayetteville.

Students to present musical theatre choreography showcase Nov. 23

Ouachita Baptist University’s department of fine arts will present a musical theatre choreography showcase on Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. in Verser Theatre on Ouachita’s campus.

Ouachita hosts guest artist Dr. Andy Wen on saxophone Nov. 16

Ouachita Baptist University will host guest artist Dr. Andy Wen on saxophone in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus Monday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m.