Ouachita to host annual One-Act Play Festival Dec. 10-11
November 30, 2009Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual One Act Play Festival Dec. 10 and 11 in Verser Theatre on Ouachita’s campus. Each night, students will perform five different student-directed one act plays.
Dr. Raymond Coppenger, Ouachita professor emeritus, dies at age 100
November 25, 2009Retired Ouachita Baptist University professor Raymond A. Coppenger, who celebrated his 100th birthday in September, died Nov. 24 following a bout with pneumonia.
Ouachita welcomes prospective students to campus for Tiger Friday Dec. 4
November 24, 2009Ouachita Baptist University will welcome prospective students and their families to campus for Tiger Friday Dec. 4. To register, visit www.obu.edu/tigerfridays.
Guest lecturer, Dr. Ed Spann, gives informative presentation on Presidential Praise
November 24, 2009Ouachita Baptist University hosted alumnus Dr. Ed Spann in a multi-media presentation on his book Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and Their Hymns Monday, Nov. 16, in Hickingbotham Hall’s Young Auditorium.
2009 Ouachitonian yearbook earns Gold Medalist Award
November 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University’s 2009 Ouachitonian yearbook received a Gold Medalist rating, the highest rating given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York City.
Arkadelphia student honored for essay about Cone-Bottoms Hall
November 20, 2009Abby Turner, a fifth grade student at Peake Elementary School in Arkadelphia, has been named a first-place winner in the “Historic Moment in Arkansas” essay invitational, which was sponsored by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program and Radio Disney, according to AHPP Director Frances McSwain.
OBU Teacher Education program maintains national accreditation
November 20, 2009Following an in-depth evaluation process, Ouachita Baptist University’s Teacher Education program has earned continued national accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Ouachita fine arts ensemble to present "A Service of Lessons and Carols" Dec. 8
November 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University’s Ouachita Singers, Women’s Chorus and Handbell Ringers along with several students, faculty, staff and administrators will lead the 13th annual A Service of Lessons and Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.
Ouachita to present Jazz Band in concert Nov. 23
November 19, 2009Ouachita 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.
OBU School of Fine Arts to present Festival of Christmas Dec. 4-5
November 19, 2009Ouachita 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.