Ouachita Stories

2009 Ouachitonian yearbook earns Gold Medalist Award

Ouachita 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.

OBU Teacher Education program maintains national accreditation

Following 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).

Arkadelphia student honored for essay about Cone-Bottoms Hall

Abby 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.

Ouachita fine arts ensemble to present "A Service of Lessons and Carols" Dec. 8

Ouachita 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

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.

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.

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.