OBU's entrance boulevard named in honor of Ben and Betty Elrod
March 13, 2009Ouachita Baptist University Chancellor Ben M. Elrod and his wife, Betty Lou, were honored March 12 with the dedication of a new university entrance and boulevard on the Ouachita campus.
Lady Tigers gain first-ever NCAA Division II tournament win
March 13, 2009The Ouachita Baptist University women’s basketball team rode the momentum of a late first-half run to win its first-ever NCAA Division II South Region game.
OBU to host Health and Fitness Expo on March 17
March 12, 2009Ouachita Baptist University will hold its annual Health and Fitness Expo from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 17 in Walker Conference Center on Ouachita’s campus.
OBU pulls all-nighter with 10-minute play festival
March 12, 2009Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 7th annual 10-Minute Play Festival All Night Theatre March 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre.
Ouachita officials to hold entrance dedication ceremony on March 12
March 10, 2009Ouachita Baptist University officials will host a university entrance and boulevard dedication service on Thursday, March 12, at 11:30 a.m.
OBU Division of Music presents Matthew Landers in junior voice recital
March 10, 2009Matthew Landers, a senior music theory and composition major from Dallas, Texas, will present his junior voice recital on March 13 at 2 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University.
Elisabeth Hipp wins OBU's annual Shambarger competition
March 09, 2009Ouachita Baptist University recently held its annual Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers. In this year’s art song competition, Elisabeth Hipp of Memphis, Tenn., a sophomore choral music education student of Dr. Glenda Secrest, was named the first place winner and received an award of $500.
Ouachita students to present their research in D.C.
March 09, 2009Three Ouachita Baptist University senior biology students were chosen by the Council for Undergraduate Research to travel to Washington, D.C., on May 5 to present their research to members of the United States Congress as part of the 13th annual Posters on the Hill event.
OBU Wind Ensemble presents spring concert
March 09, 2009Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble will return from a March 8-10 tour of the Dallas area to record their sixth album and perform at Ouachita’s Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) at 7:30 p.m. March 12.
Lady Tigers selected to play in NCAA South Regional Tournament
March 09, 2009One year after the Ouachita Baptist University men’s basketball team was selected for its first-ever NCAA Division II South Regional Tournament, the Ouachita women’s basketball team became one of 64 teams selected to play in this year’s NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.