Four people you should get to know (and read) for Black History Month 2021
February 02, 2021This year, as you celebrate the accomplishments and contributions African Americans have made to American society, take time to learn about the Riley-Hickingbotham Library’s four featured authors from four different genres, browse the other books on display and attend one of MORE’s programmed events.
Ouachita announces students named to Fall 2020 President's List
January 29, 2021Ouachita Baptist University has named 343 students to its Fall 2020 President’s List. To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and have no incomplete or failing grade for the semester.
Ouachita announces students named to Fall 2020 Dean's List
January 29, 2021Ouachita Baptist University has named 396 students to its Fall 2020 Dean’s List.To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must compile at least a 3.5 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and have no incomplete or failing grade for the semester.
Ouachita's School of Fine Arts to present opera "Gianni Schicchi" online Jan. 31
January 26, 2021Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will release an adapted version of the opera "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini in an online, pre-recorded format beginning Sunday, Jan. 31, which can be viewed for free at obu.edu/opera2021.
Ouachita Worship releases first original song, "Holy Fire"
January 25, 2021After releasing more than half a dozen cover songs on YouTube, Ouachita Worship has recorded its first original song, “Holy Fire,” which is now available on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Pandemic Profiles: Kari Ledford, Sodexo Retail and Marketing Manager
January 22, 2021Consider providing three meals a day to Ouachita’s residential campus of roughly 1,500 students, physically distanced, observing the Arkansas Department of Health and CDC’s vigilant cleaning guidelines and all while keeping lines of hungry students moving. For Kari Ledford, Sodexo’s retail and marketing manager, and her team, their focus was always Ouachita students and their safety.
Coming full-circle, from around the globe: Ouachita's first international student
January 20, 2021Every time I have walked into my office at the Grant Center over the past seven years, I have been greeted by the smiling face of our first Asian student, Charles Pong. It elicited in me a deep curiosity to find out his backstory and a desire to find out more about how someone from Kaifeng, China, could have arrived on the campus of Ouachita Baptist College in the early 1920s.
Observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021
January 17, 2021On Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, our country and university celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It marks the 53rd anniversary of King’s death and his 92nd birthday. This video features members of the Ouachita community reflecting on the life and legacy of Dr. King with reference to this year’s university theme, “reasoned engagement with the world.”
Pandemic Profiles: Matt Douglass, Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
January 11, 2021After months of remote learning in the spring of 2020, Ouachita students were able to return to their physically-distanced classrooms and desks on campus in mid-August. One of the individuals who made on-campus learning possible is Dr. Matt Douglass, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs and institutional research analyst.
Observing Advent: An audacious profession of love
December 22, 2020In our commercialized culture, we are taught that love can be expressed or proven with diamonds, sentimental greeting cards or even a Big Mac. The way Jesus said, "I love you," was rather audacious: He chose to live an uncomfortable, limited life as a human.