Tiger For Life Podcast: Levi Dade ('23) Pandemic Podcasting
October 05, 2020On this episode of the Tiger For Life podcast, we hear from Ouachita student Levi Dade ('23). Levi is a sophomore Christian Studies and Spanish major from Senatobia, Miss. Levi shares about his journey to Ouachita, his love of Tiger Tunes, his favorite Ouachita memories so far and about his podcast he started during quarantine this summer, "Defending Christianity."
Ouachita's Fall 2020 Tiger Serve Day sees strong turnout despite pandemic
October 02, 2020Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community held its Fall 2020 Tiger Serve Day event on Saturday, Sep. 26, with 116 teams and 850 total volunteers participating. A total of 112 projects also were completed around the Arkadelphia community, despite changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
October 01, 2020Join the Riley-Hickingbotham Library and La Fuerza, Ouachita's Latinx multicultural organization, in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15 as we recognize and honor the contributions of Hispanic Americans.
Cornerstone Fund Stories: Jenna Biggers
October 01, 2020After hearing heartfelt stories from her family members about a small university in Arkadelphia, Jenna Biggers began attending Ouachita campus events like Tiger Tunes and Battle of the Ravine as a middle school student and fell in love with the community.
Ouachita awarded $37,000 NetVUE development grant to encourage discovery through reflective writing
October 01, 2020Earlier this year, Ouachita Baptist University was awarded a $37,000 program development grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) for its proposal “Discerning Vocation Through Writing.” The two-year grant is intended to equip faculty to better assist students in discerning their vocation through reflective writing exercises.
Ouachita Baptist University’s Riley-Hickingbotham Library is among five Arkansas universities, as well as only one of two private libraries, chosen to receive a copy of the Porter Fund Collection, a curation of works by award-winning Arkansas writers. The collection will be available for Ouachita students, faculty and staff to read virtually, and an exhibition is to be held in the spring of 2021.
Student Juried Art Show on display through Oct. 4, Jones wins first place
October 01, 2020Earlier this month, Ouachita Baptist University’s Rosemary Adams Department of Art and Design announced Sollie Jones, a 2020 communications & media/film studies graduate from Livingston, Texas, as the winner of its annual Student Juried Art Show. The exhibit, which features an array of art pieces created by students across campus, currently is on display on the first floor of the Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall and is free and open to the public through Oct. 4.
Tiger for Life Podcast: Joey Licklider ('02) From JPAC to Disney & All Things Tunes
September 28, 2020On this episode of the Tiger For Life Podcast, we hear from alumnus Joey Licklider ('02). Joey served in Ouachita's Jones Performing Arts Center for 17 years before moving to Orlando to work as an entertainment technician for Disney. Have a listen as Joey talks about his work at Disney World, his years in JPAC, his favorite Tiger Tunes shows and his memories from his time as a student and Ouachita staff member.
Ouachita ranked "#2 Regional College in the South" and more by "U.S. News & World Report"
September 25, 2020Ouachita Baptist University has been named “#2 Best Regional College in the South” for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. The university landed high honors in other categories in the region, as well, including #4 rankings for “Most Innovative” and “Best Undergraduate Teaching” and #5 for “Best Value.”
Tiger for Life Podcast: Anna Lloyd ('00), Back to School
September 24, 2020On this episode of the Tiger for Life Podcast we hear from Ouachita alumna Anna Lloyd ('00), who serves as principal at Pulaski Heights Elementary in Little Rock. Anna shares about leading through the pandemic, how she prepared to open her school for on-campus instruction, what she learned surviving the crash of American Airlines flight 1420 as a Ouachita student, and her favorite Ouachita memories.