Dr. Sara Hubbard elected SW Region chair of American Chemical Society
December 04, 2024Dr. Sara Hubbard, professor of chemistry and holder of the Nell I. Mondy Chair of Chemistry in the Patterson School of Natural Sciences at Ouachita Baptist University, has been elected chair of the Southwest Region of the American Chemical Society.
Ouachita to launch cybersecurity program in Fall 2025
December 04, 2024With faculty in place and grant funding secured for development costs and state-of-the-art equipment, Ouachita Baptist University will offer a Bachelor of Arts program in cybersecurity that will combine classroom instruction, hands-on lab work and business internships.
Ouachita names Dr. Nicole Porchia vice president for student development
December 03, 2024Ouachita Baptist University will begin the Spring 2025 semester with a new vice president for student development, Dr. Nicole Porchia.
Ouachita's nursing program expands, earns full state board approval
September 10, 2024Ouachita Baptist University’s on-campus nursing program is expanding to serve more students as its first graduates celebrate a 92% first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination. The university recently received grants to increase its capacity for students and faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. This summer also included the announcement of full Arkansas State Board of Nursing approval in May.
Pool named dean of Ouachita's School of Education
August 20, 2024Dr. Rachel Pool, associate professor of education at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named dean of the Huckabee School of Education after 13 years on the Ouachita faculty. Pool began providing leadership June 1 for the school’s departments of Education and Kinesiology, which offer six undergraduate degrees between them as well as graduate programs in curriculum & instruction and exercise science.
This past June Barbara Pemberton had the opportunity to travel with four other members of the Ouachita faculty and staff to Manaus, Brazil, to participate in the 15th Annual Faith in Truth pastor’s conference (Fé Na Verdade).
Today we pause to celebrate one of the most recently acquired federal holidays; yet, it has been in the making for 156 years. What created the first Watch Night Service was the same event that declared all African Americans free from bondage. That service was held on Dec. 31, 1862, just a few hours before midnight.
Ouachita to hold Commencement exercises May 11
May 01, 2024Ouachita Baptist University will host its 137th Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of Cone-Bottoms Hall.
Everything in my life – my sense of calling, my understanding of God and how to rightly worship him, and my leadership ability in a spiritual and administrative context – has grown in surreal ways since I have been a part of the worship studies program at Ouachita.
As we recognize Women’s History Month this March, we’re remembering some of the notable women in Ouachita’s history. Nell Mondy '43 was a chemistry professor at Ouachita before going on to teach at Cornell University. The Nell Mondy Lecture series, along with serveral other areas of campus named in her honor, continue to show the legacy she left at Ouachita. This blog is a small look at her many accomplishments both in education and the nutrition field.