Ouachita Stories

'Tis the season to be a Tiger: Bookstore gift ideas for those who love Ouachita

Shopping at the Ouachita bookstore is fun any time of the year, but as we approach the holiday season, it's a wonderful opportunity to gift some of your favorite Ouachita merchandise for your Ouachita-loving friends and family!

Ouachita announces students named to Spring 2020 President's List

Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 450 students to its Spring 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 Spring 2020 Dean's List

Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 400 students to its Spring 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 announces students named to Fall 2019 President's List

Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 300 students to its Fall 2019 President’s List.

Ouachita announces students named to Fall 2019 Dean's List

Ouachita Baptist University has named approximately 409 students to its Fall 2019 Dean’s List.

10 things parents of a college freshman need to know

In my 32 years as a Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) campus minister at another Arkansas university, as well as a current consultant in collegiate ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources, I have learned a few things that every parent needs to know as they prepare to launch their freshman college student.

A prayer for wisdom in the back-to-school rush

As I write this, I’m looking through my newsfeed and seeing all the “first day of school” pictures. It wasn’t so long ago that I was posting these same photos. I love hearing the moms share how their kids responded to a new classroom, new friends, a new teacher and maybe even a new school. These transitions can cause our hearts to be anxious as we anticipate all the obstacles our child/children may encounter or needs they may have.

Leaving them to the Lord: Dropping off your freshman at college

As we neared the time for my oldest son Blake to leave for Ouachita, I began to ask God to give me peace and direction on being a mom – my most loved and highest calling – 100 miles away. What would it look like? How was I to be his mom without seeing him at the breakfast table, walking by his room and praying over him while he slept, hearing “Mom” 100 times a day, watching every hole of golf he ever played?