OBU hosts United Blood Services blood drive on April 1-2
March 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to participate in a campus blood drive on April 1-2.
Curlin and Wink give poetry reading at Wichita State University
March 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University professors Dr. Jay Curlin and Dr. Johnny Wink will visit Wichita State University in Kansas March 25 to give a public poetry reading hosted by the university’s creative writing program.
Composers Symposium to showcase student compositions March 31
March 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts Division of Music will host its annual composers symposium at 7:30 p.m. on March 31 in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.
Fifteen OBU students inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa
March 20, 2009Ouachita Baptist University inducted 15 new members into Theta Alpha Kappa national honor society for religious studies and theology March 19.
OBU TigerSharks take fifth, Lady TigerSharks sixth at National Championships
March 18, 2009Ouachita Baptist University men’s swimming and diving teams finished fifth nationally and the women’s team finished sixth at the NCAA Division II National Championships March 14 in Houston, Texas.
OBU Division of Music presents Chris Straw in senior voice recital
March 16, 2009Christopher Brandon Straw, a senior musical theatre major from Little Rock, will present his senior vocal recital on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University.
Lady Tigers advance to regional tournament final
March 16, 2009The Ouachita Baptist University Lady Tigers have defeated both the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in their first-ever NCAA Division II South Region tournament. They now face No. 1 seed Delta State (28-6) in tonight’s regional championship matchup.
Four English majors to present work at national conference
March 16, 2009Four students will represent Ouachita Baptist University at the Sigma Tau Delta national conference this month. The International English honor society holds the conference annually to showcase students’ essays and creative fiction and non-fiction pieces.
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.
OBU trustees vote to honor Alex Nisbet and John Ward
March 13, 2009Ouachita Baptist University’s board of trustees voted during their March 12 board meeting to honor longtime university professor Alex R. Nisbet and fellow trustee John C. Ward.