Ouachita students honored for their work published in "Assayers 30"
November 17, 2021Three Ouachita students received awards for their nonfiction work featured in “Assayers 30,” the annual publication by Ouachita’s Department of Language and Literature.
Ouachita Department of Nursing receives Governor's Quality Award
November 17, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson presented the Ouachita Baptist University Department of Nursing with the 2021 Governor’s Quality Award earlier this semester during a banquet hosted by the Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE), award sponsors, in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock.
Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr. named Ouachita's VP for Community and Intercultural Engagement
November 11, 2021Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr. has been named vice president for community and intercultural engagement at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.
Ouachita student participates in Arkansas Cinema Society's Filmmaking Lab
November 09, 2021Sarah Critton, a freshman communications and media major from Little Rock, Ark., participated in the Arkansas Cinema Society’s Filmmaking Lab for Teen Girls this past summer in Little Rock, Ark.
Ouachita to add undergraduate degree program in criminal justice
November 02, 2021Ouachita has established a residential undergraduate degree program in criminal justice, to be offered beginning in Fall 2022.
Ouachita expands campus police force
October 29, 2021Ouachita Baptist University’s Office of Campus Safety & Emergency Management has expanded its part-time police force to include members of the Ouachita community committed to building positive relationships with students and serving in a manner consistent with the Christ-centered principles of the university.
Ouachita appoints Dr. Julyse Migan-Gandonou Horr as director of applied behavior analysis program
October 28, 2021Dr. Julyse Migan-Gandonou Horr has been named director of the master’s degree program in applied behavior analysis (ABA) at Ouachita Baptist University, effective January 2022.
Dr. Myra Houser selected for Baptist International Scholars Roundtable
October 25, 2021Dr. Myra Houser, associate professor of history at Ouachita Baptist University, was selected for the Baptist International Scholars Roundtable in Oxford, England, in the spring of 2020 for her paper discussing “Baptists and Social Concern.”
Erica Dixon crowned 2021 Homecoming Queen at Ouachita
October 14, 2021Erica Dixon, a senior graphic design major from Arkadelphia, Ark., was crowned Ouachita Baptist University’s 2021 Homecoming Queen during a pregame ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 2. Dixon represented Tri Chi women’s social club, which she serves as president. She also is a member of the Tiger Steel Band and is a Kappa Chi men’s social club little sis.
Ouachita honors outstanding alumni during Homecoming festivities
October 12, 2021Ten Ouachita Baptist University alumni received the university’s Alumni Milestone Award in conjunction with Ouachita’s Homecoming celebration Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Based on their professional achievements, community service and dedication to their alma mater, they were chosen by a committee of Ouachita faculty and staff and Ouachita President Ben Sells.