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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Returns To Alma Mater For Lecture March 2, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia announced today that Sarah Huckabee Sanders will speak on March 2 as part of the university’s Birkett Williams Lecture Series. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.

Ouachita Announces Arkansas Students Named To Fall 2019 President’S List, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts To Present "Almost, Maine" Feb. 13-17, Madison Creswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present the student-led production "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani for the department’s annual Muse Project. Performances will be held in Ouachita’s Verser Theatre Feb. 13-17 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased through Ouachita’s Box Office.

Ouachita To Host International Food Festival Feb. 18, Ashly Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s International Club and Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education will host the 2020 International Food Festival (IFF) on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Walker Conference Center. Tickets will be $5 each at the door.

Caroline Derby Crowned Miss Obu 2020, Ashley Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University hosted the 53^rd annual Miss OBU Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 1, and crowned Arkadelphia, Ark., native Caroline Derby Miss OBU 2020.

Ouachita To Host Virginia Queen Piano Competition Feb. 7, Madison Cresswell

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host its annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition on Friday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. The competition will be held in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, and admission is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Announces Students Named To Fall 2020 Dean's List, Rachel Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has named 396 students to its Fall 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 Baptist University, a private liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, Ark., is in its 134th year as a Christ-centered learning community and is ranked the No. 2 “Regional College in the South” by U.S. News & World Report. In fall 2020, Ouachita recorded its highest …

World-Traveled Pianist Jinha Park To Perform At Ouachita Feb. 7, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host world-traveled pianist Dr. Jinha Park in concert on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The performance, which is part of the university’s 2019-2020 Guest Artist Series, is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Guest Artists Brittney Patterson And Eun-Hee Park In Concert Jan. 30, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host flutist Brittney Patterson and pianist Eun-Hee Park in a joint concert on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host 53rd Miss Obu Scholarship Pageant Feb. 1, Ashly Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the 53^rd Miss Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Sixteen contestants will compete for the crown. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door or at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.

Ouachita Hosts Printmaking Exhibit “Pigments And Process” Jan. 14-March 6, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Rosemary Adams Department of Visual Arts will host a group exhibition titled “Pigments and Process” from Jan. 14 to March 6 featuring the work of Arkansas printmakers. The exhibit will be displayed in the Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery on the second floor of Moses-Provine Hall and is free and open to the public. A reception for the featured artists will be held Thursday, Jan. 30, from 1-2 p.m.

Ouachita Reports Second Consecutive 99% Career Outcomes Rate For Graduates, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University reported yet another graduating class found success in their post-graduate pursuits as 99% of the 2019 graduating class currently is employed or furthering their education. The number also exceeds the most recent national average of 93% for colleges and universities.

Eight Ouachita Students Selected To Perform In 2020 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Eight Ouachita Baptist University music students have been selected for the 2020 Arkansas Intercollegiate Band (AIB) and will attend the Arkansas Music Educators Convention Feb. 20-21, 2020, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Following auditions and rehearsals beginning on Thursday, Feb. 20, the band then will perform a free concert for the public on Friday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m.

Brown, Edwards, Matros, Mccown And Studdard Win 11th Annual Ouachita Business Plan Competition, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University students Olivia Brown, Savannah Edwards, Brandon Matros, Sheldon McCown and Allison Studdard received first place and a $4,000 cash prize for their business proposal, ImmunoSense, during the 11^th annual OBU Business Plan Competition held Thursday, Dec. 5. The competition, hosted by the Hickingbotham School of Business, allows students from various disciplines to present their entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of business professionals for evaluation and cash prizes.

Holli Barger Named Winner Of Ouachita’S 2019 Mcbeth Concerto Competition, Madison Creswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University junior Holli Barger was named this year’s winner of the W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Dec. 6. She performed “Horn Concerto, No. 8 – I. Allegro” by Franz Strauss.

Ouachita Theatre To Present One-Act Play Festival Dec. 5-6, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its annual student-directed One-Act Play Festival on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. Both performances are free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host 14th Annual Mcbeth Concerto Competition Dec. 6, Gracie Stover, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the 14^th annual W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Friday, Dec. 6, beginning at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall located in Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Ouachita's Bethany Hicks Authors "Germany" Chapter Essay In Published Cold War Handbook, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Bethany Hicks, associate professor of history, authored a chapter essay titled “Germany” in the book East Central European Migrations During the Cold War: A Handbook, published in May 2019. The volume is a compilation of essays written by historians, sociologists and political scientists from eight countries.

Ggu Law’S 7th Annual Veterans Law Conference Tackles Military Assault And The #Metoo Movement, Golden Gate University School Of Law

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On November 1, 2019, Golden Gate University School of Law (GGU Law) will host its 7th Annual Veterans Law Conference with the focus on military sexual assault through the lens of the #MeToo movement. The goal of the conference is to highlight the problem of military sexual violence in order to help craft better preventative solutions.

Ouachita's Jon Merryman Appointed Council For Christian Colleges And Universities Alumni Affairs Commissioner, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Jon Merryman, Ouachita Baptist University’s director of alumni relations and the Ouachita Student Foundation, recently was appointed as a commissioner to the Alumni Affairs Directors Group with the national Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Merryman is one of seven directors from the U.S. and Canada appointed to the group by the president of CCCU, Shirley Hoogstra.

Ouachita's Carvajal-Villamar Presents Paper At Society For Amazonian & Andean Studies Meeting, Ashly Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Jerusa Carvajal-Villamar, assistant professor of Spanish, recently presented a paper at the biennial meeting of the Society for Amazonian & Andean Studies (SAAS). The conference was held Oct. 5-6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and was hosted by the University of Alabama.

The SAAS national conference is dedicated to studying, featuring and promoting research about the Amazonian and Andean regions of South America. Attendees represent a wide diversity of disciplines and fields, such as literature, ethnography, cultural studies, dietetics, contemporary themes, archaeology and more.

Ouachita Opera Theatre To Present "Resurrection History: The History Of The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ" Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University Opera Theatre will present Heinrich Schutz’s Auferstehungshistorie: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi Oct. 31-Nov. 3. Shows will run Thursday, Oct. 31, through Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Auferstehungshistorie: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi translates Resurrection History: The History of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The opera shares the biblical story of the resurrection and accounts of the events that followed, such as Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene and the women at the tomb, his appearances on …

Dr. David Bebbington Discusses Evangelical History, Trajectory In Birkett Williams Lecture At Ouachita, Rachel Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. David W. Bebbington spoke at Ouachita Baptist University on Oct. 7 as part of the university’s Birkett Williams Lecture Series. A world-renowned scholar on evangelicalism, Bebbington focused his lecture on the history of evangelicalism and its relevancy to the modern Christian.

Dr. Bebbington began by talking about evangelical revivals, America’s First Great Awakening and England’s Evangelical Revival, which took place in the 18^th century, and mentioning the impact of leaders like John Wesley and George Whitfield.

Ouachita To Host The U.S. Army Field Band And Soldiers’ Chorus Oct. 25, Samantha Pipkin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus in a free performance on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets can be reserved through Ouachita’s Box Office, located in Jones Performing Arts Center, or at obu.edu/boxoffice.

Wallace To Present Senior Recital Oct. 18, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Sharayah Wallace in her senior recital on Friday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Names 2019 Alumni Milestone Award Recipients, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University recognized five outstanding alumni in the 10^th class of Ouachita Alumni Milestone Award recipients at its Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 5: Mauricio Vargas, Dr. Jim Spann, Brad Sullivan, Dr. Sarah Beth Harrington and Laura Cox. This year’s honorees represent the graduating classes of 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009, respectively.

Ouachita Crowns Betsy Patterson As 2019 Homecoming Queen, Ashley Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Betsy Patterson, a senior secondary mathematics education major from Garland, Texas, was crowned Ouachita Baptist University’s 2019 Homecoming Queen before the Tiger football game on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Ouachita’S Division Of Music To Present Chamber Winds Concert On Oct. 21, Ashley Stracener, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its fall Chamber Winds Concert on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert will be free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Percussionist Daniel Smithiger And Oboist Dawn Striker-Roberts Oct. 22, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host percussionist Daniel Smithiger and oboist Dawn Striker-Roberts on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the university’s 2019-2020 Guest Artist Series. The performance, to be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Ouachita’S Division Of Music Presents The Ouachita Singers, Women’S Chorus In Concert Oct. 8, Gracie Stover, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present a joint program featuring the Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, to be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.