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Danny Prescott Resigns After 14 Years As Ouachita Head Volleyball Coach, Ouachita News Bureau

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Coach Danny Prescott, who has served as Ouachita Baptist University’s head volleyball coach for 14 seasons, has announced his resignation effective Dec. 31.

Ouachita Theatre To Present One-Act Play Festival Dec. 7-8, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will host its student-directed One-Act Play Festival in Verser Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 7, and Friday, Dec. 8. The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Texarkana Regional Arts Center Hosts Ouachita’S Donnie Copeland In Solo Exhibit Through Jan. 13, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Donnie Copeland, Ouachita Baptist University associate professor of visual arts and chair of Ouachita’s Adams Department of Visual Arts, is showcasing a solo exhibit at the Texarkana Regional Arts Center Nov. 9 through Jan. 13. Admission to the center is free and open to the public.

Ouachita’S Emily Johnson To Perform Sophomore Recital Dec. 8, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Emily Johnson in her sophomore recital on Friday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Ouachita Vocal Studies Program Boasts Highest Number Of Finalists At Southern Region Nats Auditions, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University music students earned 12 finalist honors at the 42^nd annual southern region National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions Nov. 8-11, the highest number of finalists from any competing school. Additionally, Kara Claybrook, adjunct instructor of voice at Ouachita, earned second place in the NATS Artist Awards (NATSAA) competition for the southern region.

Ouachita Receives $1.4 Million Gift From Earl And Nancy Mccuin Estate To Benefit Student Scholarships, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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For Earl and Nancy McCuin, generosity and service to others was a way of life. Their giving culminated with a recent estate gift of almost $1.4 million to Ouachita Baptist University for student scholarships.

Ouachita To Host Annual Service Of Lessons And Carols On Dec. 5, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will present its annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Tiger Steel Band In Concert Dec. 4, Bethany Lenards, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Tiger Steel Band will present its fall concert on Monday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

Hubbard Elected Vice Chair Of American Chemical Society Regional Committee, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Sara Hubbard, associate professor of chemistry at Ouachita Baptist University, was elected to a three-year term as vice chair of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Meeting Executive Committee on Nov. 1. As part of this position, Dr. Hubbard will serve on the southwest region’s Steering Committee and the Executive Committee.

Ouachita’S A Festival Of Christmas Celebrates 25th Anniversary Dec. 1 And 2, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present A Festival of Christmas on Dec. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. This year’s performances mark the 25th anniversary of the event and of the construction of Jones Performing Arts Center. To celebrate both of these, this year’s theme is “A Festival of Christmas: Celebrating 25 Years of Joy.”

Ouachita Students’ Research Recognized At Arkansas Inbre Conference, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Students of Ouachita Baptist University’s Patterson School of Natural Sciences presented and were recognized at the recent Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Out of the 191 registered student presenters, 26 students were from OBU and three Ouachita students received honorable mentions for their work.

Ouachita To Host Percussion Ensemble In Concert Nov. 20, Bethany Lenards, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert on Monday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Opera Theatre To Present “Speed Dating Tonight!” Nov. 16-19, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music and Department of Theatre Arts will present Michael Ching’s opera Speed Dating Tonight! Nov. 16-19. The shows will run Thursday, Nov. 16, through Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.

Nelson And Root "Press Box Stories" Talk To Launch "Hometown Teams" Exhibit Oct. 28, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Rex Nelson, senior editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and voice of the Ouachita Tigers Football Network, will join his longtime broadcast partner, Dr. Jeff Root, for a presentation about covering local sports as part of Ouachita Baptist University’s opening of the Smithsonian “Hometown Teams” exhibit on Saturday night, Oct. 28.

Ouachita Jazz Band To Present Concert On Nov. 6, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Jazz Band will perform on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Chamber Ensemble Concerts Nov. 1 And 2, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Music will present two chamber ensemble concerts Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 in McBeth Recital Hall. The Wednesday, Nov. 1, concert will be held at 8 p.m. and showcase the brass instruments, and the Thursday, Nov. 2, concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. and will showcase the woodwinds. The concerts are free and open to the public.

Ouachita Seniors Hannah Hines And Cody Walls To Present Musical Theatre Recital Oct. 26, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Hannah Hines and Cody Walls will present their senior musical theatre recital on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The recital, which will be in Ouachita Baptist University’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Rachel Clifton, Hannah Hill, Matthew Burns And Cedar Valdez To Present Ouachita Recitals Oct. 27, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host four student recitals on Oct. 27, including senior Rachel Clifton in her senior instrumental recital and Matthew Burns, Hannah Hill and Cedar Valdez in their sophomore vocal recitals. The sophomore recitals will be held at 11 a.m., and Clifton’s senior recital will be held at 2 p.m. All will take place in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, and admission is free and open to the public.

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts To Present Blood Wedding Nov. 1-6, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca on Nov. 1-6 in Verser Theatre. The production opens Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. Additional performances will be held Nov. 2-4 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be held on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are open to the public and are $10 each.

Ouachita To Host Rex Nelson In “News And Fake News” Lecture Oct. 24, Ouachita News Bureau

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The School of Humanities at Ouachita Baptist University will host Rex Nelson, senior editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, in a lecture Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Hickingbotham Hall’s Young Auditorium. His lecture, “News and Fake News,” is part of Ouachita’s Birkett Williams Endowed Lecture Series.

Ouachita To Host Smithsonian “Hometown Teams” Exhibit Oct. 28-Dec. 9, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the national traveling exhibition “Hometown Teams,” presented by the Smithsonian Institution, from Oct. 28-Dec. 9. The exhibit, which will be located in Hammons Gallery in Mabee Fine Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Ryan Lewis To Perform Faculty Percussion Recital At Ouachita On Oct. 16, Bethany Lenards, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Dr. Ryan C. Lewis, Ouachita assistant professor of music, in a faculty percussion recital Monday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Achieves Top Graduation Rate Among All Colleges In Arkansas, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has earned the honor of attaining the top university graduation rate in Arkansas, according to the latest data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report follows other recent recognitions, including Ouachita being ranked as the No. 1 private university in Arkansas by Niche.com.

Mary Pat Anthony To Be Honored Oct. 19 At Stepping Up For Ouachita, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Mary Pat Cook Anthony, a longtime educator who holds two degrees from Ouachita Baptist University, will be honored by her alma mater at Ouachita’s eighth annual Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon. The event, which helps fund scholarships for female students at Ouachita, will be held Thursday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Benton Event Center in Benton, Ark.

Ouachita To Host “Small Works On Paper” Exhibit Featuring Arkansas Artists Oct. 5-27, Bethany Lenards, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts will host “Small Works on Paper,” an exhibit sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, Oct. 5-27 in the Rosemary Gossett Adams Galleries in Moses-Provine Hall. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

More Than 800 Ouachita Students, Faculty And Staff ‘Serve Arkadelphia’ For Fall Tiger Serve Day, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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A total of 805 students, faculty and staff from Ouachita Baptist University served the community of Arkadelphia during Tiger Serve Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, including 27 volunteers who were involved in hurricane relief efforts in Houston, Texas. A total of 111 Tiger Serve Day projects were completed by 110 volunteer teams.

Ouachita Singers And Women’S Chorus Concert Set For Oct.10, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus will present their annual fall concert on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30. The concert, which will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall, will be free and open to the public.

Ouachita Announces $1 Million Gift; Trustees Authorize Berry Bible/Horne Center Project, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Hearing positive reports about Ouachita Baptist University’s recent enrollment and endowment growth, the university’s Board of Trustees addressed a variety of budget, personnel and facility-related issues during their quarterly board meeting held Sept. 21 on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus.

Citing Ouachita’s 17.9 percent growth in first-time freshman enrollment for the fall semester and an endowment increase of more than $7 million to a total of $108 million, Ouachita President Ben Sells told trustees, “We are stronger because of enrollment growth and endowment growth.”

Ouachita To Host World-Renowned Pianist Dr. Yoosun Kang In Concert Oct. 3, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Dr. Yoosun Kang in a piano concert on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.

Dr. Kang, a native of South Korea, currently serves as a professor of music at Chung-Ang University in South Korea and teaches applied piano and piano literature. Dr. Kang earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, Soth Korea; a Master of Music degree from Indiana University; and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Musi.Dr. Kang …

Ouachita To Host New York Classical Players In Concert Oct. 4th, Bethany Lenards, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the New York Classical Players (NYCP) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. as part of its first-ever Arkansas tour. The chamber music concert, which will feature the string quartet from the NYCP, is free and open to the public and will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.