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Ouachita To Host Jennifer Bray And Courtney Gibson In Student Art Exhibits April 7-12, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host seniors Jennifer Bray, a graphic design major from Little Rock, Ark., and Courtney Gibson, a graphic design major from Dermott, Ark., in their senior art exhibits. Both exhibits will be on display April 7-12 in Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery on Ouachita’s campus. Opening receptions will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, in the gallery.

Student Juried Art Exhibit On Display At Ouachita April 17-25, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Hammons Gallery in Mabee Fine Arts Center will feature the OBU Art Club’s annual Student Juried Art Exhibit from Monday, April 17, through Tuesday, April 25. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and winners will be announced at a reception Monday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the gallery.

“The exhibit was started as a way for students – art majors or not – to have their work professionally judged and displayed,” said former Art Club President Chad Satchell, a junior graphic design major from Frisco, Texas.

Ouachita Students Brunson, Garcia, Holtzclaw And Terry To Present Recitals On April 7, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Jessie Brunson, Gideon Garcia, Mackenzie Holtzclaw and Lauren Terry in student recitals on Friday, April 7. Garcia’s recital will be held at 11 a.m. and Brunson, Holtzclaw and Terry’s recitals will be held at 2 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

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Ouachita students Brunson, Garcia, Holtzclaw and Terry to present recitals on April 7

By Sarah Davis

March 31, 2017

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Dr. J.D. Patterson, Noted Ouachita Supporter, Remembered For Life Of Ministry And Service, Trennis Henderson

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Dr. J.D. Patterson, a noted alumnus, benefactor and former trustee of Ouachita Baptist University, died Sunday, March 26, at age 90.

University trustees affirmed Dr. Patterson’s lifelong commitment to Ouachita by naming the J.D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences in his honor in 2002. A 1947 Ouachita alumnus, he received Ouachita’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1984 and an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1999. He served two terms on the Ouachita Board of Trustees from 2005 through 2011.

Ouachita Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Tiger Serve Day On April 1, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University celebrates the 20^th anniversary of Tiger Serve Day this Saturday, April 1. Ouachita’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community coordinates the semiannual event in which hundreds of students, faculty and staff join together to serve members of the community.

This semester’s Tiger Serve Day will embrace its roots with the theme “Into the Streets,” which was the theme for the first Tiger Serve Day in 1997. Ian Cosh, vice president for community and international engagement, began planning the first Tiger Serve Day in 1996. However, plans for the event took an unexpected turn when …

Ouachita To Host Percussion Ensemble In Concert April 10, Haley Wilkerson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert on Monday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.

The OBU Percussion Ensemble will perform four pieces, each adapted to highlight Ouachita’s percussion students and alternating between drum-based pieces and keyboard-based pieces. The ensemble is directed by Dr. Ryan Lewis, associate professor of percussion.

Ouachita Division Of Music To Present Brass Chamber Ensemble Concert April 3, Haley Wilkerson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its Brass Chamber Ensembles in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3, in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Little Rock Celebration To Honor Ouachita Professors Johnny And Susan Wink April 1, Kacy Earnest, Ouachita News Bureau

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Honoring the influence and impact of longtime Ouachita Baptist University English professors Johnny and Susan Wink, Ouachita’s Department of Language and Literature will host a celebration recognizing the couple on Saturday, April 1. “An Evening with Johnny Wink: Stories and Poems” will be held in the Darragh Center Auditorium of the Little Rock Main Library from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Ouachita Trustees Review Strategic Plan Process, Approve Several Personnel Recommendations, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Helping prepare Ouachita Baptist University for future growth and impact, university trustees reviewed an interim report addressing Ouachita’s new five-year strategic plan during their quarterly board meeting March 9.

Ouachita Jazz Band To Perform Spring Concert March 28, Hannah Hines, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Jazz Band will present a concert on Tuesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita campus. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be livestreamed on the OBU band webpage at www.obu.edu/band.

13 Ouachita Students Named Finalists In State Nats Vocal Competition, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Thirteen Ouachita Baptist University students were named finalists at the 2017 Arkansas National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions held at Harding University. Among the finalists, five Ouachita students earned first place awards.

“It’s exciting to have so many finalists. We are happy for our students,” said Dr. Jon Secrest, Ouachita’s Addie Mae Maddox Professor of Music and coordinator of vocal studies. “We would be happy for our students even if they weren’t a success in terms of winning awards because the bottom line is that preparing for NATS ­– or for any audition – brings out the very …

Ouachita Honors Jeff Thompson As Associational Missionary Of The Year, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Jeff Thompson, associational missionary for Concord Baptist Association, was named the 2017 Associational Missionary of the Year at a recent banquet hosted by Ouachita Baptist University. The banquet was held Feb. 21 during the annual Associational Missionaries Retreat at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention building in Little Rock.

The award – presented by Ouachita for 45 years as a way of honoring the service of Arkansas Baptist associational missionaries – is the highlight of the retreat sponsored by the ABSC.

Ouachita Students Elliff And Saunders To Present Sophomore Recitals March 17, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Jessica Elliff and Hannah Saunders in their sophomore recitals on Friday, March 17. The recitals will be held at 11 a.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Renowned Steelpan Percussionist Liam Teague In Concert May 15, Hannah Hines, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host steelpan percussionist Liam Teague in concert Wednesday, March 15, at 8 p.m. The concert, which is open to the public, will be held in Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita campus. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice or by calling the OBU box office at 870-245-5555.

Ouachita Seniors Fender, Hutcheson And Sanders To Present Recitals March 14, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Hannah Fender, Lauren Hutcheson and Bret Sanders will present their senior music theatre recitals on Tuesday, March 14, 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.

Lizzie Shelby To Present Senior Vocal Recital March 16 At Ouachit, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Lizzie Shelby in her senior vocal recital on Thursday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. The recital will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus, and admission is free and open to the public.

Shelby is a senior vocal performance major from McKinney, Texas. She has also been named a state and regional finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions and has performed in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Choir.

Finley, Osborn And Scott To Present Sophomore Recitals At Ouachita March 10, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Michaela Finley, Kenzie Osborn and Scotty Scott as they present their sophomore recitals on Friday, March 10, at 11 a.m. The recitals will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus, and admission is free and open to the public.

Finley, from Cedarville, Ark.; Osborn, from Rockwall, Texas; and Scott, from Russellville, Ark., are all musical theatre majors. Each recital will include selections from various theatre productions.

Ouachita's 2017 Christian Counseling Conference Explores Adolescent Issues, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Pruet School of Christian Studies hosted the seventh annual Conference on Issues in Christian Counseling on Friday, Feb. 24. The conference, which is sponsored by Ouachita, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, brought together 174 mental health professionals, social workers, nurses and ministers to explore the topic of “Adolescent Issues.”

Ouachita's Ten-Minute Play Festival Comes To The Verser Stage On March 11, Haley Wilkerson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society will present its 15^th annual All Night Theatre: Ten-Minute Play Festival on Saturday, March 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. The festival is entirely run by students. The plays are student-written, directed and performed. The event is free and open to the public.

This festival is unique among theatrical productions at Ouachita. While most productions take months of planning, preparation and rehearsals, this festival features a condensed production schedule. Auditions for student actors will be held on Wednesday, March 8, from 6-8 p.m. in Verser …

Ouachita Honored As Arkadelphia's 2017 Large Business Of The Year, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Expressing appreciation to Ouachita Baptist University “for your service to our community,” the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance and Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Ouachita as Arkadelphia’s 2017 Large Business of the Year.

The award was presented to Ouachita President Ben Sells by David Goodman, Chamber of Commerce president, and Shelley Loe, Alliance and Chamber executive vice president, during the organization’s banquet held March 2 in Ouachita’s Walker Conference Center.

Ouachita Seniors Aaden Jones And Kayla Walker To Present Musical Theatre Recital March 13, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Aaden Jones and Kayla Walker will present their senior musical theatre recital on Monday, March 13, 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.

Aaden Jones is a senior musical theatre major from North Little Rock, Ark. He has been a finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. Jones is the president of Ouachita Singers and is a member of Ouachita Sounds.

Ouachita Visual Arts To Host Exhibit Featuring Guest Artist Tony Smith March 6-29, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts will host an exhibit featuring guest artist Tony Smith on March 6-29. The exhibit will be on display in the second floor Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall. It will coincide with another guest exhibit, “Abstract ARt,” which will be in the first floor gallery. Both exhibits will explore some of the same artistic themes represented in abstract art; they are both free and open to the public.

Smith is a painter based in Liverpool, England. His most recent work focuses on a whimsical spatial construction that plays off of the differences …

Ouachita Visual Arts Hosting Six Area Artists In "Abstract Art" Exhibit Through March 29, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts is hosting six Arkansas artists for an abstract art exhibit, “Abstract ARt,” through March 29. The exhibit will be in the first floor Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will coincide with another abstract art exhibit featuring Tony Smith, an artist from Liverpool, England. Both of these exhibits feature abstract art and will play off the same artistic themes.

“Abstract ARt” will feature Dustyn Bork from Batesville, Ark.; Justin Bowles from Little Rock, Ark.; Robyn Horn from Little Rock, Ark.; Sam King …

Beth Crisler Wins 2017 Shambarger Competition For Singers At Ouachita, Kacy Earnest Spears, Ouachita News Bureau

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– Beth Crisler, a soprano and senior vocal performance major from Bella Vista, Ark., won first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s recent Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers. She was one of five students were recognized for their performances in the annual competition.

Crisler earned first place and $500 for her performance of Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “To this we’ve come” from The Consul. Crisler is a student of John Alec Briggs and has been working with him from the start of the fall semester on this piece.

Ouachita Wind Ensemble To Present Spring Concert On March 7, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Wind Ensemble will present its spring concert on Tuesday, March 7. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita campus. It is free and open to the public.

“The Wind Ensemble is the premier instrumental ensemble at OBU and the concert will feature outstanding wind and percussion music,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands.

Ouachita Presents "Not A Clue" As Part Of The 2017 Muse Project Feb. 16-20, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present “Not a Clue” as part of the department’s annual Muse Project. This performance is a student-led, interactive, improvised mystery. Performances will be held in Verser Theatre Feb. 16-18 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased through OBU’s Box Office.

The Muse Project allows students majoring in theatre, musical theatre or theatre education to dig deeper in their ideas and passions and have them realized in an original performance. The project involves students submitting theatrical experiences or shows they …

Ouachita To Present Joint Concert Featuring Ouachita Sounds And Jazz Band Feb. 28, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Music will present a joint concert featuring Ouachita Sounds vocal ensemble and the OBU Jazz Band on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Jazz Band will perform “Come Out Swinging” by Larry Neeck, “Smooth” by Rob Thomas and Itaal Shur, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” by Stevie Wonder and “The Best of Sly and the Family Stone” by Silvester Stewart. The Jazz Band will also perform two songs by Sting, “Wrapped Around Your Finger” and …

Ouachita To Host Pianist Cole Burger In Concert March 2, Haley Wilkerson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host pianist Dr. Cole Burger in concert on Thursday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The recital, which is part of Ouachita’s Guest Artist Series, is free and open to the public.

Burger is an instructor in the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University, where he teaches and coordinates class piano and piano pedagogy. He holds degrees in piano performance and economics from Northwestern University and the University of Texas.

Ouachita's Hickingbotham School Of Business In Elite Group Among Aacsb Accredited Schools, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business is one of only nine business schools in the world (among more than 15,000) that is undergraduate-only and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

AACSB International has announced that 51 business schools, including Ouachita’s Hickingbotham School of Business, have extended their accreditation in business, business and accounting or accounting. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer degrees in business and accounting.

Ouachita To Host Percussionist Richard Henson, Jr. In Concert Feb. 27, Hannah Hines, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host percussionist Richard Henson, Jr. in concert on Monday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s W. Francis McBeth Recital Hall on the Ouachita campus. It will feature world percussion and hand drums from around the globe.