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Hudson And Mckinnon Win Obu Business Plan Competition With Agcorp, Cimber Winfrey, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University students L.B. Hudson and Evan McKinnon were recently awarded first place in the university’s seventh annual OBU Business Plan Competition. A total of $9,000 in prizes was awarded to the top three teams and their faculty advisors.

Rachel Jones Named Director Of Career Services At Ouachita, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Rachel Jones has been named director of career services at Ouachita Baptist University effective Dec. 1. She succeeds Rachel Roberts who had served in that role since 2014.

Jones previously served as marketing director for Sodexo on the Ouachita campus and as a hall director and assistant director of recreational life at Ouachita. She also has held staff positions at Midwestern State University and University of the Ozarks.

As director of career services, Jones will assist students in identifying personal strengths and areas of academic and vocational interest. She will counsel individuals about effective employment search strategies including resume and …

Ouachita To Host Tiger Steel Band Concert On Dec. 9, Emily Grigsby, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host a Tiger Steel drum concert in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Dec. 9. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Students To Direct And Perform In One-Act Play Festival Dec. 10-11, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will host its annual One Act Play Festival on Dec. 10-11 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. The performances are free and open to the public.

The One-Act Play Festival is a required part of a senior level course for theatre majors. These seniors choose a play of their choosing, cast the actors and direct the plays. Auditions for these plays are open to anyone on the campus, so students from all majors have the opportunity to participate in the festival. This year’s festival includes nine different performances.

A Service Of Lessons And Carols To Be Held At Ouachita On Dec. 8, Kelsey Bond, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its 19th annual A Service of Lessons and Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public.

The service is an interpretation of a tradition made popular by the Chapel at King’s College in Cambridge, England, where a service of scripture readings and communal music helps to focus the participants on the advent of Christ.

Obu Professor Terry Dewitt Presents At American Academy Of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University professor Dr. Terry DeWitt presented research at the recent American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition (AAP Experience) in Washington, D.C. DeWitt presented his poster, “Four Week Lumbo-Pelvic Hip Complex Intervention Program and Its Effects on Tuck Jump Assessment in Active Youth,” as a part of the Council on Sports Medicine & Fitness for the AAP.

Ouachtia To Host Trio Di Risata In Concert Dec. 7, Clair Childers, Chelsea Whelpley, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University's Division of music will host Trio di Risata in a flute, clarinet, and percussion concert on Monday, Dec. 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is free of charge and open to the public.

Ouachita To Present A Festival Of Christmas Dec. 4-5 Highlighting "We Need A Little Christmas!", Meaghan Pollizi, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouchita Baptist University's School of Fine Arts will present its 24th annual production of A Festival of Christmas on Dec. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Its 2015 theme is "We need a little Christmas!" Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.

Eight Ouachita Students Named Finalists In Regional Nats Competition, Susan Monroe Honored, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Eight Ouachita Baptist University students were named finalists at the 40th annual Southern Region National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) conference held recently at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Among the finalists, Esther Atkinson, a sophomore musical theatre student, earned two first place awards. Susan Monroe, OBU staff accompanist, also received the James Ronald Brothers Award for Outstanding Collaborative Pianist in the southern region of NATS.

Obu's Riley-Hickingbotham Library To Host World War 1 Exhibit Nov. 23-Dec. 18, Ouachita News Bureau

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"The Great War: Arkansas in World War 1," a traveling exhibit chronicling Arkansas' role in World War 1 at home and on the battlefields, will be displayed in Riley-Hickingbotham Library on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University from Nov. 23 through Dec. 18. The exhibit will be on display in the library's main floor lobby during regular hours of operation except school holidays.

Mcmurray, Cheshire, Brown, And Walker To Present Student Recitals At Ouachita Nov. 20, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University's Division of Music will host Annie McMurray and Erin Cheshire in their senior recitals and Hunter Mackenzie Brown and Kayla Walker in their sophomore recitals on Friday, Nov. 20. All performances will take place in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall and are free and open to the public. McMurray and Cheshire's performances will be at 11 a.m. Brown and Walker will perform at 2 p.m. A reception for McMurray and Cheshire will be hosted in Mabee Fine Arts Center's Hammons Gallery at 12 noon.

Local Children In Ouachita Honor Choir To Perform Annual Concert On Campus Nov. 21, Meaghan Pollizi, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Ouachita Honor Choir on Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita's Jazz Band To Present Fall Concert Nov. 23, Ali Robinson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University's Jazz Band will present its fall concert on Monday, Nov. 23, in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

The band has been active on campus for more than 40 years and this year includes 20 students under the direction of Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita's Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands.

Ouachita’S Percussion Ensemble To Present Concert Nov. 9, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Professor Among Panelists On Oct. 27 Science Café Little Rock, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Lori Hensley, the J.D. Patterson Chair of Biology at Ouachita Baptist University, will be among featured panelists at tonight's Science Café Little Rock. Highlighting "Novel Cancer Treatments," panelists will discuss promising research avenues and current cancer treatments.

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts To Present “Lord Of The Flies” Nov. 5-10, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present Nigel Williams’ “Lord of the Flies” based on William Golding’s original novel of the same name. Performances will be held in Verser Theatre on Ouachita’s campus Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. as well as a matinee performance on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.

Ouachita To Contribute To “Arkansas’S Reel History” Documentary Film Festival Oct. 10, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Archives and Special Collections will contribute to “Arkansas’s Reel History: A Documentary Film Festival,” hosted by the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives on Saturday, Oct. 10. The free festival will feature rare historic footage from across the state and will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the Ron Robinson Theater at 100 River Market Avenue in Little Rock.

Justin Isenhour And Adam Haas To Present Faculty Recital Oct. 12 At Ouachita, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Dr. Justin Isenhour and Dr. Adam Haas in a faculty recital Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the Ouachita campus.

850 Volunteers Gather To Serve Arkadelphia Area During Ouachita’S Semi-Annual Tiger Serve Day, Ouachita News Bureau

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A total of 850 students, faculty and staff gathered Saturday, Sept. 26, at the new home of Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community to kick off the university’s fall 2015 Tiger Serve Day.

Ouachita Music Professors Jon And Glenda Secrest To Present Faculty Recital Oct. 6, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present a faculty recital featuring Dr. Glenda Secrest, soprano, and Dr. Jon Secrest, tenor. The recital will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6, 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.

Three Ouachita Students Gain Film Experience As Interns On "War Room", Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Editor’s Note: War Room, the No. 1 movie in the nation over Labor Day weekend, is the latest faith-based film by Kendrick Brothers Productions. Three recent Ouachita Baptist University graduates served as interns on the film that was shot in North Carolina in the summer of 2014. The following article about their War Room internships was published in the fall 2014 issue of The Ouachita Circle.

How would you like to spend several weeks working on a film set? That’s exactly what three Ouachita mass communications majors had the opportunity to do this past summer.

Ouachita Displays Moran, Bierstadt Masterworks Through Oct. 3, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Dr. Loyde Hudson Collection, including works by Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt, is on display in Ouachita Baptist University’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery Sept. 1 through Oct. 3. The gallery is located in Moses-Provine Hall on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus, and the exhibit is free and open to the public.

Todd Allen Named New Wrestling Coach At Ouachita, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Athletic Department has officially announced the hiring of new wrestling head coach Todd Allen. His hiring follows a national search of prospective candidates to take over the position. Athletic Director David Sharp affirmed Allen's carrer both as a coach and a leader. "Coach Allen is the perfect fit for our program," Sharp said.

Ouachita Football Network Announces Affiliates For 2015 Season, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University again will have one of the largest radio networks in NCAA Division II with eight Ouachita Football Network stations covering most of Arkansas along with parts of Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

Ouachita's Annual Spotlight On Arkadelphia Set For Aug. 25, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University's annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia community and service fair is set for Tuesday, Aug. 25, the first day of the 2015 fall semester. It will be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Heflin Plaza and the Student Village Circle.

Shelby Seabaugh Among Organ Donors To Be Honored At 2016 Rose Parade, Staff

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Shelby Seabaugh, a former Ouachita Baptist University student who died in 2014, will be honored as part of a float in the 2016 Donate Life Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

Deabaugh's image will be featured with 59 other memorial floragraphs--portraits made of flowers--during the parade. Each memorial protrait will honor an individual who donated organs and tissue. The float's theme will be Treasure Life's Journey.

Ouachita Homecoming Football Game To Be Televised On American Sports Network, Ouachita News Bureau

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In conjunction with Ouachita tigers football program, the Great American Conference and Harding University, the Ouachita Baptist University Athletics Department has announced that Oct. 3 Ouachita Homecoming game between the Ouachita Tigers and Harding Bisons will be televised by the American Sports Network (ASN) and the Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

Ouachita Ranks No. 5 In The Nation In Forbes' #Mytopcollege Campaign, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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For the second year in a row, Ouachita Baptist University has earned a national Top 10 finish in Forbes' #MyTopCollege social media campaign.

Susan Atkinson Succeeds Jundy Jones As Ouachita Registrar & Director Of Admissions, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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"Judy Jones is highly respected both on campus and throughout the state for her work over the last 20 years as Ouachita's registrar and director or admissions," said Dr. Stan Poole, vice president for academic affairs. "We deeply appreciate the outstanding service she has given to Ouachita faculty, staff and students over these years. We wish her the very best ass she transitions to retirement."

362 Ouachita Students Named To Dean's List, Ouachita News Bureau

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A total of 362 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2015 semester. The students received a certificate of recognition from Ouachita and will be included in the "National Dean's List" for 2014-2015. 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.