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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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. Football Players Involved in Fight at Pi Kappa Alpha House
• Austin, Emma. University Faces Shortfall – Budget
• Mattingly, Evan. Up ‘Til Dawn – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Alvey, Rebekah. Therapeutic Garden Relieves Stress, Brings Bounty – Hope Harbor
• Williams, Jamie. International Students Volunteer to Help Refugees in Kentucky – Student Government Association
• Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Day After Election
• Hormell, David. WKU Puts Students on Back Burner
• Voting Viewpoints: Student Government Association Should Move Up Spring Elections
• Henderson, Andrew. Preparing to …

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 …

[University Of Nebraska-Lincoln] Digital Commons Ranked Among World's Best, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, a collaborative service provided by the University Libraries, was recently ranked among the best digital repositories in the world (as of March 2017).

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 …

Ua3/9/7 Balancing Our Budget By Year End, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding budget.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Williams, Jamie. Student Government Association Votes to Fund Sustainable Projects
• Kast, Monica. Rights to Know – Immigration
• Alvey, Rebekah. Event Connects Students with Career Professionals – Intercultural Student Engagement Center, Black Leaders Advocating for Community
• Schweikart, Lydia. Dark Parody, Dog Sees God Premieres on Campus – Theatre & Dance
• DeLetter, Emily. Staff Honored for Community Leadership Roles – Martha Sales, Ryan Dearbone, Aurelia Spaulding
• Vogler, Emily. Editorial re: We Never Talk
• Burgess, Kelly. Eating Greens is the Nutritional Pot of Gold
• Hatchett, Gina. Counting Down …

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

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Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Johnson, Kalyn. My Leadership Journey Working with Housing & Residence Life
• Williams, Jamie. Diversity Proposal Absent in Housing 10-Year Plan
• Critchelow, Andrew. Spooky Tales from WKU’s Residence Halls
• Alvey, Rebekah. How to Pick the Perfet Roommate for Next Year
• Critchelow, Andrew. Housing Blues? Here’s Albums to Help
• Ballard, Skyler, Views on Campus You Should See or Flee
• Keltner, Bryson. Upperclassmen Share Housing Experiences
• Alvey, Rebekah. Honors Changes Aim to Better Community
• Do You Want to Live in a Residence that Will Give You a Sense of Purpose?
• Alvey, Rebekah. Hilltopper Hall Construction …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. WKU Sues College Heights Herald Over Access to Records – Title IX
• Kast, Monica. WKU Tied Among Grant Winners – Fulbright Awards
• Miller, Callie. City Makes Plans to Improve Biker & Pedestrian Facilities
• Williams, Tyger. Welcome Notes Greet Incoming Refugees
• Chavis, Danielle. Local Restaurants Provide Sanctuary for Workers – Immigrants
• Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Aims to Prevent Flu Epidemic Through Education
• Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Obstruction
• Faltering Fairness: City Officials Fail to Meet the Low Bar of Open Discussion
• Harsh, Spencer. In Midst …

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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Austin, Emma. Gary Ransdell Declines Sanctuary Status – Immigration, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
• Ziesig, Kathryn. City Commission Tables Fairness Ordinance
• Alvey, Rebekah. Event Empowers Students Through Political Education – Black History Month
• Williams, Jamie. Video Contest Aims to Raise Sexual Assault Awareness – Voice of Justice
• Williams, Jamie. Student Government Association Offers New Scholarships for Marginalized Groups
• Keltner, Bryson. School of Nursing Changes Program Degrees
• McCarthy, Casey. Dual Credit Enrollment Continues to Rise
• Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red
• Johnson, Kalyn. Looking …

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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Dick, Jacob. Crafting Tim Caboni
• Kast, Monica. University Senate Endorses Sanctuary Resolution – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, Immigration
• Slaughter, Wesley. Editorial Cartoon re: Protecting Students
• Differing Doctrines: College Heights Herald, WKU Agree on Principle Not on Actions – Title IX
• Ronkainen, Millie. Trusting God, Rediscovering My Worth
• Mohr, Olivia. Annual Science Fiction Convention to Take Place This Week - Concave
• Critchelow, Andrew. Learning to Fight Back – Martial Arts
• Alvey, Rebekah & Andrew Critchelow. Speaker Tackles Issues of Race with Poetry – Clint …

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 …

Parental Messages About Substance Use In Early Adolescence: Extending A Model Of Drug-Talk Styles, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Young Ju Shin, Janice L. Krieger, Michael L. Hecht, John W. Graham

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

This study extends a typology of parent-offspring drug talk styles to early adolescents and investigates associations with adolescent substance use. Data come from a self-report survey associated with a school-based, 7th grade drug prevention curriculum. Mixed-methods were used to collect data across four measurement occasions spanning 30 months. Findings highlight frequencies of various drug-talk styles over time (i.e., situated direct, ongoing direct, situated indirect, ongoing indirect, never talked), messages adolescents hear from parents, and comparisons of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use by drug talk style. This study advances understanding of parent-adolescent communication about substances and holds practical implications for drug …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Bowling Green City Commissioner Sues WKU – Sue Parrigin
• Williams, Jamie. Students Rally for Higher Education
• Austin, Emma. State Legislation Moves Through General Assembly
• Alvey, Rebekah. Art Project Turns Attention to Construction Projects – Michael Wheatley
• Kast, Monica. Students Campaign for Women’s Education – Americans for Informed Democracy
• Brockman, Kacie. Student Group Traveling to Capitol for Refugee, Immigration Day – No Lost Generation
• Austin, Emma. College Awaits Approval of New Specialist Degree
• Slaughter, Wesley. Editorial Cartoon re: Gary Ransdell, Semester at Sea
• Johnson, Kalyn. Don’t …

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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Miller, Callie. New Strategy Targets International Enrollment
• Austin, Emma. Kentuckians Record Views on America – Kentucky Museum, Protests
• Ziesig, Kathryn. Pulitzer Prize Winner to Visit Campus – Renee Byer
• Mohr, Olivia. Professional Recording Studio Offers Services for All Artists – Studio 17, Clay Aydt
• Hatchett, Gina. Following the Golden Rule in Times of Tumult
• Slaughter, Wesley. Editorial Cartoon re: Gary Ransdell’s Valentine’s Day
• Huff, Taylor. Betsy Devos: Is She Fit to Be Queen of Education?
• Johnson, Tommy. Baptist Campus Ministry: Our Approach to International Students …