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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.

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Julia Reddel, Student Spotlight on Leigh Ann Glaubius, Announcements, and Professional Development

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.

Mission Statement Creation And Dissemination In Service Organizations: Reaching All Employees To Provide Unified Organizational Direction, Julie L.G. Walker

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Scholars extol the virtues of crafting effective mission statements and the importance of its frequent communication. Especially in nonprofit business settings, mission statements can be an important way to provide goals and purpose for an organization’s staff. Creating and conveying mission statements to unify a staff whose tasks span a broad range is a difficult but important part of visionary leadership. This study explored mission statement dissemination at a university to understand its impact on staff whose tasks included limited academic work with students. Analysis of questionnaires found nonacademic staff members were not exposed to the mission statement often and …

Connecting To Students: Self-Disclosure As A Motivational Tool For Collegiate Forensic Coaches, Ben Walker

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Forensic coaches spend a large amount of time with their students and often struggle to find effective methods of motivation; however, studies have shown that teachers (Christophel, 1990) and athletic coaches (Turman, 2008) can use immediacy as a way to increase student/competitor motivation. This paper examines how forensic coaches can use a specific interpersonal tactic (self-disclosure) to potentially increase student motivation. The review of literature covers self-disclosure and the link between immediacy and motivation in both educational and competitive settings; next, Petronio’s Communication Privacy Management theory is contextualized with forensic coaches; finally, suggestions are offered to forensic coaches who wish …

The Influence Of Setting On Supreme Court Religious Expression Decisions, Joseph J. Hemmer Jr.

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

The First Amendment prohibits any establishment of religion, a dicta that has been applied in an apparently inconsistent manner by the Supreme Court when called upon to evaluate various forms of verbal and nonverbal religious communication. Court decisions have approved religious prayers and displays in government settings. When such exercises and displays were introduced to the public school academic setting, the Court chose to disallow the practice. An examination of judicial opinions reveals that justices recognize three factors inherent to the academic setting which justify the apparently contradictory decisions. Because of the captive nature of the audience, the presence of …

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.

The Formation Of Youth-Led Participatory Networks In Urban Bangladesh: A Case Study Of The Bgreen Project, Fadia Hasan

Doctoral Dissertations

Through the lens of a participatory action research platform that I founded called The BGreen Project (BGreen), my research explores networked political economic connections that were developed as a result of this academic-community initiative. BGreen was a participatory action research platform that connected urban high school, college, university youth in an assortment of participatory/deliberative activities in the fields of education and environment. With their ongoing engagement in the participatory network called BGreen, Bangladeshi youth are negotiating their affiliation to diverse political economic structures (for example, their educational institutions) in creative ways and forging innovative methods of transformative participation as …

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.

2015 Legacy Banquet, Cedarville University

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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.

Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2015: 1000 Days, Cedarville University

Cedarville Magazine

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Alumnotes, Fall 2015, Cedarville University

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Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Elizabeth Von Nagy, Student Spotlight on Denice Hein, Announcements, and Professional Development

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.