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Ouachita Trustees Approve Director Of Nursing, Receive Positive Updates On Enrollment, Retention And Fundraising, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita Trustees Approve Director Of Nursing, Receive Positive Updates On Enrollment, Retention And Fundraising, Ouachita News Bureau

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Members of Ouachita Baptist University’s Board of Trustees have affirmed a major step in Ouachita’s plans to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, endorsing the appointment of Dr. Brenda Trigg as director of nursing.


Ouachita’S Tiger Tunes Wins Regional Case Outstanding Student Advancement Program Award, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita’S Tiger Tunes Wins Regional Case Outstanding Student Advancement Program Award, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Tiger Tunes won the CASE Outstanding Student Advancement Program award in the regional competition on Feb. 24, beating out the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. Tiger Tunes will compete at nationals this August in Louisville, Ky.


Ouachita To Host George Drew For Poetry Reading March 27, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita To Host George Drew For Poetry Reading March 27, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Language and Literature will welcome poet George Drew for “An Evening of Poetry: George Drew with Johnny Wink” on March 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s Hickingbotham Hall, room 200. The event will feature Drew with Dr. Johnny Wink, Ouachita’s Betty Burton Peck Professor of English, as they read selected poetry works and share stories of writing them. The event is free and open to the public.


Emma Pitts Named 2018 Miss Ouachita Baptist University, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Emma Pitts Named 2018 Miss Ouachita Baptist University, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Emma Pitts of Clarksville, Ark., was crowned the 2018 Miss Ouachita Baptist University on Saturday, March 3. It was the 51st annual Miss Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship Pageant.


Ouachita To Host Senior Art Exhibit By Chad Satchell And Shelton Wooley March 9-17, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita To Host Senior Art Exhibit By Chad Satchell And Shelton Wooley March 9-17, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Chad Satchell and Shelton Wooley in their senior art exhibit, “Life in Vector,” March 9-17. The exhibit will be on display in Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery. A reception will be held Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m.


Michael Peré To Present Senior Recital At Ouachita March 12, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Michael Peré To Present Senior Recital At Ouachita March 12, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Michael Peré in his senior vocal recital on Monday, March 12. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center.


Nine Ouachita Students Named Finalists In State Nats Competition, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Nine Ouachita Students Named Finalists In State Nats Competition, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Nine students from Ouachita Baptist University were named finalists at the 2018 Arkansas National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) recently held at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Five of these students earned first place honors.


Endowed Scholarship Honors Life And Legacy Of Ouachita Professor Emeritus William Downs, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Endowed Scholarship Honors Life And Legacy Of Ouachita Professor Emeritus William Downs, Ouachita News Bureau

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Alumni of the Rogers Department of Communications at Ouachita Baptist University have established a $50,000 endowed scholarship to honor the life and legacy of Dr. William D. Downs, professor emeritus of communications at the university. Downs served for 41 years on the Ouachita faculty, retiring in 2007.


Ouachita’S Dylan Blackwood To Perform Sophomore Recital March 16, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita’S Dylan Blackwood To Perform Sophomore Recital March 16, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Dylan Blackwood in his sophomore recital on Friday, March 16, 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 Jazz Band To Present Concert March 15, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita Jazz Band To Present Concert March 15, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its Ouachita Jazz Band in concert on Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.


Ouachita’S Alpha Psi Omega Chapter To Present Ten-Minute Play Festival March 10, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Mar 2018

Ouachita’S Alpha Psi Omega Chapter To Present Ten-Minute Play Festival March 10, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society will present its annual All Night Theatre: Ten-Minute Play Festival March 10 at 7:30 p.m. The festival consists of short, student-written plays. Each play is entirely student-directed and produced. The event will be held in Ouachita’s Verser Theatre and is free and open to the public.


Ouachita Alumnus John Sivils To Speak At “Think Odd, It’S Not Friday” On March 12, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita Alumnus John Sivils To Speak At “Think Odd, It’S Not Friday” On March 12, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Department of Language and Literature will host alumnus John Sivils to speak on campus about his experience in law school. He will speak at its “Think Odd, It’s Not Friday” lunch meeting. The event, co-sponsored by the Ouachita Pre-Law Society, will be held Monday, March 12, at noon in the Ouachita Commons Alumni Room and is open to the public.


Ouachita Symphonic Band To Present Concert March 13, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita Symphonic Band To Present Concert March 13, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Symphonic Band will perform in concert on Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free of charge and open to the public.


Clay Mobley Wins 2018 Shambarger Competition For Singers At Ouachita, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Clay Mobley Wins 2018 Shambarger Competition For Singers At Ouachita, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Clay Mobley, a sophomore music industry major from Wylie, Texas, won first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s 20th annual Shambarger Competition for Singers on Tuesday, Feb. 20.


Ouachita To Host Wind Ensemble In Concert March 6, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host Wind Ensemble In Concert March 6, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Ouachita Wind Ensemble in concert on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.


Ouachita To Host 51st Miss Obu Scholarship Pageant March 3, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host 51st Miss Obu Scholarship Pageant March 3, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the 51st Miss Ouachita Baptist University Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Seven contestants will compete for the crown. Tickets are $12 at the door.


Jeff Crow Named Director Of Campus Safety And Emergency Management At Ouachita, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Jeff Crow Named Director Of Campus Safety And Emergency Management At Ouachita, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Jeff Crow, former director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, has been named the first director of Ouachita Baptist University’s new Department of Campus Safety and Emergency Management, according to Dr. Wesley Kluck, vice president for Student Development.


Ouachita To Host Guest Artist Matt Smith In “Sources Of Evangelical Spirituality” Exhibit March 1-28, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host Guest Artist Matt Smith In “Sources Of Evangelical Spirituality” Exhibit March 1-28, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts will host guest artist Matt Smith, assistant professor of art at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, in an exhibit titled “Sources of Evangelical Spirituality.” The exhibit will feature pieces exploring graphic design and typography and how these elements can showcase the Christian faith. The exhibit will run March 1-28 in the second floor Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery of Ouachita’s Moses-Provine Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Smith will lead a gallery talk to open the exhibit at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 1.


Ouachita Seniors Chandler Blake And Chris Clark Win Obu/Hsu Business Plan Competition, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita Seniors Chandler Blake And Chris Clark Win Obu/Hsu Business Plan Competition, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University teams won first, second and fourth place in this year’s OBU/HSU Business Plan Competition, hosted on Henderson State University’s campus Feb. 12. Chandler Blake and Chris Clark earned the $4,000 first place prize for their WinterTerm.com proposal


Donor Gifts Fund Major Renovation Project For Ouachita Apartments To Reopen This Fall, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Donor Gifts Fund Major Renovation Project For Ouachita Apartments To Reopen This Fall, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Apartments, which houses 16 apartment units, will reopen this fall following extensive renovations thanks to generous gifts from university donors.


Ouachita To Host Eighth Annual Conference On Issues In Christian Counseling Feb. 23, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host Eighth Annual Conference On Issues In Christian Counseling Feb. 23, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Pruet School of Christian Studies will host the eighth annual Conference on Issues in Christian Counseling on Feb. 23 in Walker Conference Center. This year’s focus is “Issues in Marriage.”


Ouachita To Host Clarinetist Michael Scheuerman In Concert Feb. 19, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host Clarinetist Michael Scheuerman In Concert Feb. 19, Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host clarinetist Dr. Michael Scheuerman in concert on Monday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital, which is part of Ouachita’s Guest Artist Series, is free and open to the public.


Ouachita Announces Students Named To Fall 2017 President’S List, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita Announces Students Named To Fall 2017 President’S List, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has named nearly 350 students to its Fall 2017 President’s List.


Ouachita Announces Students Named To Fall 2017 Dean’S List, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita Announces Students Named To Fall 2017 Dean’S List, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has named approximately 400 students to its Fall 2017 Dean’s List. The students will be included in the “National Dean’s List” for 2017-18.


Dixon Donates Sbc Scrapbooks To Ouachita Library, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Dixon Donates Sbc Scrapbooks To Ouachita Library, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Mary Betty “Snookie” Dixon donated her grandmother’s scrapbooks to Ouachita Baptist University’s Special Collections, housed in Riley-Hickingbotham Library. These seven scrapbooks detail the family’s road trips to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meetings from 1943 to 1969.


Ouachita To Host Shambarger Competition For Singers And Anniversary Concert Feb. 20, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita To Host Shambarger Competition For Singers And Anniversary Concert Feb. 20, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the 20th annual Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. In honor of the anniversary, a special recital featuring former winners of the competition will be held later that evening at 8 p.m. Both performances, which are free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall.


Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts Presents Student-Written “Painting The Roses Red” Feb. 15-19, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Feb 2018

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts Presents Student-Written “Painting The Roses Red” Feb. 15-19, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present a student-written prequel to “Alice in Wonderland” titled “Painting the Roses Red” as part of its annual Muse Project Feb. 15-19. The performances will be Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 15-17, and Monday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased through OBU’s Box Office.


Obu’S Ouachitonian Yearbook Earns National Gold Medalist Award, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau Jan 2018

Obu’S Ouachitonian Yearbook Earns National Gold Medalist Award, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s 2016-2017 Ouachitonian yearbook earned a Gold Medalist award and All-Columbian Honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in its annual College Yearbook Critique.


Ouachita Hosts “Between The Shadow And The Light: An Exhibit Out Of South Africa” International Traveling Art Exhibit Through Feb. 23, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau Jan 2018

Ouachita Hosts “Between The Shadow And The Light: An Exhibit Out Of South Africa” International Traveling Art Exhibit Through Feb. 23, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Sutton School of Social Sciences is hosting the final U.S. stop of the international traveling exhibit, “Between the Shadow and the Light: An Exhibit Out of South Africa,” on Ouachita’s campus. It is the largest exhibit to show on Ouachita’s campus to date, spanning Mabee Fine Arts Center’s Hammons Gallery as well as Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Galleries. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 23 and is free and open to the public.


Allison Frizzell-Kizer, Former Tigers Volleyball Star, Named Ouachita's Head Volleyball Coach, Trennis Henderson Jan 2018

Allison Frizzell-Kizer, Former Tigers Volleyball Star, Named Ouachita's Head Volleyball Coach, Trennis Henderson

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Allison Frizzell-Kizer, a 2013 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, has been named Ouachita’s head volleyball coach effective Jan. 15. She succeeds her former coach, Danny Prescott, who served 14 years as head volleyball coach at Ouachita.