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Ouachita Adds Undergrad Programs In Pre-Counseling, Christian Foundations, Felley Lawson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has approved new undergraduate degree pathways for fall 2022 to better support students seeking to pursue careers that invest in others. Ouachita faculty members approved the curriculum changes in a March 8 meeting; changes included adding a pre-counseling program of study, a Christian foundations co-major and new clinical and human services emphases within the community and family services major.

Pre-counseling students will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with double majors in psychology and community and family services (CFS). Developed through a partnership between the Department of Psychology in the W.H. Sutton School of Social Sciences and …

Ouachita's Public History Program Presents Cemetery Care Workshop April 2, Emma Dennis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Public History program will present a free, hands-on preservation workshop Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m.-noon at Rose Hill Cemetery. The workshop will be led by Dr. Lisa Speer, professor and university archivist at Ouachita, and by students enrolled in the university’s heritage tourism class. Box lunches will be provided by Apex Insurance Consultants of Arkadelphia.

Besides learning about tombstone materials, symbols and motifs, workshop participants will be taught and will use appropriate cleaning methods for tombstones. They’ll also hear about the history of Rose Hill Cemetery.

Ouachita Appoints Dr. Julyse Migan-Gandonou Horr As Director Of Applied Behavior Analysis Program, Kiki Schleiff Cherry, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Julyse Migan-Gandonou Horr has been named director of the master’s degree program in applied behavior analysis (ABA) at Ouachita Baptist University, effective January 2022.

Horr (pronounced HAW) is a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) as well as a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA). She has worked in the field for more than 10 years as a clinician, educator and researcher and is the owner and founder of ABA Clinical & Training Solutions consulting agency. Horr has published three research studies and has presented her work at national and international conferences. She has also developed and implemented training curricula for …

Composing The Story Of Us, Kevin Motl, Ouachita News Bureau

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Whose story gets told, and who gets to tell it? These questions and others lie at the heart of my flagship course History of American Women, which I am fortunate to teach this semester. As an historian of women and gender, I eagerly anticipate every opportunity to teach the class – and not just because it speaks directly to my scholarly expertise.

Finke Explores Religious Freedom In Birkett Williams Lecture, Taylor Tomlinson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Emphasizing that "almost every country has some sort of assurance of religious freedoms," Dr. Roger Finke recently delivered Ouachita Baptist University's spring 2014 Birkett Williams Lecture.