Press Releases from 2018
Ouachita students earn more than 20 awards at Miss Arkansas competition, Ouachita News Bureau
Trennis Henderson, Ouachita communications VP, accepts new role as WMU national correspondent, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita honors 336 graduates during 131st spring commencement, Brooke Zimny and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita honors student achievements at 2018 Academic Awards Banquet, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita retirees honored for more than 200 years of combined service, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Tyler Sanders wins Ouachita’s 2018 Virginia Queen Piano Competition, Katie Smith
Ouachita Office of Communications earns 10 national awards, including BCA grand prize for marketing, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to hold 131st spring commencement ceremony May 12, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Dr. Joe Jeffers named Central Arkansas ACS Professor of the Year, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita students earn top photographer, web editor awards in 2018 ACMA competition, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition May 4, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Enactus team named regional champions, advances to national competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita seniors win second place and Dr. Chris Brune honored at Arkansas Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Sarah Engebrecht named winner of Ouachita’s Juried Student Exhibit, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita bioinformatics class hosts high school students in Genome Hack-A-Thon, Sarah Davis, Katie Smith, and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s annual Elrod Center service awards banquet honors Phil Hardin and student volunteers, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to celebrate academic achievements during annual Scholars Day on April 25, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita professor Margarita Pintado presents at Festival of Faith and Writing, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Division of Music to present annual PRISM instrumental concert April 30, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Lei Cai and Xiao Ling Shao to present duo piano recital May 3 at Ouachita, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Cayli Campbell in sophomore trombone recital April 27, Katie Smith
Ouachita to host Cansler, Engebrecht and Griffin in senior art exhibits April 24-May 6, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Concert Choir to perform spring concert May 1, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Singers, Ouachita Sounds and Women’s Chorus to present “The Greatest Show” concert April 26, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Dr. Gregory Smith in Nell Mondy Lecture Series April 23, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
More than 600 Ouachita students, faculty and staff “Serve Arkadelphia” for spring Tiger Serve Day, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Elizabeth Anderson to present senior recital at Ouachita April 20, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Emily Flowers and Katie Stanage in senior art exhibits April 10-19, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Maggie Garrett and John Alec Briggs to present faculty cabaret at Ouachita April 12, Sarah Davis
Ouachita to present “Seussical” as spring musical April 19-22, Ouachita News Bureau
Elaine Minton named Ouachita’s 2018 Support Staff Member of the Year, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Tiger Serve Day, Ouachita’s community service event, will take place April 7, Katie Smith
Anna Darr to present senior recital at Ouachita April 3, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Students showcase art in Ouachita’s Juried Student Exhibit opening April 12, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Jhonika Wright to perform sophomore recital April 6 at Ouachita, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Kinzie Schmidt, Miranda Hudleston and Zhanxiu Lu showcase senior art exhibits March 27-April 9, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Percussion Ensemble to perform in concert April 9, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Two Ouachita students named finalists in Kennedy Center theatre competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita and Henderson to co-host “What Were You Wearing?” sexual assault survivor art exhibit April 2-20, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Andy Peeks in guest saxophone concert March 29, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Tiger Tunes wins regional CASE Outstanding Student Advancement Program award, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita trustees approve director of nursing, receive positive updates on enrollment, retention and fundraising, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host George Drew for poetry reading March 27, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host senior art exhibit by Chad Satchell and Shelton Wooley March 9-17, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Emma Pitts named 2018 Miss Ouachita Baptist University, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Michael Peré to present senior recital at Ouachita March 12, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Nine Ouachita students named finalists in state NATS competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Endowed scholarship honors life and legacy of Ouachita professor emeritus William Downs, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Alpha Psi Omega chapter to present Ten-Minute Play Festival March 10, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Dylan Blackwood to perform sophomore recital March 16, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Jazz Band to present concert March 15, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita alumnus John Sivils to speak at “Think Odd, It’s Not Friday” on March 12, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Symphonic Band to present concert March 13, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Clay Mobley wins 2018 Shambarger Competition for Singers at Ouachita, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita alumna Jessica Lamb to speak on publishing on March 9, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Carl Goodson Honors Program awards research grants to seven students, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Wind Ensemble in concert March 6, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host 51st Miss OBU Scholarship Pageant March 3, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Jeff Crow named director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management at Ouachita, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host guest artist Matt Smith in “Sources of Evangelical Spirituality” exhibit March 1-28, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita seniors Chandler Blake and Chris Clark win OBU/HSU Business Plan Competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Donor gifts fund major renovation project for Ouachita Apartments to reopen this fall, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host eighth annual Conference on Issues in Christian Counseling Feb. 23, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Dixon donates SBC scrapbooks to Ouachita library, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host clarinetist Michael Scheuerman in concert Feb. 19, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita announces students named to Fall 2017 Dean’s List, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita announces students named to Fall 2017 President’s List, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Department of Theatre Arts presents student-written “Painting the Roses Red” Feb. 15-19, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Shambarger Competition for Singers and anniversary concert Feb. 20, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita hosts “Between the Shadow and the Light: An Exhibit Out of South Africa” international traveling art exhibit through Feb. 23, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
OBU’s Ouachitonian yearbook earns national Gold Medalist award, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Allison Frizzell-Kizer, former Tigers volleyball star, named Ouachita's head volleyball coach, Trennis Henderson
Press Releases from 2017
Ouachita trustees adopt five-year Strategic Directions that highlight "faithful excellence", Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Morgan Taylor named winner of Ouachita's 2017 McBeth Concerto Competition, Ouachita News Bureau
Chandler Blake and Chris Clark win Ouachita Business Plan Competition, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita visiting professor publishes children’s book, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita honors Dr. Raouf Halaby with art history classroom, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Danny Prescott resigns after 14 years as Ouachita head volleyball coach, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita responds to professor's article, Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita theatre to present One-Act Play Festival Dec. 7-8, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Texarkana Regional Arts Center hosts Ouachita’s Donnie Copeland in solo exhibit through Jan. 13, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Emily Johnson to perform sophomore recital Dec. 8, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita vocal studies program boasts highest number of finalists at Southern Region NATS auditions, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita receives $1.4 million gift from Earl and Nancy McCuin estate to benefit student scholarships, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Dec. 5, Rachel Bruton and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita ranked in top 25 percent of undergraduate programs preparing high school teachers, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Tiger Steel Band in concert Dec. 4, Bethany Lenards and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s A Festival of Christmas celebrates 25th anniversary Dec. 1 and 2, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Hubbard elected vice chair of American Chemical Society regional committee, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Huckabee School of Education earns national accreditation, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita students’ research recognized at Arkansas INBRE conference, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host Percussion Ensemble in concert Nov. 20, Bethany Lenards and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Opera Theatre to present “Speed Dating Tonight!” Nov. 16-19, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Nelson and Root "Press Box Stories" talk to launch "Hometown Teams" exhibit Oct. 28, Trennis Henderson and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Jazz Band to present concert on Nov. 6, Rachel Bruton and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita to host chamber ensemble concerts Nov. 1 and 2, Addy Goodman and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita Wind Ensemble to present fall concert on Oct. 30, Rachel Bruton
Rachel Clifton, Hannah Hill, Matthew Burns and Cedar Valdez to present Ouachita recitals Oct. 27, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita seniors Hannah Hines and Cody Walls to present musical theatre recital Oct. 26, Sarah Davis and Ouachita News Bureau
Ouachita’s Department of Theatre Arts to present Blood Wedding Nov. 1-6, Katie Smith and Ouachita News Bureau