Recognizing more than 100 academic and leadership achievements throughout the past year, Ouachita Baptist University’s 2013 Academic Awards Banquet honored students in each of the university’s seven academic schools. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University President Rex M. Horne, Jr. challenged OBU’s 2013 graduating class to “fulfill your promise as difference makers in the lives of those you touch in your life, but also that will carry forward into eternity” at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony. (more…)

Thirty-seven Ouachita Baptist University students have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

The students were chosen for Who’s Who by OBU’s faculty, staff and 2013 senior class based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. (more…)

At the recent Missouri Writers’ Guild Annual Conference, Paul Bass, a former Ouachita Baptist University staff member, received the first place Walter Williams Major Work Award in the President’s Contest for his book, Robert S. Kerr: Oklahoma’s Pioneer King. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University recently hosted the 2013 Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) annual convention, a conference recognizing the achievements of college publications across the state. The department brought in professionals to hold workshops ranging from print and broadcast journalism to social media. Ouachita’s student publications won nearly 65 awards total. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University will hold its annual spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall. The ceremony will honor 296 graduates earning degrees including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. (more…)

The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community at Ouachita Baptist University recently donated more than 150 new books to Ascent Children’s Health Services in Arkadelphia to fulfill a need for books for preschool children enrolled there.  (more…)