Jacob Watson, a 2011 Ouachita Baptist University alumnus, won the $10,000 Second Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition, held recently at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University will hold its 125th annual spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 12, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the university’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall. The ceremony will honor 318 graduates with a total of 325 degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team was recently named regional co-champions at the SIFE Regional Competition in Dallas, Texas. As a regional champion, Ouachita’s team will advance to compete at the national competition in Kansas City later this month. (more…)

Two Ouachita Baptist University students were recently recognized by Alpha Chi national honor society. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community honored Dr. Cecil Sutley with the Community Service Excellence Award and Gracie Wright with the OBU Foster Grandparent of the Year Award at its recent University Community Service Awards banquet. Dozens of Ouachita students, faculty and staff were also recognized for their service during the past year. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its annual “PRISM” concert on May 3 at 8 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. (more…)

Ouachita Baptist University student Jody Persson has been awarded the 2012 Carol Gay Award for her essay “Take It to the Porch: Meeting the Other in To Kill a Mockingbird.”

The Carol Gay Award, sponsored by the Children’s Literature Association, recognizes outstanding undergraduate research papers in children’s literature. Nominations for the award are submitted by university faculty around the nation. (more…)