Archive | February, 2010

Ouachita Baptist Wind Ensemble to perform March 11

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Ouachita Wind Ensemble will perform on Thursday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita Baptist University’s Jones Performing Arts Center. The ensemble will perform under the direction of Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music. The 39-member ensemble is audition-based and open to all wind and percussion performers at OBU. [...]

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View As Web Page Lady Tigers sweep Lincoln in 1-hit shutout victories; improve to 8-1

ARKADELPHIA- Ouachita Baptist never left a doubt in double header victories over Lincoln (Mo.) University, as the Lady Tigers invoked the run-rule in five innings and allowed just one hit in both games. The double header sweep also stretched the current win streak to eight games for Ouachita (8-1), the best start since joining the [...]

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Tigers shutout North Alabama, as Gowdy moves to 3-0

ARKADELPHIA- After scoring 10-plus runs in three of the past four matchups, Ouachita Baptist used a two-hit shutout and strong starting pitching performance from senior Will Gowdy to shut down North Alabama, 3-0, at Rab Rodgers Field in Arkadelphia on Friday. Ouachita (5-4) stretched their current win streak to three games behind a six inning, [...]

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Ouachita to induct 1964-65 basketball team, five other athletes into Hall of Fame Feb. 26

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Continuing the tradition of honoring outstanding student-athletes, Ouachita Baptist University will induct its newest members into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 26. Ouachita’s 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees include the 1964-65 men’s basketball team, OBU’s first team named to the Hall of Fame, as well as five individual athletes. [...]

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OBU grants Honors Scholarship Awards to six students

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Carl Goodson Honors Program recently announced the recipients of the 2010 Honors Scholarship Awards. Six honors students were granted the awards to pursue research in their respective fields of study. The scholarships are a part of the Elrod Scholarship Endowment, which was created 25 years ago. These scholarships are not applied [...]

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Ouachita students named finalists in Collegiate Performance Showcase

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Two Ouachita Baptist University students, Elisabeth Hipp and Kyle Huey, were named finalists in the 2010 Trinity Presents Collegiate Performance Showcase, sponsored by Trinity United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Ark. They will perform as part of the Performance Showcase Recital on Sunday, March 14, at 6 p.m. Students from 10 colleges and universities [...]

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OBU’s Elrod Center hosts annual Dating, Engagement and Marriage Week March 1-6

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community will host the annual Dating, Engagement and Marriage Week March 1-6 on Ouachita’s campus. The theme of building strong relationships will be incorporated into Ouachita’s weekly events through Noonday, chapel and Refuge. There will also be breakout sessions for students and off-campus events [...]

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Ouachita Baptist University to host KALEO ministry conference Feb. 27

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University will host “KALEO: Arkansas ’10” on the university’s Arkadelphia campus Saturday, Feb. 27. KALEO, a New Testament Greek word that means “to be called,” is a specialized conference designed to guide emerging leaders to discover, embrace and pursue God’s call to change the world. The Arkadelphia event is co-sponsored by Ouachita, [...]

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Ouachita to induct 1964-65 basketball team, five other athletes into Hall of Fame Feb. 26

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Continuing the tradition of honoring outstanding student-athletes, Ouachita Baptist University will induct its newest members into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 26. Ouachita’s 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees include the 1964-65 men’s basketball team, OBU’s first team named to the Hall of Fame, as well as five individual athletes. [...]

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Ouachita students named to Collegiate Honors Choir

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Southwestern region of the American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA) offers a Collegiate Honors Choir conference every other year. This year the conference will be held in Denver, Colo., from Feb. 24-27, and Ouachita Baptist University will send seven music education majors. The ACDA is a group of choral directors that meets every two [...]

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Ouachita names several new staff members for spring 2012 semester

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—With the spring 2012 semester under way, several new staff members have been named to positions at Ouachita Baptist [...]

Girl’s Rush Spring 2012 Slideshow

Girl social clubs decorated and practiced skits in preparation for almost 200 prospective pledges during rush week. Pictures by Kristen [...]

Boy’s Rush Spring 2012 Slideshow

The Spring semester started off busy with rush week for social club members and prospective pledges. Pictures by Tanner Huffman, [...]

Video: Cheerleaders Discuss Their Seventh-Place National Finish

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OBU cheerleading team earns seventh-place finish in national competition

By Josh Fink, Sports Information Director ORLANDO, Fla.—Earning the squad’s highest national finish in school history, the Ouachita Baptist University [...]

OBU Tiger Day on Dec. 9 Geared to Prospective Students

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Student-faculty ratios, collegiate atmosphere and fitting in are many factors that prospective college students consider whenchoosing a university to [...]