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Ouachita to host Airmen of Note in free concert March 27

By Meg Gosser March 10, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University will host Airmen of Note, the premier big band jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, for a free concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 27, in Jones Performance Arts Center. Stationed in Washington, D.C., the Airmen of Note have performed for millions of [...]

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Tiger Days scheduled to coincide with Texas schools spring break

By Breanne Goodrum March 9, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Office of Admissions Counseling will welcome prospective students and their families to campus for Tiger Days on March 14 and 18. These preview days are scheduled to coincide with Texas schools’ spring break and will provide “a great opportunity for students on Spring Break to [...]

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Hipp to perform senior recital March 15

By Brooke Zimny March 9, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present Elisabeth Cross Hipp, a senior vocal performance major from Memphis, Tenn., in her senior vocal performance recital at 7:30 p.m. March 15 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus. A reception will follow in Hammons Fine [...]

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Hipp places first in Ouachita’s Shambarger Competition for third consecutive year

By Brooke Zimny March 9, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Elisabeth Hipp, a senior vocal performance major from Memphis, Tenn., placed first in Ouachita Baptist University’s recent Shambarger Competition for Singers. This is the third consecutive year Hipp has won the competition. “This is the first time in the history of the competition that one student has won [...]

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Ouachita student Alison Johnson to present sophomore recital March 11

By Brooke Zimny March 9, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present Alison Johnson in her sophomore musical theatre recital at 2 p.m. March 11 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The recital is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Johnson’s musical theatre degree. Johnson, a Shreveport, La., native, [...]

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OBU Wind Ensemble spring concert set for March 10

By Whitney Crews March 7, 2011 Arkadelphia, Ark.—The Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble will present its spring concert Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on the Ouachita campus. The concert is free and open to the public. This year the ensemble will feature pieces by a variety of composers. Beginning [...]

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Murray, Swiontek and White to perform sophomore recitals March 4

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Amanda Murray, Bethany Swiontek and Heather White in their sophomore recitals March 4 at 11 a.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The recitals are in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the students’ musical theatre degrees. Tweet

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OBU’s Upward Bound hosts Senior Saturday March 5

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—On March 5, Ouachita Baptist University’s Upward Bound program will host Senior Saturday, a semi-annual event that invites high school seniors and their families to learn about college and the attainability of a postsecondary education. The day will focus more specifically on teaching students about the college application process and financial aid. The event [...]

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Ouachita students win top awards in OBU/HSU Business Plan Competition Feb. 2

By Glenn Bolton February 8, 2011 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—After five hours of competing and waiting, Ouachita students took home a total of $7,000 in prizes at the Ouachita Baptist University/Henderson State University Business Plan Competition held Feb. 2. The winners from the OBU Business Plan Competition will be going on to the 10th annual Donald W. [...]

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New OBU Experience course teaches campus tradition, expectations to freshmen

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—This fall, Ouachita Baptist University added a new class to the core curriculum designed specifically for freshmen. The OBU Experience, an eight-week course held one hour each week, is required of all incoming freshmen. Tweet

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Ouachita Sounds, Tiger Blast in Concert

The members of Tiger Blast and Ouachita Sounds are preparing for their annual concert set for tomorrow in Jones Performing [...]

Seven Students Selected for Sigma Tau Delta Conference

Seven Ouachita students will be going to New Orleans on March 4 for the annual Sigma Tau Delta Convention. Tweet

Ouachita Softball Splits Double-Header With No. 20 Midwestern State to Open Season

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- The Ouachita Lady Tiger softball team currently stands at 1-1 after Monday’s double-header with No. 20 Midwestern State [...]

Senteney wins Ouachita Concerto Competition

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Elyse Senteney, a junior music education major from Plano, Texas, recently earned first place in Ouachita Baptist University’s sixth [...]

Alumnus Named District Winner of Metropolitan Opera Auditions

Jacob Watson, a fall 2011 Ouachita graduate, recently was named the winner of the Arkansas District Auditions of the Metropolitan [...]

Ouachita Takes Second, Fourth in Business Plan Competition

Two Ouachita teams were among the winners of the second annual OBU/HSU Business Plan Competition at Arkadelphia City Hall yesterday. [...]