Ouachita adds antique firearm to collection

Dr. Ray Granade, Ouachita’s director of library services with the rifle.

Dr. Ray Granade, Ouachita’s director of library services with the rifle.

Four feet long with 32-inch barrels and a walnut stock, a rifle that was handcrafted in Arkadelphia, Ark., has now returned home 140 years after it was made. (more…)

Ouachita students aid community during Thanksgiving

For three years, Ouachita students have been giving of their time and resources during the Thanksgiving season. The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community directs the Thanksgiving basket project which invites students to distribute baskets of food to area residents in need. This year the project produced a record 44 baskets. (more…)

More than 80 graduates honored during Ouachita’s final fall commencement


Eighty-two graduates received degrees during Ouachita Baptist University’s final fall commencement ceremony held Saturday, Dec. 20, in Jones Performing Arts Center. (more…)

Ouachita receives major gift for new School of Humanities building in memory of 1907 graduate

A major gift in honor of a Ouachita Baptist University alumnus who graduated more than 100 years ago was announced during Ouachita’s Dec. 11 board of trustees meeting on the university’s Arkadelphia campus. (more…)

Watch the fall graduation ceremony via webcast

Eighty graduates are set to participate in Ouachita Baptist University’s final fall commencement service on Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. A reception in Walker Conference Center will be held immediately following the ceremony to honor graduates and their guests.

Those unable to attend the ceremony can watch a recording of the ceremony posted on Ouachita’s Web site at http://www.obu.edu/broadcast/.

Staff, faculty serve midnight breakfast

A Christmas e-greeting from Ouachita and President Rex Horne

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Ouachita honors Sutton with campus luncheon

Members of the Ouachita Baptist University community gathered for a Dec. 12 luncheon to honor William H. “Buddy” Sutton. Ouachita’s board of trustees voted earlier this year to name the university’s W.H. Sutton School of Social Sciences in his honor. (more…)

CAB Window Painting Contest

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80 graduates to walk in final fall commencement

Since 1999, fall commencements have been held in Sturgis Physical Education Center to relieve overcrowding during the spring ceremony. (more…)