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Garrett Whitehead’s Summer of Theater

With make-up perfectly painted below his black uniform hat and charcoal grey jacket buttoned up to his neck, he sits in silence, anticipating how the night will unfold. Beneath him, the moving stage stands still, ready for the wear and tear of another night, another…

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

Ouachita 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…

Kinesiology students teach local children at river

An honors seminar focused on developing a place-based education course around the Ouachita River was presented many years ago, sponsored by Dr. Tim Knight, Dr. Byron Eubanks and Dr. Mike Reynolds. From this seminar, the class “On the Ouachita” was developed, and from there, Reynolds,…

Feel the chemistry: students present at national meeting

Students from Ouachita’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter went to the 243rd ACS National Meeting at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., from March 25-29. There, students presented the research they have done and participated in a Chemistry Demonstration Exchange (Chem…

SIFE partners with orphanages in Honduras

In January, one dean and three students embarked on a journey to Latin America’s third-poorest country — Honduras — with hopes of taking Students in Free Enterprise’s (SIFE) mission of service and sustainability across national boundaries. Dr. Bryan McKinney, dean of the Hickingbotham School of…

Student’s blog becomes Beretta job

More and more people are being discovered on the Internet these days — from YouTube series like EpicMealTime to every day people immortalized via Internet meme. Beretta Firearms recently decided it was time to tap into the Internet’s near infinite talent pool with a writing…

Student Researchers Present During Scholars Day

Spectator sports are huge in our country. Basketball, baseball and especially football can draw in a crowd on any level of competition. The Alpha Tau Honors Society and the Carl Goodson Honors Program give art and academics their own day to shine where they can…

Senior Graphic Design and Art Exhibits (April 23-May 4)

Ouachita will host senior exhibits for four graduating art students in the Hammons Art Gallery April 23 to May 4. Tanner Huffman, Hannah Pfeiffer and Marshall Pope will display their senior graphic design exhibit, “Graphically Speaking,” and Jessica Bowling will display her senior studio art…

SIFE Named Regional Champion

Ouachita’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team traveled to Dallas, Texas, last Friday to compete in the SIFE Regional Competition. Ouachita, one of 45 schools competing in Dallas, was named a Regional Champion, advancing to the national competition in Kansas City in May. The competition…

Ouachita and Henderson to co-host Girls of Promise Conference

Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University will co-host Girls of Promise on Saturday, April 14, on the two university campuses. Workshops will be held in the Garrison Center on the Henderson campus and a luncheon and “Speaker Extravaganza” expo will be held in Jones…