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Ouachita's Ben Utter among 22 faculty nationwide to attend NetVUE seminar on vocation

August 20, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Ben Utter, assistant professor of English, represented Ouachita faculty at the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education’s (NetVUE) “Teaching Vocational Exploration” seminar held this summer in Chicago.

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Behind the names: Cone-Bottoms Hall

August 13, 2019

Sitting squarely behind a carpet of grass that some call “Ouachita’s front lawn” and shaded by oaks and loblolly pine trees is historic Cone-Bottoms Hall, a landmark of campus since it was built in 1923.

 Ouachita will get the fall semester started with Spotlight on Arkadelphia.
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Ouachita's annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia set for Aug. 20

August 07, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia community showcase on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the first day of the 2019 fall semester.

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Ouachita's Cross Brandon participates in Broadway Winds summer program in New York

August 07, 2019

Cross Brandon, a sophomore instrumental music education major from Little Rock, Ark., was one of 10 participants from around the country selected to study in the Broadway Winds intensive program.

Dr. Terry DeWitt (center) accepts Ouachita’s first Gold Status credential for its Exercise is Medicine (EIM) program during the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) annual meeting in Orlando this summer. Bob Sallis, past-president of ACSM and EIM founder, and Renee Jeffries Heil, current EIM Committee chair, presented the award.
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Ouachita is first university in Arkansas to earn Gold Status credential from American College of Sports Medicine

July 29, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University recently became the first university in Arkansas to earn a Gold Status credential from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for its participation and excellence in the organization’s Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) program.

Thirty faculty members representing institutions in 17 states attended Ouachita’s Department of Biological Sciences’ third AR-CURE Synthetic Biology Workshop, led by Drs. Nathan Reyna and Ruth Plymale. The workshop, held June 16-19 on campus, shared Ouachita’s innovative course-based research project.
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Ouachita's Department of Biological Sciences promotes undergraduate research through AR-CURE workshop

July 10, 2019

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Biological Sciences recently hosted its third AR-CURE Synthetic Biology Workshop to share its innovative course-based research project with institutions seeking to conduct semester-long undergraduate research.

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The guys behind the camera

July 09, 2019

If you’ve kept up with Ouachita lately, you’ve likely glimpsed at different Ouachita photos taken by graduates Tyler Rosenthal (’15), Andy Henderson (’18) and Alex Blankenship (’19). Among the three, they have captured 15 years of life at Ouachita.

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Behind the names: Berry-Peeples Bible Building

June 24, 2019

For nearly 60 years, Berry Bible Building has been the academic home for countless Ouachita Christian studies students and professors, as well as the rest of the student body, who complete foundational Christian studies classes there.

Ouachita professors Dr. Mary Chung (on piano) and Dr. Carlos Feller (on flute) perform at the International Flute Workshop’s opening recital in Ferentino, Italy. Chung and Feller also taught private lessons, workshops and coached rehearsals for the festival, held May 15-21 in Roccasecca.
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Ouachita's Chung and Feller perform as guest artists at International Flute Workshop, Italy

June 20, 2019

Dr. Mary Chung, assistant professor of music, and Dr. Carlos Feller, visiting assistant professor of music, appeared as guest recitalists and clinicians at the first International Flute Workshop held in Roccasecca, Italy.

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Behind the names: Berry Chapel

June 20, 2019

With its large, symmetrical windows and white steeple stretching high, Berry Chapel has served as a campus landmark since 1962. It is a favorite sketch subject for Ouachita’s aspiring artists, but it is also a place – more than a building – etched in the memories of countless Ouachita students.

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