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Ouachita receives HIRES grant for cybersecurity program
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Ouachita to launch cybersecurity program in Fall 2025

December 04, 2024

With faculty in place and grant funding secured for development costs and state-of-the-art equipment, Ouachita Baptist University will offer a Bachelor of Arts program in cybersecurity that will combine classroom instruction, hands-on lab work and business internships.

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Ouachita track & field named for Hickingbotham family

September 26, 2024

Ouachita track & field named for Hickingbotham family

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Ouachita's Fall 2024 enrollment highest in 58 years

September 06, 2024

Ouachita Baptist University has reported a total Fall 2024 enrollment of 1,858, an increase from last fall and the university’s highest total headcount in almost six decades.

WOW leaders greet freshmen on move-in day
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Your adventure begins

July 02, 2024

The first days of your very first semester are incredibly special. Lots of folks have planned and worked together for months packing the calendar with events to help you make the most of every second during your first hundred days on campus.

Called to Teach conference at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita to host Called to Teach Conference on July 19

June 12, 2024

Ouachita Baptist University’s Huckabee School of Education will host its annual Called to Teach Conference on Friday, July 19, in Walker Conference Center, 485 Campus Drive. The 2024 conference theme is “Keeping the Joy.” Registration costs $50 and includes lunch and a conference T-shirt and bag.

Spring Commencement at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita to hold Commencement exercises May 11

May 01, 2024

Ouachita Baptist University will host its 137th Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. on the front lawn of Cone-Bottoms Hall.

Stepping Up for Ouachita
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Ouachita announces 2024 Stepping Up honorees

April 18, 2024

Ouachita Baptist University will host its annual Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon Friday, Nov. 8, at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. The event will honor Susan Doshier of Frisco, Texas; Shari Edwards of North Little Rock, Ark.; Carol Miller Gresham of Springdale, Ark.; and Kathy Rainwater of Little Rock, Ark.

Spring semester at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita announces another increase for Spring '24 enrollment

February 08, 2024

Ouachita Baptist University has reported its highest spring enrollment in more than 40 years with a total Spring 2024 headcount of 1,722.

Brett Rogers
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Brett Rogers '90: People are the Priority

January 23, 2024

Ouachita has been a home away from home for every student who’s lived in campus housing. Every year for Tiger basketball student-athletes, it’s also a home away from home for the holidays.

Counseling students
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Master's degree in counseling dovetails with Ouachita's mission

January 23, 2024

Ouachita’s newest graduate program equips students to become Licensed Professional Counselors with the skill to treat clients professionally and ethically in response to the global mental health crisis. The program gets at the heart of Ouachita’s mission to prepare students for lives of meaningful work.

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