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students in Ouachita's Department of Nursing
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Ouachita receives initial approval for 4-year BSN program in Arkadelphia

January 14, 2022

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Nursing has been initially approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) to begin recruiting and admitting students to its 4-year, residential Bachelor of Science in Nursing pre-licensure program option. The first cohort will start the program at the beginning of the Fall 2022 semester.

Department of Nursing at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita's Department of Nursing receives grant from Blue & You Foundation

December 09, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Nursing is among 41 recipients of a grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas. Totaling $3,360,327, the grant will fund health initiatives in 71 of Arkansas’ 75 counties.

Dr. Kevin Cornelius, professor of physics at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita preparing to launch new engineering program

December 07, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University is preparing to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering as early as Fall 2022, pending approval from the university’s institutional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The new 4-year program is being designed to meet standards set by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) and will be housed in the J.D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences at Ouachita.

Service of Lessons and Carols at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita to present A Service of Lessons and Carols Dec. 6

November 30, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present A Service of Lessons and Carols on Monday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Department of Nursing faculty, students receive Governor's Quality Award
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Ouachita Department of Nursing receives Governor's Quality Award

November 17, 2021

Gov. Asa Hutchinson presented the Ouachita Baptist University Department of Nursing with the 2021 Governor’s Quality Award earlier this semester during a banquet hosted by the Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE), award sponsors, in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock.

Taryn Toles and Katelyn Still
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Still, Toles to perform senior instrumental recitals at Ouachita on Nov. 19

November 15, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present Katelyn Still and Taryn Toles in their senior instrumental recitals Friday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr.
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Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr. named Ouachita's VP for Community and Intercultural Engagement

November 11, 2021

Dr. Lewis Shepherd Jr. has been named vice president for community and intercultural engagement at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

Ouachita Baptist University campus police officer Cori Gooseberry talks with student
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Ouachita to add undergraduate degree program in criminal justice

November 02, 2021

Ouachita has established a residential undergraduate degree program in criminal justice, to be offered beginning in Fall 2022.

McBeth Recital Hall at Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita to host cellist Christopher Adkins on Nov. 9 as part of Guest Artist Series

October 27, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University will host cellist Christopher Adkins in concert Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. Adkins’ performance is part of Ouachita’s Guest Artist Series and is funded through a gift from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Principal Chair Endowment Program. The recital is free and open to the public; masks are required inside the auditorium due to COVID-19.

McBeth Recital Hall at Ouachita Baptist University
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Sanders, Taylor to perform senior voice recital at Ouachita on Oct. 22

October 18, 2021

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Karlee Sanders and Clara Taylor in their senior voice recital Friday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recital will be livestreamed here: https://livestream.com/obu/taylor-sanders.

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