School of Social Sciences
Ouachita students win multiple awards at Midwest Model United Nations conference
March 10, 2023Seven students from Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Political Science participated in the Midwest Model United Nations, 2月举行. 22-25在St. 路易斯,莫. Each received recognition for excellence.
Three Ouachita seniors intern for U.S. 森. Boozman
January 19, 2023Three students from Ouachita Baptist University completed a five-week congressional internship for U.S. 森. John Boozman this summer. Noah Sanders, a senior political science and Christian studies double major from Little Rock, Ark., and Sarah Spakes, a senior political science and public history double major from Benton, Ark., interned in Boozman’s Washington, D.C., office while Kathryn Totty, a senior political science and communications & media double major from Camden, Ark., interned in Boozman’s El Dorado office.
Ouachita team places in regional ethics bowl
December 08, 2022A team of Ouachita Baptist University students earned fifth place in the 25th Annual Texas Regional Ethics Bowl on Friday, 11月. 12, in San Antonio.
Motl takes on new mission as Sutton School dean
11月ember 18, 2022When classes at Ouachita resume in August, Dr. Kevin C. “Casey” Motl will have a cool story to share about what he did during his summer vacation: He flew the Millennium Falcon.
Equipping students to integrate faith and career as they build lives of meaningful work is a priority at Ouachita. And this fall, brand-new tools will be available to help them.
There are a few things that seem to be in Matthew Shepherd’s DNA—politics, 法律, Arkansas and Ouachita. He is a fifth-generation Ouachitonian, a family legacy starting with his great-great-grandfather, who attended Ouachita in the 1890s.
Dr. Kevin C. "Casey" Motl named dean of Ouachita's Sutton School of Social Sciences
June 27, 2022Dr. Kevin C. “Casey” Motl, the R. Voyt Hill Chair of History at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named dean of the university’s William H. Sutton School of Social Sciences. The Sutton School houses Ouachita’s departments of History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
Rigsby chosen to lead Ouachita's new criminal justice degree program
2022年5月17日Dr. 马尔科姆·L. Rigsby has been named professor of criminology and criminal justice and coordinator of the criminal justice program at Ouachita Baptist University. He brings more than 20 years’ teaching and research experience in higher education to the post, as well as a background in banking, private 法律 practice and private-owned business.
Ouachita adds undergrad programs in pre-counseling, Christian foundations
April 06, 2022Ouachita Baptist University has approved new undergraduate degree pathways for fall 2022 to better support students seeking to pursue careers that invest in others. Ouachita faculty members approved the curriculum changes in a March 8 meeting; changes included adding a pre-counseling program of study, a Christian foundations co-major and new clinical and human services emphases within the community and family services major.
Ouachita's Public History program presents cemetery care workshop 4月2日
March 21, 2022Ouachita Baptist University’s Public History program will present a free, hands-on preservation workshop Saturday, 4月2日, 从早上9点开始.m.-noon at Rose Hill Cemetery. The workshop will be led by Dr. 丽莎·斯皮尔, professor and university archivist at Ouachita, and by students enrolled in the university’s heritage tourism class. Box lunches will be provided by Apex Insurance Consultants of Arkadelphia.