Ouachita Baptist University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 84% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 9% of housing units are Singles.
• 80% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 10% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 28 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 7% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 50% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: International Student Food Fair, Tiger Traks, Tiger Tunes
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 32 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, Beta Beta Beta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Beta Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Collegiate Ministries
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) ROMS (Reaching Out To Multicultural Students), International Student Organization
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Activities Board, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, International Student Association, Recreational Sports Program
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Signal (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Little Rock, Arkansas (65), Memphis, Tenn (195)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Arkadelphia, Arkansas (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Arkadelphia, AR (5)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 80% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is not available.
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 5 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 20% of students are fraternity members
• There are 5 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 30% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited