OBU Library

07/15/2024

Area teachers, don't miss out on this great PD opportunity from the Arkansas Humanities Council!

Join Ann Clements, AHC Education Director and other visiting scholars for AHC’s summer PD workshops. One hour workshops will explore humanities classroom resources, grant opportunities for professional development, classroom projects and field trips, new AHC programs and resources developed for teachers, and the Smithsonian traveling "Americans" exhibit coming in 2025. In addition, the 3-hour workshops will include a deep dive into "DocsTeach" and resources for using and teaching with primary sources in the classroom; along with artifact and document analysis using items from Ouachita Archives and Special Collections. Zoom workshops (2 hours credit) will feature Docs Teach as primary topic for one workshop; another virtual workshop will focus on AHC classroom resources and available educational grants.

Presentation content relates to Social Studies (Arkansas History, U.S. History, World History, Civics, Government, Economics), English Language Arts, and Fine Arts. The workshops are designed for K -12 teachers and librarians/media specialists. Participants will earn either 1, 2, or 3 hours of PD credit, depending on chosen workshop. AHC will provide giveaways including books and other resource materials. Refreshments will be provided at most workshops.

Tuesday, July 23 Educational Grants, Primary Sources And More from HumanitiesAR, Partnering Scholar: Dr. Lisa Speer, Professor and University Archivist
9:30 - 12:30, 206 McClellan Hall, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia Register: https://forms.gle/tn7Ab3CnytooHdst5

Please contact Ann Clements, [email protected] with any questions about the workshops.

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05/09/2024

Great opportunity for Arkansas Teachers to earn PD hours coming up in Arkadelphia in July!

03/04/2024

We are celebrating Women's History Month in the Library! Come in and learn about the history of women at OBU and check out some of our great reading selections for the month!

04/17/2023

Only a week to go before registration ends on this great opportunity to get your preservation questions answered for FREE! Seating is limited, so don't miss out!

04/12/2023

Freaking out because you don't know how to preserve all those slides and photographs you just inherited from Mom and Dad? What about your digital photographs? Are they safe in the cloud? Come to the OBU Public History Preservation Workshop and get advice from the experts!

04/03/2023

Looking for something fun and educational to do on Saturday, April 29? The OBU Public History Program is hosting a free preservation workshop! Registration opens today but is limited, so don't delay!

05/02/2022

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03/14/2022

Tickets are going fast, fast, fast! Reserve your place now for the Rose Hill Cemetery Preservation Workshop hosted by the OBU Public History Program students on April 2 from 9 to noon while space is still available. Registration ends March 26, but spaces will be gone by then! Boxed lunches provided by Apex Insurance Consultants of Arkadelphia. Free D/2 samples for participants!

Interested in learning how to safely clean headstones in your local or family cemetery? This workshop will teach you this and so much more!

03/07/2022

Registration for the Cemetery Preservation Workshop, hosted by the OBU Public History program students, is now open through Eventbrite at the link below! Registration is limited to 20 people, so reserve your space now. Question or problems registering please call 870-245-5332 or email [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Interested in learning how to safely clean headstones in your local or family cemetery? This workshop will teach you this and so much more!

03/03/2022

Check out this great new exhibit at the Clark County Historical Museum created by our colleague across the ravine, Dr. David Sesser, and Ouachita student, Hannah Webber!

02/21/2022

Look what OBU's Public History students are doing! We are excited about this workshop coming up on April 2nd. You don't want to miss out!

Ouachita Baptist University’s Public History Program is hosting its first Gravestone Cleaning Workshop! Registration is free, but limited to 20 registrants, so don't delay! Boxed lunches will be provided.

You will receive a crash course in headstone cleaning and maintenance while learning how it benefits our local history.

Registration begins March 5th. Keep following for more information!

02/15/2022

Look what OBU's Public History students are doing! Be sure to sign up for this great FREE workshop!

Want to help the community by making headstones like this look new? Join the OBU Public History program's Cemetery Workshop at Arkadelphia's Rose Hill Cemetery on April 2nd from 9am - noon.

Learn how to safely clean headstones for free and learn some fascinating facts about the long-time residents of Rose Hill Cemetery!

Registration opens on March 5th. Boxes lunches will be provided. Keep following for more information!