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Dr. Caroline Taylor named dean of Ouachita\u27s School of Fine Arts
Get PDFDr. Caroline B. Taylor, professor of music and interim chair of the Division of Music at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named dean of Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts. She will provide leadership starting June 2023 to the school’s divisions of and Applied Arts in pursuing their goal of producing artists and scholars who integrate their intellect and faith with their art, and their art with their worldview.
“I am thrilled to be appointed the next School of Fine Arts dean and excited to be in a position to continue the long-held tradition of excellence the arts have always held at Ouachita,” said Taylor, who has served since July as Division of Music interim chair. “I want to ensure that all students at Ouachita, regardless of their major, have the opportunity to experience and stay involved in the Arts during their time here.
Ouachita\u27s Division of Music presents annual PRISM concert May 1
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University’s Division of Music presents its annual PRISM concert on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Free and open to the public, the concert will include performances from Ouachita’s instrumental ensembles.
“The Ouachita PRISM Concert is one of my favorite concerts of the year,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands at Ouachita. “It features many of our instrumental ensembles in a unique setting. I am very proud of the music our students and faculty create and look forward to sharing their achievements with our audience.
Sherry Kuhn named Ouachita\u27s Support Staff Member of the Year
Get PDFSherry Kuhn, senior cash manager and grant specialist in the Office of Business Services at Ouachita Baptist University, has been named the university’s 2022-23 Support Staff Member of the Year. Kuhn was recognized in April by the university’s staff development committee and Dr. Ben Sells, Ouachita president.
She was selected from a group of nominees who demonstrated outstanding performance in their work responsibilities, in supporting the mission of the university and in relating positively to students, coworkers and members of the public
Ouachita Department of Theatre Arts to host One Act Play Festival May 4-5
Get PDFThe Ouachita Baptist University Department of Theatre Arts will present its Student Directed One Act Play Festival on May 4-5 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. The performances are free and open to the public, and they are based on students’ work in a play directing course taught by Dr. Dawn Schluetz, visiting associate professor of theatre arts
The Changing Role of Women in Journalism
Get PDFThroughout the course of time, the role of women in journalism has changed tremendously. Women in journalism were considered inferior to men and had to fight their way up the ladder to be given the same roles and responsibilities as a man. However, when given breaking stories or interviews with heads of states, women still weren\u27t paid as greatly as a man was, despite the level of work they were doing. We see the remnants of this in today\u27s society. However, thanks to groundbreaking women in journalism, women are now able to be in positions, the same positions within a newsroom as men, and hold their own. Yet, despite women doing the exact same job as a man, even today, it has been shown that there are men who make higher salaries than women. Women are still facing unnecessary scrutiny by viewers. I would argue that we see more women than we ever have in news before, yet they\u27re facing the same challenges faced decades ago.
Comparing the stories of three women in broadcast journalism, Barbara Walters, a ground-breaking female journalist; Tiffany Lee a new-to-the-industry reporter and anchor; and veteran anchor Alyse Eady will share how the role of women in journalism has changed, yet still has similarities to the past, as well as show how society has changed, yet there still is work to do in creating a fair workplace in television
Putting the Fun in Foreign Language: Defining and Justifying Leisure Language Learning and the Implications for Foreign Language Educators and Students
Get PDFIn a world where learning a foreign language has never been more accessible than it is right now, many people believe that the endeavor is beyond their capabilities and an unworthy use of their time. In Western civilizations, there has been a serious decrease in true hobby/leisure activities over the last 15 years. With technological innovations like social media that provide endless hours of scrolling, media streaming services such as Netflix, and even regular cable TV, we have access to endless entertainment that decreases the desire to have a hobby. In March 2020, worldwide lockdowns due to Covid-19 kept most people inside their homes, and extreme boredom struck. Many people took the opportunity to learn a new skill purely for their own personal development. In the early stages of the pandemic, people found themselves with abundant access to technology with connections to billions of other people around the world as well as abundant amounts of time. People who previously had limited time for leisure due to their strenuous work or school lives suddenly had an overwhelming amount of time to use, so they turned to the internet to self-educate and learn a new hobby or skill. While there are lengthy lists of the harms that come out of our dependence on technology, in this historical moment, addiction to screens became a saving grace. Inspiration from online social media fed new obsessions with houseplants, jigsaw puzzles, and even the infamous bread baking, creating a lockdown microculture in which hobbies flourished. Some people turned to independent language learning apps like Duolingo, one of the world\u27s leaders in self-taught language learning technology, which saw an exponential spike in usership of 30 million people in the weeks following the lockdowns that began in March 2020 (Blanco 2020). As it is now three years past the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our society is learning to adapt to life in a post-pandemic world, returning to life as it was before, while also recognizing the necessity for change in certain areas. The evidence from the 2020 Duolingo Language Report shows us that people are interested in language learning as a hobby and that there is the possibility for its coexistence on lists with woodworking, knitting, and cooking. Language learning is emerging as a hobby; it\u27s time that we start to categorize it as such.
This contemporary model of language learning as a hobby is of specific interest to educators and scholars within the field of Second Language Acquisition. Already there is substantial research on students\u27 motivations, methods for teaching and learning, and predicting foreign language success; all these areas of research are usually regarding a traditional classroom setting. Increasing amounts of research have emerged in recent years on language learning outside of the education system. There may appear to be a natural gap between the worlds of traditional classroom and learning as a hobby. It is tempting to place them in opposition - the educators versus the hobbyists. As different as these worlds first appear, Leisure Language Learning (LLL) may be the bridge that is needed to connect the two for mutual benefit in each area.
\u27Leisure Language Leaming\u27 is a term that will be used throughout this thesis to describe the person who pursues a foreign language out of their own volition rather than out of necessity, to fulfill an educational requirement, or for a job requirement. This person primarily learns the foreign language independently, that is, outside of a classroom setting, and for the primary purpose of pleasure and self-fulfillment, seeking the intrinsic reward of the language learning experience. LLL can be shown to be beneficial for everyone, no matter your experience level, goals, age, education level, place of residence, or occupation. In a world where a hobby is an arguable necessity, language learning deserves a place alongside bread baking, cycling, and reading. Furthermore, foreign language educators ought to be concerned with students\u27 outcomes beyond the classroom, and LLL can inform the way that they prepare students for individual and personal success in a foreign language. This work seeks to provide a complete definition of leisure language learning, discuss applications of this concept in the university-level foreign language classroom, and present a layperson\u27s guide to becoming a leisure language learner
More than 760 Ouachita volunteers mobilize for 51st Tiger Serve Day
Get PDFThe Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community at Ouachita Baptist University held its 51st Tiger Serve Day on Saturday, Sept. 24, with 763 Ouachita students, faculty and staff completing 74 projects at area homes, non-profit organizations and designated trash pickup sites across Arkadelphia. Volunteers represented this semester’s theme, “PurposeTSD.”
“This theme encompasses so much of the day and all that goes into it,” said Judy Duvall, Elrod Center director. “There is purpose in the practical work that is done throughout our community, in the community that is formed as teams serve together and in the relationships that are formed with the individuals that are helped on that day. Most importantly, there is purpose in living lives that are centered in serving God and people.
Ouachita\u27s Hickingbotham School of Business extends global AACSB accreditation
Get PDFThe Hickingbotham School of Business at Ouachita Baptist University has extended its global accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The accreditation was ratified by the AACSB international board of directors in February after a peer-review process that took place during the fall semester.
The Hickingbotham School was originally accredited by AACSB in 2002. The program requires accredited universities to undergo a continuous improvement review every five years
A Brief Discussion of Gasdermin D\u27s Function in Multiple Sclerosis
No full textMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease that particularly affects the nerves of the central nervous system (CNS). MS results in the degradation of the myelin sheath surrounding the axon, which is crucial for effective transmission of nerve signals. MS can be detected using lumbar punctures to look for elevated oligoclonal levels and using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI can screen for plaques in the CNS, indicating the severity and probability of progression of the disease. Plaques are regions of nerves where the myelin has been removed from the nerves, preventing them from conducting the electrical signals necessary for their proper function. These plaques are associated with inflammation and the accumulation of inflammation-related cells. However, the etiology of MS remains elusive, although the innate immune system is known to play a significant role in disease initiation and progression. The NLRP3 inflammasome, as part of the innate immune system, is one possible initiator of this associated inflammatory response.
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a key component of the canonical pyroptotic pathway, a form of inflammatory cell death that makes use of the protein Gasdermin D. The N-terminus of Gasdermin D is able to form a transmembrane pore through which cytokines are released, resulting in cell death. Testing of the mechanism of a new MS treatment, dimethyl fumarate, revealed that the treatment causes succination in such a way that access to Gasdermin D by Caspase 1 is blocked, inhibiting pyroptosis and the associated inflammation.
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