OBU Language & Literature aka The Bugtruck

OBU Language & Literature aka The Bugtruck The home of Ouachita Baptist University's Language & Literature Department!

One might wonder where on earth we got the term "Bugtruck" and what possessed us to use it so affectionately. If one WERE to wonder such a thing, one might hie him (or her) over to the office of Dr. Thunderlizard, our eminent Keeper of Historical Facthoods and official Bestower of Nicknames. He and the other member's of the Bugtruck crew, Mary Poppins on Speed, Tonks, and Pickwick, along with our

fearless leader, the Emporer of Ice Cream, will be more than happy to share their stories of the glory days, before the EVIL business department came and stole our Pretty Room. And we're sure that somewhere in there, after a few tangential tales involving the long lost White Rabbit and the god A Praegrandis, the listener would find find her (or him)self to have fallen under the same spell we have all succumbed to, the ubiquitous Bugtruck Bug!

Congratulations to our 2026 Bugtruck graduates! 🎓🐯💜💛 We are so proud of you and look forward to what the Lord has in ...
05/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Bugtruck graduates! 🎓🐯💜💛 We are so proud of you and look forward to what the Lord has in store for your next chapters! Proverbs 3:5-6

In April, Jennifer Pittman, Sarah Stark Smith, and Johnny Wink attended the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin Univ...
05/07/2026

In April, Jennifer Pittman, Sarah Stark Smith, and Johnny Wink attended the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As you look through these photos, you’ll see appearances by Doug and Amy Sonheim as well as departmental alum Eli Cranor (‘11), who was a speaker at this year’s festival!

Way to go, Reese! 🙌🏼
04/22/2026

Way to go, Reese! 🙌🏼

"So hand in hand they passed, the loveliest pair That ever since in love's embraces met--Adam The goodliest man of men s...
04/13/2026

"So hand in hand they passed, the loveliest pair
That ever since in love's embraces met--
Adam The goodliest man of men since born
His sons; The fairest of her daughters Eve."

Easy enough to hold hands when walking carefree in the garden, but as Dr. Jay Curlin explained to Dr. Ben Utter’s C.S. Lewis class today in his guest lecture on allusions to Paradise Lost in Peralandra, Milton depicts Adam and Eve clasping hands even as they argue--a practice he and his wife Bonnie Dale Curlin endorse and kindly demonstrated to our wonderful students.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not ...
04/05/2026

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28: 5-6

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our additional language offerings in Ame...
04/03/2026

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our additional language offerings in American Sign Language and Japanese! If you have any questions about the course, please contact the instructor listed on the infographic. We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our Spanish offerings! If you have any q...
04/03/2026

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our Spanish offerings! If you have any questions about the course, please contact the instructor listed on the infographic. We look forward to seeing you in these classes in the fall! ‼️NOTE: These Spanish classes are *in addition* to our multiple sections of SPAN 1013: Elementary I

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our English offerings! If you have any q...
04/03/2026

Current students, as you prepare for fall pre-registration next week, check out our English offerings! If you have any questions about the course, please contact the instructor listed on the infographic. We look forward to seeing you in our classes in the fall!

Congratulations to Bugtruck English alum, Elizabeth Hall! 🙌🏼
03/24/2026

Congratulations to Bugtruck English alum, Elizabeth Hall! 🙌🏼

Congratulations, Emilee! The Bugtruck is so proud of you! 🙌🏼
03/19/2026

Congratulations, Emilee! The Bugtruck is so proud of you! 🙌🏼

Six years after meeting in Contemporary World, alumni Kathryn Totty and Emilee Webb are back-to-back editors-in-chief of the Arkansas Law Review at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

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410 Ouachita Street
Arkadelphia, AR
71998

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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https://obu.edu/languages

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