Established in 1981, the Pete Parks Center for Regional Studies serves as an academic center for the study of the people and culture of south Arkansas, north Louisiana, east Texas, and southeast Oklahoma. Faculty and students participating in the Center's various programs have a unique opportunity to research the history, folklife, architecture, politics, literature, art, music and religion of this region in an interdisciplinary manner. The Center also promotes service to others as an important component in understanding the peoples and cultures of the Red River Region. The programs offered through the Center include:

South Arkansas Documentation Project

Southern Cities Course

Special Conferences and Workshops

Academic Research Grants

Publications

Regional Storytelling Festival

Regional Ecology

Research in Regional Studies

Genealogical Research

Cooperative Entities

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           BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Director:  Dr. Trey Berry, Associate Professor of History

Member:  Dr. Ray Granade, Professor of History

Member:  Dr. Tom Greer, Clarence and Bennie Sue Anthony     Professor of Bible and the Humanities.

Member:  Dr. Doug Reed, Professor of Political Science

Member:  Wendy Richter, Director, Special Collections

 

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For more information:

Dr. Trey Berry, Director
The Pete Parks Center for Regional Studies
Ouachita Baptist University
OBU Box 3670
Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001

E-mail: BerryT@obu.edu

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"Studying the past and present, educating the future"

Ouachita Baptist University • Pete Parks Center for Regional Studies 
410 Ouachita St. • OBU Box 3670 • Arkadelphia, AR 71998
Phone (870) 245-5000