Nichole Sherman has been promoted to dean of students and Jimmy Phillips will advance to associate dean of students/director of residential life, University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. Sherman’s promotion becomes effective May 1, 2024, and Phillips’ promotion begins on July 1, 2024. Sherman, who has served as director of student engagement at […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association Board of Directors has elected five alumni to join the board during the organization’s annual winter meeting in February. The new directors will begin their terms on July 1, 2024. The new members are (pictured, clockwise from top left) Giselle Alfaro ’05 of Little Rock, Ark.; Cory Maag […]
University of the Ozarks is expected to confer degrees on approximately 110 graduates during its 2024 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 11. The graduation ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on the campus mall in front of Robson Library. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Mabee Gymnasium. […]
BJ Blahnik, a member of the U.S.A. Blind Sailing Team and an advocate for those with special needs, will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 18, in Robson Library. Blahnik’s talk is presented by the Clarksville Lions Club as well as the University’s TRIO Student Support Services program and Student-Athlete […]
Petron Brown’s original stage play, “Tingum in Da Bush Ean Get No Name,” will make its world debut on the Ozarks campus in April and the University of the Ozarks alumnus says there’s no other place he rather have it open. Written and directed by Brown, the play will be presented by the University Theatre […]
Arkansas artist Kasten McClellan Searles will have her exhibit, “PAINT / PIXELS,” on display in the Stephens Gallery at University of the Ozarks through May 9, 2024, as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on April 11 in the gallery, […]
Fresh off a loss in the quarterfinals of the main draw at the NCAA III Lower Midwest Regional Championships two weeks ago and facing a daunting task of advancing out of the consolation round, Jake Dado felt a surprising calmness come over him. The University of the Ozarks senior from Lockport, Ill., used that tranquility […]
A group of civic-minded University of the Ozarks students have rejuvenated the Political Science Club on campus this semester, and their first event was a hit. The seven founding members of the club are (pictured from left) Cristhel Mejia (finance director), Estefania Bautista (secretary), Vanessa Martinez (public relations director), Fernanda Aguilar (logistics director), Dr. Daniel […]
The Rev. Jason Ko, pastor of Community Presbyterian Church of La Mirada, Calif., will visit campus on the week of March 11 as part of the University of the Ozarks’ Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. He will lead the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. Born in South Korea, […]
In 2023, University of the Ozarks alumna Tyra Nicole Omeir ’13 earned the prestigious honor of representing her home country of Nicaragua as a “One Young World – European Commission Peace Ambassador” in the United Kingdom, capping a decade of work as a champion for the underserved and for victims of human trafficking. The former […]