Each summer, members of the university's Alpha & Omega organization travel to an impoverished community in another country, to spend a week volunteering in a place where help is badly needed.?But as the group's recent mini-mission trip demonstrated, one doesn't have to travel far, or even stay very long, to make a big impact in […]
Human beings are story tellers. In fact, some researchers have suggested that all human communication is narrative, and that humans are more likely to be persuaded by a good story than by the logic of a good argument. Whether we consciously realize it or not, we all engage in storytelling during our day-to-day interactions. But […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Texas-Dallas jumped out to a 42-23 halftime lead en route to a 73-62 win over the Eagles in American Southwest Conference play Friday. The Comets (7-1, 4-1 ASC) hit five three-pointers, outrebounded Ozarks (2-8, 0-7 ASC) 25-9 and shot 54 percent from the field in the first half. Texas-Dallas led 19-13 at the 9:11 […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Thirteen graduates were recognized during University of the Ozarks' 2011 fall commencement ceremony, which was held December 14 in Munger Chapel. Those who received diplomas were (front row, from left) Greyson Baugh of Maumelle, Ark., who earned a bachelor of arts degree in radio/television/video; Kirk Ross of Benton, Ark., who earned a […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Texas-Dallas women overcame a 29-26 halftime deficit to slip past Ozarks 69-60 in a rare Friday afternoon game in Clarksville. Ozarks falls to 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the American Southwest Conference while Texas-Dallas improves to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play. In the first half, the Lady Eagles held a 16-8 […]
The Christmas holidays are traditionally a time for giving, but this year, the students in Dr. Heather McFarland's CI Class gave a gift that was a bit different - their gift was their time and creativity. The recipient of the students’ gift was Needy Paws, the local animal shelter. Needy Paws is similar to many […]
As the crowd of more than 200 people slowly makes its way out of the Baldor Business Building, a neatly-dressed young woman stands near the podium talking with the guest, Ms. Becky Jones, State Farm vice president of agency for the Arkansas and Oklahoma market areas. The young woman smiles and waves to the people […]
Santa Claus is coming to town. And may be here already. If you or your children have encountered the familiar jolly man with the red suit and white whiskers in Clarksville recently, it is possible it wasn’t the real Santa, but rather U of O’s Dr. Buddy Smith. Smith, who has been a professor of […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The Ozarks Outdoors program at University of the Ozarks will host a Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FunSAR) course during the month of January. The FunSAR course is a 45-50+ hour course offered through the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). Designed to teach participants the basics of land-based search and […]
Arkansas is known as “The Natural State” and this semester, the Student Producers class was given the task of showing KUOZ Channel-6 viewers why our state bears that name. Their assignment??Find places where people can experience Arkansas’ natural beauty, then create videos featuring those locations. “The purpose of the project was to highlight natural scenic […]