University of the Ozarks Athletic Director Jimmy Clark is currently featured on the front page of one of the nation's premier wrestling web sites, www.takedownradio.com, after being interviewed by its host Scott Casber earlier this week. Casber, co-founder of Takedown Wrestling, is considered the voice of NCAA wrestling and conducted the interview Monday. The entire […]
Katie Kloepfer, a senior biology major from Lafe, Ark., has been named the university's Student Support Services (SSS) Tutor of the Year during the organization's annual awards ceremony on May 6. Staff members from SSS announced the tutor awards in several subject areas during the ceremony. Award recipients were selected based on their work ethic, […]
University of the Ozarks has named Dr. Travis Feezell as its new provost. Currently an associate professor of business and chair of the Department of Sport and Motorsports Management at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., Feezell will begin his new duties on June 16. Dr. Travis Feezell, an associate professor of business and chair […]
University of the Ozarks art major James Storer will present his Senior Art Exhibit, "Noir," from May 8-16 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, in the gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Storer, from Belcher, La., said […]
University of the Ozarks Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Bill Clary will present a paper at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Congress, scheduled for May 21-24 in Chicago. Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Bill Clary will present a paper at the Latin American Studies Association Congress in late May. Clary’s paper focuses on Salvadoran […]
All it took was one semester in Dr. Frank Knight's biology experience class last fall to help Freddy Prince decide on a career path. Prince, a senior biology major from Jonesboro, Ark., who is graduating from University of the Ozarks on May 17, has been accepted into the nuclear medicine imagining sciences program at the […]
Thanks to some encouragement from their professors and funding assistance from the Academic Enrichment Fund, University of the Ozarks students Catalina Chen and Gerardo Navarrete are headed to a three-week summer study program at one of the world's elite universities. Chen, a senior English and international business major from Costa Rica, and Navarrete, a senior […]
Matthew Phillips' essay titled "The Devastating Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing" took first place in the ninth annual University of the Ozarks Earth Day Essay Contest. The contest took place throughout April and judging was held last week. Phillips is a concurrent high school student from Booneville, Ark. According to Dr. Brian Hardman, associate professor of […]
University of the Ozarks has announced it will add men's wrestling and competitive cheer/STUNT to its athletic programs, beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. "The addition of these sports will allow students the opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division III level while earning a degree and developing their personal and professional calling," said U […]
Dr. Rhonda Shook, assistant professor of communication, was recently selected as a storyteller for Tales from the South, a world-wide radio show featuring Southern writers. Tales from the South features memoirs and true stories written and read by Southerners. The show is syndicated by World Radio Network and reaches approximately 130 million listeners worldwide. Shook, […]