The University of the Ozarks music program will embark on its first week-long regional choral tour in almost a decade this spring when it presents six concerts in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. The University’s Chamber Singers will present a preview of the tour with the annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m., April 27, in Munger-Wilson […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington, along with her husband Neal, will be the recipients of the prestigious Beaux Arts Academy Award as the Visual Artists of the Year from the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark. University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington will be one of the […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Association Board of Directors approved an initiative to create a strategic plan for the representative body during its Feb. 18 meeting on campus. “This strategic plan would serve as the alumni board’s vision?creating measurable goals and guiding directors in the excellent work that they do,” said Brett Wood, director […]
A love of coffee and an ongoing quest to improve study habits led Victoria Stiner directly to her psychology senior capstone project. The senior psychology and English major from Texarkana, Texas, is doing her senior research project this semester on the effects of caffeine on memory. She plans to have the study completed by early […]
After tremendous interest in a new county-wide free book program for preschool children, organizers are inviting additional partners to help grow the program and support literacy in Johnson County. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a national program that was launched in Johnson County in September, already has more than 400 local children registered to receive […]
TEDx is coming to University of the Ozarks thanks to the efforts and ingenuity of three senior communication majors. Iván Bustillo, Daniel Valenica and Chloe Welsh are organizing and presenting the event, TEDxUofOzarks, on campus as part of their senior capstone project in the communication program. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to […]
The University family mourned the passing Friday morning of beloved friend and colleague Debbie Williams, an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. For the past 34 years Williams served Ozarks and its students in the JLC, where her infectious smile and nurturing spirit were on display on a daily basis. She is remembered […]
Meghan Mansur had never traveled outside the United States before she enrolled at University of the Ozarks. Now the soon-to-be graduate is a seasoned traveler who can’t wait to begin her professional career abroad. Since arriving at Ozarks, the senior Spanish major from Little Rock, Ark., has lived with a host family and studied Spanish […]
Award-winning Arkansas documentary filmmaker Larry Foley will present and discuss his film, “The First Boys of Spring,” at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., April 5. The event, which will be held in the Rogers Conference Center on campus, is part of the 2016-17 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The public is invited and […]
Ten University of the Ozarks art students had the opportunity to have their works on display at the 2017 Collegiate Art Competition, held March 5, 2017, at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark. Stephanie Payton, an art major from Greenwood, Ark., took second place in the competition for her charcoal drawing, “Untitled.” “This […]