University of the Ozarks has named Terri Thomas as its new dean of students. Her duties at Ozarks begin July 1, 2021. Thomas has served as the assistant director of academic success at Hendrix College. She is passionate about creating equitable opportunities and improving curricular and co-curricular experiences for students. After graduating from University of […]
University of the Ozarks Vice President for Marketing and Enrollment, Reggie Hill, has accepted the associate vice chancellor for strategic enrollment position at University of Missouri–St. Louis, effective July 1. His last day at Ozarks will be June 15. “This has been the most rewarding professional opportunity to date. President Dunsworth has been an outstanding […]
Vanessa Hollowell, academic services coordinator for the Jones Learning Center, has been named the recipient of the University of the Ozarks’ 2021 Dr. Rick and Sheree Niece President’s Above and Beyond Award. U of O President Richard Dunsworth made the announcement to the campus community on Monday during his weekly President’s Standup meeting, held via […]
A journey of mercies and miracles. That’s how University of the Ozarks graduating seniors Aye Aye and Paw Moo Lar described their pathway from a refugee camp in Thailand to soon-to-be college graduates. Aye (pictured, left) and Lar will be among 148 graduates from the University’s Class of 2021 who will walk across the stage […]
University of the Ozarks will graduate the largest class in its 187-year history during the 2021 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 15. The in-person ceremony, which is limited to ticketed guests, will begin at 10 a.m. on the University’s soccer field. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony will be livestreamed on […]
University of the Ozarks professors Dr. Chris Skinner and Dr. Joel Hagaman have collaborated on a recent paper that has been published by the academic journal, Nutrition Reviews. The article is titled, “The Interplay of Western Diet and Binge Drinking on the Onset, Progression, and Outlook of Liver Disease,” and appears on the website of […]
University of the Ozarks will present a virtual Baccalaureate service at 5 p.m., Friday, May 14, as part of its Spring 2021 Commencement Week events. The service will be livestreamed and available for viewing on the University’s Facebook page and Youtube channel. A long-standing tradition at Ozarks, Baccalaureate is a one-hour service honoring the graduating […]
University of the Ozarks faculty members Dr. Yassine Dquidegue and Dr. Isaac Hunter have been selected as the recipients of the 2021 Bagwell Outstanding Faculty Awards, it was announced Monday. The awards were announced during the weekly campus-wide President’s Standup meeting via Zoom. The Bagwell Awards are named in memory of long-time University trustee Richard […]
Blaise Andrepont described his almost 20 years of working in the University of the Ozarks’ physical plant as daily on-the-job training. “Working with grounds and maintenance gave me direct contact to a group of people who had a great field of knowledge in a wide variety of areas,” Andrepont said. “They had acquired that knowledge […]
Several U of O students recently placed in the Arkansas Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) 2021 State Leadership Conference. The conference was held online via Zoom in April. William Paiz placed first in the category of Cyber Security and Isaias Ortiz placed second in Economic Analysis & Decision Making. In addition, Katherine Martinez placed third in […]