University of the Ozarks will host a one-day Unity in Diversity Conference on Friday, March 28, in the Rogers Conference Center. The conference is tailored to professionals in the fields of counseling, mental health, rehabilitation, and social work, and is also open to the public. The cost to attend is $50. Dr. Kaethe D. Hoehling, […]
Jeromy Carpenter has joined University of the Ozarks as a maintenance technician. His first day was Monday, Jan. 20. Carpenter has owned and operated Jeromy Carpenter and Son Heating & Air in Clarksville since 2007. He has more than 25 year of HVAC experience. “We’re looking forward to welcoming Jeromy to the University’s maintenance team,” […]
Classes for the Spring 2025 Semester at University of the Ozarks will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Residential housing will open on Sunday, Jan 19, for students to move in for the semester. There will be no classes on Monday, Jan. 20, as the University observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, University offices will […]
Dr. Tanner McKnight has been selected as the new vice president for finance and administration at University of the Ozarks. He began his duties at the University on Jan 2, 2025. McKnight has served as vice president for operations and finance at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla., since January of 2023. Prior to […]
University of the Ozarks conferred bachelor degrees on 44 graduates on Saturday morning during the 2024 Fall Commencement ceremony. Jerry Glidewell, a 1979 Ozarks graduate and retired CEO of the Fort Smith (Ark.) Boys & Girls Clubs, was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. Glidewell told the graduates to be flexible and to embrace the […]
University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been named the recipient of the 12th annual Courageous Leadership Award from Credo Higher Education. This award recognizes a college or university president who exemplifies leadership and dedication to the betterment of their higher education institution, its students, and the community it serves. The award […]
University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected as Chair of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees. Dunsworth’s two-year term as chair runs from Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2026. Founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States, HLC is the nation’s […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its Fall 2024 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 21, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Approximately 45 graduates are expected to take part in the ceremony, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in-person. Jerry Glidewell ’79 of Fort Smith, Ark., will provide the […]
For the second consecutive year and third time in four years, University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South Region in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In the 2025 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked […]
The University of the Ozarks’ entering class of first-time freshmen for the 2024 Fall Semester represents a 10.6 percent increase over last year’s incoming class, University officials announced this week. A total of 782 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of the end of business on Sept. 11, the 11th day census “snapshot,” required by […]