A pair of recent University of the Ozarks graduates have joined the University in January as new staff members. Raegan Swafford, a Spring 2025 graduate, has been named the writing specialist in the Jones Learning Center. Her first day was Jan. 12. Asa Mawoko, who graduated last month during the Fall 2025 Commencement has been […]
Classes for the Spring 2026 Semester at University of the Ozarks will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Residential housing will open on Sunday, Jan 18, for students to move in for the semester. There will be no classes on Monday, Jan. 19, as the University observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, University offices will […]
University of the Ozarks conferred bachelor degrees on 25 graduates on Saturday morning during the 2025 Fall Commencement ceremony. Dr. David Daily, professor of religion, was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. Kao Lenkopane, a business administration major from Botswana, provided the senior address. The following seniors were awarded diplomas during the ceremony: William Jefferson […]
Dr. David Daily, professor of religion, will provide the keynote address at the University of the Ozarks’ 2025 Fall Commencement ceremony, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Approximately 25 graduating seniors are expected to take part in the ceremony. The ceremony will be livestreamed for those who cannot […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its Fall 2025 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 20, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Approximately 25 graduating seniors 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. Dr. David Daily, professor of religion at U of […]
The University of the Ozarks will celebrate its 191st birthday with several activities on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as part of Founder’s Day 2025. The day will include a special Chapel Service with Dr. Steve Oatis, assoicate vice president for academic affairs and professor of history, at 11:30 a.m. In Munger-Wilson Chapel. There will also be a […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees elected four new members—all alumnus of the University— to the board during its annual fall board meeting, held Oct. 4, on campus. The new members who will begin their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2026, include (pictured, from left), Sue Ellen (Rail) Wilkerson ’82 of Little Rock, […]
For the third consecutive year and fourth time in the last five years, University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South Region in U.S. News & WorldReport’s annual college rankings. In the 2026 edition of U.S. News and World Report’sBest Colleges, released on Tuesday, U of O ranked first in the “Best […]
Bolstered by one of the largest incoming classes of first-year students in its history, enrollment at University of the Ozarks has increased for the second consecutive year. A total of 796 students were enrolled at Ozarks for the 2025 Fall Semester as of the end of business on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the official day of record for […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2025 Fall Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The University is expected to welcome an incoming class of approximately 300 new students to campus for the New Student Orientation, which runs from Aug. 22-25. The orientation begins with move-in from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, […]