Eight University of the Ozarks faculty members are gaining invaluable professional development opportunities this academic year, thanks to the Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment. The McElree endowment was established in 2015 by the Ozarks alumna and long-time professor of biology at Emporia (Kan.) State. Dr. McElree created the fund to support faculty scholarly and […]
University of the Ozarks senior Connor Klein has turned his passion for fishing into the inspiration for his award-winning artwork. The art and business administration major from Bentonville, Ark., will present his Senior Art Exhibit, Gone Fishin’, from April 5-14 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. He will present an artist talk at 7 p.m. on […]
Matt Bewley has been named the director of career services at University of the Ozarks. His first day at the University will be April 10, 2023. Bewley has served as executive director of the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce since July 2022. Before being named executive director, he was the community relations director at the […]
Audra Kimball has joined University of the Ozarks as director of foundations and major grants. Her first day was March 20, 2023. Kimball will work out of the Advancement and Alumni Engagement Office and will identify, cultivate, solicit and maintain foundation and corporate support for the University. She replaces Rebecca Lester, who accepted a position […]
University of the Ozarks will present cross-disciplinary performer, poet, educator, conceptual dramaturg, and social engagement artist Robert Farid Karimi to campus on Friday, April 14, as part of the University’s 2022-23 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. There is no cost for admission and the […]
Cole Muraszewski got the good news while he was making a cake. Ethan Rios learned through a call from a staff member of his U.S. Congressman’s office. Rocco Alessandro got the news while on a phone call with his parents. And, James Coley Cowden III received the good news through a text from his mother […]
Hayley Rotunno has joined University of the Ozarks as student accounts coordinator in the Office of Administrative Services. Her first day was March 16, 2023. Rotunno most recently worked at Bank OZK as a client service specialist and has also worked at Anderson Merchandisers and State Farm Insurance Agency. A graduate of Clarksville High School, […]
It wasn’t until Ciara Boswell began going through the University of the Ozarks’ LENS curriculum that she began to see her professional future clearer. The junior from Paris, Ark., said the LENS (Learning Environment for New Synthesis) program at Ozarks helped her decide to earn majors in psychology and philosophy with a minor in marketing. […]
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation continued a long tradition this week of supporting University of the Ozarks students through scholarships. Representatives from AVECC made a $3,500 donation to the University’s Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on March 14. Those attending the presentation included (from left), U of O alumnus and AVECC board member Philip […]
University of the Ozarks senior art student Connor Klein (pictured, from left) won Best in Show and fellow classmates Liam Neal and Jessica Frazier also won honors at last weekend’s 2023 Collegiate Competition at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark. Klein, an art and business administration major from Bentonville, Ark., beat out 30 […]