In six short months, University of the Ozarks senior Cristhian Rodriguez’s campus radio show, “Latino Fusion,” has gone from a concept on paper to a national award-winning production. The senior Walton Scholar communication studies and psychology major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, aired his inaugural radio show on Sept. 22, 2022. Last week, he was in New […]
Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ACASA) will present the play, “Actually,” on the campus of University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, March 8. Written by Anna Ziegler, the play brings to life the struggles of consent, Title IX and the consequences of blurred lines on a college campus. The play will begin at 7 p.m. […]
The Rev. Gail Henderson-Belsito will be on the University of the Ozarks campus March 13-17 as part of the University’s Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. Henderson-Belsito serves as the associate minister at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Serivce at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, […]
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter Q of Clarksville recently made its annual $500 gift for student scholarships to University of the Ozarks. Among those who attended the ceremony were (pictured seated, from left) Cindy Isch, Chapter Q president, and Richard Dunsworth, University president; (standing, from left) Melinda Gould ’80, Kay Pitts ’70, Carol Martin, Susan […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present its first production of the Spring 2023 Semester, “Red,” on March 2, 3 and 4. The production will be held at 7:30 p.m. each evening in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $10 each for the general public and can be purchased at https://eaglenet.ozarks.edu/BuyTheatreTickets […]
Social media sensation Garden Marcus will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, March 9, as part of the Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center and is free and open to the public. Marcus Bridgewater, known as Garden Marcus to his large social media […]
University of the Ozarks English Professors Dr. Chris Hall (left) and Dr. David Strain have each been granted an academic leave of absence for the 2023-24 academic year. Hall, assistant professor of English, will take a leave during the Fall 2023 Semester under the University’s paid leave for tenure-track faculty policy that allows for a […]
Several promotions have been announced recently within the University of the Ozarks’ Mabee Administration Building. Albert Leding (pictured left), who has been the University’s controller since he was hired in 2016, has been promoted to associate vice president for finance administration/controller, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Mary Jane Spillers (pictured, center) has moved from director of […]
University of the Ozarks has been notified by the Higher Learning Commission that its accreditation is reaffirmed for the next 10 years. At its meeting on January 10, the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) “continued the accreditation of University of the Ozarks with the next Reaffirmation of Accreditation in 2032-33.” The […]
Annie Flood has joined the University of the Ozarks as an instructor of music. Flood most recently served as a staff collaborative pianist and vocal coach at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., from 2017 to 2022. She was also a pianist, vocal coach and music director at Whitworth University in Spokane. A native of Annapolis, […]