University of the Ozarks will hold its Fall 2022 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 17, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Approximately 35 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. Alumnus Rick Armstrong ’00 of Seattle, Wash., will provide the […]
Four University of the Ozarks alumni from a variety of professions will discuss their jobs and career choices during the annual Ozarks Speaks, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, in Rowntree Recital Hall in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The panel discussion is part of Homecoming 2022 and will feature alumni (pictured, clockwise […]
The Rev. Doodle Harris, the chaplain at Hastings College in Nebraska, will be on the University of the Ozarks campus throughout the week of Oct. 17 as part of the Struthers Pastoral Study Leave Program. Harris grew up in Moultrie, Ga., where her family joined the Presbyterian Church, which made it possible for her to […]
The University of the Ozarks Theatre will kick off its 2022-23 season with three showings of the horror thriller Pontypool on Oct. 20, 21 and 22 as part of the University’s Homecoming 2022. The play will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening in the Black Box Theatre, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The […]
University of the Ozarks will present “How Stories Can Save Us: An Evening with Mark Yaconelli,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event is part of the University’s 2022-23 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. There is no cost for admission and the event is open to the public. […]
University of the Ozarks alumna Jacquelyn “Jackie” (Lawrence) Hampton ’68 of Stone Mountain, Ga., spent the majority of her professional career helping others and fighting for those less fortunate. For that, her alma mater honored her recently with the prestigious Alumni Merit Award for 2022. Hampton received the honor during the University’s annual Ozarks Awards […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees elected six new members to the board during its annual fall board meeting, held Oct. 8 on campus. The new members who will begin their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2023, include (top row, from left), Shannon Huggins ’91 of Arlington, Texas; Kendra Akin Jones ’01 of […]
By Odalis Garcia University of the Ozarks senior Laura Bruce had an unforgettable experience interning in El Salvador this summer. The double major in environmental studies and sociology from Panama was an energy efficiency intern at the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewages (ANDA) in El Salvador. “I had met the former Walton Scholar and […]
Three graduates of the University of the Ozarks’ communication program are combining their talents to help promote and advance one of the largest school districts in Arkansas. (Pictured, from left) Luis Alfaro ’20, Trent Jones ’02 and John Steele Cooper ’04 are all working in the communications department of the Springdale School District in Northwest […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Roy W. “Bud” Horne ‘57 of Fayetteville, Ark., has donated a commemorative Black Heritage stamp collection dating back nearly 50 years to his alma mater. Horne (pictured, center) was joined by Doug Denne (left), director of Robson Library, and Brian Henderson, director of alumni engagement and annual giving, during the […]