Because of the recent COVID surge in Arkansas and throughout the South, Homecoming at University of the Ozarks will be postponed until April, University officials announced this week. Originally scheduled for October, Homecoming will now be held April 8-10, 2022. Brian Henderson, director of alumni engagement and annual giving and a 2002 Ozarks graduate, said […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will present honors to four of its distinguished alumni during the University’s Homecoming ceremonies in the Spring. University officials recently announced that this year’s Homecoming Week would be postponed from October to April 2022 because of the status of the COVID pandemic in Arkansas. These alumni will be […]
The co-creator of a popular podcast about prison life, a two-time Pulitzer winning screenwriter and a woman whose Vietnam War-era picture as a little girl is one of the most iconic photographs in U.S. history highlight the University of the Ozarks’ 2021-22 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). WAIS is made possible by an endowment […]
Ceramic artist Brandy J. Green has been selected to serve as a visiting assistant professor of art at University of the Ozarks for the 2021-22 academic year. Green has a degree in ceramics and fiber arts from the College of the Ozarks in Missouri and is completing a master’s of fine arts degree in ceramics […]
In a collaborative endeavor between the City of Clarksville and University of the Ozarks, college students recently began working with the local parks and recreation department. The students are participating in a newly formed internship program that allows them to gain experience working in different areas, connect with the community, and deepen the relationship between […]
Dody Pelts has been named vice president for student success, U of O President Richard Dunsworth announced this week. Pelts has served as the director of the Jones Learning Center since July of 2019. Prior to that she was assistant director of the JLC for 12 years. “Dody has spent her professional career working with […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2021 Fall Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The University is planning to hold all of its classes in face-to-face, in-person formats throughout the semester. Masks and social distancing will be required in all classroom settings as well in large indoor gatherings on campus. Masks will not […]
University of the Ozarks 2020 graduate Fabrice Cotin remembers sitting in his intermediate accounting I class as a sophomore at Ozarks when he first heard about The Big Four. The Big Four is the nickname used to refer to the four largest accounting firms in the United States. Those firms — Deloitte, Ernst & Young, […]
Jerrod Cowell and Chase Cecil have joined the University of the Ozarks physical plant. Cowell (pictured, left) and Cecil both started in June and are part of the University’s maintenance and grounds department. Cowell previously worked for Hanes Brand Inc. as a machine technician and at the Walmart Distribution Center. A graduate of Clarksville High […]
Elodie Jabouin, a May 2021 graduate of Ozarks, has joined the Office of Administrative Services (OAS) as the new student accounts coordinator. Her first day was June 15. A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jabouin graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors with a degree in business administration and minors in psychology, Spanish, marketing and strategic communication. […]