Michelle Loving has transitioned to the position of director of conference services and special events at University of the Ozarks. Loving has served as the special projects manager in the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement since 2005. She began her new duties on Sept. 20. She replaces Laura Reehl, who resigned this month, “due […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome approximately 30 businesses, organizations and graduate schools to campus on Thursday, Sept. 23, for the University’s annual career fair. Presented by the Office of Career Services, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. The career fair is an opportunity for University […]
One of the largest incoming classes in its history highlights the University of the Ozarks’ 2021 Fall Semester enrollment numbers. A total of 784 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of Sept. 8, the official day of record for the semester. It marks the fourth-highest enrollment in the University’s 187-year history and a 6 percent […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In the 2022 edition of Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked first in the “Best Value Schools” category among more than 120 regional colleges in the […]
University of the Ozarks will host the powerful suicide awareness exhibit “Send Silence Packing” on Monday, Sept. 27, on the campus mall. The national traveling exhibit is presented by Active Minds, a Washington, D.C. organization dedicated to raising awareness of suicide and mental health issues. The exhibit is being held in conjunction with National Suicide […]
For the second consecutive year, Gloria Arcia, vice president for finance and administration at University of the Ozarks, has been named a finalist for the Arkansas Business CFO of the Year in Education award. The winner of the publication’s 2021 Education CFO of the Year will be announced at an awards ceremony in Little Rock […]
The Rev. Jesus Juan “Jesse” Gonzalez, pastor of Gethsemane Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, will visit University of the Ozarks on the week of Sept. 13-17 as part of the University’s Pastoral Study Leave Program. Gonzalez (pictured above with his son, Obed, a 2017 U of O graduate) will lead the University’s weekly Chapel […]
The University of the Ozarks men’s soccer team received their 2020-21 American Southwest Conference Championship rings in a special ceremony on Aug. 28 prior to the alumni match. Designed by Baron, the ring features the University logo in the center with the words ASC Champions surrounding the logo. The players’ names are on the side. […]
Journalist and professor Nigel Poor, co-creator and co-host of the popular Ear Hustle Podcast about life in prison, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Sept. 9 to kick off the 2021-22 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre. There is […]
Dr. Golam M.M. Aurup has been hired at University of the Ozarks as an assistant professor of marketing. He will begin his new duties beginning the Fall 2021 Semester. A native of Bangladesh, Aurup previously served an assistant professor in the School of Business & Economics at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada. He has also […]