Classes for the Spring 2024 Semester at University of the Ozarks will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Because of the risk of inclement weather on Sunday, residential housing will open on Saturday, Jan 13, for students to move in for the semester. There will be no classes on Monday, Jan. 15, as the University observes […]
University of the Ozarks has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., to help fund the University’s new $10.75 million Wilson Athletic Complex. In order to receive the challenge grant funds, the University must raise an additional $3,278,329 by Oct. 10, 2024. The University began construction […]
University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 38 graduates Saturday (Dec. 16) during its Fall 2023 Commencement held in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Alumna Shannon (Carlisle) Huggins ’91 of Arlington, Texas, provided the keynote address. Huggins, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, has been in healthcare administration for more than 20 years and is currently […]
University of the Ozarks has received an “A” rating in the latest Forbes College Financial Grades ranking. The annual rankings assess the operational viability and balance sheet strength of more than 900 private colleges across the United States. To build the college financial grades list, Forbes pulled the latest available financial data from the National […]
Four new members have been elected to join the University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees, effective Jan 1, 2024. The new members were unanimously approved by the board to serve three-year terms during the board’s annual fall meeting in October. The newest members of the board include (pictured, clockwise from top left), David Porter […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its Fall 2023 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 16, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. Approximately 40 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. Alumna Shannon (Carlisle) Huggins ’91 of Arlington, Texas, will provide […]
For the second time in three years, University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South Region in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In the 2024 edition of Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked first in the “Best Value Schools” category among the […]
The Foreign Tongues Poetry Troupe will perform on the University of the Ozarks campus at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, to kick off the University’s 2023-24 Walton Arts and ideas Series. There is no cost to attend the event and the public is invited. It will be held in the Seay Theatre, located in the […]
When it came to having unimaginable opportunities to see the world, Claudia Garcia had only to walk a few dozen yards from her home in Clarksville to enroll at University of the Ozarks. Garcia, a senior elementary education major and a member of the women’s soccer team, recently completed a whirlwind 8-month adventure that saw […]
Talen Woodard has been hired as the new coordinator for the University of the Ozarks Bookstore, effective Aug. 18, 2023. Woodard will assist Business Manager Tina Lemons with the planning and managing of Ozarks Bookstore operations as well with the supervising of store staff and providing customer service to visitors. A native of […]