University of the Ozarks’ 2020 Fall Semester enrollment is the second largest in University history and a slight increase over fall 2019. A total of 836 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of Sept. 8, the official day of record for the semester. It marks the second-highest enrollment in the University’s 186-year history, behind 2018’s […]
A trio of University of the Ozarks mathematics majors are volunteering their knowledge and skills to enhance the University’s public reporting of COVID-19 cases on campus. David Bondy, Juan de la Cruz and Nicolas Dunsworth have begun work to improve the Covid-19 dashboard, located on the University’s website, ozarks.edu. The dashboard is updated each day at […]
University of the Ozarks will kick off its 2020-21 Walton Arts & Ideas Series in a virtual format on Sept. 15 with a presentation by former professional baseball player and inspirational speaker Chris Singleton. The event will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15. There is no cost to access the event and […]
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation has made a $525,000 gift to University of the Ozarks in honor of the University’s long-time former president and foundation board member, Dr. Rick D. Niece. Niece was president of Ozarks for 16 years – from 1997 to 2013 – and served as a director on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based […]
Homecoming 2020 at University of the Ozarks in October will be held in an all-virtual format amid concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, University officials announced this week. The cancellation of large face-to-face events and gatherings is part of the University’s campus repopulation plan for the upcoming fall semester. Homecoming 2020 is scheduled for the […]
University of the Ozarks has announced a revised academic calendar for the 2020 Fall Semester that will end face-to-face classes on Nov. 20. The change is part of the University’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the risks involved with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ozarks will begin the Fall 2020 semester as scheduled, on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The […]
Dr. Nathan “Eric” Dickman, who joined the University of the Ozarks faculty this summer as an assistant professor of philosophy, recently presented a paper at a national conference and had two syllabi discussions published in a national blog. Dickman previously served as an associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at Young Harris College in […]
Alejandra “Ale” Polanco-Montoya leads the human resources department for one of the largest family-owned produce companies in Central America, a professional accomplishment that she credits her alma mater, University of the Ozarks, for helping her achieve. Originally from Honduras, Polanco-Montoya is a 2005 management and economics honors graduate and former Walton Scholar at Ozarks. She […]
University of the Ozarks has received a $25,000 grant to create an on-campus food pantry for students beginning in the Fall 2020 Semester. The grant is from the Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, in Dallas, Texas. Rev. Jeremy Wilhelmi, University chaplain and project director for the initiative, said the […]
University of the Ozarks has launched a new certification program in data analytics this summer. The all-online program was developed in partnership with Podium Education in Austin, Texas, and will be available as credit-coursework for U of O students as well as a stand-alone certificate for the general public. There are currently 18 Ozarks students […]