Pre-registration is currently underway for a wide variety of events and gatherings that will make up the University of the Ozarks’ Homecoming 2018, scheduled for Oct. 25-28. Formerly known as Alumni Weekend, Homecoming 2018 is a weekend for alumni and current students, as well as their families, to share and celebrate the special bond that […]
The Rev. Lisa Reece, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, in Bonham, Texas, will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of Sept. 24 as a visiting pastor in the University’s Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will lead the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Reece has served at First […]
For the third consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked No. 3 in the Best Regional Colleges of the South category by U.S. News & World Report. In its 2019 edition of Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News listed U of O third among the list of more than […]
University of the Ozarks continues to be one of the fastest-growing universities in the region, shattering enrollment and admission records for the second consecutive year and topping 800 students for the first time in its history. A total of 872 students are enrolled at U of O for the Fall 2018 Semester, the most in […]
University of the Ozarks is expanding its new full-need tuition scholarship program for students from Johnson County to the neighboring counties of Logan, Franklin, Madison, Newton and Pope. Under the new program, which took effect this year for Johnson County students, the University covers the direct cost of tuition after all federal and state aid, […]
Renowned storm chaser and extreme meteorologist Dr. Reed Timmer will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Sept. 27, as part of the University’s 2018-19 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. There is no cost for admission and the public is invited. Timmer […]
University of the Ozarks has launched a campus-wide digital learning initiative that will support and enhance teaching and learning by providing every student and faculty member with an Apple iPad. Compass is a comprehensive student-success program that will provide universal access to a common set of learning technologies. As part of the initiative, the University […]
Arkansas River Valley artist and professor Jesse Ring will present his exhibit, “Orchard Floor,” in University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery from Aug. 22 through Sept. 26 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month series. There will be an artist talk featuring Ring from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Baldor Auditorium […]
University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 30 new faculty and staff to the campus community this week during the annual opening workshop, held on Aug. 15, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2018-19 academic year are (pictured, seated, from left) Dr. Isaac Hunter, assistant professor of psychology; Denise Prather, […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome approximately 330 new students to campus on Aug. 16 for the start of First Week 2018, the official kickoff for the 2018-19 academic year. Classes for the Fall 2018 Semester will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The new class is expected to include approximately 280 freshmen and 50 transfer […]