For the second consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked No. 1 in the “Great Schools, Great Prices,” value category among universities in the South by “U.S. News & World Report.” In its 2017 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News & World Report listed U of […]
University of the Ozarks’ 2016 Fall Semester enrollment is the largest at the university in 13 years. Officials announced on Friday that 686 students are enrolled at the university, the largest number since 731 in 2003. This year’s enrollment represents a 5.4 percent increase over last year’s 651 students. It marks the fourth consecutive year […]
Albert Leding has been named the new controller at University of the Ozarks. He began his duties on July 5. Albert Leding has been named controller at University of the Ozarks. A 1984 graduate of Ozarks, Leding is responsible for managing the daily operations of the university’s business office. His responsibilities include department staff supervision, […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced a partnership with National Management Resources of LaGrange, Ga., to provide physical plant services for the University beginning July 1, 2016. All 21 current employees of the University’s physical plant will transition to being employees of National. The physical plant is comprised of housekeeping, grounds and facility maintenance […]
University of the Ozarks Provost Dr. Travis Feezell is one of 20 senior college administrators selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a year-long Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program for prospective college and university presidents. The seminar-based program is designed to help individuals with the potential to serve as college […]
University of the Ozarks officials unveiled a new logo at a ceremony during Alumni Weekend 2016 on Friday, April 15, in the Robson Library. The new identity is part of an ongoing rebranding effort by the university and will be implemented across campus and the community over the course of the next three months. During […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees has voted to not raise the cost of tuition, room and board for the 2016-17 academic year while also eliminating compulsory student fees. The Board approved the recommendation of President Richard Dunsworth for tuition, room and board to remain level at the 2015-16 rate of $30,850 for […]
University of the Ozarks has added four new members to its Board of Trustees. The Rev. Tasha Blackburn and Allyn Donaubauer, both of Fort Smith; Catherine Lowry of Little Rock; and Sherilyn Poole of Forest Park, Ill., began their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2016. They are members of the board’s Class of 2018. Blackburn […]
University of the Ozarks has announced the launch of a new smartphone app to enhance safety and security on campus. The app, called Ozarks Alert, was activated on Dec. 1 and is capable of connecting the user to emergency services on campus and giving the dispatcher a GPS location of the caller and other information […]
University of the Ozarks has recently forged academic partnerships with a pair of universities in France. U of O President Richard L. Dunsworth and Director of International Programs Florence Galy Lebois traveled to France in October to sign international agreements with the Paris School of Business (PSB) and ISCPA, a journalism and communications university with […]