University of the Ozarks has been ranked the fourth best college in the South in the latest college rankings by "U.S. News & World Report." In its 2015 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands on Sept. 9, U.S. News & World Report listed Ozarks fourth overall among the 117 Regional Colleges in […]
University of the Ozarks welcomed several new employees to the campus community during the University's opening workshop for faculty and staff on Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2014-2015 academic year are (front row, from left) Kourtni Williams, assistant women’s basketball coach; Samantha Parker, assistant women’s soccer […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Communication Dr. Greta Marlow and Professor of History Dr. Steve Oatis have been named division chairs, University officials announced Wednesday. Both appointments are effective immediately. Marlow will serve as division chair for Business, Communications and Government. Oatis will serve as chair of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts. […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the Fall 2014 Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 26. U of O officials are expected to welcome approximately 200 new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 21, for FIRST Week, a new-student orientation presented by the university’s Student Life Office. The four-day orientation helps new students and their […]
Steven Weaver has been named the new dean of students at University of the Ozarks, it was announced Monday by University officials. Weaver most recently served as director of residential life and housing at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. Steven Weaver was recently named the new dean of students at Ozarks. Weaver will begin his […]
Two long-time administrators at University of the Ozarks have recently accepted positions at other universities. Dr. Elissa Heil has been named the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Penn. Also, Sherrie Arey has accepted the position of vice president for student development at University of Great […]
University of the Ozarks has named Dr. Travis Feezell as its new provost. Currently an associate professor of business and chair of the Department of Sport and Motorsports Management at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., Feezell will begin his new duties on June 16. Dr. Travis Feezell, an associate professor of business and chair […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2014 Trustees? Awards Banquet, held April 25 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2014 were (pictured, from left) Aramark Catering Manager Amanda McCartney, Assistant Professor of English Dr. Amy Oatis, Director of Information Technology Rick […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. --- Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., was formally installed as the 25th president of University of the Ozarks during a special Inauguration Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2014. The ceremony, which was the culmination of a week-long celebration involving numerous campus events, was attended by more than 500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends […]
University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been selected as one of 14 graduates who will receive the Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award for 2014 from Eastern Illinois University. The award recognizes "exemplary achievements of alumni who hold graduate degrees" from EIU. Dunsworth, who earned a master of science degree in education from […]