University of the Ozarks has been re-accredited as an institution of higher education for the next 10 years by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' Higher Learning Commission (HLC). At a meeting on Feb. 25, the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) of the HLC voted to "continue the accreditation of the University of the […]
Doug Black of Tulsa, Okla., is the new chairman of the University of the Ozarks' Board of Trustees. He began his two-year term on Jan. 1. Doug Black of Tulsa, Okla., is the new chairman of the University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees. Black was elected chairman during the board’s fall meeting, held October […]
Registration for the 2013 Spring Semester at University of the Ozarks will be held Jan. 14 and 15. Classes begin on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The university will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, for the Martin Luther King holiday. The last day to register for classes for the spring semester is Tuesday, Jan. 22. Other […]
The University lost a beloved member of its family when former president Dr. Fritz H. Ehren '53 of Clarksville passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Johnson Regional Medical Center at the age of 83. The service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church, located at 212 N. College […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees has elected Richard L. "Rich" Dunsworth, J.D., as the University's 25th president, effective July 1, 2013. Dunsworth, 43, has served as vice president for enrollment at Millikin University in Illinois, since 2004. He will succeed Dr. Rick Niece, who is retiring in June after […]
The new additions to Ozarks' Student Life Office, Emma Bottorff, Jeff Massanelli, and Brittany Bergeron, share a vision of active and influential student programming at Ozarks and each brings a variety of experiences to help make that vision a reality. Bottorff, a 2009 Ozarks graduate and new director of student activities, spent the last three […]
For the 14th consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked as a "top tier" university in the South by U.S. News & World Report. In its 2013 edition of "America’s Best Colleges," which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News & World Report listed Ozarks 9th overall among the more than 100 Regional […]
Sarah Kent's love of books started when she was a child growing up in Colorado. Sarah Kent is the new catalog librarian at the university’s L.S. and Hazel C. Robson Library. "Our local libraries were treasure troves of information and distractions," she said. "In school, I always sought refuge in the library when I felt […]
University of the Ozarks' Tennis Coach Shaun Wiseman has been hired as an admission counselor by the University, school officials announced Thursday. Shaun Wiseman has been hired as an admission counselor by the University. His primary recruiting area will be Texas. Wiseman, who has coached the men’s and women’s tennis team since 2008, will continue […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- In recognition of a commitment to public service and educational access for low-income students, University of the Ozarks has been ranked 25th overall among the nation's Baccalaureate colleges in the 2012 Washington Monthly's College Ranking survey. Ozarks was the highest ranked college in Arkansas in the annual rankings that have been sponsored […]