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 […]
University of the Ozarks will begin its 2014 Spring Semester on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Registration will be held on Jan. 20 and 21, with classes beginning on Jan. 21. The last day to register for classes is Jan. 28. Other key dates for the 2014 Spring Semester include, Homecoming Week, Feb. 10-15; Scholar Weekend for […]
The SAT exam scheduled on the Ozarks campus for Saturday, December 7, has been cancelled. A winter storm moved into the area on Thursday, bringing ice and several inches of snow. The freezing precipitation has caused dangerous driving conditions and power outages in the county. The next SAT exam on campus is scheduled for Saturday, January 25. For more information, […]
University of the Ozarks lost a dear member of its University family with the recent passing of Dr. Roger Bost, a 1943 graduate and long-time member of the University’s Board of Trustees. Bost died on Nov. 19, 2013, at the age of 92, at his home in Little Rock. There will be a funeral service […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked a "top tier" university in the South by U.S. News & World Report for the 15th consecutive year. In its 2014 edition of "America’s Best Colleges," which hit the newsstands on Sept. 10, U.S. News & World Report listed Ozarks 6th overall among the 100 Regional Colleges in […]
Several new employees were introduced during the University of the Ozarks' opening workshop, held Aug. 22, in the Rogers Conference Center. The opening workshop was moderated by new U of O President Richard Dunsworth, who became the University’s 25th president on June 1. Among the new employees for the 2013-2-14 academic year at Ozarks are […]
Taylor Plugge, a 2013 University of the Ozarks graduate, has recently been hired by the University as an admission counselor. Taylor Plugge, a 2013 Ozarks graduate, will recruit Little Rock, South Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, as an admission counselor for her alma mater. Plugge, who graduated with cum laude honors while earning a degree in […]
University of the Ozarks will begin its 179th academic year when classes for the 2013 Fall Semester begin on Aug. 27. Ozarks, which was founded in 1834 in Cane Hill, Ark., and moved to Clarksville in 1891, was recently recognized by the Arkansas Business publication as the second-oldest institution in Arkansas. Only the Rose Law […]
As the summer heat has continued to hit the triple-digits here at Ozarks, construction nears its end on campus. According to U of O Business Manager Darrell W. Williams, "We are pushing to have Trustee Hall, the General and Organic Chemistry labs, the Fitness Center, and the Aerobics areas ready by the end of next […]