Clarksville, Ark. - Dr. Rick D. Niece, the third longest serving president in University of the Ozarks history, has announced he plans to retire at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. University of the Ozarks President, Dr. Rick Niece, is the third longest serving president in the school’s history. He has announced plans to […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- "Side-Yard Superhero," the poignant compilation of childhood memories by University of the Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece, has been chosen as the reading selection for the 2012 One Book, One Community program at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. "Side-Yard Superhero," the poignant compilation of childhood memories by Dr. Rick […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- A mid-February snowfall has prompted University of the Ozarks administration to close the university at 10:00 am on Monday, February 13, and to delay opening on Tuesday, Februay 14 until 9:30 am. With Monday’s closing, all classes scheduled after 10:00 am are cancelled. Classes will resume at 9:30 am on Tuesday morning […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Dr. Laurie Fisher of Clarksville and Susan E. Pinson of Edmond, Okla., have been named to the University of the Ozarks' Board of Trustees. As members of the Board Class of 2014, Fisher and Pinson will each serve a three-year term, which began Jan. 1. Fisher, who grew up in Little […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks is the top-ranked best value in the South, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges," which hit the newsstands this week. In the annual later summer publication that analyzes institutions of higher education, Ozarks was ranked first in the "Great Schools, Great […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks welcomed several new faculty and staff members during the 2011-2012 Opening Workshop, held Aug. 18 in the Seay Student Center. Among the new employees for the upcoming academic year are (seated, from left) Kristen Griffin, admission counselor; Lisa Hibbard, instructor of physical education; Stacy O’Mary, assistant women’s softball […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks honored six faculty and staff members with awards during the 2011 Board of Trustees' Awards Banquet in April. The annual awards, sponsored by the Board of Trustees, are voted on by University personnel and honor faculty and staff members for the 2010-2011 academic year. The 2011 Bagwell Outstanding […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks and the city of Clarksville are teaming up to install pedestrian improvement areas to enhance safety along a stretch of College Avenue that runs through campus. The project will include a series of nine traffic calming areas, or "islands," that will stretch 1,280 feet, or just under a […]
It takes a heap o' loving to make a house a home. College campus, same thing. The old song says "Summertime, when the livin' is easy," but for the two dozen or so people who work in the Maintenance and Housekeeping department at the U of O, summertime is when the hammer comes down. The […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the Fall 2011 Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 23. U of O officials are expected to welcome more than 200 new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 18, for New Student Orientation as the university sets to begin its 177th academic year. This year’s theme […]