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 […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks Bookstore will be open Saturday, Aug. 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7, for customers to take advantage of the Arkansas Tax Free Weekend. The Bookstore, located on the bottom level of the Seay Student Center, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- On Wednesday, July 20, University of the Ozarks will unveil an update to the university's websites. The university websites were last redesigned about six years ago, according to Vice President for Enrollment Management Kim Myrick. At that time, facebook, Twitter, and other social media were not factors in website development, but because […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University's Advancement Office has announced several staffing changes, effective July 1. Brandy Cox, a 1999 alumna who has served as Ozarks’ director of alumni relations since 2005, will head the University’s fund-raising efforts as the new director of development. Lori McBee, who has served as a development officer since 2008, will […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks campus escaped injuries and damages from a pair of tornadoes that roared through Johnson County during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 25. The tornadoes, both rated as EF3’s, struck Johnson County just after midnight Tuesday, killing two people in rural areas and causing significant damage […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2011 Spring Semester on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Students can pre-register for classes through Jan. 18. For more information on enrolling at Ozarks, please call the Admission Office at 479-979-1227. Other important dates for the 2011 Spring Semester at U of O include: […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks dedicated a new park on the north side of campus on Saturday, Oct. 30, in honor of the University's first ladies.
The University welcomed several new faculty and staff members during its opening workshop on Aug. 19. Among the new faculty and staff members for the 2010-2011 academic year are (seated, from left) Holli Weiss, learning disabilities educational assistant in the Jones Learning Center; Bristle McIntare, admission counselor; Nikki Ambrus, assistant women’s soccer coach; Dr. Shaymaa […]
Automythography: "A work of nonfiction that looks reflectively at what we think we remember and how we think we remember it; an iridescent memory based upon truth and fact." Dr. Rick Niece’s memoir The Side-Yard Superhero (Life in DeGraff: An Automythography) takes its readers on a trip to a past some of us may share […]