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 […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- For the 12th consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked as a "top tier" university in the U.S. News & World Report's annual late summer publication that analyzes institutions of higher education. In the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” released to the public on Aug. 17, Ozarks was ranked […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the Fall 2010 semester on Tuesday, Aug. 24. U of O officials are expected to welcome more than 200 new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 19, for New Student Orientation as the university sets to begin its 176th academic year. This year’s theme […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- For the second consecutive year University of the Ozarks has been named one of the top universities in the country to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education. In the Chronicle’s 2010 “Great Colleges to Work For” survey, released on Monday, July 26, U of O was one of 30 four-year […]
Technology has changed our diversions in the past half century. As the microchips grow smaller and subtler, the distance between the hula hoop and the Wii gets bigger and bigger. But some games never change, right? What about, oh, say, hide and seek? Or the old-fashioned scavenger hunt? If you said some things never change, […]