Dody Pelts has been named as the new director of the Jones Learning Center at University of the Ozarks, effective July 1 Pelts has worked in the JLC for the past 18 years, including the last 12 as the center’s assistant director. She replaces Julia Frost, who announced her retirement in April after serving the […]
University of the Ozarks officials are reimagining the campus bookstore in order to streamline the learning materials process, provide expanded inventory and offer additional programming. The University will take over management of the campus store beginning this summer. Valerie Hardesty will continue as the manager of the store and it will be housed under the […]
University of the Ozarks conferred bachelor degrees upon 131 graduating seniors during its 2019 Spring Commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, May 18 on the campus mall. The Class of 2019 is the largest graduating class in the University’s 185-year history. More than 2,000 family members and friends attended the ceremony. The University awarded 92 bachelor […]
Thanks to a rescue dog named Pico, Cristin Connor had her career aspirations determined at a young age. Connor is a University of the Ozarks senior biology major from Gunter, Texas. She will graduate from Ozarks on May 18 with Magna Cum Laude honors and then pursue a degree in veterinary medicine at the University […]
University of the Ozarks presented its top division and university academic awards on May 8 during the 62nd annual Honors Day ceremony, held in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Emilie “Weave” Williams, a senior religion and philosophy major from Keller, Texas, was presented the Hurie Award as the outstanding member of the Class of 2019 […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Student Success Center and Student Support Services honored both graduating seniors and outstanding tutors during its 2019 Tutor Awards and Graduation Celebration on April 30, 2019. Tutor awards were given based on several factors, including evaluations from students receiving tutoring, GPAs, and staff members’ interactions and observations. During the fall […]
University of the Ozarks will award bachelor degrees to the largest graduating class in its 185-year history during the 2019 Spring Commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, May 18, on the campus mall. The Class of 2019 is expected to include 131 graduates, the largest known number since the University was founded in 1834. A […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced that Dr. David Daily (right) and Joel Rossmaier have been named academic deans in their respective divisions, effective July 1. Daily, professor of religion, will serve as the dean of the Humanities & Fine Arts Division, while Rossmaier, associate professor of practice of business and accounting, will be […]
The University of the Ozarks’ music department will present a recital of classical, pop and Broadway standards by baritone Steven Field and pianist Lynn Jost at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, The concert will be held in Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel and is free and open to the public. Field is a former high school […]
University of the Ozarks senior art major Stephanie Payton will present her Senior Exhibit, Atmospheric Anomalies, from May 6-18 in the Stephens Gallery. As part of her senior show, Payton will present an artist’s talk at 7 p.m., May 8, in Baldor Auditorium in the Boreham Business Building. There will also be a reception from […]