Five University of the Ozarks theatre majors gained meaningful experience and skills this summer through internships at various thespian venues around the country. Daniel Hall of Sherwood, Ark.; Mason Clough of Arlington, Texas; Ben Howard of Searcy, Ark.; Lacye Day of Oologah, Okla.; and Ethan Lubera of Siloam Springs, Ark., all took part in professional […]
University of the Ozarks continues to be one of the fastest-growing universities in the region, shattering enrollment and admission records for the second consecutive year and topping 800 students for the first time in its history. A total of 872 students are enrolled at U of O for the Fall 2018 Semester, the most in […]
University of the Ozarks has launched a campus-wide digital learning initiative that will support and enhance teaching and learning by providing every student and faculty member with an Apple iPad. Compass is a comprehensive student-success program that will provide universal access to a common set of learning technologies. As part of the initiative, the University […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome approximately 330 new students to campus on Aug. 16 for the start of First Week 2018, the official kickoff for the 2018-19 academic year. Classes for the Fall 2018 Semester will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The new class is expected to include approximately 280 freshmen and 50 transfer […]
Three out of ten new classroom teachers in Arkansas are leaving the profession within five years, a disturbing trend that the University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program is working to help change. The U of O education program is partnering with the Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative in a unique initiative to […]
Dr. Radwan Al Faouri will join the University of the Ozarks faculty for the 2018-19 academic year as a visiting professor of physics in the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Al Faouri has served as a research assistant professor at the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering at the University of Arkansas since 2015 and […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor lists for the 2018 Spring Semester. Sixty-seven students were named to the President’s List, which requires that a student carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. In addition, 170 students were named to the Dean’s List, which requires at least 12 […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Jones Learning Center presented its 2017-18 tutor of the year awards during its annual reception, held on May 3. The JLC provides academic support services for students with learning disabilities. Tutors are scored by students and staff in each of the nine departments reflective of the Ozarks LENS program. From […]
Joel Rossmaier has been appointed interim dean of the Division of Business at University of the Ozarks for the 2018-19 academic year. Rossmaier, associate professor of practice of business and accounting, joined Ozarks in 2002 as an adjunct instructor and became a full-time professor in 2003. “I am delighted that Joel has agreed to take […]
University of the Ozarks senior Jae Lynn Huckaba’s essay titled, “Regnant Populus,” took top honors in the University’s 13th annual Earth Day Essay competition, announced during Honors Day. Huckaba, an English and Spanish major from Forrest City, Ark., won the $400 first-place Workman Award for her essay. Prizes for the top four places were donated […]