Lauren Dotson, a senior English major from Harrison, Ark., took home top honors in Season 13 of the University of the Ozarks’ Project Poet competition. A total of 28 students entered the annual multi-week, fall semester competition that started in mid-September. In the following weeks, several poets went out of print until five remained, competing […]
The University of the Ozarks Division of Mathematics and Sciences will present educator and author Charles Griffith for a talk titled, “How to Eat off the Land,” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, as part of the department’s science seminar series. The presentation is scheduled for 4-5 p.m. in Rowntree Recital Hall in the Walton Fine Arts […]
When University of the Ozarks psychology major Tanner Young learned late last spring that he had gained a summer internship in a prestigious research lab at Duke University, he experienced a wide range of emotions. “I was happy, I was intimidated, I was fearful and I was excited—all at the same time,” Young said. “I […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will open its 2018-19 season with several performances of the powerful adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” scheduled for Nov. 2-6 in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The production will be open to the public for three performances, Nov. 2, 3 and 4. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. […]
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 […]