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July 17, 2023 • Posted in ,

U of O Recognized by Best-in-Class Colleges

University of the Ozarks has been recognized by Best-In-Class Colleges as one of the best baccalaureate colleges in the United States for 2023. The new Best-In-Class Colleges ranking considers a range of essential metrics, including student retention, on-time graduation, earnings after college, low debt, and more. U of O was one of the universities recognized […]

Sarah Bureau and Denzel Chaves
July 10, 2023 • Posted in , , ,

Bureau, Chaves Hone Skills at Sports Photography Workshop

A pair of University of the Ozarks students spent a week recently getting hands-on guidance, instruction and experience in sports photography from some of the top professionals in the industry. Sarah Bureau and Denzel Sequeira Chaves attended the Summit Sports Workshop in Denver, Colo., last month. The two were able to hone their photography skills […]

Kristi Brown
June 21, 2023 • Posted in , , ,

Brown Named Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Kristi Spittler Brown has been hired as an assistant professor of mathematics at University of the Ozarks, beginning the Fall 2023 Semester. Brown has taught at Arkansas Tech University since 2008, where she held the titles of instructor of mathematics and program director of remedial and general education mathematics.  “As a long term resident of […]

Faculty Earn Promotions
May 4, 2023 • Posted in , ,

Faculty Members Earn Promotions, Tenure

Several University of the Ozarks faculty members were granted promotions and tenure during the recent Board of Trustees meeting held on campus April 28-29. Those who were promoted from associate to full professor included (pictured, from left), Dr. Amy Oatis, professor of English; Dr. Joel Hagaman, professor of psychology; and Dr. Karen Frank, professor of […]

2023 Hurie Award Winners
May 4, 2023 • Posted in ,

Lewis, McDonald Named 2023 Hurie Award Recipients

Abby Lewis, a health science major from Greenbrier, Ark., and Kñeisha McDonald, a biology major from Nassau, The Bahamas, were named the recipients of the 2023 Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award during the University’ 66th annual Honors Day ceremony on Wednesday, May 3. The Hurie Award is presented to the outstanding senior in the graduating […]

Honors Day recipients
May 3, 2023 • Posted in ,

University Recognizes Outstanding Students for 2023

University of the Ozarks administrators and faculty presented the University’s top academic and division awards for the 2022-23 academic year during the 66th annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Abby Lewis, a health science major from Greenbrier, Ark., and Kneisha McDonald, a biology major from Nassau, The Bahamas, […]

2023 faculty and staff award winners
May 3, 2023 • Posted in ,

Trustees Announce 2023 Faculty, Staff Awards

The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2023 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 28 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2023 were (pictured, from left) Dr. Javier Taylor, Dr. Edward Ardeneaux, Monica Frizzell, Adrianna Giraldo and Dr. Brian Hardman Hardman, professor of […]

Kneiisha McDonald
April 27, 2023 • Posted in , ,

McDonald Thrives in Biomedical Sciences Field

University of the Ozarks senior Kñeisha McDonald will begin pursuing a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences in the fall, the next step in a science journey that began when she was a small child growing up in The Bahamas McDonald, a biology major from New Providence, The Bahamas, will graduate on May 13 with Summa Cum […]