Pre-registration is currently underway for a wide variety of events and gatherings that will make up the University of the Ozarks’ Homecoming 2018, scheduled for Oct. 25-28. Formerly known as Alumni Weekend, Homecoming 2018 is a weekend for alumni and current students, as well as their families, to share and celebrate the special bond that […]
The Arkansas Wildlife Federation (AWF) recognized University of the Ozarks for the conservation volunteerism of its faculty, staff and students during the organization’s 2018 Conservation Achievement Awards ceremony, held July 28 in White Hall, Ark. The AWF presented U of O representatives with a Special Conservation Award for the University’s almost decade-long assistance in the […]
Denise Duarte is on a mission to help as many entrepreneurs in her home country of Nicaragua as she possibly can. After graduating from University of the Ozarks in 2008 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and with a triple major in accounting, marketing, and management, Duarte returned to Nicaragua to work as a financial auditor […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced that Cara Graham will serve as the University’s new director of development, beginning July 2. Graham has worked as an attorney since earning a juris doctorate in 2007, including as a juvenile and family law attorney at her solo law practice in Oregon City, Ore. She has also […]
President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees. The HLC is the nation’s largest regional accrediting agency, representing nearly 1,000 colleges and universities in 19 states in the north central region of the U.S. Commission trustees are elected by the leaders of its member […]
University of the Ozarks is partnering with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) to gather alumni data and to create the University’s first alumni directory in more than 20 years. Over the next five months, PCI will be collecting information from U of O alumni from around the world for a directory that will be published and […]
University of the Ozarks alumna Edna Elkins Patterson ’67 and her husband, John, have created a new scholarship endowment at Ozarks to assist elementary education students from Johnson County. The long-time Clarksville residents established The Edna Elkins Patterson and John S. Patterson Education Scholarship recently with a gift commitment of $100,000. The first preference for […]
Chie Ishii, a 1986 graduate of University of the Ozarks who has gained international fame as a classical pianist and composer, will return to U of O for a concert on Thursday, Nov. 9. The concert, which is part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will begin at 6 p.m. in Munger-Wilson Chapel. […]
The Alumni Association will honor eight of the university’s distinguished graduates during the 2017 Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, Oct. 13. The awards banquet, which is part of this year’s Homecoming ceremonies, begins at 6 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. The banquet will also include the Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Tickets are […]
The annual University of the Ozarks Alumni Weekend, set for April 14-16, will feature a wide-range of new events for 2016, including a rededication ceremony for Munger-Wilson Chapel, a new brand rollout for the university, and a concert on the campus mall. Organizers are expecting more than 500 visitors to campus this year for the […]