University of the Ozarks is expected to welcome more than 500 alumni, friends and family members to campus for a variety of events and reunions during Homecoming 2018, scheduled for Oct. 25-28. In recent years, the University has combined its traditional alumni weekend with homecoming to make one larger campus-wide celebration. This year, family weekend […]
Kent Cecil’s secret to a successful small business is quite simple. “You treat all your customers the same, like they’re a part of your family,” Cecil said. “I try to learn everyone’s name and treat them right. It’s a simple formula, but it’s worked for our business.” Cecil, a 1980 graduate of University of the […]
Four distinguished University of the Ozarks alumni will take part in the “More Than a Paycheck: Professions With a Purpose” panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 26, as part of Homecoming 2018. The event will begin at 2:15 p.m. in the Walker Hall community room. There is no cost for admission and the public is invited. […]
The annual University of the Ozarks Alumni Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 26, at the Clarksville Country Club. A part of the Homecoming 2018 activities, the two-person scramble begins with registration from 8-9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The cost to participate is $100 per team and an additional $20 […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Association will recognize four distinguished alumni as well as a family with deep ties to the University during its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony, scheduled to take place during Homecoming 2018, Oct. 25-28. The awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Rogers Conference […]
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 […]