As Dawn Dvoracek, director of leadership gifts and church relations at University of the Ozarks, reflected on her 30-year career at University of the Ozarks, it came down to two words: dream job. Dvoracek, who has led the University’s church relations since 2005, will retire this summer from the University that she first joined as […]
University of the Ozarks has received a $5.3 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation for its new science center project. The gift will go toward the current $18.6 million renovation and addition to the Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center, the single largest capital construction project in University history. Construction began on […]
University of the Ozarks has raised more than $73 million in gifts and commitments in its seven-year Climb Higher: A Campaign for Students, shattering the campaign’s initial goal of $55 million. The most ambitious and successful fund-raising campaign in the University’s 185-year history concluded on April 14. The campaign raised a total of $73,191,457 for […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Jones Learning Center has received a $10,000 gift from the parents of a former JLC student for providing a “life-altering experience” for their son. The parents, who wished to remain anonymous, said the JLC made a tremendous impact on their son and helped him graduate from U of O with […]
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 […]
Dr. Sean Coleman, professor of biology, has been appointed dean of the Division of Sciences and Mathematics at University of the Ozarks, effective June 1, 2018. Coleman replaces Stacy Key, associate professor of practice of mathematics, who has served as dean since 2012. “I am thrilled that Dr. Coleman has accepted the position of dean […]
University of the Ozarks officials announced on Friday a $55 million fundraising campaign through 2020 that will emphasize student scholarships as well as science and athletic facilities. The announcement of “Climb Higher: A Campaign for Students,” came during a special ceremony in the university’s Robson Library that was attended by more than 200 students, faculty, […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Friday, Oct. 7, was a day of celebration on the University of the Ozarks campus. More than 400 donors, friends, alumni, students, faculty and staff took part in a celebration ceremony in the Rogers Conference Center to mark the successful completion of the $40 million Promise of Excellence Campaign. During the ceremony […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks will celebrate the successful completion of its Promise of Excellence Campaign as well as dedicate several new facilities during a special ceremony at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, in the Rogers Student & Community Conference Center. The celebration ceremony will include donors and friends of the university as […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ? University of the Ozarks has met the requirements to receive a $1 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., university officials announced this week. The university has raised more than $1 million to match the Mabee Foundation’s challenge gift of $1 million, which was issued in […]