A play written by University of the Ozarks Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Rhonda Shook will be presented April 3-13 at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. The Licking County Players, Inc., of Newark will present "Thunderstruck in Possum Grape," a comedy written by Shook. The play, which will be directed by Charles W. Hupp, […]
University of the Ozarks alumna Julie Parr told RTV students recently to take full advantage of their unique opportunities for hands-on experience while they are in college.
University of the Ozarks Professor Dr. Greta Marlow took advantage of latest publishing techniques to self-publish her first novel, "His Promise True," a work of historical fiction that takes a look back at the pioneer days of Arkansas. Marlow, professor of communication, has taught at her undergraduate alma mater since 1990. After establishing her own […]
The University of the Ozarks' communication program will sponsor a county-wide film competition called the University of the Ozarks 48-Hour Movie Project. This is the second year for the short film competition, but this will be the first time it is open to the general public. Teams will have 48 hours to conceptualize, write, shoot, […]
Students from the University of the Ozarks' Radio-Television-Video (RTV) program made history during the 2013 Fall Semester when they produced the first live remote broadcast of a high school athletic event in Johnson County. RTV students produced and broadcasted a pair of Lamar High School football games, including a state playoff game, on KUOZ 6, […]
(Editor's Note: Dr. Rhonda Shook, assistant professor of communication, recently took one of her classes to the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Here is her first-person account of the experience.) Trey Butler’s eyes were enormous. "I feel like my world just got bigger!" he said. I had to smile, because I knew exactly what he […]
Friday night means high school football games all around the region. This Friday, Oct. 18, one local football game will be broadcast live by University of the Ozarks' student-run television station, KUOZ TV-6. When the unbeaten Lamar Warriors take on the undefeated Charleston Tigers, TV-6 plans to capture every suspenseful minute of the Class 3A […]
Last summer, Max Hilgendorf earned "goddess" status during his short internship with the Little Rock Marathon. This summer, he was invited back as a full-time, paid intern, and he took full advantage of all the opportunities that came his way. Hilgendorf, a rising senior, strategic communication major, and cross country runner from Fort Smith, Ark., […]
Alix Tiegs, a sophomore radio/television/video major at Ozarks, is spending his summer working for the minor league baseball's Oklahoma City RedHawks, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. Ozarks sophomore Alix Tiegs is spending his second consecutive summer working as a kitchen manager for the Oklahoma City RedHawks, a minor league baseball organization. Tiegs, originally […]
The press conference was over, and a young reporter named Kristina Mariswamy made her way through the crowd toward the candidate, Kasturiraani Patto.?Election Day for the Malaysian GE13 was only a couple of weeks away and the directive from her boss was unambiguous - "Get the story!" Patto turned and caught the reporter’s eye. "Do […]