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Graduation
April 30, 2018 • Posted in , , ,

Commencement Set For May 12

University of the Ozarks will award bachelor degrees to 101 graduating seniors during its 2018 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12, on the campus mall. Dr. Eric Steinmiller, a 2002 Ozarks graduate who is an educator, instructional leader and administrator in Chicago, will serve as the keynote speaker during Commencement. A […]

Choir Concert
April 6, 2018 • Posted in , ,

Songs of the Sea

The University of the Ozarks Chamber Singers will present their annual Spring Concert, titled “Songs of the Sea,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. The event is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. The concert is a prelude to the choir’s spring tour, which runs from May […]

Charlotte Austin
March 28, 2018 • Posted in ,

Adventure Writer and Mountain Guide

Adventure writer and mountain guide Charlotte Austin will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event, which is sponsored by the University’s Ozarks Outdoors organization, is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. A resident of Seattle, Austin has guided […]

Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne
March 20, 2018 • Posted in

Blues Boss To Perform April 4

Veteran blues singer and boogie piano player Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne will present a concert at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, April 4, as part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there […]

Wendell Griffen

Little Rock Judge To Give Thought Provoking Lecture

Arkansas circuit judge and pastor Wendell L. Griffen will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event was originally scheduled for February but was postponed because of illness. Griffen’s talk is titled, “Prophetic Hope, Religious Nationalism, and the Fate of Democracy in the 21st […]

Curious Topographies
March 7, 2018 • Posted in , ,

Exhibit Features Ua Art Faculty

The University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery will host the five-person exhibit titled “Curious Topographies” from March 1-28 as part of its Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artists from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, in the gallery. There is no cost to attend and the public […]

Jack Hamilton
March 6, 2018 • Posted in , ,

Music Author To Discuss Rock And Roll, Race

Academic, author and pop music critic Jack Hamilton will discuss his recent book, “Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination,” at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, March 28. The event, which is a part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference […]

David LaMotte
March 2, 2018 • Posted in , ,

Award Winning Singer, Speaker To Visit Ozarks

Award-winning singer, songwriter, author and public speaker David LaMotte will present several events at University of the Ozarks as part of a two-day visit on March 13 and 14. All of the events are free and the public is encouraged to attend. Schedule March 13 · Speaking at Chapel Service, 11:30 a.m., Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel · […]

Chamber Award
February 7, 2018 • Posted in

University Receives Chamber Honor

University of the Ozarks was selected as the 2017 Corporate Business of the Year at the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet, held Feb. 3 at the Cabin Creek Lookout in Lamar. In presenting the award, chamber officials cited the University for its record enrollment of 755 students during the fall semester as well […]