Master fiddler and banjo player Dan Gellert will present a concert on Oct. 4, as part of the 2017-18 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Rowntree Auditorium, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. Gellert has been called a “legend […]
Eight-time Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Matt Maher will perform a concert at University of the Ozarks on Friday, Sept. 22, as part of the university’s 2017-18 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). The concert, which begins at 6 p.m. on the campus mall, is being held in conjunction with Family Weekend. The public […]
Dr. William Clary, professor of Spanish at University of the Ozarks, will present his collection of traditional Andean and Maya textiles as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery from Aug. 22 through Sept. 26. There will be a reception to meet the […]
Ozarks will welcome approximately 300 new students to campus on Aug. 17 for the start of First Week 2017, the official kickoff for the 2017-18 academic year. Classes for the Fall 2017 Semester will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 22. First Week, which runs from Aug. 17-21, is an on-campus orientation program to help new students […]
University of the Ozarks awarded 87 bachelor,s degrees to graduating seniors during its 183rd Commencement ceremony, held May 13, on the campus mall. University Trustee Doug Black provided the keynote speech during the ceremony, which was attended by more than 500 family and friends. Black is a retired oil and gas executive who has served […]
Sports development executive Mary Harvey, a former World Cup women’s soccer champion and Olympic gold medalist, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, April 19, as part of the University’s 2016-17 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Former World Cup champion and Gold medalist soccer goalie Mary Harvey will speak at U of O […]
The University of the Ozarks music program will embark on its first week-long regional choral tour in almost a decade this spring when it presents six concerts in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. The University’s Chamber Singers will present a preview of the tour with the annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m., April 27, in Munger-Wilson […]
After tremendous interest in a new county-wide free book program for preschool children, organizers are inviting additional partners to help grow the program and support literacy in Johnson County. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a national program that was launched in Johnson County in September, already has more than 400 local children registered to receive […]
Award-winning Arkansas documentary filmmaker Larry Foley will present and discuss his film, “The First Boys of Spring,” at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., April 5. The event, which will be held in the Rogers Conference Center on campus, is part of the 2016-17 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The public is invited and […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Health Planning and Promotion Class will present the third-annual Healthy Ozarks Health Fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, in the Rogers Conference Center. The health fair is free and open to the public. More than 30 Johnson County health partners and other health and wellness organizations […]