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November 26, 2013 • Posted in

Empowering youth is passion for visiting Sierra Club speaker

Juan Martinez, an environmental activist with the Sierra Club and a national spokesman on the importance of getting youth outside, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Monday, Dec. 9. Juan Martinez, a national spokesman for the importance of getting youth involved in the outdoors, will speak at Ozarks on Monday, Dec. 9. The […]

November 26, 2013 • Posted in

Music ensembles to present Lessons and Carols on Dec. 13

The music ensembles at University of the Ozarks will present their annual Christmas concert, Lessons and Carols, at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, in Raymond Munger Memorial Chapel. The event, which will feature Bible scripture readings and Christmas carols and anthems, is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Walton Professor of […]

November 1, 2013 • Posted in

Environmentalist, author to speak at Ozarks Nov. 11

Environmental activist and author Severn Cullis-Suzuki, known as the girl who silenced the world, will speak University of the Ozarks on Monday, Nov. 11, as part of the Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event, which is also sponsored by the university’s Ozarks Outdoors program, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. […]

October 31, 2013 • Posted in

Campus symposium focuses on independent films

Independent films and filmmaking will be the topic of a Reel Arkansas Film Symposium, hosted by University of the Ozarks on Nov. 9 and 10. The symposium is sponsored by the university’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series and its Radio/Television/Video (RTV) program. Several of the events during the two-day symposium are free and open to […]

October 25, 2013 • Posted in

Renowned foreign policy author to speak at Ozarks on Nov. 6

Award-winning foreign policy correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer will present a lecture at University of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event, which is a part of the University’s 2013-14 Walton Arts & Ideas Series, is free and open to the public. Kinzer, a professor at Brown University, […]

October 2, 2013 • Posted in

Discover Ozarks Fall Preview Day scheduled for Nov. 16

Four years ago, Ryan Smith was a high school senior from Springdale, Ark., trying to decide where to attend college. He accepted an invitation to University of the Ozarks' Discover Ozarks Fall Preview Day, and suddenly his decision became easier. "Attending Preview Day at Ozarks definitely helped me make my decision," said Smith, who is […]

September 24, 2013 • Posted in

Family Weekend Roundup scheduled for Oct. 11-13

The University of the Ozarks campus community is gearing up for the annual Family Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 11-13. The theme for Family Weekend 2013 is "Family Weekend Roundup," and several hundred visitors are expected to attend the various activities offered throughout the weekend, beginning with the opportunity for family members to attend classes on […]

September 17, 2013 • Posted in

Wright, Gander to highlight Poetry Night on Oct. 1

University of the Ozarks will offer a night of poetry readings on Tuesday, Oct. 1, featuring three nationally renowned poets, including Arkansas native C.D. Wright and her husband, Forrest Gander. The event, which is part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Rowntree Recital Hall, in the University’s Walton […]