University of the Ozarks' new student orientation has been scheduled for Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25. This year, Ozarks’ Student Life office has worked to re-vamp the new student orientation schedule to make the weekend a better experience for our incoming freshmen. Emma Bottorff, director of campus activities, hopes the changes will prove […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its 2013 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, on the campus mall. The Commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Robson Library. Preceding Commencement there will be a Baccalaureate Service beginning at 9 a.m. in Munger Memorial Chapel. The ceremonies will honor 79 graduates, which […]
Several members of the University of the Ozarks community were recognized by the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce during the chamber's 92nd annual Awards Banquet, held April 23 in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus. Ozarks President Dr. Rick Niece, who is retiring in June after 16 years, received the Lee […]
The University of the Ozarks' Chamber Singers will perform its annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 2, in the Raymond Munger Memorial Chapel on campus. The concert is open to the public and there is no charge for admission. The choir will be under the direction of Dr. Mikael Lindström, associate professor of […]
University of the Ozarks' Student Life Office has scheduled the fourth annual Ozarks Bargain Mayhem for Saturday, May 4, beginning at 7 a.m. Megan FinCannon, coordinator of campus activities and recreational education, is organizing the campus-wide garage sale and she said it promises to be a win-win event. "Ozarks students, faculty, and staff are invited […]
Author and "National Geographic" reporter Scott Wallace will present a lecture titled, "Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon: The Noose Tightens," at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 1. Wallace’s lecture will be held in the university’s Rogers Conference Center and is sponsored by The Planet Club and the Walton Arts & Ideas […]
If you ask any of Clarksville's Spring Greening Festival organizers about the first festival, they'll admit that it didn't turn out exactly as they had anticipated.?That April day in 2011 dawned clear, but very cold and turnout was much lower than they had hoped for.?But in spite of its less than spectacular beginning, that first […]
On April 2, as part of the MacLean Reading Series, author and poet C.S. Carrier will host a creative writing workshop in MacLean Hall formal lounge, followed by a reading of his own works. Poet C.S. Carrier will present a writing workshop as well as a reading of his work on Tuesday, April 2, in […]
American poet and teacher Marvin Bell, who was the first poet laureate of the state of Iowa, will present a reading of his works on Thursday, March 7, at University of the Ozarks. The event, which will be held in Rowntree Auditorium in the Walton Fine Arts Center, is a part of the university’s 2012-2013 […]
The week of Feb. 4-8 is 2013 Homecoming week at Ozarks, but this year things will look a little different than in recent years. Director of Campus Activities Emma Bottorff worked with several student organizations to make this Homecoming week one for the history books. This year marks Dr. Rick and Sherée Niece’s final Homecoming […]