On Sunday, Sept. 8, University of the Ozarks hosted a local Freedom Salute Ceremony in the Rogers Conference Center for 72 Army National Guard soldiers from the Clarksville and Conway, Ark., areas. Seventy-two soldiers from the Arkansas 39th Brigade Special Troops Battalion were honored during a recent Freedom Salute Ceremony in the University’s Rogers Conference […]
A pair of historians and authors, a collegiate theatre festival and a quartet of poets highlight the fall schedule for the University of the Ozarks' 22nd annual Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The series, which was established in 1992, brings programs and events to campus "to enrich the quality of life and cultural appreciation in […]
On Thursday, Aug. 22, more than 60 members of the University of the Ozarks' Student Foundation Board will be on hand to not only help incoming freshmen students move into their residence halls, but also to assist the new students with their early transition to college life. The University’s new student orientation, scheduled for Aug. […]
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 […]