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Munger-Wilson Chapel
January 14, 2025 • Posted in ,

U of O Receives $4.8 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Support Rural Churches 

University of the Ozarks has received a grant of $4,877,803 from Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The grant will support the University’s efforts to help rural churches embrace their calling as anchor institutions within their communities. The aim of the Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns […]

Munger-Wilson Chapel
December 11, 2023 • Posted in ,

U of O Receives $966K Lilly Grant to Assist Rural Congregations

University of the Ozarks has received a $966,099 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to help establish the Thriving Rural Congregations Program to support rural Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations within the Presbytery of Arkansas. The program is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to encourage the flourishing of […]

Rich Dunsworth receives chamber award
October 19, 2023 • Posted in

U of O Named 2023 Employer of the Year by Chamber

University of the Ozarks was named Employer of the Year during the 102nd annual Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony, held on Oct. 14 at The Levee in downtown Clarksville. In addition, University President Richard Dunsworth was honored with the 2023 Pillar of Progress Award and Matt Bewley, director of career services, received the […]

University supports local nonprofits
December 20, 2022 • Posted in ,

University Supports Local Nonprofits

As a way of celebrating the work they do in our community, University of the Ozarks continued a recent Christmas tradition last week by donating a total of $3,000 to four local nonprofit organizations in Johnson County. This year’s beneficiaries included the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Johnson County, Johnson County Youth Coalition, the […]

Trash pickup
February 7, 2022 • Posted in , ,

Eagle Athletics Third in National Community Service Challenge

The University of the Ozarks Athletic Department was recognized recently by the NCAA for the outstanding community service efforts of its student-athletes. The NCAA announced last week that U of O finished third among NCAA Division III athletic programs in the Team Works Service Challenge. NCAA Team Works, which coordinates community service efforts at the […]

Local Nonprofits
December 14, 2021 • Posted in ,

University Supports Local Nonprofits

As part of an annual Christmas tradition, University of the Ozarks this week donated a total of $3,000 to five local nonprofit organizations in Johnson County. This year’s beneficiaries included, Safe Haven Ministries, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Johnson County, Johnson County Youth Coalition, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Johnson County, and The […]

3Dprinter printing ear guards
April 9, 2020 • Posted in ,

Innovation Hub Producing Ear Guards for Healthcare Workers

University of the Ozarks is utilizing its Innovation Hub to help provide relief to local healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethan Hefley, information technology network manager, is leading the University’s efforts in producing ear guards for masks on four 3-D printers in the Innovation Hub, which was established last semester. The […]

Marketing Class
December 18, 2019 • Posted in , ,

Students Create Marketing Plans for Local Businesses

Four local Johnson County business owners recently received marketing and promotion recommendations for their businesses, courtesy of University of the Ozarks students in Marketing Instructor Jaime Encinas’ Promotion Strategies class. As part of a semester-long class project, students were divided into small groups to work with the local business owners to create ways to help […]

Alumni Board Community Project
July 29, 2019 • Posted in , ,

Alumni Board Adds Community Service Component

The University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Association Board of Directors mixed business with a dose of community service during its recent board meeting on July 27 in Clarksville. Following its annual summer meeting, several board members took part in a community service project to paint the outside store front of a downtown business, Master Printing […]