(Pictured, clockwise from top left) sand artist and storyteller Joe Castillo, wrongly imprisoned former professional boxer Dewey Bozella, artificial intelligence specialist Dr. Kathryn Conrad, and former NBA player and HOOPSLife founder Pat Burke headline the University of the Ozarks’ 2024-25 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). WAIS is made possible by an endowment established by […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Hispanic Student Association (HSA) will present a pair of on-campus events on April 9 and April 11 that examine Latino immigration to the United States. On Tuesday, April 9, HSA will host a showing of the acclaimed 1984 film, “El Norte” at 7 p.m. in Baldor Auditorium in the Boreham […]
Nichole Sherman has joined the University of the Ozarks’ Office of Student Affairs as the new director of student engagement. Sherman, who started at Ozarks on June 1, will be responsible for planning, implementing and assessing major campus events and traditions to promote the retention and persistence of Ozarks’ students. She will oversee the areas […]
University of the Ozarks will graduate the largest class in its 187-year history during the 2021 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 15. The in-person ceremony, which is limited to ticketed guests, will begin at 10 a.m. on the University’s soccer field. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony will be livestreamed on […]
University of the Ozarks art major Madison Clary of Tulsa, Okla., will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “Save the Sea,” from April 13-26 in the Stephens Gallery. Madison will present an artist lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, in Baldor Auditorium. This event has a limited in-person capacity, but will be shown via […]
University of the Ozarks will host a limited in-person Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The ceremony will take place outdoors on the Hurie Soccer Field beginning at 10 a.m. and will be held in accordance with Arkansas Department of Health guidelines as well as the University’s COVID pandemic protocols and guidelines. Each graduate […]
Christian author, speaker and historian Jemar Tisby will speak at University of the Ozarks on Monday, March 1, as part of the Cecil and Ruth Boddie Farmer Chapel Guest Speaker Series. Tisby’s talk is titled, “How to Fight Christian Nationalism,” and it will begin at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The in-person […]
Valentine’s Day may never be the same, thanks to the University of the Ozarks Theatre’s dark comedy, Murder’s Disposal, written and directed by Dr. Rhonda Shook, associate professor of communication. John Dunn has been swindled. Twenty thousand dollars has disappeared, along with his new girlfriend. When he turns to Murder’s Disposal to recover the money […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its 2020 Fall Commencement in an all-virtual format at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19. The ceremony will be livestreamed via the University’s Facebook page as well as through Zoom. The Zoom link for the ceremony is: https://ozarks-edu.zoom.us/j/3452301838 The ceremony will include live speakers as well as visual and […]
The University of the Ozarks Theatre will present the student-written and performed production, “For Hurting Hands,” on Nov. 19-21. The 40-minute production has been pre-recorded and will be available through Zoom at 7 p.m. each of the three evenings. Assistant Professor of Theatre Rebecca Bailey said the story “has its finger on the pulse of […]