University of the Ozarks will hold a dedication ceremony for its New Student Residence Hall at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, as part of the University’s 2025 Homecoming. The public is invited to the ceremony and there will be student-led tours of the new four-story, $27 million residence hall. Construction began in January of 2024 on the 250-bed, 64,000-square-foot residence hall, one of the […]
Nichole Sherman has been promoted to dean of students and Jimmy Phillips will advance to associate dean of students/director of residential life, University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. Sherman’s promotion becomes effective May 1, 2024, and Phillips’ promotion begins on July 1, 2024. Sherman, who has served as director of student engagement at […]
University of the Ozarks has begun construction this month on a new $27 million, four-story residence hall, one of the largest capital construction projects in the University’s 190-year history. The 250-bed residence hall will be located on the east side of College Avenue, just north and adjacent to MacLean Hall. It is expected to be […]
James “Jimmy” Phillips will join University of the Ozarks this summer as the new director of residential life. Phillips, whose first day at Ozarks will be June 20, 2023, will be responsible for “managing the administrative, programmatic, and supervisory tasks associated with creating a vibrant residential life program.” Phillips most recently served as the area […]
Established less than three years ago, the University of the Ozarks’ student-led Entrepreneurship Club is already making a big impact on campus. The club recently was named “Organization of the Year” during the Leadership Banquet hosted by Student Engagement last week. The organization also won “Best All-Campus Event of the Year” and Vice President Carlissa […]
(Photo: U of O students Marck Berotte and Hannah Smith display some of the more than $700 worth of personal hygiene products that were donated to the campus food pantry recently by the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors.) The University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Association Board of Directors recently donated more than $700 worth of […]
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 […]
As covid-19 numbers continue to rise in Johnson County and around the country, Ozarks has implemented a mask mandate for all students, staff, and faculty. This means that in all indoor public spaces on campus, everyone will be required to wear a mask. Students will not be required to wear their masks in their resident […]
Casie Ballard, a 2021 University of the Ozarks graduate, has been named the new residence hall director for MacLean Hall. She began her new job on Nov. 1. Originally from Cabot, Ark., Ballard graduated with degrees in business administration and English and a minor in psychology. She earned Summa Cum Laude honors and also served […]
Darrell Shaw III has been named the new director of Ozarks Outdoors, the outdoor education and recreation program at University of the Ozarks. He will begin his new duties on Oct. 1. A native of Lamar, Ark., Shaw served as director of outdoor education and recreation at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., from 2013 to […]