Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the nation, found its way to campus this past week as Ozarks Association for Physical Education (OAPE) arranged a demonstration for students, faculty, and staff. Many U of O students recently learned about the fast-growing game of pickleball from a group of members from the Arkansas River […]
For 24 years, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has been an active and influential part of University of the Ozarks campus community. The global service organization announced at the end of last month that it has changed its name to Enactus. Ana Hernandez, from Honduras, is a senior management and environmental studies major and president […]
This week, Ozarks' psychology department and the university's Psychology Club will have events every day in honor of national Mental Illness Awareness Week. John Nix, senior psychology major from Stamps, Ark. and president of the Psychology Club, organized Ozarks first Mental Illness Awareness Week last year. This year, he hopes to improve on last year’s […]
Fernanda Montero, originally from Costa Rica, along with other members of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), is exposing Clarksville's youngest citizens to a second language in a fun and memorable way. Montero, a junior marketing and strategic communications major, is a native Spanish speaker and project manager for SIFE. Together with other volunteers, Montero teaches […]
Those of us who are pet owners can take comfort in knowing that if our furry friend gets sick, there are veterinarians in town who can help.?But when a wild animal gets sick or is injured wild animal, the answer isn't always that simple. Lynne Slater, Director of Helping Arkansas’ Wild "Kritters" (H.A.W.K.) will give […]
"Enjoy the randomness of the moments. You may think you are on the right path. Then, something will happen that proves you can be better." Zyanya Sanchez, a 2010 Ozarks graduate, took her own advice and is quickly climbing the ranks at CORODEP-Mexico, a company that provides products for the mining industry throughout Mexico. Zyanya […]
Recipe: Mix 18,000+ people, most of them wearing imagination-defying costumes. Add endless 24/7 animation marathons. Throw in a big handful of gaming sessions, female roller derby, a dealer's room the size of a football field full of wonderful stuff to buy, panels on subjects ranging from the secrets of good fiction writing to designing and […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks' Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team capped another successful year by placing second runner-up in its league at the 2012 SIFE USA National Exposition, held May 22-24 in Kansas City, Mo. By placing in the national competition, the Ozarks team finished the year in the top 10 […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The SIFE juggernaut continues at University of the Ozarks. For the 20th time in the past 24 years, the university’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team has won the regional competition to advance to the national competition. The Ozarks team was one of two finalists in its league in the regional competition, […]
Dr. Jesse Weiss and the Weiss Family Dancers were the big winners in "J'Amnesty," a fundraising event hosted in Rowntree Recital Hall Wednesday night by the U of O chapter of Amnesty International. Dr. Jesse Weiss and family perform "Weiss Weiss Baby" a parody of a Vanilla Ice song. Performing his own version of Vanilla […]