The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will present its 2019 alumni awards to three distinguished alumni — Ananias “A.B.” Blocker ‘70 of Laurel, Md.; Paulette Nieuwenhof ’80 of Maumelle, Ark.; and Boulton “Bo” Thomas ’14 of Fayetteville, Ark. The awards will be presented as part of the Ozarks Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. on […]
University of the Ozarks has once again been featured in multiple categories in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In its 2020 edition of Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked 7th overall among more than 80 regional colleges in the South — the 21st consecutive year Ozarks has been ranked […]
University of the Ozarks will hold a rededication ceremony for the newly renovated MacLean Residence Hall at 5 p.m., Friday Oct. 4. The ceremony will include remarks by University officials as well as guided tours of the building. The public is invited to attend. MacLean Hall recently underwent a $10 million renovation, the most extensive […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery will host the Women to Watch exhibit, “Heavy Metal,” from Sept. 9 through Oct. 4 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the exhibit artists from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the gallery, which is located […]
A record number of students from both Johnson County and abroad highlight University of the Ozarks’ 2019 Fall Semester enrollment numbers. A total of 825 students are enrolled at U of O as of Tuesday afternoon, the official day of record for the semester. It’s the second-largest enrollment in the University’s 185-year history and 47 […]
Thirteen University of the Ozarks students from six different countries and representing a variety of majors from around campus are coming together this semester as part of a global fellowship program. Their goal is to help improve food security on campus. The students were selected as 2019 Millennium Fellows. The fellowship is a semester-long leadership […]
J.R. Martinez, an actor, best-selling author, motivational speaker, advocate and wounded U.S. Army veteran, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Sept. 19. Martinez’s talk, titled “Facing Adversity with Optimism and Resilience,” will kick off the University’s 2019-20 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference […]
River Valley multi-genre band Moonshine Blue will kick of the inaugural First Friday of the 2019 Fall Semester on Friday, Sept. 6, in downtown Clarksville. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with the music starting at 6 p.m. Presented by University of the Ozarks and the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce, First Friday is an […]
University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 30 new faculty and staff to the campus community this week during the University’s annual opening workshop, held on Aug. 14, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2019-20 academic year are (pictured, seated, from left) Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar, visiting assistant professor of […]
Though they’re doing it in markedly different ways, 2016 graduates Liliam López and Debora Castro are each using their University of the Ozarks business degrees to make a positive impact in their respective Central America countries. The two former Walton International Scholars visited campus recently and talked about their professional careers. López, (pictured, left) a […]