A love of coffee and an ongoing quest to improve study habits led Victoria Stiner directly to her psychology senior capstone project. The senior psychology and English major from Texarkana, Texas, is doing her senior research project this semester on the effects of caffeine on memory. She plans to have the study completed by early […]
After tremendous interest in a new county-wide free book program for preschool children, organizers are inviting additional partners to help grow the program and support literacy in Johnson County. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a national program that was launched in Johnson County in September, already has more than 400 local children registered to receive […]
TEDx is coming to University of the Ozarks thanks to the efforts and ingenuity of three senior communication majors. Iván Bustillo, Daniel Valenica and Chloe Welsh are organizing and presenting the event, TEDxUofOzarks, on campus as part of their senior capstone project in the communication program. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to […]
Meghan Mansur had never traveled outside the United States before she enrolled at University of the Ozarks. Now the soon-to-be graduate is a seasoned traveler who can’t wait to begin her professional career abroad. Since arriving at Ozarks, the senior Spanish major from Little Rock, Ark., has lived with a host family and studied Spanish […]
The University family mourned the passing Friday morning of beloved friend and colleague Debbie Williams, an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. For the past 34 years Williams served Ozarks and its students in the JLC, where her infectious smile and nurturing spirit were on display on a daily basis. She is remembered […]
University of the Ozarks will hold a town hall meeting about the future affiliation of its athletics program at 7 p.m., Monday, March 27, in the Rogers Conference Center. The meeting, which will be led by athletic and university administrators and coaches, is to provide information and solicit feedback and opinions from students, faculty, staff […]
Ten University of the Ozarks art students had the opportunity to have their works on display at the 2017 Collegiate Art Competition, held March 5, 2017, at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark. Stephanie Payton, an art major from Greenwood, Ark., took second place in the competition for her charcoal drawing, “Untitled.” “This […]
Award-winning Arkansas documentary filmmaker Larry Foley will present and discuss his film, “The First Boys of Spring,” at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m., April 5. The event, which will be held in the Rogers Conference Center on campus, is part of the 2016-17 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The public is invited and […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Health Planning and Promotion Class will present the third-annual Healthy Ozarks Health Fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, in the Rogers Conference Center. The health fair is free and open to the public. More than 30 Johnson County health partners and other health and wellness organizations […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present three performances of the romantic comedy “Shooting Star,” Feb. 23-25 in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Seay Theatre. The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and 24 and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets are $8 each and seating is limited. Tickets can […]