University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been named as a finalist in the inaugural Arkansas Business’s 2024 Executive of the Year award. President Dunsworth, entering his 12th year leading the Clarksville university, is one of five finalists in the publication’s state-wide Large Nonprofit Company category. The winner will be announced during […]
World-renowned artist, pastor, author, storyteller and SandStory innovator Joe Castillo will visit University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Sept. 5, to kick off the University’s 2024-25 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Seay Theatre. It is open to the public and there is […]
University of the Ozarks will present the art exhibit, “Art as Teacher: Textile Art by Deborah Kuster,” throughout the month of September as part of the Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be held from Aug. 26 through Sept. 27 in the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center on campus. […]
The University welcomed several new faculty and staff to campus during the All Employee Opening Workshop held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2024-25 academic year include, (front row, from left) Rev. Sara Anne Berger, assistant director of the Thriving Congregations Program; Dr. Jisook Park, assistant […]
Dr. Macy Jones, assistant professor of theatre and communication at University of the Ozarks, spent part of her summer learning stage combat skills and safety training. Jones participated in the two-week National Stage Combat Workshop (NSCW) in Ruston, La., July 21 through Aug 4. The NSCW is run by the Society of American Fight Directors […]
Tina McCain has rejoined University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. Her first day was Aug. 12. McCain previously worked in the JLC as an academic support coordinator from 2019 to 2022 and served as a writing specialist in the JLC from 1997 to 2014. “I am excited […]
Alyssa N. Langel has been named the new director of alumni engagement at University of the Ozarks. Her first day will be Aug. 19. Langel has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA with a focus in management, both from Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla. She worked at Rogers State for eight […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced three recent promotions among its staff. In the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Brian Henderson (pictured, left), a 2002 graduate of Ozarks, has been promoted to director of development. He previously was the director of annual giving and alumni engagement. Karla Harkreader (pictured, center) was promoted to […]
The educational experience for University of the Ozarks seniors Arely Saucedo Castaeda and Judith Olguin took them more than 5,000 miles away from their hometown of Clarksville this summer. Saucedo and Olguin spent a part of their summer in Verona, Italy, taking a class on Italian food and culture and touring the country as part […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2024 Fall Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The University is expected to welcome an incoming class of more than 280 new students to campus for the New Student Orientation, which runs from Aug. 23-26. The orientation begins with move-in from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on […]