University of the Ozarks has added four new members to its Board of Trustees. The Rev. Tasha Blackburn and Allyn Donaubauer, both of Fort Smith; Catherine Lowry of Little Rock; and Sherilyn Poole of Forest Park, Ill., began their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2016. They are members of the board’s Class of 2018. Blackburn […]
The University of the Ozarks International Office is presenting a series of events to spread global awareness and opportunities throughout the campus as part of Global Week 2016, scheduled for Feb. 15-20, on campus. The week-long event will include talks and workshops by international entrepreneur Dennis Schwieger as well as information sessions for students about […]
As the University of the Ozarks Theatre prepares for the prestigious regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Professor Bruce B. Brown and the students are finding that their production of BUG continues to evolve. The University Theatre was one of five university theatres from the five-state Region VI selected to participate in the festival, […]
University of the Ozarks junior Amanda Paz spent her summer scaling the jungle canopies of a rain forest, scuba diving at one of the most ecological-rich reefs in the world and working with some of the most diverse animals on the planet. And, it was all done in the name of science. Paz, a chemistry […]
North Carolina musician Mike "Lightnin'" Wells will perform an acoustic blues concert at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The entire Jones Learning Center staff as well as six JLC students were trained recently in new text-to-speech software programs. The group was trained on how to use Claroread 7 and Read & Write Gold 11, two text-to-speech software programs that will now be available for all staff and students in the JLC to download […]
Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will be participating in a pair of presentations during the Learning Disabilities Association of America's national conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 14-18. Frost will take part in a panel discussion titled, "Accommodations for Adults with Learning Disabilities," sponsored by the Adult Topics Committee that Frost chairs. Her portion […]
After spending six weeks of his winter break at a renowned art residency program in Istanbul, Turkey, a stimulated and invigorated Samuel Binns couldn’t wait to get back on the University of the Ozarks campus to put his newfound inspiration to work. Binns, a junior English major from Hot Springs, Ark., served as a writer-in-residence […]
Stephanie Lanter, an assistant professor of ceramics at Emporia State University in Kansas, will present her exhibit, "See Threads," at University of the Ozarks from Jan. 19 to Feb. 19 in the Stephens Gallery. The exhibit is part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a closing reception to meet the […]
Sparked by best job rankings and bright job growth projections, applications into dental schools are at an all-time high and competition for the few spots has never been tougher. That’s why University of the Ozarks senior Bristol Chilton remembers the exact time and day when he learned that he been accepted into his first choice---the […]