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October 17, 2016 • Posted in

All Hallows Eve Concert, Haunted Housing scheduled for Oct. 28

University of the Ozarks will present two of its traditional Halloween-themed events for the campus and local communities on Friday, Oct. 28. The University’s music department will present the 16th annual All Hallows Eve Concert in Munger-Wilson Chapel, beginning at 7 p.m. Earlier that evening, the Residential Hall Association (RHA) and Department of Residential Life […]

Dyslexia Conference
October 17, 2016 • Posted in

Teacher education students attend dyslexia conference

Several students in the University of the Ozarks’ teacher education program recently gained valuable experience by taking part in professional education conference on dyslexia. The first “Teaching and Learning Conference Focus on Dyslexia: Building Bright Futures,” event was held Oct. 6-7 at the Fort Smith Convention Center. It was presented by the Guy Fenter Education […]

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October 7, 2016 • Posted in

Homecoming 2016 begins new tradition

University of the Ozarks has combined its annual spring Alumni Weekend and the typical fall homecoming into one event, the new and improved U of O Homecoming celebration, scheduled for Oct. 14-16. The move was made so that alumni and current students would have more opportunities for interaction. “The transition of Alumni Weekend to coincide […]

October 7, 2016 • Posted in

University of the Ozarks Breaks Ground on New Tennis Facility

University of the Ozarks held a ground-breaking ceremony on Friday for a new on-campus tennis facility. A large group of U of O students, faculty, staff, alumni and board members attended the ceremony on the north end of campus that marked the start of construction on the outdoor facility. The center will feature eight state-of-the-art […]

Breanna Hiatt
October 5, 2016 • Posted in

Hiatt scaling new heights as campus leader

Breanna Hiatt has taken full advantage of the liberal arts curriculum at University of the Ozarks to find her true calling. The senior from Russellville, Ark., entered college as a pre-medicine major and changed to education before deciding that her love of outdoors and nature would be a great fit for environmental studies. Now she […]

Campus Entrance
October 3, 2016 • Posted in

$10 million gift establishes Frontier Scholarship Program at Ozarks

University of the Ozarks has announced a $10 million gift from the Walton Family Foundation establishing an endowed scholarship program to assist promising students from low and middle income families. President Richard L. Dunsworth announced the new Frontier Scholarship Program to the campus community in the University’s Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel on Monday morning. “There has […]

September 27, 2016 • Posted in

JLC to be represented at upcoming fairs, conferences

University of the Ozarks? Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will attend several fairs and conferences throughout the country over the next few months to share the benefits of the JLC. On Oct. 24, she will represent the JLC and Ozarks in Northwest Arkansas at the Transition Resource Fair, hosted by Bentonville, Rogers and Heritage […]

September 27, 2016 • Posted in

Houston printmaker to present October exhibit in Stephens Gallery

Houston, Texas, printmaker Kelly Moran will present her exhibit, "Entanglement," in the University of the Ozarks' Stephens Gallery from Oct. 3-28. The exhibit is part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 3-4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, in the gallery. A native of […]

MH Awareness
September 27, 2016 • Posted in

Psychology program plans activities for Mental Illness Awareness Week

The University of the Ozarks’ psychology program as well as the student-led Psychology Club will host a series of events on campus in conjunction with the national Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3-7. Sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), Mental Illness Awareness Week is held during the first week of October to […]