Texas filmmaker Matt Skinner will preview and discuss his documentary about high school football coaching legend John Outlaw on Thursday, Sept. 22, at University of the Ozarks. Texas filmmaker Matt Skinner will present his 2015 documentary, "Outlaw: Life, Death and Texas Football," at 6 p.m., Sept. 22, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event, which […]
For the second consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked No. 1 in the “Great Schools, Great Prices,” value category among universities in the South by “U.S. News & World Report.” In its 2017 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News & World Report listed U of […]
University of the Ozarks’ 2016 Fall Semester enrollment is the largest at the university in 13 years. Officials announced on Friday that 686 students are enrolled at the university, the largest number since 731 in 2003. This year’s enrollment represents a 5.4 percent increase over last year’s 651 students. It marks the fourth consecutive year […]
The University of the Ozarks' Student Affairs Office will offer several family-friendly events as part of Family Weekend 2016, scheduled for Sept. 23-24. The University is expected to welcome more than 500 family members and friends to the annual event, which begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, with registration. "At Ozarks, we are […]
The University of the Ozarks political science department will present a lecture by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Dr. Daniel DiSalvo at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Boreham Business Building. Manhattan Institute senior fellow Dr. Daniel DiSalvo will speak at Ozarks on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Known as a public policy expert, DiSalvo will speak […]
International students at University of the Ozarks now have another opportunity for graduate study, thanks to a new academic collaboration with Arkansas Tech University. U of O President Richard L. Dunsworth and ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow eligible U of O international students to […]
The University of the Ozarks' annual Walton Arts & Ideas Series will kick off its 2016-17 season with a presentation by two-time women's soccer World Cup champion Brandi Chastain on Sunday, Sept. 11. Brandi Chastain will speak at U of O on Sunday, Sept. 11. Chastain will speak at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine […]
The Rev. Jeremy Wilhelmi believes his diverse 13-year career in youth ministry has been the perfect precursor to his new position as the chaplain at University of the Ozarks. A native of Hot Springs, Ark., Wilhelmi joined Ozarks in August 2016 after serving the previous three and a half years as associate pastor for youth […]
Daniel Adams, a printmaker from Searcy, Ark., will present his exhibit, "Window on the World," at University of the Ozarks from Aug. 22 to Sept. 23. The exhibit kicks off the University’s 2016-17 Artist of the Month series for the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The gallery is open to the […]
Statesman and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela once said, "Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. […]