Three University of the Ozarks junior theatre students traveled east over the summer to gain invaluable experience working as internships at some of the country's top thespian venues. Kady Holmes of Greenwood, Ark., Meghan Mansur of Little Rock, and Sandra Davis of Waco, Texas, all took part in professional theatre internships over the summer. Holmes […]
University of the Ozarks will be well represented with faculty presenters at the ninth annual Ozarks Symposium, scheduled for Sept. 18-19, at Missouri State University at West Plains. The academic symposium, "The Lure of the Ozarks," is presented by the Ozarks Studies Program at Missouri State University in Springfield. Susan Edens, assistant professor of practice […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 "Best Value" in the South in the 2016 college rankings by "U.S. News & World Report." In its 2016 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News & World Report listed U of O eighth overall among the 116 Regional […]
The University of the Ozarks will kick off the 2015-16 Walton Arts & Ideas Series with a talk by Dr. Angie Maxwell, a leading scholar in Southern politics. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus. There is no cost for admission […]
Dr. Allison Freed, University of the Ozarks' new assistant professor of education/science education, has a theory on how to prepare students for a career as classroom teachers. Dr. Allison Freed has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of education/science education. "I think pre-service teachers should get out of their cultural comfort […]
The largest new student incoming class in seven years and an unprecedented freshman retention rate have propelled University of the Ozarks to its highest enrollment since 2008. Total enrollment for the Fall 2015 Semester is 651 students, the largest since 675 students were enrolled in 2008. It’s the third consecutive year of enrollment growth and […]
Debora Castro took Europe by storm during the summer of 2015 and she’ll never be the same because of the experience. Castro, a senior management and international business major from El Salvador, spent six weeks over the summer working in an internship with Cocoa Communications, a marketing and communications agency in Barcelona, Spain. Working 9 […]
Russellville artist David Mudrinich will present his exhibit, "Within the Landscape," at University of the Ozarks' Stephens Gallery throughout September as part of the university's Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run from Sept. 2-25 in the gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine […]
What makes the South Southern? That is the question that will be explored in the University of the Ozarks’ 2015-2016 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The eight-event series begins on Sept. 16 with a presentation from Dr. Angie Maxwell, associate professor of Southern Studies at the University of Arkansas. This year’s series, titled "The Identity […]
University of the Ozarks held its annual faculty/staff opening workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new Ozarks faculty and staff are (seated, from left) Kayla Jackson, student life area coordinator; Pam Terry, director of field experience; Amanda Bohannon, housekeeping; Denice Davis, housekeeping; Andrea Carlile, Student Support Services; Allison Hayes, […]