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 […]
University of the Ozarks’ new assistant professor of music and choral director, Dr. Jonathan Ledger, knows first-hand the powerful life-changing value of a liberal arts education, and he is eager to share those lessons with his students. Ledger, who joined the Ozarks’ faculty in August of 2016, said attending a small liberal arts college, Emory […]
Mary Willingham, the whistleblower who helped uncover academic fraud involving hundreds of athletes at the University of North Carolina, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Oct. 13. The event, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center, is part of the University’s 2016-17 Walton Arts & ideas Series. It […]
The University of the Ozarks Theatre will open its 2016-17 season with the production of "True West" on Oct. 13, 14 and 15. The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 14 and at 3 p.m. on Oct. 15, in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Admission is $8 and tickets can […]
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope […]
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 […]