Nine University of the Ozarks students took their business education abroad to the City of Light this summer. The students enrolled in a two-week summer program at the Paris School of Business (PSB) in July, taking courses such as luxury brand management, global conflict diplomacy and international entrepreneurship. They were among more than 70 Ozarks […]
University of the Ozarks Associate Professor Dr. Brett Stone has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Professor of the Year Award by the Guy Fenter Education Cooperative, which encompasses more than 44,000 students in 22 school districts throughout western Arkansas. Stone, dean of the U of O Division of Business, Communication and Education, has taught health […]
Albert Leding has been named the new controller at University of the Ozarks. He began his duties on July 5. Albert Leding has been named controller at University of the Ozarks. A 1984 graduate of Ozarks, Leding is responsible for managing the daily operations of the university’s business office. His responsibilities include department staff supervision, […]
University of the Ozarks will host a presentation and book-signing titled "Cracking the Code of Ozark Historical Coverlets," at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in the newly renovated lower level of Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel. The event is sponsored by the Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville and will feature authors Martha […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome its incoming freshman class to campus on Sunday, Aug. 14, for the start of FIRST Week 2016, an eight-day orientation program to help new students become acclimated to the university. FIRST Week 2016 will run from Aug. 14-21 and will include a mix of developmental, academic, social and engagement […]
University of the Ozarks is helping to bring free books to preschool children in Johnson County. The University is sponsoring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that provides preschool children a brand new, age-appropriate book per month from birth to the fifth birthday. In addition to U of O sponsoring the Imagination Library’s Johnson […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced a partnership with National Management Resources of LaGrange, Ga., to provide physical plant services for the University beginning July 1, 2016. All 21 current employees of the University’s physical plant will transition to being employees of National. The physical plant is comprised of housekeeping, grounds and facility maintenance […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked as one of the "50 Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities" in the country by the online publication College Choice. According to its website, www.collegechoice.net, College Choice is "an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college." U of O came in […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor students for the 2016 Spring Semester. To be included on the University’s President’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain […]
University of the Ozarks awarded 86 undergraduate degrees during its 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 14, on the campus mall. Susan Smith Epperson, a 1962 Ozarks graduate and a chemistry and biology professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was the keynote speaker during the event. Bristol Chilton, a biology major […]