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Arkansas Leadership Academy students from UofO
November 7, 2025 • Posted in

Political Science Students Take Part in Leadership Academy

Four University of the Ozarks political science majors and their professor are helping pilot a new statewide program designed to shape the next generation of civic leaders in Arkansas. Students Kaleb D. Jacobs, Vanessa Martinez, Isabel Shelton and Taylor Yates, as well as Dr. Daniel Fudge, assistant professor of political science, are all participating in […]

Artist of the Month Satterfield
November 5, 2025 • Posted in

Satterfield is Artist of the Month

Arkansas clay artist Barbara Satterfield will present her exhibit, “Call and Response: Coil Constructions by Barbara Satterfield,” at University of the Ozarks as part of the Artist of the Month series. The exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery from Nov. 10 through Dec. 12. There will be a recpetion to meet the […]

Morgan and Hunter Jackson with President Dunsworth
October 30, 2025 • Posted in

Jackson ’12 Creates Scholarship to Honor Grandparents

Photo: Morgan (Goates) Jackson ’12 (right) is joined by her husband, Hunter Jackson ’03 (left), and University President Richard Dunsworth during scholarship endowment signing. University of the Ozarks alumna Morgan (Goates) Jackson ’12 of Fayetteville, Ark., has established the Roy and Virginia Goates Scholarship Endowment at the University in honor of her grandparents with a […]

Elephant's Graveyard image
October 29, 2025 • Posted in

University Theatre to Present Elephant’s Graveyard

The University of the Ozarks Theatre will present six showings of Elephant’s Graveyard by George Brant on Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22. The production will be shown each evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Seay Theatre, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for the general public and can be purchased at the […]

Early photo of campus
October 27, 2025 • Posted in

University to Celebrate Founder’s Day on Oct. 28

The University of the Ozarks will celebrate its 191st birthday with several activities on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as part of Founder’s Day 2025. The day will include a special Chapel Service with Dr. Steve Oatis, assoicate vice president for academic affairs and professor of history, at 11:30 a.m. In Munger-Wilson Chapel. There will also be a […]

Kevin Willmott
October 23, 2025 • Posted in

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Willmott to Speak Nov. 11

Academy Award-winning American film director and screenwriter Kevin Willmott will discuss his career on Tuesday, Nov. 11, as part of the University of the Ozarks’ 2025-26 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will begin at 7 p.m., in the Rogers Conference Center. The public is invited to attend and there is no cost for […]

Students at Homecoming
October 9, 2025 • Posted in

Homecoming 2025 set for Oct. 16-19

University of the Ozarks is expected to welcome back to campus more than 500 alumni and friends for Homecoming 2025, scheduled for Oct. 16-19. The weekend includes numerous events that are open to the public and most have no cost for admission. Homecoming 2025 begins on Thursday, Oct, 16, with a proclamation signing and kickoff […]

Art alums Patrick Brown and Obed Gonzalez
October 9, 2025 • Posted in

Brown ’18, Gonzalez ’17 to Present Art Exhibit

A pair of University of the Ozarks art alumnus—Patrick Brown ’18 (pictured, left) and Obed Gonzalez ’17—have joined together to present an exhibit, “Machine in the Garden,” at the University’s Stephens Gallery throughout the month of October as part of the Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 31 […]

Newly elected Board of Trustee members
October 8, 2025 • Posted in

Trustees Elect Four Alums to Join Board

 The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees elected four new members—all alumnus of the University— to the board during its annual fall board meeting, held Oct. 4, on campus. The new members who will begin their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2026, include (pictured, from left), Sue Ellen (Rail) Wilkerson ’82 of Little Rock, […]

Downtown mural
October 7, 2025 • Posted in

New Mural Adds Color to Downtown Clarksville

(Photo: (from left) Ethan and CharLee Rogers and Tammy and Neal Harrington stand in front of the new mural in downtown Clarksville.) A sweeping new mural celebrating the people, places, and pride of Johnson County is adding color and character to downtown Clarksville — the result of a creative collaboration among University of the Ozarks […]