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 […]
Corbin Sturch has found a way to turn his love of music into a lucrative entrepreneurial endeavor. The talented University of the Ozarks rising junior is an accomplished organist, can play 15 different musical instruments and is a member of the University Chamber Singers. But it’s his prowess with tuning pianos that has made him […]
University of the Ozarks Provost Dr. Travis Feezell is one of 20 senior college administrators selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a year-long Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program for prospective college and university presidents. The seminar-based program is designed to help individuals with the potential to serve as college […]
University of the Ozarks teamed up with Community Service Inc., (CSI) of Clarksville recently to present a Johnson County Youth Leadership Course for local at-risk youth. CSI is a nonprofit organization that provides services to youth and their families that empower them to attain success in their homes, schools and careers. Working with CSI, several […]
Daniel Valencia, a senior-to-be from El Salvador, has been elected by the University of the Ozarks student body to serve as president of the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2016-17 academic year. Daniel Valencia, a rising senior from El Salvador, was recently elected president of the Student Government Association for 2016-17. Valencia, a marketing […]
Janae Cantu's essay "Parks vs. Reserves: The Implications of a Name," took top honors in the University of the Ozarks' eleventh annual Earth Day Essay Contest, announced last week. Junior Janae Cantu won the university’s fourth-annual Earth Day Essay contest for her paper, "Parks vs. Reserves: The Implications of a Name." Cantu, a junior sociology […]
University of the Ozarks student Samantha Hutto has found an illuminating harmony in the unlikely double majors of history and mathematics. The junior from Arlington, Texas, enrolled at Ozarks planning to major in mathematics, but it didn’t take long for her to realize that she also had a passion for history. “I always liked history […]
University of the Ozarks art major Matt Wellborn will present his Senior Exhibit, "A. Deviant. Has. Disorders," from May 7-11 in the Stephens Gallery. Matt Wellborn’s self-portrait "Assumption vs. Reality," will be one of the artworks on display during his Senior Exhibit from May 7-11 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a reception to […]