University of the Ozarks will present a pair Halloween events for the local community during the last week of October. On Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., Walton Professor of Music Dr. Sharon Gorman and the University Chamber Singers will present the 15th annual All Hallows Eve Concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville. […]
How does a college student from Springdale, Ark., end up in Guatemala teaching English to the locals and working on her own Spanish-speaking competency? If you ask University of the Ozarks junior Boston Pearson, it was exactly where and what she was supposed to be doing. Pearson, an elementary education major from Northwest Arkansas, spent […]
Nena Evans spent her summer not only developing her outdoor and leadership skills, but also hanging ten at one of the best surfing spots in all of Europe. The senior environmental studies major from Bergman, Ark., spent 10 weeks during the summer of 2015 interning as a staff member at the Donegal Adventure Center in […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Clarksville Country Club. The two-person scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the U of O Alumni Association. The cost to enter is $80 per team, which includes lunch. At […]
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 5-9. Sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), Mental Illness Awareness Week is held during the first week of October to […]
Accomplished Little Rock artists Aj Smith and Marjorie Williams-Smith will be featured in a series of events at University of the Ozarks throughout the month of October. The Smith’s art exhibit, "The Artists’ Perspectives," will be on display from Oct. 5-28 in the Stephens Gallery as part of the university’s Artist of the Month Series. […]
A group of students have turned a class project into an environmental-friendly policy change on campus. Five students in Dr. Kim Van Scoy’s environmental science class last semester took on as a group project an effort to reduce the use of Styrofoam in the University’s cafeteria. Because of their actions, the cafeteria is now using […]
Three of the newest members of the Student Life Office bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience stretching from coast to coast to assist students at University of the Ozarks. Ruth Walton joined Ozarks in September as director of career services, Kayla Jackson joined the University in August as an area coordinator and Ozarks […]
University of the Ozarks Professors Dr. Brett Stone and Dr. Pete LeRoy will make a presentation on career opportunities in the health profession at the annual state convention of the Arkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance (ArkAHPERD). The 2015 convention is scheduled for Nov. 5-6 in Eureka Springs, Ark. Stone, dean of the […]
Lecia Brooks of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will present a talk titled, "The State of Hate and Extremism," on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at University of the Ozarks. Civil rights advocate Lecia Brooks of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will speak at Ozarks on Oct. 6. The event is part of the University’s […]