The University of the Ozarks Theatre company took home 12 awards, including the prestigious Director's Choice Award and Respondent' Choice Award, at the Arkansas Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, held over the weekend in Fort Smith. The University Theatre’s production of "BUG" by Tracy Letts was the Arkansas premiere of the play. By winning […]
Faculty members in the University of the Ozarks' art program have been active this semester in the regional art community. Dawn Holder, assistant professor of art, was chosen earlier this month to receive an Individual Artist Fellowship Award by the Arkansas Arts Council. Also, Professor of Art Tammy Harrington and her husband Neal Harrington, who […]
Rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef will perform a concert at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. The event, part of the university’s 2015-16 Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will be held in the Walton Fine Arts Center. There is no cost for admission and the public is invited. LaBeef, a native […]
Dr. Helen McElree of Fayetteville, Ark., a graduate of University of the Ozarks and an honorary lifetime member of its Board of Trustees, has made a $2 million commitment to the university for faculty enrichment. The gift will be added to the Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment, which she established in 2014 to enrich […]
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. […]