Three new first-time members have been elected to the University of the Ozarks' Board of Trustees. Sister Judith Marie Keith of Fort Smith, Ark.; Patrick "Pat" Clifford of Tyler, Texas; and Malcolm Hall of Nichols Hills, Okla., were elected to the Class of 2017 during the annual fall board meeting, held Oct. 4 on the […]
Administrators from University of the Ozarks and the Jones Learning Center will present a reception preceding a meeting by the Dallas, Texas, branch of the International Dyslexia Association, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, at the Dallas Academy. The reception, which will include Ozarks President Richard Dunsworth and JLC Director Julia Frost, will begin at 5:30 […]
University of the Ozarks will present a pair of on-campus Halloween events for the local community during the last week of October. On Monday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m., Walton Professor of Music Dr. Sharon Gorman and the University Chamber Singers will present the annual All Hallows Eve Concert in Munger-Wilson Chapel. On Tuesday, Oct. […]
New York Times bestselling and renowned Catholic author and columnist James Carroll will present a lecture at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Oct. 22, as part of the University's 2013-14 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Carroll’s talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus. The […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize winning play "Rabbit Hole" on Oct. 23, 24 and 25 in the Walton Fine Arts Center's Seay Theatre. The play will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 24 and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. The house opens for seating 30 […]
A communications degree from University of the Ozarks seven years ago has taken Dr. Jordan Bass on an atypical, yet fulfilling, journey. In just seven years, Dr. Jordan Bass has gone from Ozarks graduate to an assistant professor of sport management at a large institution in Kansas. Bass, who graduated with Cum Laude honors from […]
Amanda Rushing's poem about Dora the Explorer and racism took top honors in the second round of Project Poet, held Tuesday night in front of an audience of more than 160 students, faculty and staff in the MacLean Hall formal lounge. Amanda Rushing took home top honors in the second round of Project Poet with […]
Dr. Bal Khatiwada’s love of chemistry emanates from a zealous curiosity. Dr. Bal Khatiwada, a new assistant professor of chemistry at Ozarks, is a native of Nepal who earned her Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University. “I like to know why something happens and chemistry allows you to examine how and why certain reactions happen,” said […]
Author and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins, considered one of the country's leading authorities on the Ozark Mountains region, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of the University's 2014-15 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center on the […]
Laura Calderon looked long and hard to find a summer internship that matched her somewhat odd double major of chemistry and business management, but she finally found the perfect position in the perfect locale. Calderon, a senior from Guatemala City, served an eight-week internship in Madrid, Spain, this past summer. She worked for an environmental […]