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 […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will open its 96th season with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts' thriller "BUG" on Oct. 8-10. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 and 9 and at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in the Seay Theatre, located in the University’s Walton Fine Arts Center. […]
In honor of the annual anniversary to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution, the political science faculty at University of the Ozarks are sponsoring a new Constitution Day Essay Contest for Ozarks students. Constitution Day, Sept. 17, commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 brave men on Sept. 17, 1787. […]
Pam Terry is thrilled to be back at her alma mater. Pam Terry, a 1990 Ozarks graduate who has more than two decades of classroom teaching and administrative experience, was recently named the director of field experiences in the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program. Terry was hired by University of the Ozarks in July 2015 […]
Three University of the Ozarks junior theatre students traveled east over the summer to gain invaluable experience working as internships at some of the country's top thespian venues. Kady Holmes of Greenwood, Ark., Meghan Mansur of Little Rock, and Sandra Davis of Waco, Texas, all took part in professional theatre internships over the summer. Holmes […]
University of the Ozarks will be well represented with faculty presenters at the ninth annual Ozarks Symposium, scheduled for Sept. 18-19, at Missouri State University at West Plains. The academic symposium, "The Lure of the Ozarks," is presented by the Ozarks Studies Program at Missouri State University in Springfield. Susan Edens, assistant professor of practice […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 "Best Value" in the South in the 2016 college rankings by "U.S. News & World Report." In its 2016 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands this week, U.S. News & World Report listed U of O eighth overall among the 116 Regional […]
The University of the Ozarks will kick off the 2015-16 Walton Arts & Ideas Series with a talk by Dr. Angie Maxwell, a leading scholar in Southern politics. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus. There is no cost for admission […]
Dr. Allison Freed, University of the Ozarks' new assistant professor of education/science education, has a theory on how to prepare students for a career as classroom teachers. Dr. Allison Freed has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of education/science education. "I think pre-service teachers should get out of their cultural comfort […]
The largest new student incoming class in seven years and an unprecedented freshman retention rate have propelled University of the Ozarks to its highest enrollment since 2008. Total enrollment for the Fall 2015 Semester is 651 students, the largest since 675 students were enrolled in 2008. It’s the third consecutive year of enrollment growth and […]