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 […]
Debora Castro took Europe by storm during the summer of 2015 and she’ll never be the same because of the experience. Castro, a senior management and international business major from El Salvador, spent six weeks over the summer working in an internship with Cocoa Communications, a marketing and communications agency in Barcelona, Spain. Working 9 […]
Russellville artist David Mudrinich will present his exhibit, "Within the Landscape," at University of the Ozarks' Stephens Gallery throughout September as part of the university's Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run from Sept. 2-25 in the gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine […]
What makes the South Southern? That is the question that will be explored in the University of the Ozarks’ 2015-2016 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The eight-event series begins on Sept. 16 with a presentation from Dr. Angie Maxwell, associate professor of Southern Studies at the University of Arkansas. This year’s series, titled "The Identity […]
University of the Ozarks held its annual faculty/staff opening workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new Ozarks faculty and staff are (seated, from left) Kayla Jackson, student life area coordinator; Pam Terry, director of field experience; Amanda Bohannon, housekeeping; Denice Davis, housekeeping; Andrea Carlile, Student Support Services; Allison Hayes, […]
University of the Ozarks' Student Support Services (SSS) program has been awarded $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education over a five-year grant cycle that will enable the program to provide new and existing academic initiatives to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The award goes into effect Sept. 1. The SSS program is part of […]
Bolstered by the largest incoming new student class in 12 years and a retention rate approaching 80 percent, University of the Ozarks officials announced Wednesday that they have closed admission for the Fall 2015 semester. Ozarks is expecting 270 first-time students to begin classes on Aug. 25, the largest incoming class since 279 in 2003. […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome its incoming freshman class on Aug. 20-24 with First Week, a series of events to help new students become oriented to college life at the University. Ozarks is expecting approximately 250 new freshmen and transfer students for the Fall 2015 Semester. Classes officially begin on Tuesday, Aug. 25. First […]