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September 29, 2014 • Posted in

Arkansas potter to present lecture, showcase exhibit

Arkansas potter Stephen Driver will present his exhibit "Animals Stories/Tales of Extinction: Ceramic Effigy Vessels," throughout the month of October as part of the University of the Ozarks' Artist of the Month Series. Works by Arkansas potter Stephen Driver will be on display in the Stephens Gallery during the month of October. Driver will also […]

September 29, 2014 • Posted in

Rev. Blackburn to serve as visiting pastor

The Rev. Phillip Blackburn of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Ark., will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of Oct. 20 as part of the University's Pastoral Study Leave Program. The Rev. Phillip Blackburn of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Ark., will visit Ozarks on the week of Oct. 20 as […]

September 29, 2014 • Posted in

Dr. Casey elected to lead state business organization

Dr. Rickey Casey, professor of management and business, has been selected as the incoming president of the Arkansas College Teachers of Economics and Business (ACTEB). Casey will begin his one-year term on Oct. 1. Casey, who served as vice president of the organization this past year, was elected president during the 63rd annual ACTEB meeting, […]

September 25, 2014 • Posted in

Project Poet to begin ninth season Sept. 30

Tuesday nights are about to get a lot more exciting around the University of the Ozarks campus! Project Poet, the much-anticipated annual campus poetry competition, will begin its ninth year with the season premiere at 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30, in its new location, the MacLean Formal Lounge. Project Poet challenges students to draw on […]

September 25, 2014 • Posted in

Genetics students assist Lamar seventh-graders with science lab

University of the Ozarks sophomore Bethany Watts is more than happy to share her love of science, especially with young people. U of O student Bethany Watts shows the seventh-graders how to swab the inside of their cheek to procure cells that they can examine under a microscope. Watts was one of seven students from […]

September 24, 2014 • Posted in

KUOZ 6 students adapt to new cameras at boot camp

While most University of the Ozarks students were kicking off their three-day Labor Day holiday, an intrepid few were flexing their technological muscles in a KUOZ TV-6 Boot Camp. Their mission: Learn how to procure, operate, store, and maintain the new, state-of-the-art JVC camera equipment provided by the generous endowment established to support Walker Hall […]

September 18, 2014 • Posted in

Becker using art and business to pursue career goal

Around the University of the Ozarks campus, Chelsey Becker is known to many as the "Zumba Lady," but there's much more to the senior from Claremore, Okla. Senior Chelsey Becker spent a month in New York City this summer studying about the art gallery business and visiting galleries and museums. Becker is an art and […]

September 16, 2014 • Posted in

Ozarks announces largest enrollment since 2011

University of the Ozarks' 2014 Fall Semester enrollment is its largest in three years and marks the second consecutive year of rising numbers. As of Sept. 10, the official reporting day, the University’s enrollment was at 587, a two-student increase over last fall and the largest since 2011. Ozarks has seen a 2 percent increase […]

September 11, 2014 • Posted in

Rodgers presents paper at national psychology conference

Positive psychology has already taken Clayton Rodgers to California, and he expects it take him much further in the future. Rodgers, a junior psychology major from Springdale, Ark., recently presented a poster at the first Western Positive Psychology Association (WPPA) Conference in Claremont, Calif. Rodgers was one of the few undergraduate students at the conference, […]

September 11, 2014 • Posted in

Alumni Golf Tournament set for Sept. 26

The annual University of the Ozarks Alumni Golf Tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 26, at the Clarksville Country Club. The two-person scramble will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Deadline to enter the tournament is Sept. 23. Cost to enter is $80 per team and at least […]