University of the Ozarks officials have announced three recent promotions among its staff. In the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Brian Henderson (pictured, left), a 2002 graduate of Ozarks, has been promoted to director of development. He previously was the director of annual giving and alumni engagement. Karla Harkreader (pictured, center) was promoted to […]
The educational experience for University of the Ozarks seniors Arely Saucedo Castaeda and Judith Olguin took them more than 5,000 miles away from their hometown of Clarksville this summer. Saucedo and Olguin spent a part of their summer in Verona, Italy, taking a class on Italian food and culture and touring the country as part […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2024 Fall Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The University is expected to welcome an incoming class of more than 280 new students to campus for the New Student Orientation, which runs from Aug. 23-26. The orientation begins with move-in from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on […]
A summer academic course on entrepreneurial development at one of Mexico’s most prestigious universities, Universidad Iberoamericana, has University of the Ozarks students Eduardo Murillo and Nataly Vindas fired up for the upcoming academic year. Murillo and Vindas, both Walton International Scholars from Costa Rica, complete the six-week course in Mexico City in late June. The […]
After Alisone Guzman graduated from University of the Ozarks in December of 2023, the search for her first job quickly led her back to a previous summer internship. Guzman, from Lourdes Colón, El Salvador, graduated with majors in business administration and health science with Summa Cum Laude honors. In the summer of 2022, the Walton […]
Adrienne Arbaugh has joined the University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center, beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Arbaugh is a 1995 U of O graduate with a degree in education. She most recently served as a teacher with the Clarksville School District from 2003-2024 and also taught in the […]
A group of former University of the Ozarks student-athletes are ensuring their legacy as an Eagle remains on campus through their support of the University’s new Thomas and Frances Wilson Athletic Complex. Alumni (pictured, from left) Dustin Cole ‘06, Rebecca Groff-Preston ‘12, Kris Breton ’01, Dr. Jessalyn Halsted ’08 are a few of the dozens […]
Dr. Jisook Park has been hired to join the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of music – piano/staff collaborative pianist, beginning the 2024 Fall Semester. Park most recently served as visiting assistant professor of piano and collaborative piano at Eastern New Mexico University, where she managed the piano program and accompanied students, […]
(Pictured, clockwise from top left) sand artist and storyteller Joe Castillo, wrongly imprisoned former professional boxer Dewey Bozella, artificial intelligence specialist Dr. Kathryn Conrad, and former NBA player and HOOPSLife founder Pat Burke headline the University of the Ozarks’ 2024-25 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). WAIS is made possible by an endowment established by […]
Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at University of the Ozarks, presented research in progress this summer at the Derrida Today conference held in Athens, Greece, June 10-14. The conference is a biennial gathering of scholars writing on the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida and the theory of deconstruction. Hall’s paper, titled “Oikonomia, Geschlecht, […]