Donors to University of the Ozarks can give more while spending less, thanks to some last-minute legislation. Congress recently passed legislation for a tax break on charitable donations from IRAs for those over 70½ years old. The legislation restores the ability to donate up to $100,000 to a qualifying charity such as University of the […]
The University of the Ozarks athletic department will add NCAA Division III men's and women's indoor and outdoor distance track, it was announced Thursday by athletics director Jimmy Clark. The men’s and women’s programs will compete in long-distance events at track and field competitions beginning immediately. Head men’s and women’s cross country coach Jeremy Provence […]
Several business students at University Ozarks recently got the unique experience of developing a marketing plan for one of the oldest businesses in Arkansas. Students in Deborah Sisson’s Promotion Strategies class spent the Fall Semester developing a marketing strategy for the Oark General Store, a restaurant located in northern Johnson County, about 20 miles northwest […]
Laura Smith said she felt pretty certain that University of the Ozarks was the right place for her as soon as she visited campus for the first time. Four and a half years later, she's absolutely positive it was the right place. The Denton, Texas, native will graduate from Ozarks on Dec. 18 with a […]
Students in Susan Edens' Backpack Journalism class at University of the Ozarks are gaining real-world video production experience this semester thanks to a collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service. The Radio-Television-Video (RTV) students are working on an eight-part video mini-series titled, "Bridging the Past and Future: The Mulberry," that officials with the Ouachita & Ozark-St. […]
"To survive the world, one must survive oneself." Those are the poignant words that begin the artist’s statement of University of the Ozarks senior Brittany Green as she described her life-long battle with mental illness and how art has helped her better understand and cope with her daily struggles. Green, an art major from Malvern, […]
University of the Ozarks will hold its Fall 2014 Commencement ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, in Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel. The University is expected to confer diplomas to 15 graduates during the ceremony. There will be a President’s Reception in the Rogers Conference Center following Commencement.
The joint student business organization PBL/Enactus inducted its officers and new members for the 2014-15 academic year during a special ceremony held recently in the Trustee Room of the Robson Library. Students receive their certifications of membership during the PBL/Enactus induction ceremony held on Nov. 28 Seniors Andrea Chamorro of Managua, Nicaragua, and Catalina Chen […]
University of the Ozarks will present its annual Service of Lessons and Carols at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12, in Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel. The time-honored Christmas tradition will feature music by the University’s Chapel Choir as well as the University Chamber Singers, both under the direction of Dr. Sharon Gorman, Walton Professor of Music. The […]
University of the Ozarks student Tyler Rideout will present his Senior Art Exhibit, titled A Mundane Moment, from Dec. 1-9 in the Stephens Art Gallery. Rideout, who is scheduled to graduate during the University’s Fall Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18, said he has strived to create feelings of both comfort and horror through his artwork. […]