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November 11, 2014 • Posted in

University Theatre shines at state festival

The University of the Ozarks Theatre took home 16 company and individual honors, including the prestigious Director's Choice Award, at the Arkansas Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, held on the U of O campus Nov. 6-8. The University Theatre’s production of "Rabbit Hole," was awarded the Director’s Choice Award, which makes the play eligible […]

November 10, 2014 • Posted in

Minister, human rights activist to speak at Ozarks on Nov. 19

Human rights activist and retired Presbyterian minister Rev. John Fife will speak at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Nov. 19, as part of the University's Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The Rev. John Fife, a retired Presbyterian minister who started the human rights effort Sanctuary Movement in the early 1980s, will speak at Ozarks […]

November 6, 2014 • Posted in

Binns captures Project Poet title

Samuel Binns is the 2014 Poet Laureate of the Spadra Valley. Samuel Binns was named 2014 Poet Laureate of the Spadra Valley. The English major from Hot Springs, Ark., took home the top honors in the finale of season nine of project Poet, held Tuesday night in front of a crowd of 150 fellow students […]

November 3, 2014 • Posted in

Project Poet’s Fantastic Five revealed

Samuel Binns, an English major from Hot Springs, Ark., took home the top honors during Tuesday night's Project Poet Winter Formal round. Binns, who also won the first-week Project Poet challenge, advances to next week’s finale, along with Sandra Davis, Daniel Garcia, Utah Robertson and Amanda Rushing. All five finalist are guaranteed a part of […]

November 3, 2014 • Posted in

Ozarks students shine at Spring Creek Festival

University of the Ozarks communication students received several top honors at the second annual Spring Creek Arts Festival, held Oct. 23 thru 25 in Springdale. Rebecca Phillips won first place in both the News Story and Music Video categories, Billy Easley took first in the Sports Story and Broadcast categories, Corey Pintado took first in […]

October 28, 2014 • Posted in

President Dunsworth appointed to NCAA committee

University of the Ozarks President Richard Dunsworth, J.D., has been selected to serve as a member of the NCAA Division III Financial Aid Committee, effective immediately. U of O President Richard Dunsworth was recently appointed to the NCAA Division III Financial Aid Committee. Dunsworth was appointed to the 12-person committee to fill a vacancy left […]

October 27, 2014 • Posted in

Jonesboro artist to present November exhibit

John Harlan Norris, an art professor at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, will present his artwork exhibit at University of the Ozarks throughout most of November as part of the University's Artist of the Month Series. Titled, "John Harlan Norris: Visage," the exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery on the Ozarks campus […]

October 27, 2014 • Posted in

Concert by operatic soprano scheduled for Nov. 11

Classically trained operatic soprano Christine Westhoff will perform a concert at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Soprano Christine Westhoff will present a concert on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel. The event, which is sponsored by the Walton Arts & Ideas […]

October 27, 2014 • Posted in

Ozarks to host state theatre festival Nov. 6-8

University of the Ozarks will be the host site for the 2014 Arkansas Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The festival will include fully-staged productions from four colleges in Arkansas and Oklahoma and will run from Nov. 6-8 in the University’s Seay Theatre, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The festival is sponsored, […]