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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked the fourth best college in the South in the latest college rankings by "U.S. News & World Report." In its 2015 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which hit the newsstands on Sept. 9, U.S. News & World Report listed Ozarks fourth overall among the 117 Regional Colleges in […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will kick off the 2014-2015 with the musical "Always?Patsy Cline," with performances on Sept. 25, 26 and 27. The production, which will be held in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre, begins at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 and 26 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. The […]
From the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina to the high plains of New Mexico, University of the Ozarks theatre students hit the road this summer to take part in several internships that led to increased knowledge, improved skills and greater confidence. A total of six theatre majors participated in summer internships. Utah Robertson and […]
An article written by Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost on helping students with learning disabilities transition from high school has been published by a leading education magazine. Frost’s article, "Transitioning to Postsecondary Education or the Workforce for Students With Learning Disabilities," was published in the Fall 2014 edition of SEEN magazine, which is produced […]