Johnson County native Rebecca "Becky" Jones, who has spent more than 30 years in senior management positions for numerous retail companies, was named the University of the Ozarks' 2014 Business Leader of the Year by the University's Division of Business, Communication and Government. Jones, a native of Clarksville, recently retired as senior vice president for […]
One of the largest audio/video festivals in the region will have a strong University of the Ozarks flavor when it gets under way next week in Northwest Arkansas. Spring Creek Festival 2014 will take place October 23-25 at the Jones Center in Springdale. The festival allows high school and college students to collaborate with professionals […]
The Rev. Douglas E. Neel, a Biblical historian and author, will present a lecture and buffet dinner connected to his 2013 book, "The Food and Feasts of Jesus," at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Rev. Douglas E. Neel will present a lecture and meal on Oct. 28 titled, "The Food and […]
Three new first-time members have been elected to the University of the Ozarks' Board of Trustees. Sister Judith Marie Keith of Fort Smith, Ark.; Patrick "Pat" Clifford of Tyler, Texas; and Malcolm Hall of Nichols Hills, Okla., were elected to the Class of 2017 during the annual fall board meeting, held Oct. 4 on the […]
Administrators from University of the Ozarks and the Jones Learning Center will present a reception preceding a meeting by the Dallas, Texas, branch of the International Dyslexia Association, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, at the Dallas Academy. The reception, which will include Ozarks President Richard Dunsworth and JLC Director Julia Frost, will begin at 5:30 […]
University of the Ozarks will present a pair of on-campus Halloween events for the local community during the last week of October. On Monday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m., Walton Professor of Music Dr. Sharon Gorman and the University Chamber Singers will present the annual All Hallows Eve Concert in Munger-Wilson Chapel. On Tuesday, Oct. […]
New York Times bestselling and renowned Catholic author and columnist James Carroll will present a lecture at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Oct. 22, as part of the University's 2013-14 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Carroll’s talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus. The […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize winning play "Rabbit Hole" on Oct. 23, 24 and 25 in the Walton Fine Arts Center's Seay Theatre. The play will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 24 and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. The house opens for seating 30 […]
A communications degree from University of the Ozarks seven years ago has taken Dr. Jordan Bass on an atypical, yet fulfilling, journey. In just seven years, Dr. Jordan Bass has gone from Ozarks graduate to an assistant professor of sport management at a large institution in Kansas. Bass, who graduated with Cum Laude honors from […]
Amanda Rushing's poem about Dora the Explorer and racism took top honors in the second round of Project Poet, held Tuesday night in front of an audience of more than 160 students, faculty and staff in the MacLean Hall formal lounge. Amanda Rushing took home top honors in the second round of Project Poet with […]