Artist and photographer David Rackley will present his mixed-media exhibit “Frame of Reference” at University of the Ozarks throughout September as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be displayed from Sept. 3-29 in the Stephens Gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. There will be a […]
University of the Ozarks welcomed several new employees to the campus community during the University's opening workshop for faculty and staff on Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2014-2015 academic year are (front row, from left) Kourtni Williams, assistant women’s basketball coach; Samantha Parker, assistant women’s soccer […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Communication Dr. Greta Marlow and Professor of History Dr. Steve Oatis have been named division chairs, University officials announced Wednesday. Both appointments are effective immediately. Marlow will serve as division chair for Business, Communications and Government. Oatis will serve as chair of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts. […]
University of the Ozarks has launched a new microsite to promote the services and success stories of its Jones Learning Center, which has been helping students with learning disabilities earn a college degree at the University for more than 40 years. The microsite, joneslearningcenter.ozarks.edu, was created by JUMP Company and SKY Digital out of St. […]
The Student Life Office will have a few new faces ready to welcome new and returning students this fall. Steven Weaver has been named the new dean of students, while Bendex Stevenson and Rachel Jones have been hired as area coordinators. As the dean of students, Weaver will oversee all areas of student life and […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the Fall 2014 Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 26. U of O officials are expected to welcome approximately 200 new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 21, for FIRST Week, a new-student orientation presented by the university’s Student Life Office. The four-day orientation helps new students and their […]
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Johnson County will present Football Frenzy 2014 featuring Chuck Barrett at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, at the University of the Ozarks. The event, which will be held in the Rogers Conference Center on the U of O campus, is free and open to the public. Barrett is the […]
Qualified high school juniors and seniors in Johnson County can get a head start on their college course work by taking tuition-free classes at University of the Ozarks as part of the university's Concurrent High School Program. High school seniors can take up to two courses a semester and juniors can take one course a […]
University of the Ozarks Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Salomón Itzá has teamed with teachers from the Lamar (Ark.) School District to secure a space science grant that will benefit the school's first-graders. Itzá and Lamar first-grade teachers Deanna Bates, Amy Hamlett and Brandy Freyaldenhoven received a NASA-Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) grant to develop […]
A group of University of the Ozarks students were among more than 1,800 of America's best and brightest college students who traveled to Nashville to showcase their talents as future business leaders and vie for the opportunity to win $79,000 in cash awards. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the world’s largest and […]