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 […]
Steven Weaver has been named the new dean of students at University of the Ozarks, it was announced Monday by University officials. Weaver most recently served as director of residential life and housing at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. Steven Weaver was recently named the new dean of students at Ozarks. Weaver will begin his […]
New U of O head cheer/STUNT coach Tori Cox will hold an open tryout for individuals interested in competitive cheer/STUNT on August 18-20 in Mabee Gymnasium. The tryout will be held from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. each day. All participants will be judged on tumbling, dance routines and stunt. The registration […]
The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund will present a job and career readiness workshop for single mothers on Wednesday, July 9, on the campus of University of the Ozarks in Clarksville. The workshop, which is free for single mothers, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Boreham Business Building. The workshop will […]
Two long-time administrators at University of the Ozarks have recently accepted positions at other universities. Dr. Elissa Heil has been named the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Penn. Also, Sherrie Arey has accepted the position of vice president for student development at University of Great […]
University of the Ozarks Assistant Professor of Art Dawn Holder took home top honors at the 66th annual River Valley Invitational, announced recently at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Dawn Holder, an assistant professor of art at Ozarks, bested 42 other artists to take the top prize in the 66th annual River Valley Invitational, […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its honor lists for the 2014 Spring Semester. To be included on the President’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and achieve between a […]
It's a day before semester finals begin at Lamar (Ark.) High School and students in teacher James Smith's sophomore biology class are preparing for the comprehensive exams by ?. playing Jeopardy? Yes, a modified version of the popular TV game show Jeopardy was being used to help the high school students learn the concepts of […]
University of the Ozarks has hired head coaches for two of its newest sports programs. Former Wartburg College assistant coach Jason Zastrow has been hired by Ozarks to begin its men’s wrestling program for the 2014-2015 season. In addition, recent Iowa State University graduate Tori Cox has been tabbed to lead the new competitive cheer/STUNT […]