Its soft green and red leaves fluttered slightly as the man lifted the small sapling from its container.?This little tree, he told the onlookers, would be named the Elissa Heil Nutall Oak, in honor of Dr. Elissa Heil, Professor of English and Spanish, and Associate Academic Dean at Ozarks. It didn’t take long to plant […]
University of the Ozarks will confer bachelor degrees to 92 graduating seniors during its 2014 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 17, on the campus mall. A Baccalaureate Service in Wilson-Munger Memorial Chapel will begin the day’s activities at 9 a.m. University Chaplain Rev. Elizabeth Gabbard will provide the proclamation during the […]
The University of the Ozarks chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), the international honor society for teacher education, inducted 10 new members during a special ceremony in the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program on April 16. The ceremony included current KPD members as well as faculty and administrators from the program and the university. The […]
Members of the University of the Ozarks' Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) team took home nine first-place, five second-place and seven third-place finishes to capture the overall Sweepstakes title in the 2014 Arkansas FBLA-PBL State Leadership Conference, held in Little Rock on April 11-12. Competing against teams from 15 other state colleges and universities, the U […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. --- Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., was formally installed as the 25th president of University of the Ozarks during a special Inauguration Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2014. The ceremony, which was the culmination of a week-long celebration involving numerous campus events, was attended by more than 500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends […]
University of the Ozarks Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Karen Jones' positive psychology class is hosting a week's worth of activities geared toward boosting positive feelings and well-being across campus. Sophomore psychology major Clayton Rodgers, from Springdale, Ark, is spearheading the project, along with other members of the class. "Earlier this semester, Dr. Jones mentioned […]
The University of the Ozarks' Enactus team advanced to the quarterfinals last week in the 2014 Enactus United States National Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio. The U of O Enactus team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2014 Enactus United States National Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio, last week. More than 300 teams from across the country […]
Over Spring Break, members from the University of the Ozarks' Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) teamed up with students from other area universities to participate in Mission Arlington, a non-profit mission organization dedicated to community service in Arlington, Texas. The trip was organized by U of O BCM director Kaitlynn Williams and university staff member Vanessa […]
The University of the Ozarks' Nu Eta chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society, honored its seniors and inducted new members during a ceremony held on campus on April 3. Among the seniors who were recognized were (pictured, from left to right) Sarah Hartlerode, Nitza Vara, Katrina Bradley (back), Alejandro Andino, Emily […]
University of the Ozarks will present one of the world's premier Native American musical groups, the R. Carlos Nikai trio, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, in the Rowntree Hall, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The concert, which is part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, is free and open to […]