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Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman
May 9, 2024 • Posted in ,

Rev. Dr. Freeman to Speak at Baccalaureate

The Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman, pastor of the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Shreveport, La., will be the guest speaker during the University of the Ozarks’ Baccalaureate service at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. The University’s Baccalaureate service is a long-standing tradition at Ozarks on the day preceding the Spring Commencement ceremony. […]

Gloria Arcia
May 8, 2024 • Posted in

Executive VP Arcia Accepts Position with Rhode Island University

University of the Ozarks Executive Vice President Gloria Arcia, Ed.D., has been named the new executive vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. Arcia has served as executive vice president for finance and administration at U of O since Aug. 2023. She was the […]

Rev. Sara Anne Berger
May 2, 2024 • Posted in ,

Rev. Sara Anne Berger Joins Thriving Congregations Program

The Rev. Sara Anne Berger has joined University of the Ozarks as the assistant director of the Thriving Congregations Program. Her first day at Ozarks was April 23. Berger will work with director Rev. Phillip Blackburn to assist the University in directing the Lilly Foundation’s recent $1 million Thriving in Ministry grant to support congregations […]

Honors Day
May 1, 2024 • Posted in

University Recognizes Outstanding Students During Honors Day

University of the Ozarks administrators and faculty presented the University’s top academic and division awards for the 2023-24 academic year during the 67th annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Solena Angeli Martinez Aleman was named the recipient of the 2024 Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award, presented to the […]

Teacher education
May 1, 2024 • Posted in , ,

Five Inducted into Teacher Education Program

The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program honored several of its students on April 30 with a pinning ceremony and inductions into the Ozarks Student Education Association (OSEA) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP). The newest inductees included, (pictured, from left) Haley Howard (K-6 elementary education), Aislinn Zapata (K-6 elementary education), James Johnson […]

Trustee award winners
April 29, 2024 • Posted in ,

Trustees Recognize Outstanding Faculty, Staff

The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2024 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 26 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2024 were (pictured, from left) Joey Hughes, Kenneth Kennedy, Dr. Daniel Fudge and Dr. Stewart Hart. Also receiving an award was Josh […]

Groundbreaking ceremony new residence hall
April 25, 2024 • Posted in

U of O Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Residence Hall

Rain showers halted in time Thursday afternoon for officials at University of the Ozarks to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $27 million, four-story residence hall on North College Avenue (Highway 103). The ceremony was attended by numerous students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni and Clarksville city officials as well as representatives of Kinco Constructors […]