Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks senior Kara Willbanks was named the American Southwest Conference Female Runner of the Week award, the ASC office announced Monday. Willbanks, a native of Fort Smith, Ark., placed fourth overall at the Arkansas D-III Championships Wednesday night in Clarksville. She ran the 5K race in 21:24.20 and was again the […]
Award-winning foreign policy correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer will present a lecture at University of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event, which is a part of the University’s 2013-14 Walton Arts & Ideas Series, is free and open to the public. Kinzer, a professor at Brown University, […]
(Editor's Note: Dr. Rhonda Shook, assistant professor of communication, recently took one of her classes to the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Here is her first-person account of the experience.) Trey Butler’s eyes were enormous. "I feel like my world just got bigger!" he said. I had to smile, because I knew exactly what he […]
Pineville, La.-Vicky Romero scored 36 seconds into the match propelling the Lady Eagles to a 2-0 win over Louisiana College in American Southwest Conference play Friday afternoon in Pineville, Louisiana. Romero posted her 13th goal of the season in the match as she has proven to be among the most dynamic players in program history. Kanisha […]
Pineville, La.-A combined four goals were scored in the first half, but neither Ozarks or Louisiana College could put another one in the back of the net as the match ended in a 2-2 tie Friday afternoon in Pineville, Louisiana. Ozarks moves to 7-6-4 overall and 2-4-3 in the American Southwest Conference. Louisiana College, which […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Mississippi College scored five times in the first half and then added two more goals in the second half to gain a 7-0 win over the Lady Eagles in American Southwest Conference action Thursday in Clinton, Mississippi. The Lady Choctaws (11-5-0, 5-2-0 ASC) powered their way to 17 first half shots, while holding the […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Mississippi College held a narrow 1-0 halftime advantage, but then exploded for five goals in the second half to earn a 6-0 shutout win over the Eagles in American Southwest Conference soccer play Thursday in Clinton, Mississippi. The Choctaws (10-3-2, 5-0-2 ASC) posted a goal in the 24th minute to maintain a 1-0 lead […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks freshman runner Ryan Holt won the individual title in the 4.1-mile Arkansas D-III Men's Cross Country Championships Wednesday night in Clarksville. For the fourth straight race, Holt was the top finisher for Ozarks running a 21:27.90. On the women’s side, Hendrix had the top three finishers, while Ozarks’ Kara Willbanks placed […]
University of the Ozarks juniors Stephen Houserman and Cason Ray spent the summer of 2013 living and working in Washington, D.C. as interns for highly competitive programs. Ray, a junior accounting major from Fort Smith, Ark, attended the Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems. In addition to early admittance, Ray was awarded a […]
Stacy Key, chair of the Division of Sciences and Mathematics, was recently selected to participate in the National Conference of Governor Schools in New Orleans. Key, who has been a math instructor at Ozarks since 1999, has been involved in the Arkansas Governor’s School for the past 12 years. He teaches math courses and serves […]