Taylor Plugge, a 2013 University of the Ozarks graduate, has recently been hired by the University as an admission counselor. Taylor Plugge, a 2013 Ozarks graduate, will recruit Little Rock, South Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, as an admission counselor for her alma mater. Plugge, who graduated with cum laude honors while earning a degree in […]
On Thursday, Aug. 22, more than 60 members of the University of the Ozarks' Student Foundation Board will be on hand to not only help incoming freshmen students move into their residence halls, but also to assist the new students with their early transition to college life. The University’s new student orientation, scheduled for Aug. […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks men?s and women?s tennis teams earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Team Academic Award for the second straight year, it was announced by college tennis' governing body. The ITA Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a team grade point average of at least 3.20 […]
University of the Ozarks Shooting Sports Club Coach Mike Qualls has been selected to participate in a prestigious coaching clinic sponsored by the nation’s elite shooting program. Qualls will take part in the USA Shooting Collegiate Coach Clinic, scheduled for Aug. 25-28, at the USA Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado Springs, Col. The premier sports […]
Todd Turner, a junior from Hot Springs, Ark., spent a portion of his summer interning with the nutritional laboratory at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. The biology major learned of the opportunity through Ozarks’ Professor of Biology Dr. Frank Knight, who is renowned on campus for his research involving armadillos. "One late […]
University of the Ozarks will begin its 179th academic year when classes for the 2013 Fall Semester begin on Aug. 27. Ozarks, which was founded in 1834 in Cane Hill, Ark., and moved to Clarksville in 1891, was recently recognized by the Arkansas Business publication as the second-oldest institution in Arkansas. Only the Rose Law […]
Last summer, Max Hilgendorf earned "goddess" status during his short internship with the Little Rock Marathon. This summer, he was invited back as a full-time, paid intern, and he took full advantage of all the opportunities that came his way. Hilgendorf, a rising senior, strategic communication major, and cross country runner from Fort Smith, Ark., […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Emily Black?s story featuring the University of the Ozarks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) working at the Special Olympics Arkansas State Track and Field event won the July NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll. The NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll is a story-telling initiative located on ncaa.org/D3SpecialOlympics and features three new stories […]
As the summer heat has continued to hit the triple-digits here at Ozarks, construction nears its end on campus. According to U of O Business Manager Darrell W. Williams, "We are pushing to have Trustee Hall, the General and Organic Chemistry labs, the Fitness Center, and the Aerobics areas ready by the end of next […]
Mr. Erik Krauss, who boasts a variety of experiences stemming from years of living and working with international students both at home and abroad, has been named the new director of international student programs at University of the Ozarks. Mr. Erik Krauss will serve as the director of international student programs at Ozarks. Krauss is […]