On Wednesday, Oct. 24, University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 125 students from eight high schools throughout the region in the FBLA-PBL Business Conference, hosted by university organizations Phi Beta Lamba (PBL) and Enactus. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is an education association for high school students designed to prepare members for careers […]
Recently, Rotaract members Kim Clabough and Eugene Downs assisted Ozarks alumna and school librarian Kari (Pridgin) Tedford '05 with a book fair at Ozark (Ark.) Middle School. Clabough, a senior biology major from Little Rock, and Downs, a marketing major from Nicaragua, volunteered to work with Tedford in an effort to broaden Rotaract’s impact. Rotaract […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Morgan O'Neil is busy, but it hasn't stopped her from fulfilling a number of leadership roles. A typical day for O’Neil includes class time in the mornings, work in the afternoons and soccer practice in the evening. But that is not all. O’Neil serves as the Student Government Association President, soccer team captain and […]
The honorably retired Rev. Darwin D. Wolfe of Bentonville, Ark., will serve as the visiting pastor at University of the Ozarks on the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2 as part of the university's Pastoral Study Leave Program. Wolfe, who retired in 2008, is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and remains active in […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The UT-Dallas men pulled away in the second half as they scored twice after a 0-0 halftime to earn a 2-0 win over Ozarks Saturday in American Southwest Conference play. The Eagles played well in the first half holding the Comets scoreless despite allowing five corner kicks and six shots. The Comets scored within […]
Clarksville, Ark.- The UT-Dallas women scored back-to-back goals within a two-minute span in the second half to put away Ozarks and take a 3-0 win Saturday in American Southwest Conference action. The Lady Eagles played well against one of the top ASC teams and held the Comets to one first half goal. UT-Dallas scored in […]
Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the nation, found its way to campus this past week as Ozarks Association for Physical Education (OAPE) arranged a demonstration for students, faculty, and staff. Many U of O students recently learned about the fast-growing game of pickleball from a group of members from the Arkansas River […]
When Saima Chauhan takes the stage in February as one of the keynote speakers at the Learning Disabilities Association of America's 50th annual international conference in San Antonio, Texas, she expects to be quite nervous. But Chauhan, a 1999 Ozarks graduate, plans to overcome that stage fright the same way she has overcome other obstacles […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks softball team recently assisted in hosting the regional Special Olympics softball tournament. The tournament, which took place on Saturday, October 13, has become an annual occurrence for the Lady Eagles. The team has helped host it every year since Head Coach Laurie Adkins arrived on campus four years ago […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks junior Kara Willbanks won the Arkansas D-III Women?s Cross Country individual title Thursday in Clarksville behind a time of 20:49.20 in the 5K event. Willbanks, from Fort Smith, set a new personal-best and it marked her first individual title at Ozarks. Jordyn Ferrell followed with a time of 23:55.30 for […]