Kelly Robins of Reno, Nevada, a 2003 graduate of University of the Ozarks and a former Eagles soccer player, has made a $127,500 gift for the soccer press box in the University’s new Wilson Athletic Complex. The press box will be named Robins Nest in honor of the gift, according to University officials. The University […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board’s annual spring meeting last week. Those who were recognized included (pictured, from left) Dr. Befrika Murdianti, Susan Edens, Dr. Sergio Molina, Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar and Dr. Javier Taylor. Murdianti, who joined the University in 2013, […]
Kimberly Spicer, program specialist in the Student Success Center, has been appointed as staff liaison on the University of the Ozarks Alumni Board of Directors. She begins her three-year term on July 1. A first-generation college graduate, Spicer earned her B.S. in management from Ozarks in 1998 and followed with an MBA from Webster University. […]
University of the Ozarks art student Alexandra Melgar will present her senior art exhibit, “Egos de la Identidad/Echoes of Identity,” from April 29 through May 3 in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on May 3, in the gallery. Melgar is a business administration […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association has elected six alumni to join its board of directors during the organization’s annual recent spring meeting on campus. The new directors will begin their terms on July 1, 2025. Those selected for three-year terms (Class of 2028) included (picturd, top row from left) Claudia Cruz ’95 of […]
The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program has been named one of the top 35 teacher certification bachelor’s degree programs in the four-state West South Central Region by EducationDegree.com The TOLA region consists of colleges and universities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. In its 2025 listing, EducationDegree.com analyzed more than 130 […]
As University of the Ozarks senior elementary education major Annie Nelligan prepares to graduate in May, she said she is a little nervous but mainly confident as she prepares to begin her teaching career. Nelligan, from Fort Smith, Ark., has spent the last year student-teaching at Clarksville Primary School, preparing to take over her own […]
University of the Ozarks has established the Town Square Collaborative (TSC), a regional ecumenical initiative to serve and support rural communities, congregations, and their leaders. In conjunction with TSC, the University has announced programmatic partnerships with three area nonprofits — Community Action Partnership, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and Innovative Poverty Solutions. These organizations will receive grants from the University […]
University of the Ozarks student Genesis Zamora Baltodano will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “In the beginning,” from April 22-26 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the gallery. Zamora, from Managua, Nicaragua, said the inspiration for her exhibit stems from […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present six performances of “John Proctor is the Villain,” a 2022 play written by Kimberly Belflower. The play will be shown April 24-26 and May 1-3 starting at 7 p.m. each evening in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $10 for the general public. There is no […]