Clarksville, Ark.-U of O Head Men?s Basketball Coach Doug Boxell and his Eagles have inched closer to making the playoffs over his three-year tenure. Now in year four, Boxell believes his team has what it takes to qualify for the post-season. Last season, the Eagles were on the brink of earning a playoff bid for […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The 2012-2013 University of the Ozarks women?s basketball team will need to replace all five starters from a year ago, but Head Coach Carl Ramsey?s young squad has a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm entering the season. Finding replacements for all five starters isn’t easy, but the veteran coach Carl Ramsey doesn’t seem […]
You have to be "tough" to be an athlete. On the field, the track, or the court - we want the players on our teams to make those impossible catches, kick those game-winning goals, or jump the highest to pull down the rebound. It's a highly competitive environment that can put extraordinary demands on the […]
Even though Kurt Shemanske, a junior from El Reno, Okla., is only about half finished with his semester abroad in Sydney, Australia, his life has been already been irrevocably changed by his experiences there. Kurt Shemanske got an up close view of a Koala bear during his study abroad trip to Australia this semester. Shemanske’s […]
Twenty-four members of the university's Alpha and Omega spent a week this past summer volunteering in Belize. The children and families they helped may have been in spiritual and material need, but it was the members of Alpha and Omega whose lives were changed.? Alpha and Omega, a non-denominational Christian organization at Ozarks, is renowned […]
Approximately 200 high school students are expected to attend University of the Ozarks' seventh annual Science Day, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14. Science Day is devoted to science competition for high school juniors and seniors from throughout the region. Emily Toombs, a junior biology major from Lamar, Ark., is president of the university’s Ozarks Biological […]
The University lost a beloved member of its family when former president Dr. Fritz H. Ehren '53 of Clarksville passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Johnson Regional Medical Center at the age of 83. The service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church, located at 212 N. College […]
Richardson, Texas?Following announcement of membership changes projected to occur by the conclusion of the 2013-14 academic year, Presidents at 11 American Southwest Conference institutions expressed a strong commitment to the conference and its future. During a recent conference call, the presidents also endorsed collaborative efforts in support of the NCAA Division III and American Southwest […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Men's cross country runner Matt Friant received American Southwest Conference All-Conference Second Team honors after finishing among the top-14 runners at the ASC championships held October 27 in Clinton, Mississippi. Friant, a junior from Conway, placed twelfth in the 8K race with a time of 27:18.89. It is the third straight year Friant has […]
Dr. Amanda Alders, a 2005 University of the Ozarks graduate, will present her art exhibit, Natural Asymmetry, in the Stephens Art Gallery in November as part of the university's Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display from Oct. 30 to Nov. 20 in the gallery, which is located in the Walton […]