Dylan Eakin's talent for creating ceramic art has taken him from Ozarks to an elite summer program on the California coast. The senior art major from Clarksville spent July 2-11 at an intensive summer workshop called the Ceramics Arts Program, hosted by California State University Long Beach (CSLUB). Eakin was one of 22 students chosen […]
When one of the top administrative positions with the Arkansas Valley Soccer Association (AVSA) came open this summer, University of the Ozarks Women's Soccer Coach Bryan Drotar saw a perfect opportunity to help promote youth soccer in the area and to give back to the community. Bryan Drotar, Lady Eagles soccer coach, will serve registrar […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks men?s and women?s tennis teams earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Team Academic Award, it was announced by college tennis' governing body. Ozarks was among a handful of NCAA III schools across the country to earn academic distinction for both men’s and women’s teams. The ITA All-Academic Team award […]
Amy Patton continues to shine. Patton, who graduated from Ozarks last year with a B.S. in biology on the pre-med track, is currently an Environmental Public Health Fellow at the Arkansas Department of Health Public Health Laboratory. Academically, she is thriving as well. She attends University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock […]
Dr. Doug Jeffries, professor of biology and environmental studies at University of the Ozarks, has been named the Outstanding Volunteer for 2012 by the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council (AUFC). Dr. Doug Jeffries has been named the Outstanding Volunteer for 2012 by the AUFC. Jeffries has led efforts to plant more than 200 trees on campus […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Stages Theatre for Youth will present "Dead Certain," a psychological thriller by Marcus Lloyd, on Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14. Staring Ginny Sain as Elizabeth, and Weston Allen Kemp as Michael, Dead Certain is a gripping tale of suspense in which truth and illusion become almost inseparably entangled in a real […]
Despite a tight job market and a slowed economy, recent University of the Ozarks teacher education graduates continue to be in high demand to fill teaching jobs. Why is this so? Depth of training and advanced preparation, says Ozarks’ Education Division Chair Dr. Glenda Ezell. "The education field is always on the move, and we […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The 2012 Summer edition of Eagle Insider has been released by the Sports Information Office, it was announced July 9. The summer edition is a review of the 2011-12 athletic year and includes highlights from each program. The cover story features recent graduate and men’s cross country runner Jeremy Provence. The newly designed issue […]
The University of the Ozarks' Presidential Search Committee has begun to narrow the list of applicants in its quest to find the university's 25th president. The Search Committee met on June 28 to begin the initial review of applicants to replace Dr. Rick Niece, who will retire in June of 2013 after 16 years as […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks will conduct a soccer clinic for High School girls on July 20-21 at Ozarks' campus. Head women’s soccer coach Bryan Drotar will conduct the camp. The clinic is open to advanced female soccer players who are graduating in the classes of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The clinic, which […]