Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees has elected Richard L. "Rich" Dunsworth, J.D., as the University's 25th president, effective July 1, 2013. Dunsworth, 43, has served as vice president for enrollment at Millikin University in Illinois, since 2004. He will succeed Dr. Rick Niece, who is retiring in June after […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Ozarks Women's Soccer program has seen many young women of great character and tenacity over the years. I was very fortunate as a freshman last year to meet and interact with three of these young women. Beca Groff, Kaitlyn Williams and Lacey Mainer were both mentors and great friends to me, impacting my […]
University of the Ozarks Assistant Professor Brett Stone will receive the 2012 Leadership Award by the Arkansas Governor's Council on Fitness and Baptist Health during a special ceremony in Little Rock on Oct. 19. Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education Brett Stone has been named the 2012 Leadership Award recipient by the Arkansas Governor’s […]
For 24 years, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has been an active and influential part of University of the Ozarks campus community. The global service organization announced at the end of last month that it has changed its name to Enactus. Ana Hernandez, from Honduras, is a senior management and environmental studies major and president […]
This week, Ozarks' psychology department and the university's Psychology Club will have events every day in honor of national Mental Illness Awareness Week. John Nix, senior psychology major from Stamps, Ark. and president of the Psychology Club, organized Ozarks first Mental Illness Awareness Week last year. This year, he hopes to improve on last year’s […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Marcus Aldaba scored the game-winning goal in the 102nd minute to push the Eagles past LeTourneau University 2-1 Saturday in American Southwest Conference play. Aldaba’s goal wasn’t the only dramatics in the match for the Eagles (3-6-1, 3-4-0 ASC). Ozarks trailed for all but 49 seconds of the match. Down 1-0, Shaun Keane scored […]
Clarksville, Ark.-LeTourneau University scored the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute to seal a 2-1 win over the Lady Eagles Saturday in American Southwest Conference play. LeTourneau (1-11-0, 1-4-0 ASC) trailed 1-0, but scored two unanswered goals for its first win of the season. MaKenna Piha scored for Ozarks (1-11-0, 1-6-0 ASC) in the 51st […]
Joe Pennington, local broadcast meteorologist and 2005 Ozarks alumnus, returned to campus October 1 to share his knowledge of the science behind weather forecasting and the realities of life at a television station. Pennington, originally from Altus, Ark., earned a degree in marketing from Ozarks in 2005 before deciding to return to college at Mississippi […]
Clarksville, Ark.- The women?s and men?s cross country teams participated in the Arkansas Tech Invitational in Russellville Friday afternoon. In the women’s race, Kara Willbanks finished 13th overall after running a 13:52 in the two-mile race. Seanan Heaney was Ozarks’ second finisher with a time of 16:19. Sara Sizemore and Cindy Henriquez rounded out Ozarks’ […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks men?s and women?s tennis teams posted impressive wins against NAIA John Brown University Wednesday in Siloam Springs. The Lady Eagles won their second straight match 6-3. The Eagles were dominant with a 9-0 victory. “I am very proud of how both teams are continuing to develop,” said head coach […]