This August, new and returning Ozarks students will have a chance for some exciting outdoor recreation in the Ozarks during the "Free 'N' Easy Weekend Adventure."?The three-day post-orientation Ozarks Outdoors event is being sponsored by the Outbackers student organization in partnership with Student Life. The best part about it, according to Jamie Lewis Hedges, Ozarks’ […]
Kursty Boydston, a 2012 graduate of University of the Ozarks, has been hired by the university as a development officer in its Advancement Office, effective August 1. Kursty Boydston has been hired by the university as a development officer in its Advancement Office. A native of Hartman, Ark., Boydston graduated with Cum Laude honors with […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The State of Arkansas will hold its sales tax holiday during the first weekend in August, and the Ozarks bookstore will be open to allow its customers to take advantage of the Arkansas Tax Free Weekend. During the tax free weekend, shoppers can purchase clothing and certain school supplies and instructional materials […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Qualified high school juniors and seniors in Johnson County can get a head start on their college course work by taking tuition-free classes at University of the Ozarks as part of the university's Concurrent High School Program. High school seniors can take up to two courses a semester and juniors can take […]
Katie Adan is no stranger to embarking on an adventure in a strange land, so in 2010 when it looked like her teaching job in Tulsa was going to fall victim to budgetary cuts, she began looking for teaching jobs overseas. That's how she ended up teaching elementary school in Kuwait. Adan, who graduated from […]
Dr. Salomón Itzá, associate professor of physics at University of the Ozarks, has been named the Western Arkansas Outstanding Professor for 2012 by the Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (WAESC). WAESC is composed of 24 school districts, 50 schools, and more than 5,000 teachers in six counties in west central Arkansas. Its mission is to […]
Summer school classes are a great way to pick up some extra credit hours, and they often focus on topics that might not be offered at any other time. The classes cover in 3 to 6 weeks what would take 16 weeks during the regular semester.?The final spotlight in the series will focus on MGT […]
Summer is always the time at Ozarks when things get fixed and painted and polished up for the new school year, and the U of O campus will see a number of improvements in coming months. For one thing, the Walton Fine Arts Center will receive upgrades in its equipment and work space. Walton Professor […]
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 […]