RICHARDSON, Texas --- Concordia Texas, Hardin-Simmons, LeTourneau, McMurry, Mississippi College, Ozarks, Schreiner, Texas-Dallas, Texas-Tyler and Texas Lutheran are all winners of American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Team Sportsmanship Awards for 2011-12 winter and 2012 spring sports, the conference office announced on Wednesday (May 16). The award, in its fifth academic year, honors the member […]
On May 12, Ozarks held its 178th spring commencement ceremony. Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Dr. Jesse Weiss had the following words of wisdom for the 118 graduates in the class of 2012. I would like to thank the senior class for selecting me to give the Faculty address this year. It is […]
Rev. Nancy Benson-Nicol is a familiar sight here at U of O, with a smile for everyone and uplifting chapel sermons. But there is another side to Rev. Nancy. She has spent the past three years authoring a detailed study guide for the General Epistles of the New Testament and is about to go on […]
For 10 weeks, Dr. Sean Coleman and his students spent their microbiology lab time learning various techniques used to identify bacteria. The labs were nice and predictable, because in the lab, everything is labeled, and you pretty much know what to expect when your run your tests. But in April, all of that changed, when […]
U of O grad Sean Atkins ('11) knocked one out of the ball park when he was recently accepted into Vanderbilt Law School and made recipient of Vanderbilt's Chancellor's Scholarship, $110,000 spread across three years. Vanderbilt Law has consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation, and is currently ranked 16th in […]
University of the Ozarks awarded bachelor's degrees to 118 graduates during its 2012 Commencement ceremony, held May 12 on the campus mall. The 118 graduates of the Class of 2012 who were recognized include 15 students who completed graduation requirements in the fall and who took part in the fall commencement ceremony. The Commencement speaker […]
When Amanda Anthony traveled with a group of fellow students to Europe as part of their Psychology in Europe course, she was already familiar with works by Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.?But after touring his home in Vienna and listening to the guide recount Frankl's holocaust experiences, Anthony said she found herself intrigued by […]
Tuesday, May 8 dawned, cloudy and cool. Throughout the day, Dr. Kim Van Scoy couldn't keep from peering nervously out the window, hoping for the clouds to break, but still they persisted. Even as she drove home that evening, the clouds were still there, painting the sky a dull, sullen gray color. But Wednesday "I […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks' Jones Learning Center will begin a new program for high functioning students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Fall 2012 Semester, according to JLC Director Julia Frost. The new program will be called the Living and Learning Community (LLC) and will include social and life skills […]
The Johnson County Community Foundation, an affiliate office of the Arkansas Community Foundation, recently presented a $1,500 grant to the University of the Ozarks Women (UOW) Christmas Angels Project. The UOW Christmas Angels Project, in coordination with the Department of Human Services (DHS), has been in existence for 18 years and is one of the […]