This spring for the first time Ozarks students will have the opportunity to learn and practice leadership strategies in a beautiful environment, when U of O's Director of Outdoor and Environmental Experiences Jamie Lewis Hedges will teach a course in "Leadership and Adventure." "This course is primarily about developing leadership and secondarily about outdoor programming," […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Around 40 volunteers from Ozarks and the Clarksville community turned out on Saturday, November 12, to help with a tree restoration project in Clarksville's Cline Park. Cline Park is a community-friendly park, with ball fields, play areas, a tennis court, and a small golf course. A tree-shaded trail meanders through the park, […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Ozarks welcomed a record number of prospective students and their families to campus during fall preview day, held Saturday, November 12. According to Kim Myrick, vice president for enrollment management, a total of 174 guests attended the annual event. "We were pleased to welcome 69 students and their parents and some younger […]
Seguin, Texas-The University of the Ozarks men and women cross country teams were among over 400 collegiate runners in the NCAA III South/Southeast Regional Saturday in Seguin, Texas. The Eagles broke into the top-10 for the first time in school history. Ozarks scored 261 points for tenth place. 23 men’s teams competed in the 8K […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- A musical sample of Mardi Gras and the French Quarter will be on display at the University of the Ozarks on Friday, Nov. 18, as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans performs in the university's Walton Fine Arts Center. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans performs in the […]
The word that best describes Clayton Becker's summer internship with the highly regarded Opera Santa Fe (OSF) is 'intense.' "My summer internship began on May 23 and ended at 4 a.m. on August 28," says Becker, a junior theater major from Arlington, Tex. "Two hours later I was on a plane home." Becker spent those […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Sophomore defender Monica Seiler and freshman forward Alex Cannon were named American Southwest All-Conference, it was announced on Wednesday after a vote of the league?s head coaches. Seiler, from Rogers, made the All-ASC Honorable Mention Team after starting in 17 matches. The 5-foot-8 Seiler spearheaded Ozarks defense all season in the back as a […]
Every year, hundreds of college students apply for graduate or professional school. It can seem an overwhelming task ? multiple applications, interviews, examinations, letters of reference. Sometimes it seems like a miracle anybody gets in. Recently, however, University of Arkansas Medical School (UAMS) Dean of Admissions Tom South took some of the mystery out of […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Greenwood School Superintendent Dr. Kay (Bridges) Johnson, a 1977 Ozarks graduate, has been named the Arkansas 2011-12 Superintendent of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.
Sometimes it is easy for people who have been blessed with abundance to forget that there are others in the world who haven't been as lucky. This year, students in Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) want to encourage people to remember those less fortunate than themselves, and through a project called Operation Christmas Child, to give […]