University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 30 new faculty and staff to campus on Monday for New Employee Orientation to kick off the 2023-24 academic year. Among the new employees who have joined Ozarks within the past 12 months include (seated, from left) Katrina Twitty, assistant professor of music; Rosa Torres, director of human […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Vernon McDaniel ’55 of Ozark, Ark., has established a scholarship endowment at his alma mater to assist students majoring in communication studies. McDaniel (pictured, right, with University President Richard Dunsworth) graduated from then College of the Ozarks in 1955 with a degree in sociology and political science. During his senior […]
Spouses Dr. Darrin and Whitney Hunt have joined the University of the Ozarks faculty, beginning the 2023 Fall Semester. Whitney joins Ozarks as an assistant professor of sociology and Darrin as an assistant professor of biology. The Hunts, who met as undergraduate students at Wayne State University in Michigan, are moving from New York, […]
The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., has made a $1.5 million gift to University of the Ozarks to create an endowed scholarship fund for students. The gift was made in conjunction with the Mabee Foundation’s 75th anniversary. The scholarship will support full-time students who come from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Missouri […]
Vanessa Hollowell (pictured, left) has been named the new director of the Student Success Center (SSC) and Whitleigh Wilhelmi has been promoted to assistant director of the Jones Learning Center (JLC), University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. Both promotions became effective on Aug. 1, 2023. Hollowell, who has served as the assistant […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will honor four alumni whose graduation years range from 1981 to 2021 during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the University’s Homecoming 2023. The ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29, in the Rogers Conference Center. Tickets for the event are $25 and can […]
A renowned former National Geographic photographer, a Middle Eastern Dance Company and a Hollywood science consultant are just a few of the highlights of the University of the Ozarks’ 2023-24 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). WAIS is made possible by an endowment established by the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. There is no charge […]
Dr. Filiz Guneysu Atasoy will join the University of the Ozarks faculty as an assistant professor of information science, beginning the Fall 2023 Semester. Atasoy’s husband is Dr. Murat Atasoy, assistant professor of environmental science at Ozarks. She most recently served as a post-doctoral researcher at Auburn University. “I am delighted to express my utmost […]
University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the 2023 Fall Semester on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The University is expected to welcome more than 250 new incoming freshmen and transfer students to campus for the New Student Orientation, which runs from Aug. 18-21. The orientation begins with move-in from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on […]
Lisa Johnson has been named the major gifts officer at University of the Ozarks. Her first day at U of O was July 17. Johnson has more than seven years of experience in philanthropy and fundraising, including as executive director of foundation & development at College of The Albemarle in North Carolina and as senior […]