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Sharkeys Join Student Life
June 21, 2024 • Posted in

Sharkeys to Join Office of Student Life

Micayla and Jacob Sharkey will join the University of the Ozarks’ Office of Student Life, University officials announced this week. Micayla will serve as the University’s new director of student engagement and Jacob will be the residence hall director. Micayla will begin June 24, and Jacob’s first official day will be July 1. The Sharkeys, […]

June 20, 2024 • Posted in ,

U of O Faculty, Students Taking Part in Cicada Research

(Photos courtesy of Russell Jones, instructor of broadcast/video/multimedia storytelling) A group of University of the Ozarks faculty and students are taking part in a coordinated, multi-year research project that is examining the effects of an event that hasn’t occurred since Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States. The event is being called the Great […]

class of 2023 students
June 10, 2024 • Posted in

Employment Success Rate at 95 Percent for 2023 Grads

For the eighth consecutive year, the initial employment and graduate school placement success rate of recent University of the Ozarks graduates exceeds 90 percent, according to the University’s 2024 First Destination and Career Profile Report. The latest survey looks at the Class of 2023 graduates and whether or not they had employment or were in […]

Chapel in summer
May 28, 2024 • Posted in ,

Spring 2024 Academic Honor Lists Announced

University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor lists for the Spring 2024 Semester. To be included on the University’s President’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain […]

Spring 2024 Graduates
May 11, 2024 • Posted in

University Confers Degrees on 100 Graduates

University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 100 graduates on Saturday, May 11, during its Spring 2024 Commencement held on the campus mall. Alumnus and University trustee Peter Van Dyke served as the keynote speaker. The 1987 Ozarks graduate is the vice president of complex casualty claims at CNA Insurance headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. He […]

Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman
May 9, 2024 • Posted in ,

Rev. Dr. Freeman to Speak at Baccalaureate

The Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman, pastor of the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Shreveport, La., will be the guest speaker during the University of the Ozarks’ Baccalaureate service at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. The University’s Baccalaureate service is a long-standing tradition at Ozarks on the day preceding the Spring Commencement ceremony. […]

Gloria Arcia
May 8, 2024 • Posted in

Executive VP Arcia Accepts Position with Rhode Island University

University of the Ozarks Executive Vice President Gloria Arcia, Ed.D., has been named the new executive vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. Arcia has served as executive vice president for finance and administration at U of O since Aug. 2023. She was the […]

Rev. Sara Anne Berger
May 2, 2024 • Posted in ,

Rev. Sara Anne Berger Joins Thriving Congregations Program

The Rev. Sara Anne Berger has joined University of the Ozarks as the assistant director of the Thriving Congregations Program. Her first day at Ozarks was April 23. Berger will work with director Rev. Phillip Blackburn to assist the University in directing the Lilly Foundation’s recent $1 million Thriving in Ministry grant to support congregations […]