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New Alumni Board members
April 28, 2025 • Posted in

Six Elected to Join Alumni Board of Directors

The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association has elected six alumni to join its board of directors during the organization’s annual recent spring meeting on campus. The new directors will begin their terms on July 1, 2025. Those selected for three-year terms (Class of 2028) included (picturd, top row from left) Claudia Cruz ’95 of […]

Teacher Education
April 28, 2025 • Posted in

Teacher Education Program Named Among Best in Region

The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program has been named one of the top 35 teacher certification bachelor’s degree programs in the four-state West South Central Region by EducationDegree.com The TOLA region consists of colleges and universities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. In its 2025 listing, EducationDegree.com analyzed more than 130 […]

Annie Nelligan
April 25, 2025 • Posted in

Nelligan Excited, Confident as New Teacher

As University of the Ozarks senior elementary education major Annie Nelligan prepares to graduate in May, she said she is a little nervous but mainly confident as she prepares to begin her teaching career. Nelligan, from Fort Smith, Ark., has spent the last year student-teaching at Clarksville Primary School, preparing to take over her own […]

Town Square Collaborative
April 24, 2025 • Posted in

U of O Establishes Town Square Collaborative

University of the Ozarks has established the Town Square Collaborative (TSC), a regional ecumenical initiative to serve and support rural communities, congregations, and their leaders. In conjunction with TSC, the University has announced programmatic partnerships with three area nonprofits — Community Action Partnership, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and Innovative Poverty Solutions. These organizations will receive grants from the University […]

Genesis Zamora
April 24, 2025 • Posted in

Zamora to Present Senior Art Exhibit

University of the Ozarks student Genesis Zamora Baltodano will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “In the beginning,” from April 22-26 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the gallery.  Zamora, from Managua, Nicaragua, said the inspiration for her exhibit stems from […]

Theatre Production
April 22, 2025 • Posted in

University Theatre to Perform “John Proctor is Villian”

University of the Ozarks Theatre will present six performances of “John Proctor is the Villain,” a 2022 play written by Kimberly Belflower.  The play will be shown April 24-26 and May 1-3 starting at 7 p.m. each evening in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $10 for the general public. There is no […]

Computer Science Conference student presenters
April 21, 2025 • Posted in

Students Present at Computer Science Conference

Three University of the Ozarks students presented their academic research at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Midsouth Regional Conference, held on the Ozarks campus April 11-12. Prudence Majoni’s paper was submitted and selected to be presented at the conference. The title of her paper was, “Enhancing Mathematics Education through 3D Printed Visualizations for Math Education.” Her […]

Duban Figueroa Palma
April 17, 2025 • Posted in

Figueroa to Present Senior Piano Recital May 6

When it came time for Duban Figueroa O. Palma to choose songs for his senior piano recital, the University of the Ozarks student put careful thought and consideration into selecting each piece. Figueroa will present his senior piano recital at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, in the Rowntree Recital Hall in the Walton Fine […]

Music Program Recitals
April 16, 2025 • Posted in

Music Program Presents Recitals, Concert

The University of the Ozarks music program will present several events over the next few weeks. A recital featuring students in the applied voice class will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. Students in applied piano will perform their class recital at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 5. Both events will be held […]

Enya Trinidad
April 11, 2025 • Posted in

Trinidad Overcomes Challenges on Way to College Diploma

While most college students might be a bit timid and nervous to get on a plane for their first study abroad trip, University of the Ozarks student Enya Trinidad was excited and prepared, thanks to her history of accepting new challenges and experiences in order to improve herself. Trinidad, a senior psychology major from Mexico […]