It didn’t take Jae Lynn Huckaba ’18 long to discover that her undergraduate education at University of the Ozarks gave her an advantage over her classmates at the University of Miami School of Law. The first-generation college graduate from Forrest City, Ark., earned majors in English and Spanish with high honors from Ozarks in 2018 […]
In the decade since graduating from University of the Ozarks, Lauren Ray ’13 can appreciate even more the customized undergraduate education she received at the University. Ray has worked for the National Park Service in a number of locations since leaving Ozarks, including Arches National Park in Utah, Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico, […]
(The following article was written by Janice Penix and appeared in the Feb. 28 edition of The Graphic newspaper in Clarksville. It is reprinted with the permission of The Graphic.) Students at Clarksville Junior High heard an inspirational message on Thursday from local native Kaye Bagsby Person, who was crowned the first Black Miss College […]
University of the Ozarks senior Seria Cash called it the highlight of her singing career after advancing last week to the semifinals of the Arkansas Chapter of the Southern National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) annual conference and student audition in Arkadelphia, Ark. Cash, a psychology major and music minor from Nassau, The Bahamas, […]
University of the Ozarks has begun construction this month on a new $27 million, four-story residence hall, one of the largest capital construction projects in the University’s 190-year history. The 250-bed residence hall will be located on the east side of College Avenue, just north and adjacent to MacLean Hall. It is expected to be […]
When the total solar eclipse passes through Arkansas on Monday, April 8, tens of thousands of Arkansans will be viewing the rare phenomenon with eclipse glasses designed by University of the Ozarks alumna Odalis Garcia. Garcia, a 2023 business administration major from Clarksville, was one of two winners of a state-wide contest last summer that […]
The Windgate Foundation has made a $2.2 million gift to the University of the Ozarks’ art department that will endow a current professorship position and allow the University to create a new graphic design curriculum. The gift includes a $2 million endowment to establish the Windgate Professor of Art position. This allows the University to […]
Dr. Chris Jones, who in 2022 became the first African-American to be nominated for governor by a major political party in Arkansas, will present a talk titled, “Politics and Faith: A Power Couple,” at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Jones’ visit to campus is made possible by the Cecil and Ruth Boddie […]
University of the Ozarks art students swept the top awards at the 2024 Collegiate Art Competition at the River Valley Arts Center, held recently in Russellville, Ark. Mirian Miralda won Best of Show; Alexandra Melgar took first place; Taliana Schmidt and Keyannah Roberts tied for second place; Cheyanne Davis won third place; and Taichi Hara […]
A group of University of the Ozarks political science students earned an unprecedented achievement for its program recently. The students made up a University delegation that was awarded an honorable mention for Best Delegation at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) in Washington D.C. in November. It is believed to be the University’s first NMUN […]