Automythography: "A work of nonfiction that looks reflectively at what we think we remember and how we think we remember it; an iridescent memory based upon truth and fact." Dr. Rick Niece’s memoir The Side-Yard Superhero (Life in DeGraff: An Automythography) takes its readers on a trip to a past some of us may share […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks women's soccer team welcomed four freshmen to the squad Wednesday as it opened practice. Ozarks finished last season with a 5-14-0 overall record and a will look to the freshmen class to improve upon their 4-9-0 conference mark. The Lady Eagles were picked 11th in the American Southwest Conference […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- For the 12th consecutive year, University of the Ozarks has been ranked as a "top tier" university in the U.S. News & World Report's annual late summer publication that analyzes institutions of higher education. In the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” released to the public on Aug. 17, Ozarks was ranked […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks Theatre will produce Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology as one of the highlights of the 2010-2011 academic year. Spoon River Anthology, a famous collection of blank verse vignettes from the dead in Spoon River Cemetery, combines humor, irony and poignancy for an evening of family entertainment. […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks will begin classes for the Fall 2010 semester on Tuesday, Aug. 24. U of O officials are expected to welcome more than 200 new students to campus on Thursday, Aug. 19, for New Student Orientation as the university sets to begin its 176th academic year. This year’s theme […]
Indianapolis, Ind.-The NCAA Division III Management Council at its meeting on Monday (July 19) approved the request by Centenary College (La.) for reclassification to Division III. The four-year reclassifying member program for Centenary will officially begin September 1, 2010. "We are not surprised by this outcome and have always felt confident in acceptance for Division […]
At age 101, Elizabeth "Honey" Gwin was doing what she had done for decades giving of herself to others. Winner of the 2003 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ageless Hero Award, Gwin who not only works with the Girl Scouts but also her church, the Mississippi University for Women, and Meals-On-Wheels was the subject last […]
The 2000 hit movie "Pay It Forward" popularized the concept of repaying generosity or altruism by having the person you've helped pass the favor along. Those familiar with the Walton Scholars Program, which brings students from Central America to three Arkansas universities, are familiar with how those students come here for their degrees and then […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- For the second consecutive year University of the Ozarks has been named one of the top universities in the country to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education. In the Chronicle’s 2010 “Great Colleges to Work For” survey, released on Monday, July 26, U of O was one of 30 four-year […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks Phi Beta Lambda Beta members took home six top-10 finishes in the 2010 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference, held July 9-12 in Nashville. Mayra Hoch took third place in Free Enterprise Project, John Phillips was fifth in Hospitality Management and sixth in Contemporary Sports Issues, Siew Moon […]