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 […]
Technology has changed our diversions in the past half century. As the microchips grow smaller and subtler, the distance between the hula hoop and the Wii gets bigger and bigger. But some games never change, right? What about, oh, say, hide and seek? Or the old-fashioned scavenger hunt? If you said some things never change, […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Former Ozarks' Student Assistant Sports Information Director Daniel Gallegos has been named the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications & Sports Marketing at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Gallegos, a 2010 Ozarks’ graduate, served three years in Ozarks’ Sports Information Office where he was recognized as a two-time American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference for Sports […]
Most people who think of the historical American slave trade only know about the trade in African-Americans. What most people don't realize is that at one time there was also a brisk trade in Native American slaves, and the problems this caused in the early frontier period. Dr. Steven Oatis’ book A Colonial Complex: South […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Stages Theatre for Youth will present "Seussical: The Musical" on Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18 on the University of the Ozarks campus. Beloved Dr. Seuss characters sing and dance their way into your heart…and your imagination….in this fun-filled, colorful show featuring a cast of 40 young theatre artists ages 6 […]
Critics are forever condemning the loss of social interaction brought on by the current generation's obsession with the internet and video games. Such games have been around for decades, each new gaming system more complex and "realistic" than the last. Even real-time online games, where you interact with players elsewhere, leave you to do so […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks has announced its honor lists for the Spring 2010 Semester. To be included on the President’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours […]
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees." -- Abraham Lincoln If anyone on campus can preach the ways of the bees, that man is Dr. Buddy Smith. Professor of Mathematics at the U of O since 1980, Dr. Smith has been a bee keeper […]