University of the Ozarks senior music major Rosie Wade of Clarksville has been around music as long as she can remember. “It seems like I have been around music my entire life,” she said. “I was a member of my church youth choir and the hand bell choir as soon as I could and even […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association elected nine alumni to join its board of directors during the organization’s annual winter meeting in February. The new directors will begin their terms on July 1, 2023. The new members are (pictured, clockwise from top left) Katrina Mariswamy ’12, Rev. Gary O. Perry ’74, Andrea (Muffuletto) Cooper […]
Six biology students from University of the Ozarks recently attended the South Central Regional Tri-Beta Convention in Cedar Hill, Texas. The students who attended included (pictured, from left) Faith Duran, Emily Spillers, Josue Maldonado Paredes, Joseph Chrisman, Victoria Lopez and Jayden Glover. Five of the U of O students presented research projects at the convention, […]
University of the Ozarks is expected to confer degrees on approximately 130 graduates during its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 13. The graduation ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on the campus mall in front of Robson Library. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Mabee Gymnasium. […]
University of the Ozarks senior Katherine Martinez Bojorquez had the unique experience of presenting her senior seminar research paper in philosophy at the prestigious Mid-South Philosophy Conference at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., this past weekend. Bojorquez is a philosophy, sociology and business administration major from Honduras who will graduate in May. She presented her […]
Chona Archer has joined University of the Ozarks as the new office coordinator for the Office of Administrative Services. Her first day was March 27, 2023. As office coordinator, Archer will provide administrative support activities for several areas of OAS, including accounting, financial aid, accounts payable, and student accounts/billing. Archer was most recently a sales […]
Eight University of the Ozarks faculty members are gaining invaluable professional development opportunities this academic year, thanks to the Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment. The McElree endowment was established in 2015 by the Ozarks alumna and long-time professor of biology at Emporia (Kan.) State. Dr. McElree created the fund to support faculty scholarly and […]
University of the Ozarks senior Connor Klein has turned his passion for fishing into the inspiration for his award-winning artwork. The art and business administration major from Bentonville, Ark., will present his Senior Art Exhibit, Gone Fishin’, from April 5-14 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. He will present an artist talk at 7 p.m. on […]
Matt Bewley has been named the director of career services at University of the Ozarks. His first day at the University will be April 10, 2023. Bewley has served as executive director of the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce since July 2022. Before being named executive director, he was the community relations director at the […]
Audra Kimball has joined University of the Ozarks as director of foundations and major grants. Her first day was March 20, 2023. Kimball will work out of the Advancement and Alumni Engagement Office and will identify, cultivate, solicit and maintain foundation and corporate support for the University. She replaces Rebecca Lester, who accepted a position […]