Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks' Education Division has been granted full, continued accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the nation's primary accreditor of teacher-education programs. The NCATE accreditation, which extends for seven years, covers the university’s initial teacher preparation program. “I am extremely proud of the NCATE […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- "From ghoulies and ghosties / And long-legged beasties / And things that go bump in the night, / Good Lord, deliver us!" Thus goes the old Scottish children's prayer. On a recent Sunday night, U of O students had the opportunity to put this theory to the test as part of summer […]
Clarksville, Ark.-University of the Ozarks senior men's tennis player Brandon Carlson was named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America All-District Team, it was announced by the College of Sports Information Directors of America district coordinator Thursday. Carlson, a native of Grapevine, Texas, played four seasons at Ozarks and was the team’s No. 1 […]
Clarksville, Ark. — Publishing is a part of the academic life, and in their quest for subjects on which to devote their energies, professors often find unique and little-known areas of inquiry for their books. Dr. David Daily’s book, “Battle for the BIA: G.E.E. Lindquist and the Missionary Crusade Against John Collier,” describes the troubled […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks conferred bachelor degrees to 107 graduates during its 176th Commencement ceremony, held on May 15 on the campus mall. The 107 graduates included both Fall 2009 Semester graduates as well as those who will officially graduate this summer following summer classes. University of the Ozarks Spring 2010 […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Five University of the Ozarks baseball players were named to the American Southwest Conference All-East Division Team, the ASC office announced Tuesday. Senior Cory Briggs highlighted the group with an All-East Division First Team selection as a utility player. Junior first baseman Scott Dietz, freshman shortstop Mitchell Powers, senior pitcher Bill Smith and sophomore […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- University of the Ozarks recently honored several faculty and staff members during its annual Board of Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 23 in the Seay Student Center. Among those honored were (from left) Stacy Key, mathematics instructor and coordinator of academic assessment; Wilma Harris, registrar; Dr. Amy Oatis, assistant professor of rhetoric; […]
Sort of like Thomas Wolfe on acid, or James Joyce on moonshine, Bill Eakin takes the words, the rhythms, the heat, the mud, the cicadas and the kudzu of the south and turns them into stories that touch your heart while messing with your brain stem and possibly tampering with your DNA. A truly original […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Our lives are shaped by the things we consume, our routines, our real or imagined addictions.?"I used to be addicted to Parkay spray butter," confesses Angela Teeter.?"Now I'm addicted to cottage cheese.?I buy a container every day.?It's great.?Oh - and I'm addicted to art." For Teeter, a senior Ozarks art major, this […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Junior shortstop Sarah Otteman, sophomore third baseman/pitcher Kelsey Mefford and freshman outfielder Ali Mathis were named to the American Southwest Conference All-East Division Honorable Mention Team, the ASC office announced on Wednesday. Otteman, a native of Lockport, Ill., hit .250 with two doubles and 6 RBI in 30 games. The right-hander led the team […]