(Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Jones Learning Center at University of the Ozarks. In honor of this milestone, the University will be featuring alumni and current students of the JLC throughout the academic year.) Courtney Taylor is proud to be a role model for young […]
Cyleste (Willis) Coppage ‘97 (pictured right) Tell us about your time at Ozarks. What did it mean to you? How did that time change or impact your future? (Think beyond just the classroom) My time at the Ozarks were some of my best years. I made friends from around the world and I grew as a […]
Darrell Shaw III has been named the new director of Ozarks Outdoors, the outdoor education and recreation program at University of the Ozarks. He will begin his new duties on Oct. 1. A native of Lamar, Ark., Shaw served as director of outdoor education and recreation at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., from 2013 to […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Walton Arts & Ideas Series event scheduled for October featuring author Kim Ruehl has been postponed to April. The event will now take place on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Ruehl is a writer, editor and folk music advocate from Asheville, N.C. Her 2021 book, “A Singing Army: Zilphia Horton and […]
Michelle Loving has transitioned to the position of director of conference services and special events at University of the Ozarks. Loving has served as the special projects manager in the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement since 2005. She began her new duties on Sept. 20. She replaces Laura Reehl, who resigned this month, “due […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome approximately 30 businesses, organizations and graduate schools to campus on Thursday, Sept. 23, for the University’s annual career fair. Presented by the Office of Career Services, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. The career fair is an opportunity for University […]
One of the largest incoming classes in its history highlights the University of the Ozarks’ 2021 Fall Semester enrollment numbers. A total of 784 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of Sept. 8, the official day of record for the semester. It marks the fourth-highest enrollment in the University’s 187-year history and a 6 percent […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In the 2022 edition of Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked first in the “Best Value Schools” category among more than 120 regional colleges in the […]
University of the Ozarks will host the powerful suicide awareness exhibit “Send Silence Packing” on Monday, Sept. 27, on the campus mall. The national traveling exhibit is presented by Active Minds, a Washington, D.C. organization dedicated to raising awareness of suicide and mental health issues. The exhibit is being held in conjunction with National Suicide […]
For the second consecutive year, Gloria Arcia, vice president for finance and administration at University of the Ozarks, has been named a finalist for the Arkansas Business CFO of the Year in Education award. The winner of the publication’s 2021 Education CFO of the Year will be announced at an awards ceremony in Little Rock […]