University of the Ozarks will hold its Spring 2022 Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, on the campus mall. The University will confer bachelor degrees upon approximately 150 graduates during the ceremony, which would be the largest graduating class in University history. Due to campus COVID restrictions being lifted, there will be […]
The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program honored several of its students recently with a pinning ceremony and inductions into the Ozarks Student Education Association (OSEA) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP). The event was held in the Rogers Conference Center and featured as keynote speaker Roy Hester, director of the Guy Fenter […]
When University of the Ozarks senior Mario Varela of Lamar, Ark., walks across the stage next month to receive his college diploma, he will be the first in his family to graduate college, an accomplishment that he takes great pride in. “I feel extremely proud because I will be setting an example for my niece, […]
University of the Ozarks senior Masey Wilson will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “The Spark,” from April 25 to May 2 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. There will be an artist talk from 7-8 p.m. on April 28, in Baldor Auditorium and a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on April 30, in […]
A sign on Dr. Rhonda Shook’s office door at University of the Ozarks says, “You are the author of your own life story, so make it a good one.” Shook, associate professor of communication, will retire from teaching at the end of the Spring 2022 Semester, ending her academic career where she first became a […]
Dr. Steve Oatis has been named as the new associate vice president for academic affairs (AVPAA) beginning June 1, University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. Oatis, who has taught at Ozarks since 1999, will remain a professor of history at the University and will continue to teach a couple of classes each semester. […]
Heath Spillers, who has taught science at Subiaco Academy since 2015, has been named the new science laboratory coordinator for the Wilson Science Center, effective June 1, 2022. The science lab coordinator position manages the operations of the teaching and research laboratories and also teaches laboratory sections of science courses. Responsibilities also include, developing laboratory […]
University of the Ozarks senior art major Aaliyah O. Knowles will present her Senior Exhibit, “Da Sun on My Skin,” from April 15-22 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. There will be an artist talk at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 18, in Baldor Auditorium in the Boreham Business Building. There will also be a reception […]
When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy began notifying applicants last summer of their acceptance into the college’s incoming Class of Fall 2022, the first call they made was to Kerigan Bradshaw. The University of the Ozarks senior chemistry major from Bergman, Ark., learned she had been accepted into the […]
Representatives from Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (MyEnergyAVECC) made a $3,500 donation to the University of the Ozarks’ Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on April 12. Those attending the presentation included (from left), U of O alumnus Philip Taylor ’85, AVECC board member; U of O President Richard Dunsworth; Sam Davis, AVECC board member; and […]