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Media production students
October 3, 2025 • Posted in

Laughter Honored for Support of Communication Program

(Photo: Susan Edens, associate professor of communication, gives pointers on using a video camera to students in her class.) Michael Laughter of Little Rock, Ark., who recently established an endowed scholarship and an annual student award at University of the Ozarks for students in the communication studies program, will receive the University’s 2025 Pay It […]

Curran Abstract owners
September 25, 2025 • Posted in

Curran’s Abstract and Title Named 2025 Community Champion

Photo: (Pictured from left) A.O. and Pat Curran and Ethan and CharLee Rogers. Curran’s Abstract and Title of Clarksville will receive the University of the Ozarks’ prestigious 2025 Community Champion Award. The award will be presented during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17, as part of the University’s Homecoming 2025 ceremonies. The […]

Campus banner in fall
September 23, 2025 • Posted in

U of O Ranked Best Value in South for Third Consecutive Year

For the third consecutive year and fourth time in the last five years, University of the Ozarks has been ranked the No. 1 Best Value in the South Region in U.S. News & WorldReport’s annual college rankings. In the 2026 edition of U.S. News and World Report’sBest Colleges, released on Tuesday, U of O ranked first in the “Best […]

Indian Dancer Megha Rao
September 22, 2025 • Posted in

Indian Classical Dancer to Perform Oct. 21

Megha Rao, an accomplished and dedicated artist of Bharatanatyam, a celebrated Indian classical dance form, will perform at University of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Oct. 21, as part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Seay Theatre, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. There is […]

Emerging philanthropist award winners
September 17, 2025 • Posted in

2012 Alumni Trio to be Honored as Emerging Philanthropists

A trio of 2012 University of the Ozarks graduates — (pictured, from left) Emily Towe of Little Rock, Ark.; Taylor Jacks of Little Rock; and Morgan Jackson of Fayetteville, Ark. — have been chosen to receive the 2025 Emerging Philanthropist Awards by the University’s Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement. The awards will be presented during […]

Fred and Andrea Romo
September 16, 2025 • Posted in

Romos ’68 Named 2025 Legacy Award Recipients

Fred Romo ’68 and Andrea (Anderson Betnar) Romo ’68 of Ozark, Ark., will receive the University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Legacy Award during the 2025 Ozarks Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 17. The ceremony will take place in conjunction with the University’s annual Homecoming Week. The Alumni Legacy Award recognizes Ozarks graduates “who have given […]

Biology students Savea Cunningham and Jessie Wright
September 15, 2025 • Posted in

Biology Students Gain Transformative Research Experience at LSU

When University of the Ozarks biology majors Jessie Wright (pictured, right) and Savea Cunningham (left) stepped into the labs at Louisiana State University this summer, they weren’t just participating in an internship—they were stepping into the frontlines of groundbreaking medical research. Over six weeks, the two Texas natives immersed themselves in studies that deepened their […]

2025 Freshman Class
September 12, 2025 • Posted in

New Students Boost Enrollment Growth

Bolstered by one of the largest incoming classes of first-year students in its history, enrollment at University of the Ozarks has increased for the second consecutive year. A total of 796 students were enrolled at Ozarks for the 2025 Fall Semester as of the end of business on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the official day of record for […]

Triptych Trio
September 8, 2025 • Posted in

Triptych Trio to Perform Concert Sept. 24

The University of the Ozarks Music Department will present a concert featuring the Triptych Trio, an instrumental ensemble made up of West Texas A&M University faculty musicians, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24. The concert will be held in the Rowntree Recital Hall, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. There is no cost for […]