Construction began this week on the University of the Ozarks’ new $18.1 million science center, the largest single capital construction project in University history. The Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center is expected to be completed by next January, in time for the Spring 2022 Semester. The project includes a complete renovation of the current […]
Classes for the Spring 2021 Semester will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at University of the Ozarks. Residential housing will open on Sunday, Jan 24, for students to move in for the spring semester. Students, faculty and staff must submit a negative Covid test prior to moving on campus or prior to the start of […]
Kaethe Hoehling of Clarksville has joined University of the Ozarks as the new director of counseling services. Hoehling recently served as a counselor and assistant director of outreach at Community Service, Inc. (CSI) in Clarksville. She began her new duties at Ozarks on Jan. 11, 2021. As the University’s director of counseling services, Hoehling will […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor students for the 2020 Fall Semester. To be included on the University’s President’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 15 hours and maintain […]
Seven new members, including five alumni, have begun service on the University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees, effective Jan 1, 2021. The new members were unanimously approved by the board to serve three-year terms during the board’s annual fall meeting in October. The board’s Class of 2021 includes, Callie (Harmon) Daniels ’89 of Wright […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington has had her artwork, Undulation, accepted into the Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works on Paper touring exhibition 2021. There will be a virtual grand opening for the exhibit at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 15, on the Arkansas Arts Council Facebook page and Youtube channel. Undulation is […]
Dr. Amy Oatis, associate professor of English at University of the Ozarks, will participate in the 25th annual Moby Dick Marathon Reading, presented by the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. The annual event that celebrates Herman Melville’s iconic 1851 novel will be conducted in a virtual format Jan. 8-10, 2021. The event is presented […]
Dr. Christine Scott has been named the dean of the Division of Social Sciences, University of the Ozarks officials announced this week Scott, an associate professor of business, began her new duties on Jan. 4, 2021. She succeeds Joel Rossmaier, who resigned in December in order to return to the classroom on a full-time basis. […]
University of the Ozarks senior Ashante Pratt has had her video artwork, Peaceful Disturbance, accepted into the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum annual exhibition. The RAM Annual Invitational, “Exploring Mindscapes: An Artist’s Reflection,” will be on display from Jan. 8, 2021, to May 16, 2021, at the museum, located at 1601 Rogers Ave., in Fort Smith. Pratt, an art […]
University of the Ozarks will receive a nearly $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish a program that will support pastors of rural and minority-serving Presbyterian Churches throughout Arkansas. The grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they […]