University of the Ozarks Chaplain Rev. Jeremy Wilhelmi has been appointed by the Presbyterian College Chaplains Association (PCCA) to represent the group on the board of directors of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (APCU). Wilhelmi is filling an unexpired term on the board due to the departure of the current president of the […]
For former University of the Ozarks Walton Scholar Juan Pablo Vivar ’04, it is an exciting time to be working in the finance industry. Vivar is living in Mexico City and working as a senior consultant at the Dubai-based Amarante Consulting, a firm that offers advisory projects to a variety of public and private institutions […]
Award-winning Arkansas filmmaker Larry Foley is partnering with University of the Ozarks to present a live virtual screening of Foley’s new documentary “Indians, Outlaws, Marshals & the Hangin’ Judge,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The event, which is part of the University’s 2020-21 Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will be presented via Zoom. […]
University of the Ozarks senior Jakob Case recently completed a challenging year of study in a completely foreign country during a world pandemic. It’s an experience that he wouldn’t change for anything. Case, a health science major and education and religion minor from Keller, Texas, returned from an 11-month study abroad experience in Japan in […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked in multiple categories in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. In the 2021 edition of Best Colleges, released this week, U of O ranked in a tie for fifth overall among more than 80 regional colleges in the South — the 22nd consecutive year Ozarks has been […]
University of the Ozarks’ 2020 Fall Semester enrollment is the second largest in University history and a slight increase over fall 2019. A total of 836 students were enrolled at Ozarks as of Sept. 8, the official day of record for the semester. It marks the second-highest enrollment in the University’s 186-year history, behind 2018’s […]
A trio of University of the Ozarks mathematics majors are volunteering their knowledge and skills to enhance the University’s public reporting of COVID-19 cases on campus. David Bondy, Juan de la Cruz and Nicolas Dunsworth have begun work to improve the Covid-19 dashboard, located on the University’s website, ozarks.edu. The dashboard is updated each day at […]
University of the Ozarks will kick off its 2020-21 Walton Arts & Ideas Series in a virtual format on Sept. 15 with a presentation by former professional baseball player and inspirational speaker Chris Singleton. The event will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15. There is no cost to access the event and […]
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation has made a $525,000 gift to University of the Ozarks in honor of the University’s long-time former president and foundation board member, Dr. Rick D. Niece. Niece was president of Ozarks for 16 years – from 1997 to 2013 – and served as a director on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based […]
Homecoming 2020 at University of the Ozarks in October will be held in an all-virtual format amid concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, University officials announced this week. The cancellation of large face-to-face events and gatherings is part of the University’s campus repopulation plan for the upcoming fall semester. Homecoming 2020 is scheduled for the […]