University of the Ozarks has joined into a new academic partnership with the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith’s Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing for students interested in careers in nursing. Under the 2+2 articulation agreement, students complete the first two years of study at U of O and transfer all credit hours to […]
University of the Ozarks will present its annual time-honored Christmas tradition, A Service of Lessons and Carols, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel. There is no cost to attend the service and the public is invited to attend. The service will feature the University Choir, under the direction of Katrina […]
A wedding, two Ph.D.s and a move to Montreal are all on the agenda over the next nine months for University of the Ozarks alums Ralph “JP” Jean-Pierre and Gaëtane Ternier. Jean-Pierre and Ternier, both 2020 Ozarks graduates from Haiti, were married in Northwest Arkansas on Dec. 7, and that’s just the start of a […]
Count University of the Ozarks senior Halley Wheeler as a fan of the University’s unique LENS curriculum. Wheeler, from Heath, Texas, is graduating this December with a psychology major and minors in both health science and American studies. The LENS (Learning Environment for New Synthesis) program at Ozarks requires students to earn a major or […]
Seven University of the Ozarks students recently attended the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in Washington D.C. Those students from U of O who attended were, Estefanía Bautsista Lopez, Maksym Maliutenko, Chandler Mullinax, Grace Price, Arely Saucedo, Keren Dona Vallecillo, and William Rivas Guillen. The group’s advisor, Dr. Chris Sarver, assistant professor of political […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Clayton Guiltner ’95, a Los Angeles-based writer, director, and producer leading GC Films LLC, will release his first feature-length film, “Hope’s Hollywood Christmas,” on Amazon Prime Video on November 25. The film is written, directed and produced by Guiltner, an accomplished director who recently transitioned from theatre to film and television. […]
Jonesboro (Ark.) ceramic artist Zach Tate will present his exhibit, “Never Been to Cambodia,” in the University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery through Dec. 20 as part of the Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 19 in the gallery, located in […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Afrique Aya Dance Company, an African dance and drum group, will perform in the University of the Ozarks’ Seay Theatre. The event, a part of the University’s 2024-25 Walton Arts & Ideas Series, begins at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center’s Seay Theatre. There is no cost for […]
University of the Ozarks will add a computer science major to its academic curriculum beginning the Fall 2025 Semester. The new major was approved by the Board of Trustees during its meeting in October. The University has had an information science minor for the past several years. Dr. Janie Diels, vice president for academic affairs, […]
University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been elected as Chair of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees. Dunsworth’s two-year term as chair runs from Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2026. Founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States, HLC is the nation’s […]