University of the Ozarks will launch a women’s wrestling program beginning the 2020-21 academic year, Eagles Athletic Director Jimmy Clark announced this week. The program will be a club sport for the 2020-21 year and will move to an NCAA Division III varsity intercollegiate program starting in the fall of 2021, according to Clark. The […]
University of the Ozarks junior Luis Garcia had not travelled much outside of his hometown of Clarksville when he decided to spend the Fall 2019 Semester studying abroad in Spain. He called the decision to step outside his comfort zone one of the best he’s ever made. The business administration major spent the semester studying […]
Jonathan Kipp Becker, a master mask maker, teaching artist and performer, will visit University of the Ozarks as an artist in residency in the theatre program from Feb. 9-15. As part of his visit, Becker will present a production titled, “Facing Humanity: Masks of History and Culture, a Performance Demonstration,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday […]
University of the Ozarks was presented on Thursday with the prestigious 2019 Pro Patria Award by the Arkansas committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves (ESGR). Bo Wilson, ESGR’s military outreach coordinator for Northwest Arkansas, presented the award to University President Richard Dunsworth during a brief ceremony attended by faculty, staff, […]
University of the Ozarks Associate Professor of Art Dawn Holder will showcase some of her recent work in the exhibit, “Whence This Glory Perish,” from Jan. 22 through Feb. 21 on the U of O campus as part of the University’s Artist of the Month series. The exhibit will be displayed in the Stephens Gallery, […]
The Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, a long-time national advocate for children, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Monday, Feb. 10, as part of the Cecil and Ruth Boddie Farmer Chapel Guest Speakers Series. Lindner’s talk is titled, “Is Childhood an Endangered Species?” and will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. The […]
The American Shakespeare Center will present William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, as part of the 2019-20 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The production will be held in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre on campus. The event is open to the public and there is […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor lists for the 2019 Fall Semester. To be included on the President’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and achieve between […]
Four local Johnson County business owners recently received marketing and promotion recommendations for their businesses, courtesy of University of the Ozarks students in Marketing Instructor Jaime Encinas’ Promotion Strategies class. As part of a semester-long class project, students were divided into small groups to work with the local business owners to create ways to help […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement has scheduled several alumni events throughout the region as well as other areas starting in mid-January and stretching into April. The events are opportunities for Ozarks alumni to hear from University representatives about the University and to meet and reconnect with fellow alumni. All […]