University of the Ozarks will add women’s volleyball to its NCAA Division III athletic department beginning the fall 2025 semester, university officials announced Monday. Women’s volleyball will represent the 20th varsity sport sponsored by the University and the 10th women’s sport. “Adding women’s volleyball will not only balance out our men’s and women’s sports and […]
Dr. Sergio L. Molina has been named director of athletics at University of the Ozarks after holding the interim role the past four months, the University announced Tuesday. Molina was named interim athletics director in June after Jimmy Clark transitioned to a new position at the University as major gifts officer for athletics after 17 […]
University of the Ozarks will present a pair of family-friendly Halloween events on Wednesday, Oct. 30, on campus. The Office of Student Engagement will present Boo Bash from 5-6:30 p.m. at the University fountain on the campus mall. At 7 p.m., the music department and University Theatre will team up to present the All-Hallows’ Eve […]
University of the Ozarks junior Nathaly Herrera has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Robbie Lyle Scholarship, named after a long-time educator in Arkansas and a staunch advocate for human rights. The scholarship is awarded annually through the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs (AASAP). It was presented at the AASAP conference Oct. 6-8 in Hot […]
Dr. Darrin Hunt, assistant professor of biology at University of the Ozarks, is the lead author of a new scholarly article on invasive mussels in streams in the journal Hydrobiologia and will discuss his research during a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Hunt’s article appeared in the July edition of the peer-reviewed aquatic biology journal […]
Rebecca Willems, associate director of admission at University of the Ozarks, was recently presented with the Above the Call Award by the Arkansas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (ArkACRAO). The Above the Call Award “recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond the call of duty daily. They strive to make a difference […]
Dr. Kaethe Hoehling, director of counseling services, and University of the Ozarks students Seria Cash and Kara Lemcool recently presented at a professional conference in Illinois. The U of O contingent presented earlier this month at the Dennis H. May Diversity Conference on Mental Health and Higher Education at the University of Illinois in Champaign, […]
For the third consecutive year, a group of University of the Ozarks students spent their summer serving an internship in El Salvador with that government’s National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA). The students included, Naila Pierre, Melissa Coronado Escalante, Jesus Munguia Reyes, Jonathan Santamaria, Raquel Andrea Castellanos Queme, Victoria Lopez, Valerie Marie Mejia Tabora, […]
University of the Ozarks is expected to welcome more than 500 alumni, friends and family members to campus for a variety of events and reunions during Homecoming 2024, scheduled for Oct. 14-20. The theme for this year’s event is “Home We Love,” and there are numerous events scheduled throughout the week for students, including a […]
University of the Ozarks senior Gustavo Lugo will be one of two student speakers at the EDGE (Education to Develop and Grow Entrepreneurs) Summit 2024 in North Little Rock on Oct. 30. The University’s Entrepreneurship Club, the E-Club, will send several members to the conference. The E-Club’s leadership team will attend the summit, according to […]