Dr. Sean Coleman, professor of biology, has been appointed dean of the Division of Sciences and Mathematics at University of the Ozarks, effective June 1, 2018. Coleman replaces Stacy Key, associate professor of practice of mathematics, who has served as dean since 2012. “I am thrilled that Dr. Coleman has accepted the position of dean […]
The Rev. Kate Hogue, a pastor at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Okla., will visit University of the Ozarks during the week of April 16 as part of the University’s Pastoral Study Leave Program. Hogue will lead the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. As one of […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will cap its 2017-18 season with a production of the classic French comedy “Boeing Boeing” by Marc Camoletti on April 26, 27 and 28. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 26 and 27 and 3 p.m. on April 28 in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre. Tickets are […]
Megan Ahne’s main goal when she sings is to make her audience members feel something. “I want them to feel happy, sad, angry, elated or blissful when they hear me. I want to affect them with my performance,” she said. “I remember after one performance, a mom came up with her little boy and told […]
The University of the Ozarks Chamber Singers will present their annual Spring Concert, titled “Songs of the Sea,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. The event is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. The concert is a prelude to the choir’s spring tour, which runs from May […]
Adventure writer and mountain guide Charlotte Austin will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event, which is sponsored by the University’s Ozarks Outdoors organization, is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. A resident of Seattle, Austin has guided […]
University of the Ozarks has entered into an articulation agreement with Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville, Ark., to simplify the process for students at NWACC who want to transfer to U of O. Under this new partnership, a number of NWACC degrees—Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S), Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of […]
Veteran blues singer and boogie piano player Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne will present a concert at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, April 4, as part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there […]
Arkansas circuit judge and pastor Wendell L. Griffen will speak at University of the Ozarks at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in the Rogers Conference Center. The event was originally scheduled for February but was postponed because of illness. Griffen’s talk is titled, “Prophetic Hope, Religious Nationalism, and the Fate of Democracy in the 21st […]
A new hands-on science class at University of the Ozarks will have students hunting for undiscovered viruses to benefit the scientific community. The freshman-level, two-semester biology class is part of a national pedagogical program called SEA-Phages, which stands for Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science. The program is an initiative of the […]