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News for Education
Saturday, October 11, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks featured Shannon Bream, anchor of FOX News Sunday and New York Times bestselling author, as this year’s speaker for the Leonard B. and Edith Gittinger Convocation on Thursday, Oct. 9. Through The Keeter Center for Character Education, the annual Fall Convocation provides an opportunity for the College to host nationally recognized leaders to share their ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Education, Press Release
Tuesday, October 07, 2025Public invited to experience old-fashioned Grist Mill, Stained Glass & Candle Shop, and more POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks invites the community to join and experience A Taste of Student-Made, formerly known as the Fall Open House, on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event hosted by the College celebrates the innovation, creativity, and hard work of the ...read moreCategories: Community, Fun Facts, Press Release, Education, Human Interest
Friday, October 03, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks theater department will present “Servant of Two Masters” as its fall production for 2025. The play was written by Carlos Galdoni and adapted by Holli Segura, assistant professor of theater. Public performances will take place Oct. 17–18, 2025 (Friday–Saturday) at 7 p.m., and Oct. 19, 2025 (Sunday) at 2 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. The cost for the ...read moreCategories: Education, Human Interest, Community, General News Article, Press Release
Thursday, October 02, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks hosted its annual Bobcat Days for prospective students, juniors and seniors in high school, transfer students, family members, and school counselors on Sept. 16 and 17. Bobcat Days is a time for prospective students and their families to learn about the unique programs at College of the Ozarks, its mission, vision, and goals, and interact with ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release, Community, Human Interest
Thursday, October 02, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — The Armstrong McDonald School of Nursing (AMSON) at College of the Ozarks held its 18th annual White Coat Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Sixteen members of the class of 2027 were coated. Becca Hamon, associate professor of nursing and nursing program director, began the ceremony by welcoming students, parents, and administrators. The event was held in the Royal Oak Forum at ...read moreCategories: Education, Human Interest, Community, General News Article, Press Release
Tuesday, September 30, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, MO — The College of the Ozarks W. Alton Jones Dairy, supervised by Dairy Manager Ryan Bilyeu and Assistant Dairy Manager Dylan Erwin, attended the Missouri State Fair Aug. 7-17, in Sedalia, Missouri, and the Ozark Empire Fair, July 24 – Aug. 2, in Springfield, Missouri. Bilyeu and Erwin traveled with students to present the best Holstein, Ayrshire, and Guernsey dairy cattle. ...read moreCategories: Education, General News Article, Press Release, Community, Fun Facts, Human Interest
Tuesday, September 23, 2025POINT LOOKOUT, MO — On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Ozarks Women in Leadership luncheon took place on the campus of College of the Ozarks. Women from around the region who exemplify leadership joined to network and recognize outstanding achievements by female students and other influential women in the community.The honored guest, Lori Robertson, founder of SpeakHer Coach, was this year’s keynote ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release, General News Article
Tuesday, September 23, 2025College of the Ozarks welcomed 318 new students this fall by immersing them in Character Camp, the College’s distinctive weeklong orientation program. Character Camp introduces incoming students to the mission, vision, and five pillars of the College — Christian, Academic, Vocational, Patriotic, and Cultural. The program emphasizes character development, resilience, and community, while ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release, General News Article
College of the Ozarks ranks No. 2 Best Bang for the Buck, No. 4 Best Bachelor’s College in WashingtoTuesday, September 23, 2025College of the Ozarks has been recognized among the nation’s top institutions in Washington Monthly’s 2025-26 college rankings. The College earned the No. 2 spot on the publication’s Best Bang for the Buck list, which highlights schools that help students from modest backgrounds earn affordable, marketable degrees. The rankings focus on social mobility, separating those measures from the ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release, General News Article
