Happy 175th Birthday Ozarks!
In 1834, Arkansas was a rough-hewn, frontier territory still two years away from statehood. Day-to-day existence in the new territory was rough, but for the Cumberland Presbyterians who settled at Cane Hill, education was still considered to be an important issue. On October 28, 1834, that group of Cumberland Presbyterians met at the Cane Hill meeting house in northwest Arkansas for the purpose of establishing a school.
One hundred seventy-five years later, the vision of those men still drives those who love that school. University of the Ozarks endured through all the tough times that would come to pass, and celebrated the success of the thousands of students who have passed through her doors. Today, she still stands strong and fiercely proud of the pioneer spirit that started it all.
Ozarks in Pictures -- This video clip created from still images set to the university's Alma Mater, captures some of the people, places and events that have shaped our history. The video clip runs for 2 minutes, 54 seconds and is best viewed over a broadband connection. In Internet Explorer, you may need to install an ActiveX control to view the clip...look for the information bar at the top of your screen if the video isn't shown.
If you'd like to download this video clip to view off-line, right-click on the link below and choose "Save Target As" to save the clip to your computer.
If you'd like to read more about Ozarks' past 175 years, see Our History and the Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Today Magazine.
