Campus Profile: College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks is a private Christian college in Missouri. Around 1,489 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university.
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College of the Ozarks is a private Christian college in Missouri. Around 1,489 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university.
Official Political Student Organizations:
Conservative Organizations:
College Republicans
Turning Point USA
Young Americans for Freedom
Liberal Organizations:
College Democrats
University Leadership:
Brad Johnson, President
Board of Trustees
William Grover Arnett
L. Doyle Childers
Gary R. Cowherd
Gary W. Creason
General Terrence R. Dake
C. Brent Dishman
Karla R. Eslinger
D. Kevin Hutcheson
Robert E. Jeffries
Julie L. Keeter
Laurie McDonald Bouchard
Shawn M. McKenzie
Jennifer M. Morris
J. Kenneth Raley
Max L. Ruhl
Clark D. Stewart
Larry W. Walther
Gary L. Wortman
OpenSecrets Data on College of the Ozarks Employee Political Donations:
In the 2020 election cycle, 77.04% of College of the Ozarks employee donations went to Democratic candidates in federal elections, while 22.96% of donations went to Republican candidates, according to data from Open Secrets.
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Rating:
There is currently no FIRE rating for College of the Ozarks.
COVID-19:
College of the Ozarks is NOT requiring a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students and employees.
Campus Reform stories about College of the Ozarks:
Christian college loses plea to keep men out of women’s dorms
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against the College of the Ozarks’s (CofO) lawsuit against the Biden administration’s directive that universities permit student housing based on gender identity.
UPDATE: Federal judge agrees to expedite religious freedom lawsuit against Biden admin.
A federal judge has agreed to expedite arguments in a lawsuit against the Biden administration by the College of the Ozarks, which claims the government is discriminating against religious schools.
