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Visiting the College of the Ozarks, Branson
I enjoy visiting colleges when time allows and the campus seems interesting enough. While in Branson, we visited the College of the Ozarks situated just outside the city.
College of the Ozarks is a private Christian liberal arts college also known as “Hard Work U”. It was founded by a Presbyterian minister in 1906 and offers an interesting model for post secondary education. No tuition is charged of its students, and the college tries to recruit students who demonstrate financial need. Every full-time student is required to work at a campus job to help defray his or her expenses (this work is supplemented by scholarships and gifts from donors). If accepted, students are expected to work 15 hours a week on …
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.All Trips / Arkansas / Central USA / North America
Christ of the Ozarks
Sitting atop Magnetic Mountain is a gigantic white figure. The statue, sculpted by Emmet A. Sullivan, is of Jesus Christ and it’s massive — …
Christ of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
We spent a few days driving around the Ozarks, enjoying the beautiful hills, forests and rock formations. It really is very scenic country. One of the recommended destinations in the Ozarks is Eureka Springs, a lovely historic city that’s terrific to explore on foot. An obvious stop in Eureka Springs is to visit Christ of the Ozarks and the Great Passion Play site which overlook the city. Our visit was before the season for the Passion Play began (we visited in early April), but the grounds were open for visitation, with no admission fee.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Christ of the Ozarks
Sitting atop Magnetic Mountain is a gigantic white figure. The statue, sculpted by Emmet A. Sullivan, is of Jesus Christ and it’s massive — …
