Jon Langlois will join University of the Ozarks this summer as an instructor of business and coordinator of auxiliary housing. He will begin on July 1, 2023.
Langlois is currently a business faculty member at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. He also served as associate dean of student success at Dawson.
“My family and I are looking forward to the next step in our journey at University of the Ozarks,” Langlois said. “This honestly feels like my dream job; getting to work for an organization whose goals and values align so well with my own and being able to decompartmentalize work, family, and faith. We are excited about living and interacting with the incredible campus community that I got to know during my interview process. One of the things that really stood out to me about University of the Ozarks is the value placed on faculty and student interaction outside of the classroom. I look forward to being able to live life with students as they see my daily family life and my children grow up around the cultural diversity present on campus. We are also looking forward to enjoying the warmer climate and closer proximity to our families. We are truly excited to be joining the ‘Nest.’ Go Eagles.”
Langlois said he enjoys teaching the business discipline because, “I enjoy the practicality as each person will work for a business, run their own business, or can apply what is learned to their personal lives.”
“Seeing the moments where a student’s eyes light up as understanding and meaning click is one of the most rewarding experiences when teaching business,” he said. “As a manager, I trained employees to do the job they were in and then continued to train and develop them to progress to the next job that they would advance to in the future. I try to apply the same principle where I can when teaching. I teach the learning outcomes and the grade to pass the class is important, but I try to show students how they can apply the knowledge now and in the future to benefit their lives. I have a personal goal that a student’s grade will not be in the list of top 5 most important/impactful aspects of the course when they look back on it years from now.”
Langlois served on the residence life team Northeast Community College in Nebraska and has extensive experience in youth ministry. He earned his bachelor’s degree in youth ministry from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and a master’s degree in business administration from Wayne State College in Nebraska.
With his father serving in the United States Coast Guard, Langlois grew up living in various areas of the country, including California, Florida, Alaska, Virginia, South Dakota and Iowa.
“I went to college in Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska and also worked in Nebraska for a decade,” he said. “I have lived in Montana the past four years and starting this summer will live in my 10th state, Arkansas. My wife was born and raised in Nebraska. We met in the 5th grade at a camp in Nebraska, so I married into the Husker nation. I have lived in a variety of locations, from major cities with millions of people, to a farm with town miles away. Home for me is not a place but people.”
Langlois’ wife, Karina, is a classically trained vocalist who sings Opera and has worked as a college librarian. They have two children, Gareth (4) and Ondine, who is 22 months old. They have a third child on the way, with a due date later this summer.
Outside of work, he enjoys Husker football, basketball, volleyball, reading Sci-Fi and fantasy books, disc golf, playing basketball, hiking, modern board games, family activities, trying new foods and experiencing different cultures.
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