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Dr. Shalini Tiwari
20 hours ago • May 15, 2025 • Posted in

Tiwari Named Assistant Professor of Biology

Dr. Shalini Tiwari has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as an assistant professor of biology, beginning in the Fall 2025 Semester. Tiwari has most recently served as a post-doctoral research associate with South Dakota State University and Oklahoma State University. She also served a post-doctoral fellowship at the School of Life Science at […]

Dr. Chol Park
2 days ago • May 14, 2025 • Posted in

Park Joins Faculty as Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Chol Hyun Park, who recently earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has been selected to join the faculty at University of the Ozarks as an assistant professor of computer science, beginning the Fall 2025 Semester. The University recently added a computer science major that will kick off in the […]

Tanner Russell
7 days ago • May 9, 2025 • Posted in

Russell Makes History with First Social Studies Licensure

University of the Ozarks senior history major Tanner Russell is making some history of his own this spring when he graduates with the University’s first social studies teaching licensure. Russell, who was named the 2025 Outstanding Student in Secondary Education this week at Honors Day, is graduating on May 17 with Magna Cum Laude honors.   […]

Teacher Education students
1 week ago • May 8, 2025 • Posted in

Education Students Honored in Pinning Ceremony

University of the Ozarks honored several of its students from the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program with a pinning ceremony on May 7 as part of Honors Day. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic, time-honored tradition marking the occasion when students are formally welcomed into the teacher education program. The newest inductees received a pin […]

Senior Raegan Swafford
1 week ago • May 8, 2025 • Posted in

Swafford Named 2025 Hurie Award Recipient 

University of the Ozarks senior Raegan Swafford, an English and psychology major from Van Buren, Ark., has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Hurie Award, given to the outstanding member of the graduating class.  The award was announced during Wednesday’s Honors Day ceremony. She is pictured center with University of the Ozarks President […]

Honors day recipients
1 week ago • May 7, 2025 • Posted in

University Announces Top Students at 2025 Honors Day

University of the Ozarks administrators and faculty presented the University’s top academic and division awards for the 2024-25 academic year during the 69th annual Honors Day ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Raegan Swafford was named the recipient of the 2025 Wiley Lin Hurie Memorial Award, presented to the outstanding senior […]

Board of Trustees faculty and staff awards
1 week ago • May 6, 2025 • Posted in

Trustees Honor Faculty, Staff

The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2025 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 25 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2025 were (pictured, from left) Margo Duvall, Dr. Christie Sampson, Nicole England ’18, Hunter Jackson ’12, Crystal Buchanan and Glendon Jenkins ’13. […]

Elisabeth Hays
1 week ago • May 6, 2025 • Posted in

Hays Presents Senior Art Exhibit 

University of the Ozarks art student Elisabeth Hays will present her senior art exhibit, “The Inbetween,” from May 6-10, in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on May 10 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Hays, an art major from […]

Professors promoted
April 30, 2025 • Posted in

Board Votes for Promotion, Tenure for Five Faculty Members

The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board’s annual spring meeting last week. Those who were recognized included (pictured, from left) Dr. Befrika Murdianti, Susan Edens, Dr. Sergio Molina, Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar and Dr. Javier Taylor. Murdianti, who joined the University in 2013, […]