Jessica Baumgartner, executive suite office assistant, and Lisa Thomas, athletic department office manager, have been named the recipients of the University of the Ozarks’ outstanding staff awards for 2020-21, it was announced Monday. Both Baumgartner (pictured, right) and Thomas were named the recipients of the Arnie G. Sims Outstanding Staff Award. The award was announced […]
The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program honored seven of its students recently with a pinning ceremony and educator commitment signing. The event was held in the Munger-Wilson Chapel amphitheater and featured as keynote speaker the 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Joel Lookadoo. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic, time-honored tradition […]
When it came time earlier this spring for University of the Ozarks senior Vivien Wambugu to choose a graduate school in which to continue her education in the fall, she had an enviable problem. The health science major from Tulsa, Okla., was accepted into four of the top global health graduate programs in the country […]
For the past 38 years, Debby Mooney has been helping students with learning disabilities achieve a college education and that calling has seldom felt like work to her. Mooney, who in 1983 joined the staff of what is now the University of the Ozarks’ Jones Learning Center, has announced plans to retire at the end […]
Six University of the Ozarks faculty and staff members have been recognized for 20-Year Service Awards by the University this month. (Pictured, from left) Connie Booty, executive assistant; Dr. David Daily, dean of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts; Jimmy Clark, director of athletics; Lori McBee, vice president for advancement and alumni engagement; Chad […]
University of the Ozarks senior Maddy Windel is passionate about making a difference in the environment and she believes the best way to do that is through a career in law and policy. The political science and philosophy major and environmental studies minor from Deer, Ark., plans to pursue a career in environmental administrative law […]
Two University of the Ozarks employees have been recognized for 15-Year Service Awards by the University this month. Lisa Thomas, office manager for the athletics department, and Dr. William Clary, professor of Spanish, have each marked their 15-year anniversaries at Ozarks. They will be honored with a certificate of appreciation as well as a gift […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present four online performances of David Auburn’s poignant Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Proof.” The performances will be at 7 p.m. on April 22, 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. on April 25. It will be shown live and in real-time on the University’s Youtube Channel at Youtube.com/c/universityoftheozarks. The play […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Ruben Aleman ’94, who is serving as the president of the Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA) in El Salvador, will discuss his work and career in a special online alumni event on Monday, April 26. The event will begin at 6 p.m. on the Zoom platform and is presented […]
University of the Ozarks students in professor Rebecca Bailey’s voice and diction class are putting their skills and training to use while also entertaining area children. The students are reading children’s books to their young audience members via Zoom each Thursday for three consecutive weeks in April. The reading project is in partnership with the […]