Photo: Denzel Sequeira Chaves is pictured with NFL scout Javé Brown (left) and sports broadcaster Bonnie-Jill Laflin at East West Shrine Bowl practice. Denzel Sequeira Chaves was a few days late arriving for his final semester at University of the Ozarks, but he had a pretty good excuse. The senior communication major from Tres Rios, […]
KUOZ Productions at University of the Ozarks will present “Election ’24” live coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. KUOZ Productions, a co-curricular organization at Ozarks, will present the live studio production to report local, county and national election results. The coverage will be shown on Cable Channel 6 in Clarksville as well […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Communication Department has started a new student organization, KUOZ Productions, a co-curricular initiative that will encourage and support students’ media creation. “KUOZ Productions is a co-curricular space for students of all majors who are interested in making media,” said communication instructor Russell Jones, who will lead the organization alongside professor […]
University of the Ozarks senior Daisy Woodbury and professor emeritus Dr. Pat Farmer are sharing their love for musical theatre far and wide through the weekly award-winning KUOZ radio show, The Great Broadway Musical Hour (TGBMH). Woodbury, a theatre and communication studies (media production) major from Mountain Home, Ark., serves as the student producer of […]
University of the Ozarks alumnus Vernon McDaniel ’55 of Ozark, Ark., has established a scholarship endowment at his alma mater to assist students majoring in communication studies. McDaniel (pictured, right, with University President Richard Dunsworth) graduated from then College of the Ozarks in 1955 with a degree in sociology and political science. During his senior […]
A pair of University of the Ozarks students spent a week recently getting hands-on guidance, instruction and experience in sports photography from some of the top professionals in the industry. Sarah Bureau and Denzel Sequeira Chaves attended the Summit Sports Workshop in Denver, Colo., last month. The two were able to hone their photography skills […]
Russell Jones will join the University of the Ozarks faculty beginning the Fall 2023 Semester as an instructor of broadcast/video/multi-media storytelling. Jones has almost 20 years of experience working in multimedia, including television, magazines and newspapers. His wife, Dr. Macy Jones, is an assistant professor of theatre and communication studies at Ozarks. “I had the […]
In six short months, University of the Ozarks senior Cristhian Rodriguez’s campus radio show, “Latino Fusion,” has gone from a concept on paper to a national award-winning production. The senior Walton Scholar communication studies and psychology major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, aired his inaugural radio show on Sept. 22, 2022. Last week, he was in New […]
Long-time University of the Ozarks professors (pictured, from left) Pam Smith, NaLisa Brown and Susan Edens have all been promoted and placed on the tenure-earning track, effective Jan. 1, 2023, University officials announced this week. Edens was promoted from associate professor of practice of communication to associate professor of communication, Smith will advance from associate […]
Three graduates of the University of the Ozarks’ communication program are combining their talents to help promote and advance one of the largest school districts in Arkansas. (Pictured, from left) Luis Alfaro ’20, Trent Jones ’02 and John Steele Cooper ’04 are all working in the communications department of the Springdale School District in Northwest […]