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 […]
Mathew Foss, a filmmaker who has taught at several Arkansas universities, has been hired as an instructor of communication at University of the Ozarks, beginning the Fall 2022 Semester. Foss has 18 years of experience in the film and entertainment industry as a writer, director, editor, producer and actor, and has seven years of collegiate […]
A sign on Dr. Rhonda Shook’s office door at University of the Ozarks says, “You are the author of your own life story, so make it a good one.” Shook, associate professor of communication, will retire from teaching at the end of the Spring 2022 Semester, ending her academic career where she first became a […]
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou, poet. When asked why she loves the field of communication studies, University of the Ozarks senior Sade Seymour quickly points to her passion for storytelling. “I know it’s sort of cliche but producing content and storytelling is the only thing […]
University of the Ozarks senior Sade Seymour will never forget seeing for the first time the video clip that she helped produce appear on the national network ESPN and its popular SportsCenter Top-10 segment last March. The clip featured Eagles senior guard Bryson Johnson’s 25-foot game-winning three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded in the semifinals […]
Journalist and professor Nigel Poor, co-creator and co-host of the popular Ear Hustle Podcast about life in prison, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Sept. 9 to kick off the 2021-22 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre. There is […]
Dr. Macy Jones will join University of the Ozarks as an instructor of communication, beginning in the Fall 2021 Semester. Jones, who earned a Ph.D. in theatre history from Louisiana State University in 2017, has served as an adjunct instructor at the LSU School of Theatre, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and Arkansas Tech University. […]
University of the Ozarks seniors Michel Brun and Kevin Nawa were presented with the prestigious Robert Berry Fulton Award in Communication earlier this week, carrying on the great tradition of excellence in the University’s communication program. The award is named in honor of the late Robert “Bob” Fulton, Jr., a 1942 Ozarks graduate who went […]
Majoring in theatre may not seem like the most logical route to law school, but don’t tell that to Haley Grace Clark. The University of the Ozarks senior from Tulsa, Okla., will attend Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles this summer as she pursues a career in entertainment law. The theatre and communications (radio/television/film) major […]