University of the Ozarks Women (UOW) is entering its third decade of bringing Christmas joy to underprivileged children in Johnson County. In 1992, Ozarks teacher education professor Dr. Carol Yandell encouraged members of University of the Ozarks Women to help out with a new community Christmas project. Partnering with Joy Wilson from Children and Family […]
Approximately 200 high school students are expected to attend University of the Ozarks' seventh annual Science Day, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14. Science Day is devoted to science competition for high school juniors and seniors from throughout the region. Emily Toombs, a junior biology major from Lamar, Ark., is president of the university’s Ozarks Biological […]
University of the Ozarks Biology Professor Dr. Sean Coleman and a group of his students recently shared the hidden world of microscopic particles with fifth-graders at Clarksville's Kraus Middle School. Biology Professor Dr. Sean Coleman and 10 of his students recently presented a special science lab to local fifth-graders. Coleman and 10 student volunteers from […]
Friday, Nov. 2, is the deadline to submit birthdays or anniversaries for the 2013 University of the Ozarks Women (UOW) Community Birthday Calendar. The cost to submit a birthday or anniversary is 25 cents each. The deadline to order a 2013 calendar is also Nov. 2. The calendars are $6 each. UOW, an organization made […]
A contingent of faculty members and students from University of the Ozarks joined several state and national organizations last weekend in a refreshing display of cooperation to restore Bearcat Hollow, a huge parcel of national forest in northern Arkansas dedicated for habitat restoration. Made up of several thousand acres of the Ozark National Forest, Bearcat […]
When one of the top administrative positions with the Arkansas Valley Soccer Association (AVSA) came open this summer, University of the Ozarks Women's Soccer Coach Bryan Drotar saw a perfect opportunity to help promote youth soccer in the area and to give back to the community. Bryan Drotar, Lady Eagles soccer coach, will serve registrar […]
Dr. Doug Jeffries, professor of biology and environmental studies at University of the Ozarks, has been named the Outstanding Volunteer for 2012 by the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council (AUFC). Dr. Doug Jeffries has been named the Outstanding Volunteer for 2012 by the AUFC. Jeffries has led efforts to plant more than 200 trees on campus […]
The Johnson County Community Foundation, an affiliate office of the Arkansas Community Foundation, recently presented a $1,500 grant to the University of the Ozarks Women (UOW) Christmas Angels Project. The UOW Christmas Angels Project, in coordination with the Department of Human Services (DHS), has been in existence for 18 years and is one of the […]
According to Amnesty International, USA, women and girls often face gender-based discrimination that puts them at increased risk of poverty, violence, ill health and a poor education. The Ozarks chapter of Amnesty International has scheduled a series of events for the week of April 23-28 to raise awareness of these issues and to encourage people […]
Volunteerism - helping others - is a key component of education at Ozarks. A handful of early rising students recently helped one of their own by donating their hours in a Habitat for Humanity Saturday work project in Ft. Smith, hours which will go toward helping the family of U of O freshman Mollie Palmer […]