The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program has been named one of the top 35 teacher certification bachelor’s degree programs in the four-state West South Central Region by EducationDegree.com The TOLA region consists of colleges and universities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. In its 2025 listing, EducationDegree.com analyzed more than 130 […]
The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program honored several of its students on April 30 with a pinning ceremony and inductions into the Ozarks Student Education Association (OSEA) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP). The newest inductees included, (pictured, from left) Haley Howard (K-6 elementary education), Aislinn Zapata (K-6 elementary education), James Johnson […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program held a pinning ceremony for several of its students on Dec. 5 in the Rogers Conference Center. 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 that […]
When it came to having unimaginable opportunities to see the world, Claudia Garcia had only to walk a few dozen yards from her home in Clarksville to enroll at University of the Ozarks. Garcia, a senior elementary education major and a member of the women’s soccer team, recently completed a whirlwind 8-month adventure that saw […]
When Cody Sparks graduated from Lamar (Ark.) High School in 2019 as third in her class academically and with superior honors, she had numerous options on where to attend college. Three and a half years later, she knows that her “hometown” University was the right choice for her. Sparks will graduate from University of the […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program held a pinning ceremony for several of its students on Dec. 6 in the Rogers Conference Center. 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 that […]
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 […]
University of the Ozarks senior elementary education majors Kaylee Willis and Samantha Burke can’t wait to start their teaching careers and to begin making the same type of impact that their teachers made on them. Willis (pictured left), from Oark, Ark., and Burke (right), from Berryville, Ark., will both graduate from U of O in […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program has been recognized for its students’ high pass rates in the state licensure exams. U of O elementary education students ranked first in Best-Attempt Pass Rates and sixth in First-Attempt Pass Rates in Arkansas in 2021, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). […]
University of the Ozarks alumna Leanita Pelts, who previously worked at the University for 30 years, is returning to her alma mater as an instructor of education, beginning the Fall 2022 Semester. Pelts, who worked at the University in various positions from 1985 to 2015, has served as a special education teacher for the Clarksville […]