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September 16, 2015 • Posted in

Terry named director of field experiences for education program

Pam Terry is thrilled to be back at her alma mater. Pam Terry, a 1990 Ozarks graduate who has more than two decades of classroom teaching and administrative experience, was recently named the director of field experiences in the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program. Terry was hired by University of the Ozarks in July 2015 […]

September 10, 2015 • Posted in

Freed joins education faculty

Dr. Allison Freed, University of the Ozarks' new assistant professor of education/science education, has a theory on how to prepare students for a career as classroom teachers. Dr. Allison Freed has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of education/science education. "I think pre-service teachers should get out of their cultural comfort […]

May 5, 2015 • Posted in

New teacher Neeley finds success on job market

It's nice to be wanted, and nobody knows that better than Heather Neeley. Neeley, an English major and secondary education minor from Piggott, Ark., who will graduate from Ozarks on May 15,  has had 11 job interview opportunities and three job offers since she began applying for teaching jobs in late-March. She’s actually been on […]

May 1, 2015 • Posted in

Kappa Delta Pi inducts five in annual ceremony

The University of the Ozarks chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), the international honor society for teacher education, inducted five new members during a special ceremony in the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program on Thursday. The ceremony included current KPD members as well as faculty and administrators from the program and the university. The new […]

January 22, 2015 • Posted in

Stone tabbed to lead Education Division

Dr. Brett Stone has been named chair of the University of the Ozarks' Division of Education beginning the Fall 2015 Semester, university officials announced this week. Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education Dr. Brett Stone has been named the chair of the Division of Education, beginning the Fall 2015 Semester. Stone, who has taught […]

December 12, 2014 • Posted in

Smith finds “slice of paradise” at Ozarks

Laura Smith said she felt pretty certain that University of the Ozarks was the right place for her as soon as she visited campus for the first time. Four and a half years later, she's absolutely positive it was the right place. The Denton, Texas, native will graduate from Ozarks on Dec. 18 with a […]

April 17, 2014 • Posted in

Kappa Delta Pi inducts 10 new members

The University of the Ozarks chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), the international honor society for teacher education, inducted 10 new members during a special ceremony in the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program on April 16. The ceremony included current KPD members as well as faculty and administrators from the program and the university. The […]

February 19, 2014 • Posted in

Education students participating in “cutting edge” on-line program

Students in the University of the Ozarks' teacher education program are gaining real-world experience in on-line teaching, thanks to a new innovative program that the University and Westside School District have partnered in. This semester, 20 junior and senior teacher education majors in the University’s Pat Walker Teacher Education Program are providing on-line ACT-prep instruction […]