When education student Abbeigh Rainwater graduates from University of the Ozarks in a few short months, she knows beyond a doubt that she will be ready for the teaching profession. Rainwater, a senior early childhood education major from Jonesboro, Ark., is currently serving her second semester as an intern in a first grade class at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It's a day before semester finals begin at Lamar (Ark.) High School and students in teacher James Smith's sophomore biology class are preparing for the comprehensive exams by ?. playing Jeopardy? Yes, a modified version of the popular TV game show Jeopardy was being used to help the high school students learn the concepts of […]
"I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living; it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities." -Dr. Seuss Monica Seiler grew up with Dr. Seuss books, gaining […]
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 […]