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 […]
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 […]
University of the Ozarks will showcase its teacher education program to prospective students during its first Future Educators Day, scheduled for Wednesday, March 12. High school students will have the opportunity to tour campus, visit with education professors, and talk with current and former education students. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration […]
Dr. Shelli Henehan, assistant professor of education at University of the Ozarks, has been elected to the board of the Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA). Henehan’s two-year term began on Jan. 1. She will serve as the board’s treasurer. AECA is a non-profit organization that is affiliated with the regional Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA). […]
Teyah Green's journey to finding her career path has taken her from nursing to business to Nicaragua and, finally, to early childhood education. Teyah Green, a sophomore from Jacksonville, Ark., is pursuing a career in early childhood education. Green, a sophomore from Jacksonville, Ark., will take the first part of the Praxis I exam in […]
As University of the Ozarks enters its 179th year, the University's Division of Education is celebrating its status as one of the most well-respected teacher education programs by sponsoring its first event specifically for high school students interested in teacher education. Ozarks’ first Future Educator Day is scheduled for March 12, 2014, and will allow […]