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 […]
Dr. Glenda Ezell, chair of the Division of Education, has been selected by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to serve on the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. The three-year term began on Aug. 8, 2013, and will run through July 1, 2016. Ezell was chosen for the new position on the commission to represent institutions of higher […]
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 Thursday morning. The ceremony included current KPD members as well as faculty and administrators from the program and the university. The […]
This semester, the Ozarks campus community will have the opportunity to follow Kelly Gorny, a junior from Clarksville, Ark., as she spends five months studying teacher education at Stranmillis University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Kelly Gorny, a junior from Clarksville, Ark., will spend the next five months studying teacher education at Stranmillis University College […]
University of the Ozarks Assistant Professor Brett Stone will receive the 2012 Leadership Award by the Arkansas Governor's Council on Fitness and Baptist Health during a special ceremony in Little Rock on Oct. 19. Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education Brett Stone has been named the 2012 Leadership Award recipient by the Arkansas Governor’s […]
Katie Adan is no stranger to embarking on an adventure in a strange land, so in 2010 when it looked like her teaching job in Tulsa was going to fall victim to budgetary cuts, she began looking for teaching jobs overseas. That's how she ended up teaching elementary school in Kuwait. Adan, who graduated from […]
Despite a tight job market and a slowed economy, recent University of the Ozarks teacher education graduates continue to be in high demand to fill teaching jobs. Why is this so? Depth of training and advanced preparation, says Ozarks’ Education Division Chair Dr. Glenda Ezell. "The education field is always on the move, and we […]
One of the most gratifying experiences for a university can be hearing back from its successful graduates. It's good to know when you're on the right track. One example of this came in the form of an email from Lara Maddox, a special education elementary teacher who graduated from Ozarks in 2011 and is now […]
Elodie Adams has a true love for teaching. A senior education major from Belgium, she recently won a competitive grant to attend the national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, which will take place in Indianapolis.? NSTA is a member-driven organization aimed at helping science teachers connect with one another, and at promoting excellence and innovation […]
Thanks to a grant from the Arkansas Department of Education, the University of the Ozarks' Pat Walker Teacher Education Program is ready to take on the task of helping improve ACT scores for area high school students. The University’s teacher education program was informed in November that it had received a $24,182 grant from ADE […]