As University of the Ozarks senior elementary education major Annie Nelligan prepares to graduate in May, she said she is a little nervous but mainly confident as she prepares to begin her teaching career. Nelligan, from Fort Smith, Ark., has spent the last year student-teaching at Clarksville Primary School, preparing to take over her own […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program held a pinning ceremony for several of its students on Dec. 2 in Walker Hall. 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 signifies their […]
“Mrs. Masterson you’re my favorite.” “I love you, Mrs. Masterson.” Those words coming from first-graders in University of the Ozarks student intern Rachael Masterson’s class go a long way in encouraging and inspiring the senior from Clarksville, Ark. But there is more to what brings her back to the classroom energetically each day. “To hear […]
Four soon-to-be graduates from the University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program will have the opportunity to visit schools in rural Southwest Arkansas this week, thanks to a grant by the University’s Alumni Association. The students are (pictured, standing from left) Rachael Masterson of Clarksville, Ark.; Seth Duke of Gravette, Ark.; Michael Rankin […]
A journey of mercies and miracles. That’s how University of the Ozarks graduating seniors Aye Aye and Paw Moo Lar described their pathway from a refugee camp in Thailand to soon-to-be college graduates. Aye (pictured, left) and Lar will be among 148 graduates from the University’s Class of 2021 who will walk across the stage […]
Dr. Allison Freed, assistant professor of education/science education, has been appointed director of the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program, University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. The promotion is effective immediately for Freed, who has taught at Ozarks since 2015. “It’s an honor to be named the director of teacher education,” Freed said. “Moving […]