With colorful macaws flying in formation overhead, the growls of howler monkeys echoing through the jungle and surrounded by walking palms — Tolkienesque trees that get its name from its tall, spiny root system that looks like multiple legs — Cherokee Gott found herself in disbelief as she stood in the rainforest of the Bolivian […]
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope […]
Nena Evans spent her summer not only developing her outdoor and leadership skills, but also hanging ten at one of the best surfing spots in all of Europe. The senior environmental studies major from Bergman, Ark., spent 10 weeks during the summer of 2015 interning as a staff member at the Donegal Adventure Center in […]
A group of students have turned a class project into an environmental-friendly policy change on campus. Five students in Dr. Kim Van Scoy’s environmental science class last semester took on as a group project an effort to reduce the use of Styrofoam in the University’s cafeteria. Because of their actions, the cafeteria is now using […]
The rest of the state of Arkansas is quickly learning what the Ozarks community has known for some time: Nena Evans is passionate about conservation and the environment. Nena Evans, a junior environmental studies major, was recently named the 2014 Student Conservationist of the Year by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. Evans, a junior environmental studies […]
University of the Ozarks' Lynne Slater and Nena Evans took home two of the top honors Saturday at the Arkansas Wildlife Federation's Annual Conservation Awards Banquet, held in Bryant, Ark. Slater, office manager of the international studies program, was named the recipient of the 2014 Wildlife Conservationist of the Year. Evans, a junior biology major […]
Land Use and Place is the capstone course for the University of the Ozarks Environmental Studies Major. In Fall 2013, Dr. Jesse Weiss and his students looked at two well known Arkansas Rivers to learn the history behind the rivers, and to gain insight into the way we view nature, and about the choices we […]
Lauren Ray, a 2013 Ozarks graduate, has been named the Arkansas Wildlife Federation's Student Conservationist of the Year for her efforts during her senior year at the University. Lauren Ray, a 2013 Ozarks graduate, was named the Arkansas Wildlife Federation’s Student Conservationist of the Year during the organization’s annual banquet in August. Also attending the […]
Matt Friant, a senior at Ozarks, spent the last several weeks interning with The Nature Conservancy field office in Little Rock. The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization dedicated to preserving ecologically important waters and lands throughout the nation and the world. They currently have scientists working in all 50 states and 33 countries. Friant, […]
Kelsey Ramsey, a 2013 University of the Ozarks graduate, has spent the last few months as program director for the Hot Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission in Hot Springs, Ark. The Hot Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission is a non-profit affiliate of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, which strives to educate the public about ways to preserve […]