University of the Ozarks Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Greta Marlow first became familiar with the University at age 5 when her father, Dr. Noel Rowbotham, was hired to teach physics. Marlow, who has announced her retirement at the end of this semester after teaching at the University for more than three decades, said Ozarks […]
Several University of the Ozarks faculty members were granted promotions and tenure during the recent Board of Trustees meeting held on campus April 28-29. Those who were promoted from associate to full professor included (pictured, from left), Dr. Amy Oatis, professor of English; Dr. Joel Hagaman, professor of psychology; and Dr. Karen Frank, professor of […]
Jon Langlois will join University of the Ozarks this summer as an instructor of business and coordinator of auxiliary housing. He will begin on July 1, 2023. Langlois is currently a business faculty member at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. He also served as associate dean of student success at Dawson. “My family and […]
Dr. Janie Diels, interim provost of Alma College in Michigan, has been named the new vice president for academic affairs at University of the Ozarks, University officials announced today. Diels has served as interim provost at Alma since 2022 and was associate provost at the college from 2019 to 2022. She is an associate professor […]
Eight University of the Ozarks faculty members are gaining invaluable professional development opportunities this academic year, thanks to the Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment. The McElree endowment was established in 2015 by the Ozarks alumna and long-time professor of biology at Emporia (Kan.) State. Dr. McElree created the fund to support faculty scholarly and […]
University of the Ozarks English Professors Dr. Chris Hall (left) and Dr. David Strain have each been granted an academic leave of absence for the 2023-24 academic year. Hall, assistant professor of English, will take a leave during the Fall 2023 Semester under the University’s paid leave for tenure-track faculty policy that allows for a […]
Long-time University of the Ozarks professors (pictured, from left) Pam Smith, NaLisa Brown and Susan Edens have all been promoted and placed on the tenure-earning track, effective Jan. 1, 2023, University officials announced this week. Edens was promoted from associate professor of practice of communication to associate professor of communication, Smith will advance from associate […]
Dr. Matthew Bumbach, assistant professor of music at University of the Ozarks, has co-authored his first book, which is expected to come out in print in December. Bumbach and Dean Luethi, director of choral activities at Washington State University, have written, “A Quick Start Guide to Choral Singing,” published by G.I.A. Music Publishing. According to […]
The University of the Ozarks art department will present a faculty art exhibit through Sept. 28 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will feature (pictured, from left) Brandy Green-Russell, assistant professor of art; Tammy Harrington, professor of art; and Margo Duvall, visiting professor of art. The exhibit will be […]
A new academic book authored by Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar, assistant professor of Spanish at University of the Ozarks, reviews the impact of capitalist values and the capacity of the transatlantic press to promote emancipated models in Hispanic societies at the beginning of the 20th century. The book, Conexiones transatlánticas: Expandiendo límites en el mundo […]