Despite the rigors of juggling academics and athletics, University of the Ozarks sophomore Sydney Key is always going to find time to lend a helping hand. The health science major and softball player from Lamar, Ark., recently returned from her third mission trip to Guatemala with the Journey Church in Clarksville. It has become an […]
Though just a few weeks old, 2016 has already proven to be a banner year for University of the Ozarks senior Grady Finley toward his goal of becoming an athletic trainer. Since January, Finley has served a nine-day athletic training internship in Panama and has also learned he had been accepted into the master’s degree […]
University of the Ozarks Professors Dr. Brett Stone and Dr. Pete LeRoy will make a presentation on career opportunities in the health profession at the annual state convention of the Arkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance (ArkAHPERD). The 2015 convention is scheduled for Nov. 5-6 in Eureka Springs, Ark. Stone, dean of the […]
A serious injury on the basketball court led to a career epiphany for Jordana Andrews. Andrews, a senior health science major from Center Ridge, Ark., who will graduate on May 16, will attend the University of Central Arkansas’ Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in the fall. She was one of 56 students out […]
When Jessica Milloway walks across the stage on May 16 to receive her diploma as part of the University of the Ozarks' Class of 2015, she will have some very proud family members in attendance.
The University of the Ozarks' health science/physical education majors organization will present the first annual Healthy Ozarks Health Fair on campus on Tuesday, March 3. The event, which is open to the entire campus community, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. Several Johnson County health partners will […]
Tuesday, February 3, started out like any typical mid-week day for Taylor Parker. But it quickly turned into one of the most memorable days of his life. That was the day that the senior health science major from Hot Springs, Ark., received a highly anticipated email informing him that he had been accepted into the […]
A communications degree from University of the Ozarks seven years ago has taken Dr. Jordan Bass on an atypical, yet fulfilling, journey. In just seven years, Dr. Jordan Bass has gone from Ozarks graduate to an assistant professor of sport management at a large institution in Kansas. Bass, who graduated with Cum Laude honors from […]
Cole DeVoss, a senior at University of the Ozarks, recently learned that he has been accepted into the doctor of physical therapy program at Trine University in Fort Wayne, Ind. DeVoss, originally from Paris, Texas, will graduate from U of O in May with a degree in physical education with a health minor. The competition […]
University of the Ozarks Professor Dr. Brett Stone is quickly earning a reputation as one of the region's leading experts of physical education and wellness among school-age children. Stone, assistant professor of health and physical education, has received numerous awards and recognition in recent years for his efforts in promoting wellness and battling childhood obesity. […]