For University of the Ozarks junior Madi Wasson, tutoring fellow students through the Jones Learning Center has become more than a way to help others succeed. Over the past two years, the experience has also strengthened her own academic skills and given her valuable preparation for a future career in the classroom. An English major […]
Alumnus Truman Hensley ’22 has been hired to join University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. His first day will be August 10, 2026. Hensley graduated with honors from Ozarks in the Fall of 2022 with majors in physical education and health science. A former standout soccer player […]
The Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, Inc., has made a $25,000 gift to support the Jones Learning Center at University of the Ozarks. The one-time grant will be used for program services in the JLC. Established on the U of O campus in 1971, the JLC offers a comprehensive program designed to […]
Tina McCain has rejoined University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. Her first day was Aug. 12. McCain previously worked in the JLC as an academic support coordinator from 2019 to 2022 and served as a writing specialist in the JLC from 1997 to 2014. “I am excited […]
Adrienne Arbaugh has joined the University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center, beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Arbaugh is a 1995 U of O graduate with a degree in education. She most recently served as a teacher with the Clarksville School District from 2003-2024 and also taught in the […]
Vanessa Hollowell (pictured, left) has been named the new director of the Student Success Center (SSC) and Whitleigh Wilhelmi has been promoted to assistant director of the Jones Learning Center (JLC), University of the Ozarks officials announced this week. Both promotions became effective on Aug. 1, 2023. Hollowell, who has served as the assistant […]
MaKenzie Douglas has joined the University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center (JLC). Her first day at Ozarks was Monday, Aug. 8. Douglas most recently served as an academic advisor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. She also served a graduate school internship at U […]
Felecia Atkinson ’03, who has worked at University of the Ozarks for most of the past 31 years, has announced her retirement, effective at the end of the Spring 2022 Semester. Since 2015, Atkinson has worked in the Jones Learning Center as the learning disabilities educational assistant, where she has served primarily as a writing […]
Jennifer Schmitt was apprehensive about going to Ireland for her study abroad experience, but not just because it was a country she was unfamiliar with, but because she was going in September 2021, during a very unsure time in the pandemic. Jenny is also one of our JLC students, so navigating the academic requirements of […]
When Steve McGaw of Dallas, Texas, began looking for a way to honor his wife, Beth, for her 60th birthday, he found the perfect answer through a program that was close to their family’s hearts: The Jones Learning Center at University of the Ozarks. Steve established the Beth McGaw Career Experience Program Endowment at U […]