The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2018 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 27 in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the recipients for 2018 were (pictured, from left) Patti Schuh, enrollment data manager; Debbie Siebenmorgen, accountant; Tammy Harrington, professor of art; Susan Edens, assistant professor […]
Julia Frost, director of the University of the Ozarks’ Jones Learning Center, will make a presentation titled, “Parenting a Young Adult with a Learning Disability,” at the 2018 Learning Disabilities Association of America’s (LDAA) annual conference in Atlanta on Feb. 20-24. In preparation for the presentation, the JLC staff provided Frost with the names of […]
The Jones Learning Center (JLC) honored its outstanding student tutors for the 2016-17 academic year during a special ceremony on May 3. Jose Salinas,a junior from Honduras, was named the overall tutor of the year. The JLC provides academic support services for student with learning disabilities, AD/HD, and autism spectrum disorder. Tutors are vital contributors […]
The University family mourned the passing Friday morning of beloved friend and colleague Debbie Williams, an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center. For the past 34 years Williams served Ozarks and its students in the JLC, where her infectious smile and nurturing spirit were on display on a daily basis. She is remembered […]
Julia Frost, director of the University of the Ozarks’ Jones Learning Center, will make several presentations at the 2017 Learning Disabilities Association of America’s (LDAA) international conference in Baltimore, scheduled for Feb. 16-19. On Thursday, Feb. 16, Frost will present “How to Flunk Out of College Even When You are Really Smart!” A description of […]
University of the Ozarks? Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will attend several fairs and conferences throughout the country over the next few months to share the benefits of the JLC. On Oct. 24, she will represent the JLC and Ozarks in Northwest Arkansas at the Transition Resource Fair, hosted by Bentonville, Rogers and Heritage […]
University of the Ozarks has been ranked as one of the "50 Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities" in the country by the online publication College Choice. According to its website, www.collegechoice.net, College Choice is "an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college." U of O came in […]
The entire Jones Learning Center staff as well as six JLC students were trained recently in new text-to-speech software programs. The group was trained on how to use Claroread 7 and Read & Write Gold 11, two text-to-speech software programs that will now be available for all staff and students in the JLC to download […]
Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will be participating in a pair of presentations during the Learning Disabilities Association of America's national conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 14-18. Frost will take part in a panel discussion titled, "Accommodations for Adults with Learning Disabilities," sponsored by the Adult Topics Committee that Frost chairs. Her portion […]
Representatives from University of the Ozarks' Jones Learning Center will be attending a pair of conferences in February. On Friday, Feb. 6, Julia Frost, director of the JLC, and Kristen Giffin, learning disabilities educational assistant, will present an information exhibit at the Dallas branch of the International Dyslexia Association at the Renaissance Marriot in Richardson, […]