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, […]
Administrators from University of the Ozarks and the Jones Learning Center will present a reception preceding a meeting by the Dallas, Texas, branch of the International Dyslexia Association, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 20, at the Dallas Academy. The reception, which will include Ozarks President Richard Dunsworth and JLC Director Julia Frost, will begin at 5:30 […]
An article written by Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost on helping students with learning disabilities transition from high school has been published by a leading education magazine. Frost’s article, "Transitioning to Postsecondary Education or the Workforce for Students With Learning Disabilities," was published in the Fall 2014 edition of SEEN magazine, which is produced […]