University of the Ozarks has launched a new microsite to promote the services and success stories of its Jones Learning Center, which has been helping students with learning disabilities earn a college degree at the University for more than 40 years. The microsite, joneslearningcenter.ozarks.edu, was created by JUMP Company and SKY Digital out of St. […]
Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will be one of the featured speakers at the annual conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas (LDAA), scheduled for Saturday, March 9, in North Little Rock, Ark. Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost will be one of the featured speakers at the annual conference of the Learning […]
It may seem unlikely that the host of the campus' sports talk radio show would also be developing a show about poetry and short stories, but senior Kourtney Risher, with his trademark drive, wouldn't let that stop him. Senior RTV major Kourtney Risher is developing a show on the campus radio station, KUOZ FM-100.5, that […]
Maegan Bell, a senior early childhood education major from Dallas, Texas, didn't always consider Ozarks her home. But four years later, she is an avid champion for Ozarks and the Jones Learning Center. "I graduated from a high school in Dallas that works with students who have learning disabilities," Bell explained. "My guidance counselor there […]
When Saima Chauhan takes the stage in February as one of the keynote speakers at the Learning Disabilities Association of America's 50th annual international conference in San Antonio, Texas, she expects to be quite nervous. But Chauhan, a 1999 Ozarks graduate, plans to overcome that stage fright the same way she has overcome other obstacles […]
Lauren Black, 2009 Ozarks graduate, may have followed her heart when she earned her bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy, but it was her teeth that took her all the way to Romania as part of a medical mission team. Lauren Black, a 2009 Ozarks graduate, recently spent a week in Brailia, Romania, with a […]
Get to Know is a weekly feature hosted by Andrea Dankert, which airs on Ozarks KUOZ Channel 6. In this program, we'll get to know Natalie Roden, a junior strategic communication major from Berkeley, California.
U of O's most recent Alumni Weekend brought a bevy of former Ozarks grads back to campus. The one with the big smile was Lauren Black. Black participated in an alumni roundtable titled “More than a Paycheck: Professions with Purpose.” Panelists discussed how learning disabilities affect their work. Black has mild dyslexia, a disorder that […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- The University of the Ozarks' Jones Learning Center will begin a new program for high functioning students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Fall 2012 Semester, according to JLC Director Julia Frost. The new program will be called the Living and Learning Community (LLC) and will include social and life skills […]
Ozarks' loss will be New Hampshire's gain at the end of July. That's when Terri Thomas, a graduating Strategic Communication major, heads to the east coast to spend a year helping kids get ahead. Thomas is participating in City Year New Hampshire. City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that works with high-need public schools […]