When the total solar eclipse passes through Arkansas on Monday, April 8, tens of thousands of Arkansans will be viewing the rare phenomenon with eclipse glasses designed by University of the Ozarks alumna Odalis Garcia. Garcia, a 2023 business administration major from Clarksville, was one of two winners of a state-wide contest last summer that […]
One of the newest student organizations at University of the Ozarks should have no problems getting the word out about its mission. The Marketing Club is in its first semester of existence with a goal of helping both the campus and Clarksville communities thrive and grow. The 30-member organization is led by founder and club […]
It wasn’t until Ciara Boswell began going through the University of the Ozarks’ LENS curriculum that she began to see her professional future clearer. The junior from Paris, Ark., said the LENS (Learning Environment for New Synthesis) program at Ozarks helped her decide to earn majors in psychology and philosophy with a minor in marketing. […]
When Odalis Garcia first arrived as a freshman at University of the Ozarks, she had plans on majoring in biology with an eye on becoming a dentist. A few business classes led to an abrupt change of course for the senior from Clarksville. Garcia is a business administration major who will graduate in May with […]
The recent addition of several new business-related academic programs at University of the Ozarks is providing students with more options of study and better preparation for the business world. The University added majors in finance, management and marketing as well as a minor in entrepreneurship during the fall semester. The new programs were approved by […]
Long-time University of the Ozarks professors (pictured, from left) Pam Smith, NaLisa Brown and Susan Edens have all been promoted and placed on the tenure-earning track, effective Jan. 1, 2023, University officials announced this week. Edens was promoted from associate professor of practice of communication to associate professor of communication, Smith will advance from associate […]
Dr. Golam M.M. Aurup has been hired at University of the Ozarks as an assistant professor of marketing. He will begin his new duties beginning the Fall 2021 Semester. A native of Bangladesh, Aurup previously served an assistant professor in the School of Business & Economics at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada. He has also […]
University of the Ozarks senior Ashante Pratt has had her video artwork, Peaceful Disturbance, accepted into the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum annual exhibition. The RAM Annual Invitational, “Exploring Mindscapes: An Artist’s Reflection,” will be on display from Jan. 8, 2021, to May 16, 2021, at the museum, located at 1601 Rogers Ave., in Fort Smith. Pratt, an art […]
When Geoshan Lee graduates from University of the Ozarks this month, he will continue a family legacy that began approximately 40 years ago when his parents met as students on the Ozarks campus. Lee, from Penang, Malaysia, will graduate with a communications degree and minors in marketing and theatre. His parents, George Lee and Naomi […]
Four local Johnson County business owners recently received marketing and promotion recommendations for their businesses, courtesy of University of the Ozarks students in Marketing Instructor Jaime Encinas’ Promotion Strategies class. As part of a semester-long class project, students were divided into small groups to work with the local business owners to create ways to help […]