University of the Ozarks students (pictured, from left) Faith Mupotsa, Skylar Holloway and Samuel Rockwell recently competed in the 2026 annual meeting of the OK-AR Mathematical Association of America (MAA) regional conference. The conference brought together students and faculty from across Arkansas and Oklahoma this past weekend in Little Rock to celebrate mathematics, collaboration, and problem-solving. […]
Kristi Spittler Brown has been hired as an assistant professor of mathematics at University of the Ozarks, beginning the Fall 2023 Semester. Brown has taught at Arkansas Tech University since 2008, where she held the titles of instructor of mathematics and program director of remedial and general education mathematics. “As a long term resident of […]
Dr. Javier Taylor, assistant professor of mathematics at University of the Ozarks, recently completed a master’s of science degree in applied statistics from Michigan Tech University in Houghton, Mich. Taylor has taught at Ozarks since the fall of 2016. Taylor has bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and Biblical studies as well as a master’s degree in […]
A pair of University of the Ozarks alumna who teach mathematics in the Arkansas River Valley were recently presented with a prestigious regional honor by the Mathematics Association of America (MAA). Kimberly (Corley) Griffin ’12 (pictured left), a teacher at Scranton High School, was named the sectional MAA 7-12 Mathematics Teacher of the Year and […]
When University of the Ozarks senior Nicolas Dunsworth of Clarksville decided to add a second major in English to one in mathematics, even he didn’t fully understand how the two completely different disciplines would complement each other. Dunsworth, who is spending the Spring 2022 Semester studying abroad at the University of Saint Andrews in St […]
Stacy Key, who has taught mathematics and held numerous administrative positions at University of the Ozarks since 1999, has announced his retirement from the University at the end of the Spring 2022 Semester. Key was an instructor of mathematics from 1999 until 2015, when he was promoted to associate professor of practice of mathematics. He […]
Still three months away from graduating, University of the Ozarks senior Brilliant Pasipanodya has already aced one of her most important tests. The math and business administration major from Harare, Zimbabwe, has secured a full-time position with BlackRock, Inc., a multinational investment management corporation and the world’s largest asset manager. Pasipanodya will serve as an […]
University of the Ozarks will hold a dedication ceremony for the new Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center on Saturday, April 9. The event will begin at 4 p.m. in front of the new $18.4 million facility on campus. The ceremony is open to alumni and friends of the University and will include refreshments and […]
Even though he didn’t realize it at the time, Dr. Buddy Smith’s love for mathematics was being engrained in him even as young child walking to school. “I always tell the students in college algebra that I learned Pythagoras’ Theorem at an early age,” Smith said. “I walked to school about three-quarters of a mile, […]
According to the National Science Foundation, African American women are significantly under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions, holding less than five percent of those jobs in the workforce. University of the Ozarks senior Destinee L. Manning plans to help change that trend. Manning, a chemistry major from Memphis, Tenn., will graduate with […]