Spouses Dr. Darrin and Whitney Hunt have joined the University of the Ozarks faculty, beginning the 2023 Fall Semester. Whitney joins Ozarks as an assistant professor of sociology and Darrin as an assistant professor of biology. The Hunts, who met as undergraduate students at Wayne State University in Michigan, are moving from New York, […]
When University of the Ozarks junior Solange V. Avalo M. was thinking about a way to honor her beloved hometown of Masaya, Nicaragua, she turned to her passion for documentary photography, ethnographic studies, and research. The result was “Yo Plural: Laberintos Múltiples de Nuestros Pasos” (I Plural: Multiple Labyrinths of our Footsteps), a black and […]
By Odalis Garcia University of the Ozarks senior Laura Bruce had an unforgettable experience interning in El Salvador this summer. The double major in environmental studies and sociology from Panama was an energy efficiency intern at the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewages (ANDA) in El Salvador. “I had met the former Walton Scholar and […]
Dr. Yassine Dguidegue has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as assistant professor of sociology, beginning the Fall 2019 Semester. Dguidegue completed his Ph.D. in rural sociology in May from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He has served as a graduate teaching and research assistant at Mizzou since 2014 and is also the […]
University of the Ozarks Professor Dr. Jesse T. Weiss will premiere his documentary, “Natty Parks,” on the Ozarks campus at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Rogers Conference Center’s Hanna Room. The film was written, directed, filmed and edited by Weiss, professor of sociology and environmental studies. The documentary chronicles the journey that capped […]
Academic, author and pop music critic Jack Hamilton will discuss his recent book, “Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination,” at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, March 28. The event, which is a part of the University’s Walton Arts & Ideas Series, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference […]
As the spring 2012 semester came to a close, six Ozarks seniors gathered in the Hanna Room in Seay Student Center to present the results of their senior research projects. The poster presentations summarized the research done by the students, who are all pursuing a major in either environmental studies or sociology. Senior seminars and […]
Students in the Ozarks Sociology and Environmental Studies programs will hold a senior thesis poster symposium on Thursday, May 3 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hannah Room in the Seay Student Center. The poster symposium will feature: Andrew C. Heim, Privileged Gender Socialization’s Perpetuation of Patriarch: How Religious Identity Relates to Sexism […]
In what Dr. Jesse Weiss says may have been the toughest competition to date, 13 re-imagined Barbie and Ken dolls vied for the title of “Barbie Bash 2012 Champion” in his spring Social Problems class.?But in the end, it was Vagabond Barbie who took the win, narrowly edging out Popeye Barbie and Playboy Bunny Ken. […]
Clarksville, Ark. --- Dr. Anna Zajicek, Director of Graduate Studies at the Sociology and Criminal Justice department at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, will be on campus on Monday, February 27, to meet with students interested in pursuing graduate studies in sociology at U of A. Dr. Anna Zajicek will be on campus on Monday, […]