When Cody Sparks graduated from Lamar (Ark.) High School in 2019 as third in her class academically and with superior honors, she had numerous options on where to attend college. Three and a half years later, she knows that her “hometown” University was the right choice for her. Sparks will graduate from University of the […]
University of the Ozarks senior elementary education majors Kaylee Willis and Samantha Burke can’t wait to start their teaching careers and to begin making the same type of impact that their teachers made on them. Willis (pictured left), from Oark, Ark., and Burke (right), from Berryville, Ark., will both graduate from U of O in […]
When University of the Ozarks senior Mario Varela of Lamar, Ark., walks across the stage next month to receive his college diploma, he will be the first in his family to graduate college, an accomplishment that he takes great pride in. “I feel extremely proud because I will be setting an example for my niece, […]
When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy began notifying applicants last summer of their acceptance into the college’s incoming Class of Fall 2022, the first call they made was to Kerigan Bradshaw. The University of the Ozarks senior chemistry major from Bergman, Ark., learned she had been accepted into the […]
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 […]
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou, poet. When asked why she loves the field of communication studies, University of the Ozarks senior Sade Seymour quickly points to her passion for storytelling. “I know it’s sort of cliche but producing content and storytelling is the only thing […]
Jennifer Schmitt was apprehensive about going to Ireland for her study abroad experience, but not just because it was a country she was unfamiliar with, but because she was going in September 2021, during a very unsure time in the pandemic. Jenny is also one of our JLC students, so navigating the academic requirements of […]
University of the Ozarks students Andrew Duncan and Maria F. “Mafer” Maltez each gained invaluable experience recently by presenting research data at a sports medicine academic conference. Duncan, a sophomore health science major from Alma, Ark., and Maltez, a sophomore biology major from Nicaragua, presented data with their professor, Dr. Steven Machek, assistant professor of […]
While clay target shooting is largely considered an individual sport, University of the Ozarks senior Mason Malin has come to love the team aspect of the discipline. The environmental studies major from Paris, Ky., will wrap up a stellar collegiate career at Ozarks later this month when he and his teammates compete in the Association […]
Robert VanHook, Ozarks senior biology major wasn’t sure what to look for in a University when he first began his search during his junior and senior years of high school in Conway, Ar. His family had been all over the country while he was growing up because of military service. He did know one thing, […]