From the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina to the high plains of New Mexico, University of the Ozarks theatre students hit the road this summer to take part in several internships that led to increased knowledge, improved skills and greater confidence. A total of six theatre majors participated in summer internships. Utah Robertson and […]
An article written by Jones Learning Center Director Julia Frost on helping students with learning disabilities transition from high school has been published by a leading education magazine. Frost’s article, "Transitioning to Postsecondary Education or the Workforce for Students With Learning Disabilities," was published in the Fall 2014 edition of SEEN magazine, which is produced […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington recently served as a juror at the 37th Annual Adult Competition at the Center for Art & Education in Van Buren, Ark. University of the Ozarks Art Professor Tammy Harrington and her husband, Neal, served as jurors in the 37th Annual Adult Competition at the Center […]
Alex Smith learned a little bit about baseball this summer, but he learned even more about himself. The sophomore marketing and management major from Springdale, Ark., spent eight weeks this summer serving an internship at Camp Pontiac, a summer sports camp in upper New York state. Smith, an outfielder on the Eagles baseball team, served […]
Faheema Eissar, a native of Afghanistan and a leading advocate for the education and empowerment of women from that country, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as part of the University's 2014-15 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Faheema Eissar, a native of Afghanistan, will speak on "Why Educate Women," at […]
Tyler Martin came to University of the Ozarks to play basketball and pursue a physical education degree. He left with a passion for God and a calling to serve Him through college ministry. Martin, a 2014 Ozarks graduate, is currently serving a full-time, one-year internship with Chi Alpha Campus Ministries on the campus of the […]
The rest of the state of Arkansas is quickly learning what the Ozarks community has known for some time: Nena Evans is passionate about conservation and the environment. Nena Evans, a junior environmental studies major, was recently named the 2014 Student Conservationist of the Year by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. Evans, a junior environmental studies […]
Fernando Valenzuela has been on numerous mission trips in his young life, but nothing impacted him like the one he participated in with the student organization Alpha & Omega this summer in Guatemala. "This mission trip affected me deeply and personally," said Valenzuela, a senior business administration major from Panama. "We saw this great need […]
University of the Ozarks senior Jose O'Connor believes his summer 2014 internship with an elite global company will serve as a springboard to a successful career in international business. O’Connor, an international business and economics major from Honduras, served a five-week internship this summer in Panama City, Panama, at the Universal Company for French Perfumes […]
It's early August on the University of the Ozarks campus and first-year men's wrestling coach Jason Zastrow's small, freshly-painted office in Mabee Gymnasium is lined with stacks of opened and unopened boxes of all shapes and sizes. The boxes contain the essential items and equipment for a wrestling program --- singlets, warmup jackets, head gear […]