A meeting with the former vice president of Nicaragua has turned into a monumental opportunity for one aspiring economist and politician from Central America. Gerardo Navarrete, a senior economics and political science major from El Salvador, had the opportunity to present a paper to former Nicaraguan vice president Sergio Ramirez during the dignitary’s visit to […]
University of the Ozarks Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Mark Scully has been named to the 2015 edition of “40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire,” which is presented by the higher education website NerdScholar. Nerdscholar is the higher education branch of NerdWallet, a consumer finance website. According to the Nerdscholar website, the second annual […]
Grace Brown got into competitive shooting at an early age, but it wasn't until she started beating the boys that she became hooked. The freshman early childhood education major from Booneville, Ark., is a member of the University of the Ozarks’ women’s clay target team and one of the top female shooters in the region. […]
The University of the Ozarks' psychology department will be well represented at the 2015 Southwest Psychology Association (SWPA) convention next month. Senior psychology major Jessica Gibson and Dr. Joel Hagaman, assistant professor of psychology, will both present papers at the annual convention, being held April 10-12 in Wichita, Kan. Gibson’s paper is titled, "Effects of […]
University of the Ozarks has an award-winning radio show produced on campus and the man behind the production is a dedicated, laid-back junior Radio-Television-Video (RTV) major from Houston, Texas. For the past two years Alix Tiegs has produced the weekly, one-hour "The Big Show: Professors of Pop Culture," featuring professors Dr. Sean Coleman and Dr. […]
Thoughts become things. Things become you. Your actions are your thoughts You think to be true. Those words are the central theme behind a children’s book written by University of the Ozarks student Theodore "Taz" Beard IV. The senior from Tyler, Texas, who also sketched the illustrations for the book, hopes to get it published […]
University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington will be featured in the exhibit, "The Arkansas River Valley Artists Show," on display at the Arkansas Capital Corporation Group in Little Rock. Harrington, in her 13th year of teaching at Ozarks, will be joined by Arkansas Tech University professors Neal Harrington and David Mudrinich in […]
The University of the Ozarks' Communication program will present the public premiere of the eight-part video mini-series "Bridging the Past and Future: The Mulberry," on Friday, March 13, in the Rogers Conference Center. The screening of the series, which focuses on the Mulberry River region, will run from 6-8 p.m. and there is no cost […]
A short film by University of the Ozarks strategic communication major Becca Phillips has been selected for inclusion in the first Delta Flix Film and Media Festival at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Becca Phillips, a junior strategic communication major from Arkadelphia, Ark., had one of her short films selected for the Delta Flix Film […]
The University of the Ozarks' health science/physical education majors organization will present the first annual Healthy Ozarks Health Fair on campus on Tuesday, March 3. The event, which is open to the entire campus community, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. Several Johnson County health partners will […]