University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, J.D., has been selected as one of 14 graduates who will receive the Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award for 2014 from Eastern Illinois University. The award recognizes "exemplary achievements of alumni who hold graduate degrees" from EIU. Dunsworth, who earned a master of science degree in education from […]
University of the Ozarks has announced its academic honor students for the 2013 Fall Semester. To be included on the University’s President’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain a 4.00 grade point average. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must carry at least 12 hours and maintain […]
University of the Ozarks will begin its 2014 Spring Semester on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Registration will be held on Jan. 20 and 21, with classes beginning on Jan. 21. The last day to register for classes is Jan. 28. Other key dates for the 2014 Spring Semester include, Homecoming Week, Feb. 10-15; Scholar Weekend for […]
Dr. Shelli Henehan, assistant professor of education at University of the Ozarks, has been elected to the board of the Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA). Henehan’s two-year term began on Jan. 1. She will serve as the board’s treasurer. AECA is a non-profit organization that is affiliated with the regional Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA). […]
University of the Ozarks Professor Dr. Brett Stone is quickly earning a reputation as one of the region's leading experts of physical education and wellness among school-age children. Stone, assistant professor of health and physical education, has received numerous awards and recognition in recent years for his efforts in promoting wellness and battling childhood obesity. […]
A hallmark of University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education program is the year-long student-teaching internship which each education major must complete before graduation. Nick Brill and Mitchell Powers, two Ozarks education majors who graduated in December, participated in physical education internships in area schools this past year. Powers, from North Little Rock, Ark., […]
Tyra Omeir's passion for helping end human trafficking has led to a full-time position with the non-profit organization Safe From Slavery. Omeir, who graduated from Ozarks in December 2013 with a double major in psychology of human behavior and strategic communication, will move to London, England, in the spring to begin working with the organization […]
Dr. Gwenn Meredith, a former history professor at University of the Ozarks and a leading expert on women's rights in the Middle East, will speak at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, Jan. 30, as part of the 2013-14 Walton Arts & Ideas Series. Dr. Gwenn Meredith, a former Ozarks history professor and the author […]
Zi-Jian Khor, a 2010 University of the Ozarks graduate, was recently hired as a statistician by Kelley Blue Book, the industry leader in vehicle valuation, based in Irvine, Cal. Khor, originally from Malaysia, received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Ozarks before moving to California to earn a master’s degree in statistics from the University […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Four Lady Eagles, including two off the bench, scored in double figures to push Ozarks to a 77-64 win over LeTourneau University in American Southwest Conference play Thursday night. RaShelle Goldman hit three three-pointers and scored 12 first half points while Ashley Hipps went 5-for-6 to add 10 more prior to intermission. Ozarks (2-6, […]