The University of the Ozarks' communication program will sponsor a county-wide film competition called the University of the Ozarks 48-Hour Movie Project. This is the second year for the short film competition, but this will be the first time it is open to the general public. Teams will have 48 hours to conceptualize, write, shoot, […]
Dr. Rickey Casey, professor of management and business at University of the Ozarks, has been elected Region Six vice president for the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). Casey’s term began Jan. 1 and will run through 2014. In 2015, he will become president of the IACBE Region Six assemblies, which includes Arkansas, Texas, […]
Students from the University of the Ozarks' Radio-Television-Video (RTV) program made history during the 2013 Fall Semester when they produced the first live remote broadcast of a high school athletic event in Johnson County. RTV students produced and broadcasted a pair of Lamar High School football games, including a state playoff game, on KUOZ 6, […]
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 […]