Russell Jones will join the University of the Ozarks faculty beginning the Fall 2023 Semester as an instructor of broadcast/video/multi-media storytelling. Jones has almost 20 years of experience working in multimedia, including television, magazines and newspapers. His wife, Dr. Macy Jones, is an assistant professor of theatre and communication studies at Ozarks. “I had the […]
University of the Ozarks’ ceramic art students Sydney Roberts and Lauryn Hamilton had the rare opportunity recently to participate in firing an anagama (single-chambered) wood kiln. Earlier this month, the students traveled with Assistant Professor of Art Brandy Green-Russell to the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Ala., to join UM faculty and students as well […]
Six University of the Ozarks faculty and staff members will be recognized for 10-Year Service Awards by the University later this month. Those who have reached their 10-year anniversaries include, (pictured, clockwise from top left) NaLisa Brown, assistant professor of marketing; Doug Denne, director of Robson Library; Richard Dunsworth, University president; Dr. Befrika Murdianti, assistant […]
A group of students from the University of the Ozarks’ Model United Nations Class had the opportunity to put their classroom lessons into practice recently when they attended the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City, April 10-14. The students included, sophomore Gustavo Alejandro Lugo Medrano of Diriamba, Nicaragua; junior Paulina Lukini Magloire […]
The University of the Ozarks Theatre will wrap up its 2022-23 season with three performances of “Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief.” The play, written by Paula Vogel, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on April 27, 28 and 29, in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre. The play is intended for mature audiences […]
Jon Langlois will join University of the Ozarks this summer as an instructor of business and coordinator of auxiliary housing. He will begin on July 1, 2023. Langlois is currently a business faculty member at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. He also served as associate dean of student success at Dawson. “My family and […]
University of the Ozarks senior art student Liam Neal will present his senior art exhibit, “Outside of Ourselves,” from April 19-28 in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in the gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. […]
Dr. Janie Diels, interim provost of Alma College in Michigan, has been named the new vice president for academic affairs at University of the Ozarks, University officials announced today. Diels has served as interim provost at Alma since 2022 and was associate provost at the college from 2019 to 2022. She is an associate professor […]
A trio of University of the Ozarks alumni from the Class of 2021 are thriving at some of the top law schools in the country and they credit their undergraduate education at Ozarks for helping them succeed. (Pictured, from left) Haley Grace Clark, Braxton Leding and Riki Haase are completing their second years of law […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Alumni Engagement Office will present a pair of events on Saturday, April 22, in Clarksville that are open to all alumni and friends. The day will begin with a “Hot Dogs and Home Runs” event from noon to 2 p.m. during a U of O baseball game against American Southwest […]