Clarksville natives Dr. Don Pennington ’68 and Philip Taylor Jr. ’85 will each be recognized by their alma mater, University of the Ozarks, with the prestigious Alumni Legacy Award during Homecoming 2022. Pennington (pictured, left) and Taylor will be honored during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21, as part of the University’s annual […]
The University of the Ozarks art department will present a faculty art exhibit through Sept. 28 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will feature (pictured, from left) Brandy Green-Russell, assistant professor of art; Tammy Harrington, professor of art; and Margo Duvall, visiting professor of art. The exhibit will be […]
When it came to pursuing his professional calling, 2022 University of the Ozarks graduate Vicente Vasquez Velasquez didn’t wait for the opportunity to come to him. He took the initiative. Vasquez is interning as a research assistant at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. The STRI is considered a standard-setting global platform for […]
University of the Ozarks welcomed approximately 30 new employees to the University family on Aug. 16 for New Employee Orientation. Among the new faculty and staff who took part in the workshop were (seated, from left) Krista Denne, instruction and outreach librarian; Sierra Jasna, assistant softball coach, Dr. Daniel Fudge, assistant professor of political science; […]
Dr. Murat Atasoy has been named an assistant professor of environmental science at University of the Ozarks. Atasoy has served as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Geoscience at Auburn University since 2021. He previously was an assistant professor ad department head of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Osmaniye Korkut Ata University […]
The University of the Ozarks Alumni Association will honor four female alumni whose graduation years range from 1968 to 2019 during the Ozarks Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the University’s Homecoming 2022. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, in the Rogers Conference Center. Tickets for the event are $25 and […]
Former world beatbox champion Kaila Mullady will visit University of the Ozarks to present a performance and talk on Thursday, Sept. 15, to kick off the University’s 2022-23 Walton Arts & Ideas Series (WAIS). The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Art Center’s Seay Theatre and there is no cost for attendance. […]
Star Lowrey-LaGrone will join the University of the Ozarks faculty this fall as an instructor of health science. Lowrey-LaGrone most recently served as an adjunct faculty member teaching health courses at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. She recently completed a master’s of science in nursing degree from the University of Arkansas. “Being raised in a […]
MaKenzie Douglas has joined the University of the Ozarks as an academic support coordinator in the Jones Learning Center (JLC). Her first day at Ozarks was Monday, Aug. 8. Douglas most recently served as an academic advisor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. She also served a graduate school internship at U […]
The University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program has been recognized for its students’ high pass rates in the state licensure exams. U of O elementary education students ranked first in Best-Attempt Pass Rates and sixth in First-Attempt Pass Rates in Arkansas in 2021, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). […]