University of the Ozarks has received a $5.3 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation for its new science center project. The gift will go toward the current $18.6 million renovation and addition to the Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center, the single largest capital construction project in University history. Construction began on […]
According to the National Science Foundation, African American women are significantly under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions, holding less than five percent of those jobs in the workforce. University of the Ozarks senior Destinee L. Manning plans to help change that trend. Manning, a chemistry major from Memphis, Tenn., will graduate with […]
Dody Pelts, director of the Jones Learning Center, and Chad Floyd, head athletic trainer, have been named the recipients of the University of the Ozarks’ Alvin C. Broyles Outstanding Professional Staff Award for the 2020-21 academic year. The award was announced to the campus community during Monday morning’s President’s Standup meeting that was held via […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre has been recognized for numerous awards and honors by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for its recent performance of “Proof.” University Theatre performed four live, virtual performances of “Proof” last weekend to conclude its 2020-21 schedule. The troupe also performed virtual productions of “For Hurting Hands,” and […]
University of the Ozarks graduating senior Crystal Oudomvilay doesn’t hesitate when asked how she has grown in her four years at Ozarks. “I used to be a person who was very timid, quiet, anxious, and stayed very close to a group of people. I was afraid to meet new people and talk,” she said. “Before […]
The University of the Ozarks Board of Trustees approved promotions for teacher education professors Dr. Allison Freed and Pam Smith during its spring board meeting on April 24. Freed (pictured, left) was promoted to associate professor of education/science education and was granted tenure by the board. Smith was promoted to associate professor of practice. Both […]
Four University of the Ozarks employees are being recognized for 30-Year and 25-Year Service Awards by the University this month. Dr. Greta Marlow (pictured, left), professor of communication, is being recognized for her 30-year anniversary. Those being recognized for their 25-year anniversaries are (from left) EmmaLee Morrow, admissions office manager and campus visit coordinator; Dr. […]
Jessica Baumgartner, executive suite office assistant, and Lisa Thomas, athletic department office manager, have been named the recipients of the University of the Ozarks’ outstanding staff awards for 2020-21, it was announced Monday. Both Baumgartner (pictured, right) and Thomas were named the recipients of the Arnie G. Sims Outstanding Staff Award. The award was announced […]
The University of the Ozarks Pat Walker Teacher Education Program honored seven of its students recently with a pinning ceremony and educator commitment signing. The event was held in the Munger-Wilson Chapel amphitheater and featured as keynote speaker the 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Joel Lookadoo. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic, time-honored tradition […]
When it came time earlier this spring for University of the Ozarks senior Vivien Wambugu to choose a graduate school in which to continue her education in the fall, she had an enviable problem. The health science major from Tulsa, Okla., was accepted into four of the top global health graduate programs in the country […]